BHM / Juneteenth Reading Challenge - hosted by coralinejones

Fantasy / Sci-Fi
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The Ballad of Perilous Graves by Alex Jennings

The Ballad of Perilous Graves

Alex Jennings

456 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ dark mysterious reflective medium-paced
Beasts of War by Ayana Gray

Beasts of War

Beasts of Prey #3

Ayana Gray

464 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

fiction fantasy young adult adventurous tense medium-paced
The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin

The Fifth Season

The Broken Earth #1

N.K. Jemisin

15 hours, 27 minutes • first pub 2015 (editions)

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ science fiction adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
Akata Witch by Nnedi Okorafor

Akata Witch

The Nsibidi Scripts #1

Nnedi Okorafor

368 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

fiction fantasy young adult adventurous mysterious medium-paced
Boy, Snow, Bird by Helen Oyeyemi

Boy, Snow, Bird

Helen Oyeyemi

308 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

fiction magical realism emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced
We Cast a Shadow by Maurice Carlos Ruffin

We Cast a Shadow

Maurice Carlos Ruffin

336 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction dystopian science fiction speculative fiction challenging dark reflective slow-paced
Nudibranch by Irenosen Okojie

Nudibranch

Irenosen Okojie

272 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction magical realism short stories adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler

Parable of the Sower

Earthseed #1

Octavia E. Butler

345 pages • first pub 1993 (editions)

fiction dystopian speculative fiction challenging dark tense medium-paced
Me (Moth) by Amber McBride

Me (Moth)

Amber McBride

248 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction magical realism poetry young adult emotional reflective sad fast-paced
Survive the Dome by Kosoko Jackson

Survive the Dome

Kosoko Jackson

352 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ science fiction young adult challenging dark reflective fast-paced