Though almost absent in the early years of science fiction, the number of black authors—and the recognition of their work—is growing year by year.
It’s impossible to talk about science fiction written by black authors as a cohesive genre because, like writers of other skin tones, black authors come from all over the world and write about a wildly diverse array of subjects in their own unique way and voice.
Despite that, I’m including this list because most other lists of science-fiction books tend to be “White and Male heavy,” and trumpeting the achievements of black authors should help balance that out a little bit.
I’m using “black” instead of “African-American” because a number of these authors are not American.
