Black Authors Challenge - hosted by djreads

A book within a series
Any book by Black author that’s part of a series. Does not have to be the first in the series. 
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The Sweetest Connection by Denise Williams

The Sweetest Connection

Airport Novellas #3

Denise Williams

128 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction contemporary romance funny lighthearted fast-paced
The Obelisk Gate by N.K. Jemisin

The Obelisk Gate

The Broken Earth #2

N.K. Jemisin

410 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ science fiction adventurous dark medium-paced
The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin

The Fifth Season

The Broken Earth #1

N.K. Jemisin

512 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ science fiction adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
Bitter by Akwaeke Emezi

Bitter

PET #0.5

Akwaeke Emezi

264 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ young adult dark emotional hopeful medium-paced
White Butterfly by Walter Mosley

White Butterfly

Easy Rawlins #3

Walter Mosley

320 pages • first pub 1992 (editions)

fiction crime mystery mysterious fast-paced
No Gods, No Monsters by Cadwell Turnbull

No Gods, No Monsters

Convergence Saga #1

Cadwell Turnbull

387 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ mystery dark mysterious medium-paced
The Merciless Ones by Namina Forna

The Merciless Ones

Deathless #2

Namina Forna

456 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction fantasy young adult adventurous dark tense medium-paced
Harlem Sunset by Nekesa Afia

Harlem Sunset

A Harlem Renaissance Mystery #2

Nekesa Afia

292 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction historical lgbtqia+ mystery dark emotional reflective medium-paced
Ashes of Gold by J. Elle

Ashes of Gold

Wings of Ebony #2

J. Elle

416 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction fantasy young adult adventurous dark emotional 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 classics dystopian literary science fiction challenging dark tense medium-paced