SFF Stories with Black Leads

This post is focuses on my favorite science fiction and fantasy stories with protagonists whose race and ethnicity is rooted in sub-Saharan Africa and the African diaspora. I'm separating out Northern Africa and putting that with the Middle East, since I figured Egypt and Saudi Arabia have more in common with each other than with the places such as the Congo or Japan.
Related Posts: SFF Stories with Native American Leads, SFF Stories with Asian Leads, and SFF Stories with Middle Eastern Leads.

The Aggregate Stats

• Total number of works/series/authors on the list: 16/7/6
• Author with most works on the list: Octavia Butler, with 7 books on the list
• Most depressing realization: The overwhelming majority of books here have no recognizable black people on the covers. Sigh.
• Biggest overall surprise: No (non-urban) fantasies. How'd that happen?

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