￩ Back to the Sci-Fi/Fantasy Books With Disability Masterlist // Cured: Assisted by Magic / Supernatural Ability

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.

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Submitting Books:
Because of my own disabilities, I can’t promise if/when I’ll get around to adding submitted books, but if you would like to let me know of a book, email metaphorsandmoonlight (at) gmail (dot) com. Include what info you can about 1) what disabilities*, 2) which characters (main, side, love interest), 3) if it’s a spoiler, and 4) if it’s cured or magically fixed. All should be sci-fi/fantasy, but let me know if it’s also YA, MG, children’s, LGBT+, graphic novel, or anthology.

*I’m only adding books with physical disabilities and illnesses. There was a time when I thought I might expand it, but I don’t think that will happen now. If a book has physical and other disabilities, feel free to mention it.

Book Cover - Cosmic Witch by Kathryn Rossati

Cosmic Witch by Kathryn Rossati

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Notes: A side protagonist has chronic pain and hypermobility, while the main protagonist has a limb difference due to an accident set prior to the story (amputated lower left arm). The character with hypermobility uses a walking stick, and the one with a limb difference uses a magically-powered prosthetic limb, which slightly limits her own magic capabilities. She also has PTSD from her accident. Another side character has anxiety. None get cured or magically healed.

Book Cover - Mazarin Blues by Al Hess

Mazarin Blues by Al Hess

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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.

Book Cover - Forbidden Forest by Tenaya Jayne

Forbidden Forest by Tenaya Jayne

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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.