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Legacy of Orisha
by Tomi Adeyemi
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Published Jul 2025
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by Vanessa Le
Published Mar 2025
Read Reviews"A gritty world filled with a beautifully crafted cast and an intricate magic system. A smart, lush, and utterly compelling read." —Marie Lu, #1 New York Times-bestselling author of Legend
by Maiya Ibrahim
Published Apr 2024
Read ReviewsThe first book in an epic fantasy series set in an Arabian-inspired land with secret spice magic. Raised to protect her nation from the monsters lurking in the sands, sixteen-year-old Imani must fight to find her brother, whose betrayal is now the country's greatest threat.
by Joan He
Published Mar 2024
Read ReviewsA dazzling new fantasy from New York Times and Indie bestselling author Joan He, Strike the Zither is a powerful, inventive, and sweeping fantasy that reimagines the Chinese classic tale of the Three Kingdoms.
by Natasha Bowen
Published Jul 2022
Read ReviewsAn unforgettable fantasy debut inspired by West African mythology, this is Children of Blood and Bone meets The Little Mermaid, in which a mermaid takes on the gods themselves.
by Namina Forna
Published Jan 2022
Read ReviewsThe most anticipated fantasy of 2021. In this world, girls are outcasts by blood and warriors by choice. Get ready for battle.
by Jordan Ifueko
Published Aug 2021
Read ReviewsThe epic debut YA fantasy from an incredible new talent - perfect for fans of Tomi Adeyemi and Sabaa Tahir.
by Rebecca Roanhorse
Published Jun 2021
Read ReviewsFrom 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 celestial prophecies, political intrigue, and forbidden magic.
by Akwaeke Emezi
Published Jan 2021
Read ReviewsThe highly-anticipated, genre-defying new novel by award-winning author Akwaeke Emezi that explores themes of identity and justice. Pet is here to hunt a monster. Are you brave enough to look?
by Rosaria Munda
Published Dec 2020
Read ReviewsGame of Thrones meets Red Rising in a debut young adult fantasy that's full of rivalry, romance...and dragons.
Buried Beneath the Baobab Tree
by Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani
Published Mar 2020
Read ReviewsBased on interviews with young women who were kidnapped by Boko Haram, a Muslim terrorist group, this poignant novel by Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani tells the timely story of one girl who was taken from her home in Nigeria and her harrowing fight for survival.
by Tehlor Mejia
Published Jan 2020
Read ReviewsIn this daring and romantic fantasy debut by Latinx authors Zoraida Córdova and Anna-Marie McLemore, society wife-in-training Dani has a great awakening after being recruited by rebel spies and falling for her biggest rival.
by Sophie Cameron
Published Jun 2019
Read ReviewsWhen otherworldly beings start falling from the sky, it seems like the end of days are near - but for one girl, it's just the beginning of an adventure that will change her life.
by Justina Ireland
Published Jun 2019
Read ReviewsAt once provocative, terrifying, and darkly subversive, Dread Nation is Justina Ireland's stunning vision of an America both foreign and familiar - a country on the brink, at the explosive crossroads where race, humanity, and survival meet.
by Philip Pullman
Published Jun 2019
Read ReviewsWinner of the 2017 BookBrowse Award for Best Young Adult Novel
Philip Pullman returns to the parallel world of his groundbreaking novel The Golden Compass to expand on the story of Lyra
by Tasha Suri
Published Nov 2018
Read ReviewsA nobleman's daughter with magic in her blood. An empire built on the dreams of enslaved gods. Empire of Sand is Tasha Suri's captivating, Mughal India-inspired debut fantasy.
by Chinelo Okparanta
Published Sep 2016
Read ReviewsInspired by Nigeria's folktales and its war, Under the Udala Trees is a deeply searching, powerful debut about the dangers of living and loving openly.
by Kristin Cashore
Published Sep 2009
Read ReviewsKatsa has been able to kill a man with her bare hands since she was eight - shes a Graceling, one of the rare people in her land born with an extreme skill. And now she is forced to work as the kings thug. But she never expects to fall in love with beautiful Prince Po...
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