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Seeking historical, low fantasy or alternate reality with magical elements books set on Earth circa 1803 - 1914 with main characters of color, specifically Black, Indigenous, Persons of Color including Asians (BIPOC).
The BIPOC persons cannot be supporting characters, they must be active and key to the plot. BIPOC characters should be human rather than a magical creature e.g. angel, demon, vampire, werewolf.
Novellas, novels, and graphic novels only, not looking for short stories or comic/manga serials. Excited to see what you guys come up with!
The BIPOC persons cannot be supporting characters, they must be active and key to the plot. BIPOC characters should be human rather than a magical creature e.g. angel, demon, vampire, werewolf.
Novellas, novels, and graphic novels only, not looking for short stories or comic/manga serials. Excited to see what you guys come up with!
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A Dead Djinn in Cairo (Dead Djinn Universe, #0.1)
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P. Djèlí Clark (Goodreads Author)
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 19,160 ratings
score: 300,
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3 people voted
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Dread Nation (Dread Nation, #1)
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Justina Ireland (Goodreads Author)
4.13 avg rating — 35,628 ratings
score: 297,
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3 people voted
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Etiquette & Espionage (Finishing School, #1)
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Gail Carriger (Goodreads Author)
3.83 avg rating — 51,531 ratings
score: 196,
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2 people voted
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The Black God's Drums
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P. Djèlí Clark (Goodreads Author)
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 11,439 ratings
score: 195,
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2 people voted
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Gunpowder Alchemy (The Gunpowder Chronicles #1)
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Jeannie Lin (Goodreads Author)
3.67 avg rating — 669 ratings
score: 193,
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2 people voted
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Spellbreaker (Spellbreaker Duology, #1)
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Charlie N. Holmberg (Goodreads Author)
4.07 avg rating — 36,674 ratings
score: 100,
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1 person voted
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His Majesty's Dragon (Temeraire, #1)
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Naomi Novik (Goodreads Author)
4.07 avg rating — 110,085 ratings
score: 100,
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1 person voted
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The Invention of E.J. Whitaker (Issue #2)
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Shawnee Gibbs (Writer)
it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating
score: 100,
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1 person voted
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A Trace of Copper (Elemental Web Tales, #1)
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Anne Renwick (Goodreads Author)
3.65 avg rating — 458 ratings
score: 100,
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1 person voted
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Tengoku
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Rae D. Magdon (Goodreads Author)
4.12 avg rating — 154 ratings
score: 99,
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1 person voted
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A Whisper of Bone: A Historical Fantasy Steampunk Romance (Elemental Web Tales Book 6)
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Anne Renwick (Goodreads Author)
3.98 avg rating — 116 ratings
score: 99,
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Sorcerer to the Crown (Sorcerer Royal, #1)
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Zen Cho (Goodreads Author)
3.72 avg rating — 15,841 ratings
score: 98,
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American Hippo (River of Teeth, #1-2)
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Sarah Gailey (Goodreads Author)
3.88 avg rating — 2,595 ratings
score: 98,
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The Immortal Iron Fist, Vol. 1: The Last Iron Fist Story
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Ed Brubaker (Writer)
4.05 avg rating — 5,335 ratings
score: 97,
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The Mummy (Ramses the Damned #1)
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3.86 avg rating — 48,446 ratings
score: 96,
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Strange Star
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Emma Carroll (Goodreads Author)
3.90 avg rating — 1,202 ratings
score: 95,
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1 person voted
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The Conductors (Murder and Magic, #1)
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Nicole Glover (Goodreads Author)
3.69 avg rating — 3,911 ratings
score: 94,
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A Great and Terrible Beauty (Gemma Doyle, #1)
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Libba Bray (Goodreads Author)
3.80 avg rating — 225,311 ratings
score: 93,
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8 voters ·
list created April 16th, 2021
by Belinda Kroll (votes) .
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