11 must-read science fiction fantasy books like Black Leopard, Red Wolf (The Dark Star Trilogy, #1) by Marlon James

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Black Leopard, Red Wolf (The Dark Star Trilogy, #1)

By: Marlon James

3.45

Format: 640 pages, Paperback

In the first novel in Marlon James's Dark Star trilogy, myth, fantasy, and history come together to…

"What a day when a man tell me what to do."

-Marlon James, Black Leopard, Red Wolf (The Dark Star Trilogy, #1)

"What a day when a man tell me what to do."

-Marlon James, Black Leopard, Red Wolf (The Dark Star Trilogy, #1)

"What a day when a man tell me what to do."

-Marlon James, Black Leopard, Red Wolf (The Dark Star Trilogy, #1)

"You could have a family of one and still drive them apart."

-Marlon James, Black Leopard, Red Wolf (The Dark Star Trilogy, #1)

If you liked the science fiction fantasy plot in Black Leopard, Red Wolf (The Dark Star Trilogy, #1) by Marlon James , here is a list of 11 books like this:

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1. The Fifth Season (The Broken Earth, #1)

By: N.K. Jemisin

4.30

Format: 468 pages, Paperback

This is the way the world ends. Again. Three terrible things happen in a single day. Essun, a wo… read more

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  • lgbt
  • science fiction fantasy
  • fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"Never forget what you are."

-N.K. Jemisin, The Fifth Season (The Broken Earth, #1)

"Much of history is unwritten. Remember this."

-N.K. Jemisin, The Fifth Season (The Broken Earth, #1)

"Nothing to do but follow your crazy, though."

-N.K. Jemisin, The Fifth Season (The Broken Earth, #1)

"Even the least of us must serve the greater good."

-N.K. Jemisin, The Fifth Season (The Broken Earth, #1)

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2. Kraken

By: China Miéville

3.62

Format: 509 pages, Hardcover

With this outrageous new novel, China Miéville has written one of the strangest, funniest, and flat… read more

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  • science fiction fantasy
  • fantasy
  • fiction
"My Google-fu is strong."

-China Miéville, Kraken

"The bullets are gun-eggs,"

-China Miéville, Kraken

"Death isn't what it used to be"

-China Miéville, Kraken

"Any moment called now is always full of possibles."

-China Miéville, Kraken

3. The Obelisk Gate (The Broken Earth, #2)

By: N.K. Jemisin

3.73

Format: None pages, Paperback

THIS IS THE WAY THE WORLD ENDS... FOR THE LAST TIME. The season of endings grows darker as civiliza… read more

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  • science fiction fantasy
  • fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • audiobook

4. The Stone Sky (The Broken Earth, #3)

By: N.K. Jemisin

4.01

Format: 532 pages, Paperback

THIS IS THE WAY THE WORLD ENDS... FOR THE LAST TIME. The Moon will soon return. Whether this herald… read more

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5. The Three Witches and The Master

By: Max Nowaz

4.30

Format: 352 pages, Kindle Edition

When a beautiful naked woman Eve, unexpectedly turns up at his back door, Adam, an amateur wizard, … read more

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  • science fiction fantasy
  • fantasy
  • fiction
"Where’s my uncle?"

-Max Nowaz, The Three Witches and The Master

"You can’t escape me, I’m coming for you soon,"

-Max Nowaz, The Three Witches and The Master

"I haven’t got a clue why his bones disintegrated, but look at the bright side,"

-Max Nowaz, The Three Witches and The Master

"He desperately tried to think of a story to explain his involvement in her sudden appearance, without mentioning the book of magic in his possession. "

-Max Nowaz, The Three Witches and The Master

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6. The Seventh Spark: Volume One – Knights of the Trinity

By: J.B. Lion

4.32

Format: 365 pages, Paperback

epic fantasy graphic fiction novel with mythologic and spiritual themes. read more

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  • fantasy
  • fiction
"Monster? Monster, you say?"

-J.B. Lion, The Seventh Spark: Volume One – Knights of the Trinity

"The Order? Here inside such a weak soul?"

