6 Debut Fantasy Novels Starring Black Women

I often talk about how I created A Phoenix First Must Burn, my anthology of fantasy stories by black women authors, for my younger self, a girl who loved fantasy and science fiction and so desperately wanted to see herself in those worlds. It’s a strange experience to create the thing you wanted as a […] The post 6 Debut Fantasy Novels Starring Black Women appeared first on Electric Literature. Continue reading at 'Electric Literature'

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