Fantasy Young Adult Fiction by African-Americans of the 2020s

This list is for young adult books featuring magic & other mythical beings released from 2020 to 2029.

*Please DO NOT put hoodlit, self-published books, memoirs, or other non-fiction genres. English titles only. US Publications only.

Books must meet this criteria to be on this list:
1.) The protagonist must be African-American if the story is based in the USA.
2.) The protagonist's history and culture must be African-American if the story is based in the USA.
3.) The point of view can be race only. Intersectionality isn't allowed.
4.) Any romance must be M/F. Nuclear black families only.
5.) Fantasy/Science fiction books ARE ALLOWED especially if the books leans more FANTASY than science fiction.

Other Decades
2020, 2010

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1	A Song Below Water (A Song Below Water, #1) by Bethany C. Morrow (Goodreads Author) 3.73 avg rating — 11,878 ratings score: 200, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	Heart's Gambit (Heart's Gambit #1) by J.D. Myall (Goodreads Author) 4.11 avg rating — 9 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	The Falling Star (The Blazing Star, #2) by Imani Josey (Goodreads Author) 4.47 avg rating — 15 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	Girl of Flesh and Metal (Flesh and Metal #1) by Alicia Ellis (Goodreads Author) 4.01 avg rating — 228 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	Wings of Ebony (Wings of Ebony, #1) by J. Elle (Goodreads Author) 3.84 avg rating — 5,467 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	Reaper of Souls (Kingdom of Souls, #2) by Rena Barron (Goodreads Author) 4.01 avg rating — 1,158 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	The Undead Truth of Us by Britney S. Lewis (Goodreads Author) 3.83 avg rating — 885 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	Ashes of Gold (Wings of Ebony, #2) by J. Elle (Goodreads Author) 3.95 avg rating — 1,017 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars