
After the Dragons by Cynthia Zhang
Goodreads | AmazonGenre: Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Character w/ Disability: Protagonist or Main Character
Disability: Lung Condition
Is It Cured or Paranormal?: Yes
Notes: Lung condition - magical (shaolong/"burnt lung")
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Representation of physical disabilities is hard to find, especially in sci-fi/fantasy, so my goal is to make a list containing as many sci-fi/fantasy books with physically disabled and chronically ill characters as possible.
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Disability: Lung Condition
Is It Cured or Paranormal?: Yes
Notes: Lung condition - magical (shaolong/"burnt lung")
Disability: Scars / Physical Differences
Is It Cured or Paranormal?: No
Notes: Facial scars
Disability: Fictional Chronic Illness, SPOILER, SPOILER - Scars / Physical Differences
Is It Cured or Paranormal?: Unknown, Yes
Notes: Facial scars. Magical (zombies feeding on life force).
Disability: Celiac/Coeliac Disease
Is It Cured or Paranormal?: No
Disability: Migraines/Headaches
Is It Cured or Paranormal?: Unknown
Notes: Migraines (Karina)
Disability: Amputation / Missing Limb
Is It Cured or Paranormal?: No
Notes: Prosthetic leg
Disability: Limp/Cane/Mobility
Is It Cured or Paranormal?: No
Notes: Mobiliy (foot binding)
Disability: Missing One Eye / Blindness in One Eye, Scars / Physical Differences
Is It Cured or Paranormal?: No
Notes: One eye, facial scarring.
Disability: SPOILER, SPOILER - Brain Injury, SPOILER - limp/cane/mobility
Is It Cured or Paranormal?: Unknown
Disability: Lung Condition
Is It Cured or Paranormal?: Yes
Notes: Chlorine gas, magically cured