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Worlds Without End Roll-Your-Own Reading Challenge

Speculative Fiction by Authors of Colour 2026

Speculative Fiction by Authors of Colour 2026

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 2026 – December 2026

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

 Saraswati = 3 books + 1 reviews
 Yemoja = 6 books + 1 reviews
 Quetzalcoatl = 10 books + 1 reviews
 Jade Emperor = 14 books + 1 reviews

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Adele1967

Adele1967

3
2
1
DeirdriuWRS

DeirdriuWRS

The Belles
The Dead Cat Tail Assassins
Dread Nation
Freshwater
How High We Go in the Dark
The Only Good Indians
Sleep Like Death
The Swan Book
6
5
4
3
2
1
Engelbrecht

Engelbrecht

The Killing Moon
5
4
3
2
1
gallyangel

gallyangel

3
2
1
Hneite

Hneite

The Centre: A Novel
David Mogo, Godhunter
The Floating World
Katabasis
Riot Baby
Shatter Me
The Smoke That Thunders
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
imnotsusan

imnotsusan

47
13
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10
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5
4
3
2
1
lanawritenow

lanawritenow

Cronus
Humboldt Cut
The Practice, the Horizon, and the Chain
3
2
1
Linguana

Linguana

The Daughter Who Remains
The Imposition of Unnecessary Obstacles
Jade Legacy
Like Thunder
One Way Witch
The Poet Empress
Rebel Sisters
She Who Knows
The Spear Cuts Through Water
5
4
3
2
1
lisagarrity

lisagarrity

14
13
12
11
10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
nightxade

nightxade

Archangel's Light
Soul of the Deep
4
3
2
1
piibald

piibald

Bat Eater and Other Names for Cora Zeng
Blood Over Bright Haven
A Council of Dolls: A Novel
Elatsoe
Ghostroots
Luminous: A Novel
Moccasin Square Gardens
My Life in the Bush of Ghosts
Never Whistle at Night: An Indigenous Dark Fiction Anthology
Skin Folk
Wild Seed
3
2
1
pixel

pixel

Out There Screaming: An Anthology of New Black Horror
5
4
3
2
1
spoltz

spoltz

14
13
12
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10
9
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5
4
3
2
1
Weesam

Weesam

After the People Lights Have Gone Off
All Better Now
All That We See or Seem
Best Wishes From the Full Moon Coffee Shop
Blood for the Undying Throne
Braking Day
City of Jackals
Devils Kill Devils
The Door on the Sea
Futility
The Memory Hunters
Midnight Timetable: A Novel in Ghost Stories
Project Hanuman
The River Has Roots