Popular African Fantasy Books
Find fantasy books written by authors from Africa for the next part of the Read Around The World Challenge. (32)
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Le seigneur des anneaux : Le retour du roi by John Ronald Reuel Tolkien FR
Country: Africa / 
South Africa
South Africa
Description:
La dernière partie du Seigneur des Anneaux voit la fin de la quête de Frodo en Terre du Milieu. Le Retour du Roi raconte la stratégie désespérée de Gandalf face au Seigneur des Anneaux, jusqu'à la catastrophe finale et au dénouement de la grande Guerre où s'illustrent Aragorn et ses compagnons, Gimli le Nain, Legolas l'Elfe, les Hobbits Merry et Pippin, tandis que Gollum est appelé à jouer un rôle inattendu aux côtés de Frodo et de Sam au Mordor, le seul lieu où l'Anneau de Sauron peut être détruit.
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Le Seigneur des anneaux : les deux tours by John Ronald Reuel Tolkien FR
Country: Africa / South Africa
South Africa
Description:
La Fraternité de l'Anneau poursuit son voyage vers la Montagne du Feu où l'Anneau Unique fut forgé, et où Frodo a pour mission de le détruire. Cette quête terrible est parsemée d'embûches : Gandalf a disparu dans les Mines de la Moria et Boromir a succombé au pouvoir de l'Anneau. Frodo et Sam se sont échappés afin de poursuivre leur voyage jusqu'au coeur du Mordor. À présent, ils cheminent seuls dans la désolation qui entoure le pays de Sauron - mais c'est sans compter la mystérieuse silhouette qui les suit partout où ils vont.
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Onyeka and the Academy of the Sun by Tola Okogwu EN
NigeriaDescription:
Black Panther meets Percy Jackson in this action-packed superhero series about a British-Nigerian girl who learns that her Afro hair has psychokinetic powers. Soon to be a feature film with a major streamer! Check out the complete series – Onyeka and the Rise of the Rebels is out now and Onyeka and the Heroes of the Dawn is out March 2024. And don't miss Onyeka and the Secret Superhero, the special World Book Day story coming February 2024! ‘Onyeka is the superhero you’ve been waiting for.’ Kiran Millwood Hargrave, author of The Girl of Ink and Stars Onyeka has a lot of hair – the kind that ma... continue
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Description:
An epic West-African inspired YA fantasy from an incredible new talent.
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Remote Control by Nnedi Okorafor EN
Description:
An alien artifact turns a young girl into Death's adopted daughter in Remote Control, a thrilling sci-fi tale of community and female empowerment from Nebula and Hugo Award-winner Nnedi Okorafor “She’s the adopted daughter of the Angel of Death. Beware of her. Mind her. Death guards her like one of its own.” The day Fatima forgot her name, Death paid a visit. From hereon in she would be known as Sankofa—a name that meant nothing to anyone but her, the only tie to her family and her past. Her touch is death, and with a glance a town can fall. And she walks—alone, except for her fox companion—se... continue
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Return to the Enchanted Island by Johary Ravaloson EN
Country: Africa / 
Madagascar
Madagascar
Description:
In this exhilarating prize-winning novel--only the second to be published in English from Madagascar--a young man comes of age amidst the enchanted origin myths of his island country. Named after the first man at the creation of the world in Malagasy mythology, Ietsy Razak was raised to perpetuate the glory of his namesake and expected to be as illuminated as his Great Ancestor. But in the chaos of modernity, his young life is marked only by restlessness, maddening insomnia, and an adolescent apathy. When an unexpected tragedy ships him off to a boarding school in France, his trip to the big c... continue
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She Would Be King by Wayétu Moore EN
LiberiaDescription:
Wayetu Moore is an inspiration . . . her book is a gift Imbolo Mbue The book is unforgettable . . . irresistibly evocative and fierce. She Would Be King is a masterfully wrought alternate history of magical black resistance Star Tribune This novel dazzles with beauty and transcendent, transformative humanity Sarah Jessica Parker In the west African village of Lai, red-haired Gbessa is cursed at birth and exiled on suspicion of being a witch. Bitten by a viper and left for dead, she survives to discover a new life with a group of African American settlers in the colony of Monrovia. Then Gbessa ... continue
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Shubeik Lubeik by Deena Mohamed EN
EgyptDescription:
A brilliantly original debut graphic novel that imagines a fantastical alternate Cairo where wishes really do come true. Shubeik Lubeik—a fairy tale rhyme that means “your wish is my command” in Arabic—is the story of three people who are navigating a world where wishes are literally for sale. “The mythic qualities of Mohamed’s world bring our own world into sharper focus . . . Mohamed’s humor often feels like a protest, as do the thick and assertive lines of her drawings . . . The effect is gritty, brazen, and full of spunk.”—The New Yorker Three wishes that are sold at an unassuming kiosk in... continue
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The Fellowship of the Ring by J. R. R. Tolkien EN
Country: Africa / South Africa
South Africa
Description:
An epic depicting the Great War of the Ring, a struggle between good and evil in Middle-Earth, in which the tiny Hobbits play a key role.
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The Gilded Ones by Namina Forna EN
Country: Africa / 
Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone
Description:
Outcasts by blood. Warriors by choice. THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTELLER!The must-read new bold and immersive West African-inspired fantasy series, as featured on Cosmo, Bustle, Book Riot and Refinery 29. In this world, girls are outcasts by blood and warriors by choice, perfect for fans of Children of Blood and Bone and Black Panther. Sixteen-year-old Deka lives in Otera, a deeply patriarchal ancient kingdom, where a woman's worth is tied to her purity, and she must bleed to prove it. But when Deka bleeds gold - the colour of impurity, of a demon - she faces a consequence worse than death.... continue