22 Afrofuturist books that reimagine worlds from a Black perspective

Yoonji HanFeb 28, 2023, 20:06 IST

Octavia E. Butler and N.K. Jemisin are among the foremost science fiction authors writing Afrofuturism.Amazon

Afrofuturism is fiction that reimagines the world, rooted in the experiences of people of African descent.
This type of speculative fiction undermines systems of slavery, colonialism, and racism.

"Parable of the Sower" by Octavia E. Butler (1993)

Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler.Amazon

"Lilith's Brood" by Octavia E. Butler (1987-1989)

"Lilith's Brood" by Octavia E. Butler.Amazon

"Dark Matter: A Century of Speculative Fiction From the African Diaspora," edited by Sheree Renée Thomas (2001)

"Dark Matter" anthology.Amazon

"Africa Risen" edited by Sheree Renée Thomas, Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki, and Zelda Knight (2022)

"Africa Risen" anthology.Amazon

"The Fifth Season" by N.K. Jemisin (2015)

"The Fifth Season" by N.K. Jemisin.Amazon

"How Long Til Black Future Month?" by N.K. Jemisin (2019)

"How Long 'Til Black Future Month?" by N.K. Jemisin.Amazon

"Binti" by Nnedi Okorafor (2015)

"Binti" by Nnedi Okorafor.Amazon

"Underground Railroad" by Colson Whitehead (2016)

"The Underground Railroad" by Colson Whitehead.Amazon

"An Unkindness of Ghosts" by Rivers Solomon (2017)

"An Unkindness of Ghosts" by Rivers Solomon.Amazon

"The Black God's Drums" by P. Djèlí Clark (2018)

"The Black God's Drums" by P. Djèlí Clark.Amazon

"The Rage of Dragons" by Evan Winter (2019)

"The Rage of Dragons" by Evan Winter.Amazon

"Koontown Killing Kaper" by Bill Campbell (2013)

"Koontown Killing Kaper" by Bill Campbell.Amazon

"The Record Keeper" by Agnes Gomillion (2019)

"The Record Keeper" by Agnes Gomillion.Amazon

"Riot Baby" by Tochi Onyebuchi (2020)

"Riot Baby" by Tochi Onyebuchi.Amazon

"Brown Girl in the Ring" by Nalo Hopkinson (2001)

"Brown Girl in the Ring" by Nalo Hopkinson.Amazon

"Love in the Age of Dragons" by Fatima Henson (2022)

"Love in the Age of Dragons" by Fatima R. Henson.Amazon

"Onyeka and the Academy of the Sun" by Tọlá Okogwu (2022)

"Onyeka and the Academy of the Sun" by Tola Okogwu.Amazon

"Children of Blood and Bone" by Tomi Adeyemi (2018)

"Children of Blood and Bone" by Tomi Adeyemi.Amazon

"Blake; or the Huts of America" by Martin R. Delany (1859)

A partial scan of the serialized novel "Blake; or the Huts of America."Public Domain

"Imperium in Imperio" by Sutton R. Griggs (1899)

"Imperium in Imperio" by Sutton E. Griggs.Amazon

"Of One Blood; or the Hidden Self" by Pauline E. Hopkins (1902)

"Of One Blood" by Pauline Hopkins.Amazon

"The Comet" by W.E.B. du Bois (1920)

"The Comet" by W.E.B. Du Bois.Amazon

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