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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.
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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.
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!
Oct 29, 2020 · by Angeline Peterson. October 29, 2020. TIME Magazine has published a list of the “100 Best Fantasy Books of All Time” and 10 of them are African! In 2019, TIME assembled a panel of eight fantasy authors to rate 250 books on the basis of “originality, ambition, artistry, critical and popular reception, and influence on the fantasy genre ...
Oct 28, 2021 · by Evan Winter. The first of The Burning series, The Rage of Dragons is often marketed as a cross between the Gladiator and Game of Thrones. This epic fantasy is also included in Time’s list of the 100 Best Fantasy Books of All Time. The series is set in a South African-inspired fantasy world.
Aug 28, 2020 · One of the most talked-about books of the decade, Adeyemi’s Children of Blood and Bone is an epic fantasy influenced by West African mythology and folklore. The story is set in the fictional land of Orïsha, where magic used to thrive but is now considered dangerous.
