￩ Back to the Sci-Fi/Fantasy Books With Disability Masterlist // Cured: Assisted by Magic / Supernatural Ability
*I’m working on setting up a Google spreadsheet to replace the form I used to have for submitting books, I will try to get it up soon!*
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.
List below can be filtered by genre, character, or disability. You can also check this list of all disability tags. If you’re looking for a specific book, it should come up if you use the blog search in the sidebar.
Since I have not read all of these books myself, I cannot guarantee that all the information is correct. I also cannot promise that these books have good representation of disability. If you find incorrect info, if I’ve used incorrect language, etc., feel free to email me to let me know!
If multiple books in a series are about the same character and the same disabilities (i.e. no changes), I only include one entry in the list.
You can find my reviews for books that include disability (both physical and mental illness) here.
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Disability: Blindness
Is It Cured or Paranormal?: Assisted by Magic / Supernatural Ability, No
Notes: He can see the spirit realm, so he can see people's spirits, but that seems to be it.
Disability: Blindness
Is It Cured or Paranormal?: Assisted by Magic / Supernatural Ability
Disability: Blindness, Fictional Chronic Illness
Is It Cured or Paranormal?: Assisted by Magic / Supernatural Ability, Unknown
Notes: Protagonist - fictional (lungrot), unclear if paranormal or cured. Supporting character - uses magic to supplement.
Disability: Blindness, Deafness / Hard of Hearing, Mutism
Is It Cured or Paranormal?: Assisted by Magic / Supernatural Ability
Notes: Note from submitter: Magic used to partially overcome some disabilities.
Disability: Blindness
Is It Cured or Paranormal?: Assisted by Magic / Supernatural Ability, No
Notes: Character uses magic to help with certain things, like shooting, but is still unable to see.
Disability: Autism, Diabetes, Unknown
Is It Cured or Paranormal?: Assisted by Magic / Supernatural Ability, No
Notes: Main character is autistic. Love interest is diabetic and uses future technology to regulate insulin, so that's only briefly mentioned. Supporting character has a disability that causes partial paralysis/drooping on one side of their face and body and uses a future technology to help but still has pain, especially in the cold.
Disability: Blindness
Is It Cured or Paranormal?: Assisted by Magic / Supernatural Ability, No
Notes: The premise is about the character trying to get his sight restored, but in the end the wizard says he can't do that. I don't know if that will change later in the series. The character uses magical means to restore sight temporarily sometimes, but not often because it causes headaches.
Disability: Arthritis (Rheumatoid / Osteo)
Is It Cured or Paranormal?: Assisted by Magic / Supernatural Ability, No
Disability: Amputation / Missing Limb, Arnold-Chiari Malformation, Asthma, Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, Hypermobile EDS
Is It Cured or Paranormal?: Assisted by Magic / Supernatural Ability, Unknown
Disability: Missing One Eye / Blindness in One Eye
Is It Cured or Paranormal?: Assisted by Magic / Supernatural Ability, No