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• Jade City

  Lee, Fonda,

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  "Stylish and action-packed, full of ambitious families and guilt-ridden loves, Jade City is an epic drama reminiscent of the best classic Hong Kong gangster films but set in a fantasy metropolis so gritty and well-imagined that you'll forget you're…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Son of the Storm

  Okungbowa, Suyi Davies,

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  Son of the Storm is a sweeping tale of violent conquest and forgotten magic set in a world inspired by the pre-colonial empires of West Africa.

• The Unbroken

  Clark, C. L. (Cherae L.),

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  North-African inspired setting. Touraine is a soldier. Stolen as a child and raised to kill and die for the empire, her only loyalty is to her fellow conscripts. But now, her company has been sent back to her homeland to stop a rebellion, and the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Wolf of Oren-yaro

  Villoso, K. S., 1986-

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  Philippines inspired setting. A queen of a divided land must unite her people, even if they hate her, even if it means stopping a ruin that she helped create.

• The Rage of Dragons

  Winter, Evan,

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  Xhosa-inspired revenge fantasy. The Omehi people have been fighting an unwinnable fight for almost two hundred years. Their society has been built around war and only war. The lucky ones are born gifted. One in every two thousand women has the power…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Bird King

  Wilson, G. Willow, 1982-

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  Muslim-Iberian historical fantasy set in 1491. A concubine in the royal court of Granada at the height of the Spanish Inquisition and her mapmaker friend risk their lives to escape when the latter is accused of sorcery.

• Queen of the Conquered

  Callender, Kacen,

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  An ambitious young woman with the power to control minds seeks vengeance against the royals who murdered her family, in a Caribbean-inspired fantasy world embattled by colonial oppression.

• The Ranger of Marzanna

  Skovron, Jon,

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  Russian-inspired story. "Sonya is training to be a Ranger of Marzanna, an ancient sect of warriors who have protected the land for generations. But the old ways are dying, and the rangers have all been forced into hiding or killed off by the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• David Mogo

  Godhunter

  Okungbowa, Suyi Davies,

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  Setting: Lagos, Nigeria. "Lagos will not be destroyed. The gods have fallen to earth in their thousands, and chaos reigns. Though broken and leaderless, the city endures. David Mogo, demigod and godhunter, has one task: capture two of the most…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Deep

  Solomon, Rivers,

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  Solomon’s novel takes place under the water, where generations of African slave women live now-idyllic lives, their pasts forgotten.

• The Art of Prophecy

  Chu, Wesley,

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  So many stories begin the same way: With a prophecy. A chosen one. And the inevitable quest to slay a villain, save the kingdom, and fulfill a grand destiny. But this is not that kind of story. It does begin with a prophecy: A child will rise to…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Unraveling

  Lord, Karen, 1968-

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  Caribbean storytelling influences. Dr. Miranda Ecouvo, forensic therapist of the City, just helped put a serial killer behind bars. But she soon discovers that her investigation into seven unusual murders is not yet complete. A near-death experience…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Raybearer

  Ifueko, Jordan,

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  Inspired by West African mythology. Raised in isolation, Tarisai yearns for the closeness she could have as one of the Crown Prince's Council of 11, but her mother, The Lady, has magically compelled Tarisai to kill the Crown Prince.

• Black Sun

  Roanhorse, Rebecca,

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  Anasazi-inspired fantasy. From the New York Times bestselling author of Star Wars: Resistance Reborn comes the first book in the Between Earth and Sky trilogy, inspired by the civilizations of the Pre-Columbian Americas and woven into a tale of…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Poppy War

  Kuang, R. F. (Rebecca F.),

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  Epic historical military fantasy, inspired by the bloody history of China's twentieth century and filled with treachery and magic.