This is a pages with a growing list of African Inspired Adult SFF Book. I hope you’ll find it interesting and discover your next read. I just started so many books will be missing, please feel free to leave comments with titles to add to this list!
1. The Burning Series by Evan Winter
South African-inspired world.
Goodreads: here
2. Black Leopard, Red Wolf by Marlon James
Precolonial Africa inspired settings, influences by African legends and myth.
Goodreads: here
3. The Wormwood Trilogy by Tade Thompson
Trilogy set in Nigeria.
Goodreads: here
4. Binti by Nnedi Okorafor
Inspiration from the Himba people of Namibia
Goodreads: here
5. The Kishi by Antoine Bandele
An African fantasy based on the Angola folklore of the kishi.
Goodreads: here
6. The Black God’s Drums by P. Djèlí Clark
Has inspirations from African folklore and Gods.
Goodreads: here
7. The Dreamblood Duology by N. K. Jemisin
Egyptian-inspired epic fantasy
Goodreads: here
8. Everfair by Nisi Shawl
An alternate history / historical fantasy / steampunk novel set in the Belgian Congo.
Goodreads: here
9. Lagoon by Nnedi Okorafor
Urban fantasy set in Nigeria
Goodreads: here
10. The Deep by Rivers Solomon, Daveed Diggs, William Hutson, Jonathan Snipes
Goodreads: here
11. Who Fears Death by Nnedi Okorafor
Set in post-apocalyptic Africa
Goodreads: here
12. David Mogo, Godhunter by Suyi Davies Okungbowa
Nigerian God-Punk – a powerful and atmospheric urban fantasy set in Lagos.
13. Lost Gods Series by Micah Yongo
Inspired by African legend
Goodreads: here
More to come!!!
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