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I really love this year's Hugo nominees! But I also want to highlight some SFF novels by authors of color published in 2019 that I personally really loved, so have a thread.
I'm including both adult and young adult.
I'm including both adult and young adult.
WE SET THE DARK ON FIRE by Tehlor Kay Mejia
- young adult fantasy dystopian with no magic
- f/f, enemies to lovers
- deals with immigration rights https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/37868569-we-set-the-dark-on-fire
- young adult fantasy dystopian with no magic
- f/f, enemies to lovers
- deals with immigration rights https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/37868569-we-set-the-dark-on-fire
THE TRUE QUEEN by Zen Cho
- adult historical fantasy
- sequel, but you can read it as a stand alone
- stars a queer Malaysian witch in regency England https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27818782-the-true-queen
- adult historical fantasy
- sequel, but you can read it as a stand alone
- stars a queer Malaysian witch in regency England https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27818782-the-true-queen
THE ROSEWATER INSURRECTION by Tade Thompson
- adult science fiction
- sequel to ROSEWATER
- the best alien invasion series I've ever read
- alien invasion through biology -- they change you from the inside out
- last book in the series already out https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40696972-the-rosewater-insurrection
- adult science fiction
- sequel to ROSEWATER
- the best alien invasion series I've ever read
- alien invasion through biology -- they change you from the inside out
- last book in the series already out https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40696972-the-rosewater-insurrection
DESCENDANT OF THE CRANE by Joan He
- young adult fantasy
- Chinese-inspired world building
- has A+++ plot twists https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/41219451-descendant-of-the-crane
- young adult fantasy
- Chinese-inspired world building
- has A+++ plot twists https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/41219451-descendant-of-the-crane
STORM OF LOCUSTS by Rebecca Roanhorse
- adult urban fantasy / post-apocalyptic sci-fi
- second in Sixth World series
- really great heroine, amazing world building
- this book expands the scope of the world https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/37920490-storm-of-locusts
- adult urban fantasy / post-apocalyptic sci-fi
- second in Sixth World series
- really great heroine, amazing world building
- this book expands the scope of the world https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/37920490-storm-of-locusts
NULL SET by SL Huang
- adult sci-fi thriller
- sequel to ZERO SUM GAME
- math as a super power
- one of my all-time favorite anti-heroines
- please read this series, it's so fun! https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/41556083-null-set
- adult sci-fi thriller
- sequel to ZERO SUM GAME
- math as a super power
- one of my all-time favorite anti-heroines
- please read this series, it's so fun! https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/41556083-null-set
GODS OF JADE AND SHADOW by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
- adult historical fantasy
- Mayan gods in 1920's Mexico
- gorgeous writing and mythic feel
- I loved the heroine! https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/36510722-gods-of-jade-and-shadow
- adult historical fantasy
- Mayan gods in 1920's Mexico
- gorgeous writing and mythic feel
- I loved the heroine! https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/36510722-gods-of-jade-and-shadow
JADE WAR by Fonda Lee
- adult second-world fantasy
- sequel to JADE CITY
- fantasy with modern tech is so cool???
- it's like... mafia + martial arts + magic
- I think this is one of the best fantasy series of the last ten years https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/41716919-jade-war
- adult second-world fantasy
- sequel to JADE CITY
- fantasy with modern tech is so cool???
- it's like... mafia + martial arts + magic
- I think this is one of the best fantasy series of the last ten years https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/41716919-jade-war
THE DRAGON REPUBLIC by R.F. Kuang
- adult grimdark fantasy
- sequel to THE POPPY WAR
- also one of the best fantasy series of the last ten years
- not grimdark as in "edgy for the sake of edgy" grimdark as "dealing with historical trauma" https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/41118857-the-dragon-republic
- adult grimdark fantasy
- sequel to THE POPPY WAR
- also one of the best fantasy series of the last ten years
- not grimdark as in "edgy for the sake of edgy" grimdark as "dealing with historical trauma" https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/41118857-the-dragon-republic
THE GOOD LUCK GIRLS by Charlotte Nicole Davis
- young adult second-world fantasy
- feels like Westworld meets Fury Road?
- girls escape from sexual slavery and go on the run
- along the way sorta accidentally form a girl gang https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/36381842-the-good-luck-girls
- young adult second-world fantasy
- feels like Westworld meets Fury Road?
- girls escape from sexual slavery and go on the run
- along the way sorta accidentally form a girl gang https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/36381842-the-good-luck-girls