-J.B. Lion, The Seventh Spark: Volume One – Knights of the Trinity

"Continue your search for the truth but remember one thing--all things are possible."

-J.B. Lion, The Seventh Spark: Volume One – Knights of the Trinity

"Everyone is so enamored with the puppet; they never notice the man pulling the strings."

-J.B. Lion, The Seventh Spark: Volume One – Knights of the Trinity

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7. Taming Flame

By: Therisa Peimer

4.30

Format: 312 pages, Paperback

Flaminius's days of bouncing between beds are snatched away the instant he sets eyes on his perfect… read more

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  • science fiction fantasy
  • fantasy
  • fiction
"Tightening his embrace around his wife and little Theo, he vowed, "I will do everything in my power to continue being worthy of the faith you have in me."

-Therisa Peimer, Taming Flame

"Why do you have such faith in me, Aurelia?" "I've told you a million times that I love you, you make me feel safe and cherished, and you care deeply for our people. Why wouldn't I have faith in you?"

-Therisa Peimer, Taming Flame

"I'm so proud of you I could burst, but in the interest of saving the poor cleaning staff the hassle, I would, instead, like to take you to our room and lick you from stem to stern until you beg me to…"

-Therisa Peimer, Taming Flame

"A virgin," Flaminius smiled deviously. "I'll take her." Instantly, surprised chatter erupted. Mother Guardian held up her hand for silence. "You cannot be serious, Sire." "Oh, but I am," he replied w…"

-Therisa Peimer, Taming Flame

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8. Down in the Valley (The Netahs)

By: Lisa Kaniut Cobb

4.37

Format: 318 pages, Paperback

Josh waits anxiously while the Netah council decides his fate. Will he be accepted as a member of t… read more

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"Ano snorted in a very unladylike and elkish way."

-Lisa Kaniut Cobb, Down in the Valley (The Netahs)

"If he could blush through his fur, he would have."

-Lisa Kaniut Cobb, Down in the Valley (The Netahs)

"We hunt as we've always done, part sport, part grocery shopping."

-Lisa Kaniut Cobb, Down in the Valley (The Netahs)

"Josh tasted the decaying leaves of autumn in the cold mountain air."

-Lisa Kaniut Cobb, Down in the Valley (The Netahs)

Cover of A Master of Djinn (Dead Djinn Universe, #1) by P. Djèlí Clark

9. A Master of Djinn (Dead Djinn Universe, #1)

By: P. Djèlí Clark

4.03

Format: 438 pages, Kindle Edition

Nebula, Locus, and Alex Award-winner P. Djèlí Clark returns to his popular alternate Cairo universe… read more

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  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • queer
"Before God, our blood means nothing. Virtue is in deeds, not the skin."

-P. Djèlí Clark, A Master of Djinn (Dead Djinn Universe, #1)

"Fatma had heard enough. Should have known the kid wouldn't be an honest broker, not with all the wallahis he threw around."

-P. Djèlí Clark, A Master of Djinn (Dead Djinn Universe, #1)

"I don’t have sad tales to tell you. I’m not some tragic character from a story, lost between two worlds. I revel in who I am. What I am."

-P. Djèlí Clark, A Master of Djinn (Dead Djinn Universe, #1)

"The three of them sat there - A Ministry agent, a half-djinn, and a cat (likely), staring out past the balcony to the sleeping city they somehow had to find a way to save."

-P. Djèlí Clark, A Master of Djinn (Dead Djinn Universe, #1)

Cover of Black Sun (Between Earth and Sky, #1) by Rebecca Roanhorse

10. Black Sun (Between Earth and Sky, #1)

By: Rebecca Roanhorse

4.19

Format: 454 pages, Hardcover

The first book in the Between Earth and Sky trilogy, inspired by the civilizations of the Pre-Colum… read more

Similar categories in Rebecca Roanhorse's Black Sun (Between Earth and Sky, #1) book and Marlon James's Black Leopard, Red Wolf (The Dark Star Trilogy, #1)

  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • queer
"What use is a power to read the heavens if it cannot be turned to your own benefit?"

-Rebecca Roanhorse, Black Sun (Between Earth and Sky, #1)

"There was magic in the world, pure and simple, things she didn't understand. Best get used to it."

