Dragon School: Episodes 1-5 by Sarah K.L. Wilson
Goodreads | AmazonGenre: Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Young Adult
Character w/ Disability: Protagonist or Main Character
Disability: Mobility Issues
Is It Cured or Paranormal?: Unknown
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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.
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.
Disability: Mobility Issues
Is It Cured or Paranormal?: Unknown
Disability: Low Vision / Visual Impairment
Is It Cured or Paranormal?: Unknown
Notes: Caused by zombie virus - not a spoiler
Disability: Limp / Cane / Mobility
Is It Cured or Paranormal?: Unknown
Notes: Walks with a cane.
Disability: Amputation / Missing Limb
Is It Cured or Paranormal?: Unknown
Notes: Partial arm amputation
Disability: Unknown
Is It Cured or Paranormal?: Unknown
Notes: Chronic illness needed treatment every 4 hours
Disability: Crohn's Disease
Is It Cured or Paranormal?: Unknown
Disability: Deafness / Hard of Hearing, Limp / Cane / Mobility
Is It Cured or Paranormal?: Unknown
Notes: Els has hearing loss. Samuel has a bad foot.
Disability: SPOILER, SPOILER - Chronic Pain, SPOILER - Uses Wheelchair
Is It Cured or Paranormal?: Unknown
Notes: Note from submitter about whether disability is cured: It's unclear because it happens at the end of the latest book but the character who has magical healing powers says that even though she can't fully heal it something can be done.
Disability: Blindness
Is It Cured or Paranormal?: Unknown
Notes: Unclear if characters are blind, but the book is set on a lightless planet and, as I understand it, the characters do not use sight.
Is It Cured or Paranormal?: Unknown
Notes: Unknown if anemia is cured or aided with magic.