Teen Afrofuturism & African Inspired Fantasy

Afrofuturism is a subgenre of sci-fi rooted in African cultures, myth, folklore, and the Black experience. The term is often broadened to include similarly inspired fantasy, which we have also included in this list.

Updated February 3, 2026
Bibliomation Southbury Library
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Redemptor
Ifueko, Jordan
Paper Book
The hotly anticipated epic and phenomenal West-African inspired finale to the New York Times bestselling YA fantasy Raybearer.

Find this in Teen Fiction under Ifueko

Shuri : a Black Panther novel
Stone, Nic
Ebook
From New York Times bestselling author Nic Stone comes an all-new upper-middle-grade series based on one of the Marvel Universe's break-out characters - Shuri, from Black Panther! An original, upper-middle-grade series starring the break-out character from the Black Panther comics and...

Find this in Tween Fiction under Stone

The Gilded Ones
Forna, Namina
Paper Book
Outcasts by blood. Warriors by choice. THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTELLER!The must-read new bold and immersive West African-inspired fantasy series, as featured on Cosmo, Bustle, Book Riot and Refinery 29. In this world, girls are outcasts by blood and warriors by choice, perfect for...

Find this in Teen Fiction under Forma

Raybearer
Ifueko, Jordan
Ebook

Find this in Teen Fiction under Ifueko. Also a Staff Pick & 2024 High School Nutmeg Nominee

Children of virtue and vengeance
Adeyemi, Tomi
Paper Book
Full of magic and danger, Children of Virtue and Vengeance is the breathtaking sequel to Tomi Adeyemi's ground-breaking, bestselling West African-inspired fantasy Children of Blood and Bone, soon to be a major movie starring Wicked's Cynthia Erivo. After...

Find this in Teen Fiction under Adeyemi

Black Panther & the crew : we are the streets
Coates, Ta-Nehisi
Paper Book
Black Panther, Storm, Luke Cage, Misty Knight and Manifold band together to take on a dangerous wave of street-level threats in a new series by co-writers Ta-Nehisi Coates (New York Times best-selling author of Between the World and Me and Marvel's Black Panther) and Yona Harvey (Black Panther:...

Find this in Teen Graphic Novels under Coates

Kindred : a graphic novel adaptation
Duffy, Damian
Ebook
Now a FX/Hulu Original Series from Branden Jacobs-Jenkins and Darren Aronofsky and starring Mallori Johnson and Micah Stock #1 New York Times Bestseller Winner of the 2018 Eisner Award for Best Adaptation from Another Medium Octavia E. Butler's...

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Black Panther. Book 1A nation under our feet
Coates, Ta-Nehisi
Paper Book
A new era for the Black Panther starts here! The indomitable will of Wakanda, the famed African nation known for its vast wealth, advanced technology and warrior traditions - has long been reflected in the will of its monarchs, the Black Panthers. But now the current Black Panther, T'Challa, finds...

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