Diversity in Fantasy and Science Fiction
- Description
- Main characters in a fantasy or science fiction work who are not straight white people. Religious diversity would also work, but it has to be a real life religion that's not Christianity (atheism doesn't count either). Racially diverse is not magical races such as elves or dwarfs, but should correlate withe the real world. However, if a character is both, say, a vampire and Hispanic, that would count. Main character is defined as the protagonist of the work or the character whom the work focuses on.
- Based on character
- protagonist or main character
- Members
- 30 participating members
karenb ,Aquila ,sturlington ,ManWithAnAgenda ,aspirit ,souloftherose ,Dilara86 ,amurphy ,aulsmith ,pwaites ,merrystar ,ahef1963 ,uprootedtree ,DeusXMachina ,Brandy1411 ,kthxy ,kceccato ,hipdeep ,quigui ,andomck ,zjakkelien ,hoddybook ,KimarieBee ,GreenVelvet ,Sam_Ash ,hecklaurac ,electrice ,Cecrow ,hanas ,jbaenac
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15,313 members
356 reviews
4
Score 32.06
Added 2014-04-18, 03:59 AM
- 10 Members
- DeusXMachina, merrystar, quigui, sturlington, souloftherose, andomck, Dilara86, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, uprootedtree
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- 9 Members
- karenb, hipdeep, sturlington, souloftherose, Dilara86, kceccato, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, uprootedtree
- Explanations
- sturlington: Protagonist is a black woman.
3
- 10 Members
- Aquila, karenb, quigui, sturlington, souloftherose, ahef1963, kthxy, ManWithAnAgenda, uprootedtree, Brandy1411
4
- 9 Members
- amurphy, hipdeep, DeusXMachina, quigui, sturlington, pwaites, Dilara86, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda
5
- 8 Members
- amurphy, karenb, sturlington, andomck, Dilara86, kceccato, ManWithAnAgenda, uprootedtree
6
4,004 members
279 reviews
3.9
Score 18.21
Added 2014-04-18, 05:35 AM
- 7 Members
- karenb, quigui, sturlington, souloftherose, Dilara86, uprootedtree, Brandy1411
7
- 5 Members
- amurphy, pwaites, souloftherose, zjakkelien, kceccato
8
- 7 Members
- hipdeep, KimarieBee, sturlington, ahef1963, aspirit, ManWithAnAgenda, uprootedtree
9
- 6 Members
- Aquila, DeusXMachina, souloftherose, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, Brandy1411,sturlington
10
1,703 members
101 reviews
½ 4.3
Score 16.06
Added 2014-04-17, 10:49 PM
- 5 Members
- amurphy, pwaites, zjakkelien, hecklaurac, uprootedtree
11
7,453 members
217 reviews
4.1
Score 15.48
Added 2014-05-27, 08:58 AM
- 7 Members
- amurphy, karenb, sturlington, hoddybook, souloftherose, Dilara86, ManWithAnAgenda
- Explanations
- sturlington: Protagonist is a black woman.
12
- 6 Members
- amurphy, karenb, sturlington, hoddybook, Dilara86, ManWithAnAgenda
- Explanations
- sturlington: The protagonist is a black woman.
13
3,328 members
90 reviews
4.1
Score 14.67
Added 2014-05-27, 08:58 AM
- 7 Members
- amurphy, karenb, sturlington, hoddybook, souloftherose, Dilara86, ManWithAnAgenda
- Explanations
- sturlington: Protagonist is a black woman.
14
757 members
34 reviews
3.8
Score 13.56
Added 2014-04-17, 10:49 PM
- 5 Members
- amurphy, karenb, sturlington, pwaites, ahef1963
15
- 5 Members
- amurphy, KimarieBee, pwaites, ahef1963, uprootedtree
16
- 5 Members
- GreenVelvet, DeusXMachina, souloftherose, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda
17
- 5 Members
- amurphy, souloftherose, electrice, ahef1963, Brandy1411
- Explanations
- souloftherose: Protagonist is a black man
18
- 5 Members
- amurphy, karenb, Dilara86, zjakkelien, aspirit
- Explanations
- zjakkelien: The main character is a black woman.
19
15,252 members
365 reviews
4
Score 12.18
Added 2020-06-01, 03:12 PM
- 5 Members
- Aquila, hipdeep, sturlington, aspirit, ManWithAnAgenda
- Explanations
- aspirit: The main character is a Black man.
20
- 5 Members
- amurphy, karenb, sturlington, Dilara86, zjakkelien
- Explanations
- zjakkelien: The protagonist makes no distinction between men and women when choosing partners, and she's black. A bit controversial, because although she is quite old, her body looks quite young, so it's not for everyone. Still, it meets the requirements.
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737 members
45 reviews
3.8
Score 10.29
Added 2017-12-28, 03:45 AM
- 4 Members
- amurphy, karenb, souloftherose, andomck
22
- 5 Members
- amurphy, karenb, souloftherose, Dilara86, aspirit
23
4,786 members
82 reviews
4
Score 10.02
Added 2021-02-19, 12:41 AM
- 4 Members
- Aquila, GreenVelvet, merrystar, ManWithAnAgenda
24
1,465 members
61 reviews
3.9
Score 9.59
Added 2014-04-17, 10:49 PM
25
696 members
34 reviews
½ 3.7
Score 9.57
Added 2016-06-01, 04:32 PM
- 5 Members
- amurphy, karenb, souloftherose, Dilara86, ManWithAnAgenda
26
2,202 members
150 reviews
4.2
Score 9.03
Added 2015-10-06, 01:51 PM
- 4 Members
- amurphy, karenb, souloftherose, kthxy
- Explanations
- souloftherose: These are comic books featuring a young (16 year old), female, Muslim, Pakistani American as the main character.
