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More Diverse Fantasy Books That are HOTT Right Now

This is part 2 of: ‘Where Are the Diverse Fantasy Novels At?’ You’ll love this one too.

If I Ain't Readin'
6 min readDec 1, 2022
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Last time, I had so much fun writing, “Where Are All the Diverse Fantasy Novels At?”, that I had to come back with a second part of what’s hot or popular right now. Thanks to helpful commenters and other readers, I was able to find some amazing books. A few I have read or am reading now.

Without further ado, let’s jump into this magical world, shall we?

The Poppy War Series by R. F. Kuang

By now, everyone that I know, know I looooove this author’s writing! I am talking about it on the Fable app with other book clubs, and have even bought her latest book, Babel. I’ve talked about the Poppy War on here too. This makes the list because it takes place in historical fantasy China and Japan.

The Poppy War is about a young girl named Rin, who is poor and ridiculed because of her dark skin. She takes one of hardest entrance exams to get into the prestigious military school, called Sinegard. At the school she is bullied, harmed in…

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If I Ain't Readin'
If I Ain't Readin'

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Erica is an essayist and poet who enjoys reading, creating content, and helping others find their purpose too. Above all, she loves to read🖤

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