Afrofuturism Books

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Binti (Binti, #1) Binti (Binti, #1)
by (shelved 184 times as afrofuturism)
avg rating 3.83 — 82,076 ratings — published 2015
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Parable of the Sower (Earthseed, #1) Parable of the Sower (Earthseed, #1)
by (shelved 118 times as afrofuturism)
avg rating 4.19 — 285,218 ratings — published 1993
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The Fifth Season (The Broken Earth, #1) The Fifth Season (The Broken Earth, #1)
by (shelved 98 times as afrofuturism)
avg rating 4.28 — 347,867 ratings — published 2015
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Home (Binti, #2) Home (Binti, #2)
by (shelved 84 times as afrofuturism)
avg rating 4.02 — 30,601 ratings — published 2017
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Who Fears Death Who Fears Death (Hardcover)
by (shelved 72 times as afrofuturism)
avg rating 3.93 — 28,777 ratings — published 2010
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Kindred Kindred (Paperback)
by (shelved 70 times as afrofuturism)
avg rating 4.31 — 286,921 ratings — published 1979
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Dawn (Xenogenesis, #1) Dawn (Xenogenesis, #1)
by (shelved 69 times as afrofuturism)
avg rating 4.15 — 66,775 ratings — published 1987
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The Night Masquerade (Binti, #3) The Night Masquerade (Binti, #3)
by (shelved 66 times as afrofuturism)
avg rating 3.99 — 23,645 ratings — published 2018
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An Unkindness of Ghosts An Unkindness of Ghosts (Paperback)
by (shelved 65 times as afrofuturism)
avg rating 3.95 — 22,257 ratings — published 2017
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The Deep The Deep (Hardcover)
by (shelved 64 times as afrofuturism)
avg rating 3.77 — 41,702 ratings — published 2019
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Remote Control Remote Control (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 61 times as afrofuturism)
avg rating 3.85 — 19,444 ratings — published 2021
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Afrofuturism: The World of Black Sci-Fi and Fantasy Culture Afrofuturism: The World of Black Sci-Fi and Fantasy Culture (Paperback)
by (shelved 58 times as afrofuturism)
avg rating 4.05 — 1,082 ratings — published 2013
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How Long 'til Black Future Month? How Long 'til Black Future Month? (Hardcover)
by (shelved 56 times as afrofuturism)
avg rating 4.27 — 18,546 ratings — published 2018
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The Obelisk Gate (The Broken Earth, #2) The Obelisk Gate (The Broken Earth, #2)
by (shelved 51 times as afrofuturism)
avg rating 4.28 — 203,588 ratings — published 2016
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Parable of the Talents (Earthseed, #2) Parable of the Talents (Earthseed, #2)
by (shelved 49 times as afrofuturism)
avg rating 4.32 — 90,400 ratings — published 1998
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Children of Blood and Bone (Legacy of Orïsha, #1) Children of Blood and Bone (Legacy of Orïsha, #1)
by (shelved 47 times as afrofuturism)
avg rating 4.10 — 255,630 ratings — published 2018
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Akata Witch (The Nsibidi Scripts, #1) Akata Witch (The Nsibidi Scripts, #1)
by (shelved 45 times as afrofuturism)
avg rating 4.02 — 38,963 ratings — published 2011
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The Stone Sky (The Broken Earth, #3) The Stone Sky (The Broken Earth, #3)
by (shelved 45 times as afrofuturism)
avg rating 4.33 — 173,357 ratings — published 2017
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Noor Noor (Hardcover)
by (shelved 41 times as afrofuturism)
avg rating 3.79 — 8,554 ratings — published 2021
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Lagoon Lagoon (Paperback)
by (shelved 41 times as afrofuturism)
avg rating 3.63 — 9,444 ratings — published 2014
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Wild Seed (Patternist, #1) Wild Seed (Patternist, #1)
by (shelved 40 times as afrofuturism)
avg rating 4.20 — 41,064 ratings — published 1980
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Brown Girl in the Ring Brown Girl in the Ring (Paperback)
by (shelved 38 times as afrofuturism)
avg rating 3.85 — 7,651 ratings — published 1998
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Rosewater (The Wormwood Trilogy, #1) Rosewater (The Wormwood Trilogy, #1)
by (shelved 37 times as afrofuturism)
avg rating 3.74 — 17,327 ratings — published 2017
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Mothership: Tales from Afrofuturism and Beyond Mothership: Tales from Afrofuturism and Beyond (Paperback)
by (shelved 36 times as afrofuturism)
avg rating 3.94 — 463 ratings — published 2013
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The Prey of Gods The Prey of Gods (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 31 times as afrofuturism)
avg rating 3.76 — 3,890 ratings — published 2017
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Midnight Robber Midnight Robber (Paperback)
by (shelved 31 times as afrofuturism)
avg rating 3.93 — 3,930 ratings — published 2000
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Dark Matter: A Century of Speculative Fiction from the African Diaspora Dark Matter: A Century of Speculative Fiction from the African Diaspora (Paperback)
by (shelved 30 times as afrofuturism)
avg rating 4.17 — 1,467 ratings — published 2000
