Recommended Reading: Diverse Fantasy Novels

Catherine Kovach has an interesting listicle entitled 15 Diverse Magical Fantasy Novels To Read ASAP over at Bustle.com. The focus is on books with characters that are from diverse backgrounds, and not necessarily on books by authors from those backgrounds.

I had heard of only a few:

1. The Girl With Ghost Eyes by M.H. Boronson
2. Shadowshaper by Daniel José Older
3. Who Fears Death by Nnedi Okorafor
4. Huntress by Malinda Lo
5. Anansi Boys by Neil Gaiman
6. Midnight Riot by Ben Aaronovitch
7. Fledgling by Octavia E. Butler
8. Minion by L.A. Banks
9. The Wrath and the Dawn by Renée Ahdieh
10. Luminous by Dawn Metcalf
11. All Our Pretty Songs by Sara McCarry
12. An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir
13. Redemption in Indigo by Karen Lord
14. Magic's Pawn by Mercedes Lackey
15. A Book of Tongues by Gemma Files

As I've mentioned before, while I am not prepared to sign up for K Tempest Bradford's challenge, I am trying to broaden my reading horizons. I think there are some very good options in this list (even after excluding Neil Gaiman). 

You can read brief synopses of each at the original link.