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  1. Epic and high fantasy or mythic fantasy with influences from one of the African countries, especially by authors from or with a personal connection to those places. No present-day fantasy or SF, please.

  2. Jan 22, 2019 · These 20 African fantasy novels explore entirely new worlds, utilize fun and inventive magic in our own world, and/or add surrealist twists to an otherwise normal setting.

    • Margaret Kingsbury
  3. Dec 4, 2019 · 1. The Rage of Dragons by Evan Winter. In a South African-inspired world where gifted women have the power to call down dragons and gifted men can transform into fighting machines, a swordsman with no magical gifts seeks revenge on the people who betrayed him. Shelved as High Fantasy and Dragons on Goodreads. 2. Daughters of Nri by Reni K. Amayo.

  4. Mar 30, 2024 · From the Orishas of the Yoruba religion to Ethiopian mythology, tons of African fantasy books explore these traditions, folklore and myths. And I’ve put all the ones I’ve found on this post! Here you’ll find African-inspired fantasy books for all ages, whether it’s adult, YA, adult or middle grade! Contents show.

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    • Savannah Swanson
    • N.K. Jemisin. Jemisin is a three-time Hugo award winner and is the first writer ever to win the award three consecutive times for science fiction and fantasy.
    • C.L. Polk. Polk is a Hugo-nominated and World Fantasy Award-winning author of fantasy fiction. Polk’s Kingston Cycle series, beginning with Witchmark, won the World Fantasy Award.
    • Victor LaValle. Victor LaValle is an accomplished author of fantasy and horror fiction novels, novellas, and short stories. LaValle has been the recipient of multiple literary awards, including the Shirley Jackson Award, American Book Award, and Guggenheim Fellowship.
    • Megan Giddings. Megan Gidding’s work is reminiscent of Margaret Atwood, Octavia E. Butler, and Shirley Jackson. In other words, a winning combination. Publishing her first novel, Lakewood, in 2020, Giddings quickly became an award-winning author.
  5. Apr 12, 2018 · If you loved the sub-Saharan African setting of the blockbuster Marvel movie Black Panther and find yourself keen to read some adult fantasy and science fiction with similar settings, then here are 12 books to check out!

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  7. Suyi Davies shares the 5 best books on fantasy inspired by African empires. Have you read Forest of A Thousand Daemons?