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Lilith's Brood (Xenogenesis, #1-3) Lilith's Brood (Xenogenesis, #1-3)
by (shelved 27 times as afrofuturism)
avg rating 4.37 — 22,460 ratings — published 1987
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The City We Became (Great Cities, #1) The City We Became (Great Cities, #1)
by (shelved 27 times as afrofuturism)
avg rating 3.83 — 80,074 ratings — published 2020
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Bloodchild and Other Stories Bloodchild and Other Stories (Paperback)
by (shelved 26 times as afrofuturism)
avg rating 4.34 — 28,233 ratings — published 1995
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Everfair (Everfair, #1) Everfair (Everfair, #1)
by (shelved 26 times as afrofuturism)
avg rating 3.19 — 2,996 ratings — published 2016
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The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms (Inheritance, #1) The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms (Inheritance, #1)
by (shelved 26 times as afrofuturism)
avg rating 3.89 — 83,116 ratings — published 2010
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Fledgling Fledgling (Paperback)
by (shelved 26 times as afrofuturism)
avg rating 3.78 — 40,987 ratings — published 2005
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The Black God's Drums The Black God's Drums (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 25 times as afrofuturism)
avg rating 3.99 — 11,977 ratings — published 2018
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Adulthood Rites (Xenogenesis, #2) Adulthood Rites (Xenogenesis, #2)
by (shelved 23 times as afrofuturism)
avg rating 4.19 — 30,237 ratings — published 1988
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Akata Warrior (The Nsibidi Scripts, #2) Akata Warrior (The Nsibidi Scripts, #2)
by (shelved 22 times as afrofuturism)
avg rating 4.22 — 14,677 ratings — published 2017
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Imago (Xenogenesis, #3) Imago (Xenogenesis, #3)
by (shelved 22 times as afrofuturism)
avg rating 4.19 — 25,905 ratings — published 1989
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The Book of Phoenix (Who Fears Death, #0) The Book of Phoenix (Who Fears Death, #0)
by (shelved 21 times as afrofuturism)
avg rating 3.93 — 6,093 ratings — published 2015
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Octavia's Brood: Science Fiction Stories from Social Justice Movements Octavia's Brood: Science Fiction Stories from Social Justice Movements (Paperback)
by (shelved 21 times as afrofuturism)
avg rating 3.92 — 4,354 ratings — published 2015
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Zahrah the Windseeker Zahrah the Windseeker (Hardcover)
by (shelved 20 times as afrofuturism)
avg rating 4.16 — 2,746 ratings — published 2005
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Binti: The Complete Trilogy Binti: The Complete Trilogy (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 17 times as afrofuturism)
avg rating 4.01 — 7,235 ratings — published 2019
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Womb City Womb City (Hardcover)
by (shelved 16 times as afrofuturism)
avg rating 3.21 — 3,311 ratings — published 2018
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The Gilded Ones (Deathless, #1) The Gilded Ones (Deathless, #1)
by (shelved 16 times as afrofuturism)
avg rating 3.98 — 56,830 ratings — published 2020
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Riot Baby Riot Baby (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 16 times as afrofuturism)
avg rating 3.70 — 12,298 ratings — published 2020
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War Girls (War Girls, #1) War Girls (War Girls, #1)
by (shelved 16 times as afrofuturism)
avg rating 3.74 — 3,211 ratings — published 2019
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Mind of My Mind (Patternist, #2) Mind of My Mind (Patternist, #2)
by (shelved 16 times as afrofuturism)
avg rating 4.19 — 16,337 ratings — published 1977
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She Who Knows (She Who Knows, #1) She Who Knows (She Who Knows, #1)
by (shelved 15 times as afrofuturism)
avg rating 4.03 — 2,447 ratings — published 2024
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Black Leopard, Red Wolf (The Dark Star Trilogy, #1) Black Leopard, Red Wolf (The Dark Star Trilogy, #1)
by (shelved 15 times as afrofuturism)
avg rating 3.45 — 31,355 ratings — published 2019
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Children of Virtue and Vengeance (Legacy of Orïsha, #2) Children of Virtue and Vengeance (Legacy of Orïsha, #2)
by (shelved 15 times as afrofuturism)
avg rating 3.89 — 83,200 ratings — published 2019
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Nigerians in Space (Nigerians in Space, #1) Nigerians in Space (Nigerians in Space, #1)
by (shelved 15 times as afrofuturism)
avg rating 3.42 — 458 ratings — published 2013
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N.K. Jemisin
“I think one of the most radical things that anyone in this world can do is imagine that Black people have a future.”
N.K. Jemisin

Samuel R. Delany
“And for a moment (and only a moment), it was as if a gap between two absolute and unquestionably separated columns or encampments of the world had suddenly revealed itself as illusory; that what I had assumed two was really one; and that the glacial solidity of the boundary I’d been sure existed between them was as permeable as shimmering water, as shifting light.”
Samuel R. Delany, The Motion of Light in Water: Sex and Science Fiction Writing in the East Village

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