Where Are The Diverse Fantasy Novels At?

I got ’em right here — check out this list!

Image by Mystic Art Design from Pixabay

It touches my heart whenever I see a commenter online, particularly a Black or Brown commenter say, “We don’t have fantasy books that feature us out there!”

I agree.

More than once I have come across comments on Instagram, YouTube Medium and other spots where people are of the “tried-and-true” classics out there: Lord of Rings, Game of Thrones, and Harry Potter, etc.

I am pleased to announce that lately, I have been really racking up books featuring a diverse cast of Blacks, Asians, Hispanics and more, and these are books I already read or will read.

Okay, let’s get into it!

Of Mermaids and Orisa Series by Natasha Bowen

Simi prayed to the gods, once. Now she serves them as Mami Wata — a mermaid — collecting the souls of those who die at sea and blessing their journeys back home.

But when a living boy is thrown overboard, Simi goes against an ancient decree and does the unthinkable — she saves his life. And punishment awaits those…