-Rebecca Roanhorse, Black Sun (Between Earth and Sky, #1)

"We have become a place of long weeping A house of scattered feathers There is no home for us between earth and sky. —From Collected Lamentations from the Night of Knives"

-Rebecca Roanhorse, Black Sun (Between Earth and Sky, #1)

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11. The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida

By: Shehan Karunatilaka

3.92

Format: 386 pages, Hardcover

Colombo, 1990. Maali Almeida—war photographer, gambler, and closet queen—has woken up dead in what … read more

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  • queer
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"Even suicide requires perseverance."

-Shehan Karunatilaka, The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida

"Why should a Creator watch over you? Wasn't creating you enough?"

-Shehan Karunatilaka, The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida

"You were simply a handsome man who enjoyed beautiful boys. Nothing more, nothing less and no one's business."

-Shehan Karunatilaka, The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida

"Despair always begins as a snack that you nibble on when bored and then becomes a meal that you have thrice a day."

-Shehan Karunatilaka, The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida

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12. Fevered Star (Between Earth and Sky, #2)

By: Rebecca Roanhorse

4.10

Format: 384 pages, Kindle Edition

There are no tides more treacherous than those of the heart. —Teek saying The great city of Tova… read more

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  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • science fiction fantasy
  • fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • queer
"He had only wanted to be seen for a moment. Recognized as a man, not a god."

-Rebecca Roanhorse, Fevered Star (Between Earth and Sky, #2)

"But perhaps unforgivable acts are what is required to save this city. I tried kindness, again and again, and I failed."

-Rebecca Roanhorse, Fevered Star (Between Earth and Sky, #2)

"Duty is a fine thing for those whose shoulders are stooped to the yoke, but it smothers those born to the wing. —Exhortations for a Happy Life"

-Rebecca Roanhorse, Fevered Star (Between Earth and Sky, #2)

"Some have called me a fool for seeking to master the wild magics. But they have called me a fool only once, and the plaints of the dead matter not. —From The Manual of the Dreamwalkers, by Seuq, a sp…"

-Rebecca Roanhorse, Fevered Star (Between Earth and Sky, #2)

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13. The City We Became (Great Cities, #1)

By: N.K. Jemisin

3.86

Format: 437 pages, Hardcover

Five New Yorkers must come together in order to defend their city. Every city has a soul. Some … read more

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  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • science fiction fantasy
  • fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • queer
"Dread works best in complete silence."

-N.K. Jemisin, The City We Became (Great Cities, #1)

"The world might be awful, but we don't have to like it that way."

-N.K. Jemisin, The City We Became (Great Cities, #1)

"Home isn't where the heart is; it's wherever the wind feels right."

-N.K. Jemisin, The City We Became (Great Cities, #1)

"You're very optimistic for a possible serial killer. I like that about you."

-N.K. Jemisin, The City We Became (Great Cities, #1)

Cover of Chain-Gang All-Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah

14. Chain-Gang All-Stars

By: Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah

4.14

Format: 367 pages, Hardcover

Two top women gladiators fight for their freedom within a depraved private prison system not so far… read more

Similar categories in Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah's Chain-Gang All-Stars book and Marlon James's Black Leopard, Red Wolf (The Dark Star Trilogy, #1)

  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • queer
"They were all humans, and yet they had completely different ideas about what humanity meant."

-Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah, Chain-Gang All-Stars

"My brother-in-law is an alien. I have a bunch of alien friends. I can't be racist," Randy Mac continued."

-Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah, Chain-Gang All-Stars

"An absurd thing for the murderous state to plead for, but, as always, the massive violence of the state was “justice,"

-Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah, Chain-Gang All-Stars

"...despite how hard it was, she wasn't afraid with love. She knew how to wield it, how to grow it, and how to receive it."

-Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah, Chain-Gang All-Stars

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15. The Spear Cuts Through Water

By: Simon Jimenez

4.19

Format: 525 pages, Hardcover

Two warriors shepherd an ancient god across a broken land to end the tyrannical reign of a royal fa… read more

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  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • science fiction fantasy
  • fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • queer
"There is no correct way to shake hands with pain."