27
3,070 members
95 reviews
4.1
Score 8.86
Added 2014-04-18, 08:12 AM
- 4 Members
- amurphy, aulsmith, sturlington, souloftherose
- Explanations
- aulsmith: Protagonist, though white and male, is disabled.
28
4,042 members
99 reviews
3.8
Score 8.25
Added 2014-04-17, 10:51 PM
- 4 Members
- amurphy, merrystar, pwaites, ManWithAnAgenda
29
30
31
663 members
12 reviews
½ 3.7
Score 6.73
Added 2014-04-18, 08:10 AM
32
1,013 members
28 reviews
½ 3.6
Score 6.63
Added 2014-04-18, 08:21 AM
33
- 3 Members
- Aquila, karenb, Brandy1411
34
35
558 members
30 reviews
½ 3.7
Score 6.42
Added 2016-05-15, 02:52 AM
- 3 Members
- karenb, souloftherose, aspirit
36
1,334 members
43 reviews
4
Score 6.41
Added 2014-04-18, 08:25 AM
- 3 Members
- karenb, aulsmith, sturlington
- Explanations
- aulsmith: Protagonist is a gay mansturlington: He is also part Chinese, part Hispanic.
38
- 3 Members
- sturlington, aspirit, ManWithAnAgenda
- Explanations
- aspirit: Set in a near future India.
39
- 3 Members
- aulsmith, sturlington, souloftherose
- Explanations
- aulsmith: Protagonist is a gay man
40
1,129 members
51 reviews
½ 3.7
Score 6
Added 2014-04-18, 08:35 AM
- 3 Members
- karenb, aulsmith, sturlington
- Explanations
- sturlington: Protagonist is a black woman.
41
42
by Nancy Farmer
5,776 members
236 reviews
4.1
Score 5.91
Added 2014-04-17, 10:51 PM
- 3 Members
- karenb, sturlington, pwaites
43
- 2 Members
- sturlington, andomck
44
- 2 Members
- quigui, Brandy1411
- Explanations
- quigui: Main characters are Asian. One of the characters is disabled.
45
- 2 Members
- Aquila, ManWithAnAgenda
46
by Junot Díaz
12,884 members
474 reviews
3.8
Score 4.95
Added 2014-05-27, 08:57 AM
- 3 Members
- karenb, sturlington, ahef1963,andomck
- Explanations
- sturlington: Not strictly sf/f, more magical realism, but the protagonist is Dominican-American and is a huge sf/f geek, so this is worth reading for sf/f fans.
47
by R.F. Kuang
3,046 members
72 reviews
4.1
Score 4.62
Added 2023-03-15, 10:43 PM
- 2 Members
- Aquila, ManWithAnAgenda
49
- 2 Members
- aspirit, ManWithAnAgenda
52
53
- 2 Members
- aspirit, ManWithAnAgenda
- Explanations
- aspirit: Deaf and queer
54
by Nancy Farmer
2,735 members
52 reviews
4
Score 4.08
Added 2014-04-17, 10:51 PM
55
- 2 Members
- karenb, souloftherose
- Explanations
- souloftherose: Protagonist is a black woman
56
57
- 2 Members
- aspirit, ManWithAnAgenda
59
61
- Member
- Sam_Ash
63
- Member
- GreenVelvet
- Explanations
- GreenVelvet: Protagonist is trans/non-binary
67
68
709 members
55 reviews
½ 3.4
Score 3.95
Added 2015-10-23, 12:45 PM
- 2 Members
- souloftherose, Dilara86
- Explanations
- souloftherose: One protagonist is Vietnamese
69
70
- 2 Members
- sturlington, souloftherose
71
- 2 Members
- sturlington, souloftherose
- Explanations
- sturlington: Protagonist is autistic.
72
by Marge Piercy
2,507 members
49 reviews
3.9
Score 3.82
Added 2014-07-05, 02:01 PM
- 2 Members
- sturlington, souloftherose
- Explanations
- souloftherose: Protagonist is Mexican and female
73
by Karen Lord
726 members
45 reviews
½ 3.6
Score 3.76
Added 2014-04-18, 05:33 AM
- 2 Members
- karenb, souloftherose
74
- 2 Members
- Aquila, souloftherose
75
78
- 2 Members
- sturlington, aspirit
- Explanations
- sturlington: Native American
79
567 members
28 reviews
3.9
Score 3.57
Added 2021-05-18, 10:32 PM
80
- 2 Members
- Aquila, ManWithAnAgenda
82
- 2 Members
- sturlington, ManWithAnAgenda
- Explanations
- sturlington: Protagonist is indigenous
83
- Member
- karenb
84
- Member
- DeusXMachina
85
86
- Member
- aulsmith
87
- Member
- kceccato
90
- Member
- kthxy
91
4,134 members
210 reviews
½ 3.7
Score 3.3
Added 2022-05-29, 02:28 PM
- 2 Members
- sturlington, ManWithAnAgenda
92
- Member
- hipdeep
94
95
- Member
- Aquila
97
- Member
- merrystar
98
- Member
- aspirit
99
- Member
- ManWithAnAgenda