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Worlds Without End Roll-Your-Own Reading Challenge

Speculative Fiction by Authors of Colour 2023

Speculative Fiction by Authors of Colour 2023

Back for 2023...

Rules are very simple, read any novel or novella that fits the challenge of being speculative fiction by people of colour. If you can find some authors you've never read before, even better.

It would also be good if we could all review at least one book we have read.

Challenge Details
Genre: Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror
Challenge Span: January 2023 – December 2023

Reading Levels
Select your reading level below. You can adjust your level up or down at any time during the challenge.

 Mbombo = 3 books + 1 reviews
 Nanabozho = 6 books + 1 reviews
 Makemake = 10 books + 1 reviews
 Atum = 14 books + 1 reviews

This challenge has expired. Please have a look at some of our other challenges for something that may interest you.

Adele1967

Adele1967

Afrofuturist 419
Dorothy Must Die!
The End of Oz
Even Though I Knew the End
The Wicked Will Rise
Yellow Brick War
dalex

dalex

The Beast Player
Black Water Sister
How High We Go in the Dark
In the Watchful City
Iron Widow
The Order of the Pure Moon Reflected in Water
Spin the Dawn
Unravel the Dusk
Untethered Sky
1
DeirdriuWRS

DeirdriuWRS

Spin the Dawn
13
12
11
10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
Dlw28

Dlw28

The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi
The Art of Destiny
The Blue, Beautiful World
He Who Drowned the World
Heart of the Sun Warrior
Mammoths at the Gates
Meru
Moon of the Turning Leaves
Parable of the Talents
The Red Scholar's Wake
Untethered Sky
Vampire Weekend
Victory City
The Water Outlaws
Engelbrecht

Engelbrecht

The Atheist in the Attic
Babel
The Ballad of Perilous Graves
The Devil Takes You Home
Driftglass
Fast Forward Japan:  Stories by the Founding Father of Japanese Science Fiction
Future Home of the Living God
How High We Go in the Dark
Iron Widow
The Jade Setter of Janloon
The Red Scholar's Wake
Silver Nitrate
A Snake Falls to Earth
The Summer Prince
Fortuo

Fortuo

3
2
1
Hneite

Hneite

Babel
Babel-17
Binti
Binti: Home
Binti: The Complete Trilogy
Binti: The Night Masquerade
Dread Nation
The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
Light From Uncommon Stars
My Heart Is a Chainsaw
The New Moon's Arms
Red Dust
Tread of Angels
Trouble the Saints
imnotsusan

imnotsusan

The Magical Adventures of Pretty Pearl
Pym
The River Where Blood Is Born
Linguana

Linguana

The Black God's Drums
The Black Tides of Heaven
The Bone Witch
The Daughter of Doctor Moreau
Daughter of the Moon Goddess
Even Though I Knew the End
The Jade Setter of Janloon
The Jasad Heir
The Last Tale of the Flower Bride
The Red Scholar's Wake
Siren Queen
Soulstar
The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches
The World We Make
MaggieK

MaggieK

Binti
Brown Girl in the Ring
Jade War
The Marrow Thieves
My Heart Is a Chainsaw
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
Momosnyx

Momosnyx

A Dead Djinn in Cairo
Jade City
12
11
10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
piibald

piibald

The Art of Prophecy
Babel
Blonde Roots
Boy, Snow, Bird
Dawn
Don't Fear the Reaper
Into the Riverlands
Jade City
Pet
Rust in the Root
Seven of Infinities
Vagabonds!
Vampire Weekend
The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches
pixel

pixel

Babel
Into the Riverlands
Mammoths at the Gates
The Midnight Bargain
Nothing But Blackened Teeth
A Snake Falls to Earth
A Taste of Honey
Untethered Sky
The World We Make
1
spoltz

spoltz

Babel
The Best of All Possible Worlds
The Book Eaters
The Circus Infinite
The Empress of Salt and Fortune
Into the Riverlands
Jade City
Jade Legacy
Jade War
The Jasmine Throne
Kafka on the Shore
Siren Queen
The Space Between Worlds
When the Tiger Came Down the Mountain
thereddeath

thereddeath

The Archive Undying
Before the Coffee Gets Cold
A Dead Djinn in Cairo
Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation, Vol. 2
The Haunting of Tram Car 015
Heaven Official's Blessing, Vol. 2
The Husky and His White Cat Shizun, Vol. 2
A Master of Djinn
Victory City
5
4
3
2
1
Weesam

Weesam

Binu and the Great Wall
The Daughters of Izdihar
The Dawnhounds
Don't Fear the Reaper
Heart of the Sun Warrior
The Jasmine Throne
Lone Women
Meru
The Oleander Sword
The Place Promised in Our Early Days
A Venom Dark and Sweet
Victory City
The Village Witch Doctor and Other Stories
Where it Rains in Color