A Class in African American Science Fiction

Explore a curated list of must-read African American science fiction books. Discover groundbreaking class fiction that blends futuristic visions with cultural depth and innovation.

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Mindscape

by Andrea Hairston

MINDSCAPE takes us to a future in which the world itself has been literally divided by the Barrier, a phenomenon that will not be ignored. …
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Forty-seven

by Walter Mosley

Living under the rigid control of a brutal slave master, a frustrated, young slave feels no hope for his future until he meets Tall John, …
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Imago

by Octavia E. Butler

The futures of both humans and Oankali rest in one young being's successful metamorphosis into adulthood.
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My Soul to Keep

by Tananarive Due

When Jessica marries David, he is everything she wants in a family man: brilliant, attentive, ever youthful. Yet she still feels something about him is …
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