Charles R. Saunders

Sword & Soul / Heroic Fantasy

Canada · Era not yet recorded

Themes & subjects

Sword & Soul, Heroic Fantasy

Biography

Creator of Sword and Soul genre with Imaro series (1981). African-inspired heroic fantasy pioneering Black protagonists in epic fantasy. Dossouye series featuring female warrior. Influenced generations of Black speculative fiction writers.

Recorded works

• Imaro series
• Dossouye series

Awards & recognition

• Sword and Soul genre pioneer

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