For the Culture Readathon: Halloween Edition - hosted by hellokutie

Akasha: Book featuring a Black Queen
This prompt is based on Akasha from the movie Queen of the Damned
All books added
Witches Steeped in Gold by Ciannon Smart

Witches Steeped in Gold

Witches Steeped in Gold #1

Ciannon Smart

fiction fantasy young adult adventurous dark mysterious slow-paced

533 pages | first published 2021

The Weight of Blood by Tiffany D. Jackson

The Weight of Blood

Tiffany D. Jackson with J.D. Jackson (Narrator), Sarah Mollo-Christensen (Narrator), Joy Nash (Narrator), Christopher Salazar (Narrator), Karen Malina White (Narrator)

fiction horror thriller young adult dark mysterious tense medium-paced

10 hours, 55 minutes | first published 2022

Malika: Warrior Queen Volume 1 by Raphael Kazeem, Roye Okupe, Godwin Akpan, Chima Kalu

Malika: Warrior Queen Volume 1

Raphael Kazeem, Roye Okupe, Godwin Akpan, Chima Kalu

fiction comics fantasy historical adventurous emotional medium-paced

336 pages | first published 2021

Children of Virtue and Vengeance by Tomi Adeyemi

Children of Virtue and Vengeance

Legacy of Orïsha #2

Tomi Adeyemi

fiction fantasy young adult adventurous emotional fast-paced

416 pages | first published 2019

A Queen's Pride by N.D. Jones

A Queen's Pride

Feline Nation #1

N.D. Jones

fiction fantasy romance adventurous fast-paced

226 pages | first published 2020

Redemptor by Jordan Ifueko

Redemptor

Raybearer #2

Jordan Ifueko

fiction fantasy young adult adventurous emotional medium-paced

336 pages | first published 2021

Nzingha: Warrior Queen of Matamba, Angola, Africa, 1595 by Patricia C. McKissack

Nzingha: Warrior Queen of Matamba, Angola, Africa, 1595

The Royal Diaries

Patricia C. McKissack

fiction historical young adult adventurous informative slow-paced

136 pages | first published 2003

Anacaona: Golden Flower, Haiti, 1490 by Edwidge Danticat

Anacaona: Golden Flower, Haiti, 1490

The Royal Diaries

Edwidge Danticat

fiction childrens historical young adult challenging emotional informative slow-paced

187 pages | first published 2005

A River of Royal Blood by Amanda Joy

A River of Royal Blood

A River of Royal Blood #1

Amanda Joy

fiction fantasy young adult adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

384 pages | first published 2019

A Queen of Gilded Horns by Amanda Joy

A Queen of Gilded Horns

A River of Royal Blood #2

Amanda Joy

fiction fantasy young adult adventurous slow-paced

358 pages | first published 2021