-Simon Jimenez, The Spear Cuts Through Water

"They fought because it was the easiest language they spoke."

-Simon Jimenez, The Spear Cuts Through Water

"I have lived a long time," she said. "And the longer I live, the more it surprises me, and saddens me, how wise the young must become to live in this world."

-Simon Jimenez, The Spear Cuts Through Water

"But the truth of the matter was they fought because Jun was grieving and Keema was terrified and Jun was exhilarated and Keema was joyful and Jun was exhausted and Keema was repulsed."

-Simon Jimenez, The Spear Cuts Through Water

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16. Dogs vs Bears

By: Austin Davis

4.30

Format: 52 pages, Paperback

Fourth-grader Austin Davis introduces a new way for kids to learn about diversity, appreciating dif… read more

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  • fiction
Cover of The History of Neuroscience in Autobiography Volume 6 by Larry R. Squire

17. The History of Neuroscience in Autobiography Volume 6

By: Larry R. Squire

3.86

Format: 592 pages, Hardcover

The sixth volume of The History of Neuroscience in Autobiography is a collection of autobiographica… read more

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18. The World We Make (Great Cities, #2)

By: N.K. Jemisin

4.10

Format: 357 pages, Hardcover

Four-time Hugo Award-winning and New York Times bestselling author N.K. Jemisin crafts a glorious t… read more

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  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • science fiction fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • queer
"Bel's got a crush on NY1's Pat Kiernan, so he watches news every morning on the TV in the common area."

-N.K. Jemisin, The World We Make (Great Cities, #2)

"You said it yourself: New York is rude. We'll give you the shirt off our backs and our last subway card swipe if you're lost, but step to us with wild accusations about things that aren't our fault a…"

-N.K. Jemisin, The World We Make (Great Cities, #2)

"He twitches through Times Square, resisting the urge to gawk like a tourist, groaning in native-New-Yorker frustration when the tourists get in his way—but in an eyeblink he's at Fourteenth Street, h…"

-N.K. Jemisin, The World We Make (Great Cities, #2)

"He moves to stand on a nearby subway grate, through which he can hear a 1 train idling on the platform below. He spreads his hands to feel the gentle waft of warm, funky-smelling subway air along his…"

-N.K. Jemisin, The World We Make (Great Cities, #2)

Cover of Mirrored Heavens (Between Earth and Sky, #3) by Rebecca Roanhorse

19. Mirrored Heavens (Between Earth and Sky, #3)

By: Rebecca Roanhorse

4.31

Format: 597 pages, Hardcover

The interwoven destinies of the people of Meridian will finally be determined in this stunning conc… read more

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  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • science fiction fantasy
  • fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • mythology
  • queer
Cover of Black Leopard, Red Wolf (The Dark Star Trilogy, #1) by Marlon James

20. Black Leopard, Red Wolf (The Dark Star Trilogy, #1)

By: Marlon James

3.45

Format: 640 pages, Paperback

In the first novel in Marlon James's Dark Star trilogy, myth, fantasy, and history come together to… read more

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  • audiobook
  • africa
  • unfinished
  • lgbt
  • science fiction fantasy
  • fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • mythology
  • queer
"What a day when a man tell me what to do."

-Marlon James, Black Leopard, Red Wolf (The Dark Star Trilogy, #1)

"You could have a family of one and still drive them apart."

-Marlon James, Black Leopard, Red Wolf (The Dark Star Trilogy, #1)

"Because at the end of a true story, there is nothing but waste."

-Marlon James, Black Leopard, Red Wolf (The Dark Star Trilogy, #1)

"Why should anybody want anybody? Just have nothing, just need nothing."

-Marlon James, Black Leopard, Red Wolf (The Dark Star Trilogy, #1)

Cover of Берегиня, Том2 by 小峱峱

21. Берегиня, Том2

By: 小峱峱

4.35

Format: 220 pages, Paperback

Ситуація складається не на її користь, тож панянка Дзє погоджується на весільну пропозицію… Між тим… read more

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N.K. Jemisin

4.30

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3.62

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N.K. Jemisin

3.73

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4.06

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