Little Eden by KT King
Goodreads | AmazonGenre: Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Character w/ Disability: Protagonist
Disability: Myalgic Encephalomyelitis / Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS)
Is It Cured or Paranormal?: No
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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. If you have a book to add, the best way to let me know is to fill out this form! (Sorry if it takes me a while to add new books sometimes!)
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Genre: Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Character w/ Disability: Protagonist
Disability: Myalgic Encephalomyelitis / Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS)
The Wolf and the Woodsman by Ava Reid
Goodreads | AmazonGenre: Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Character w/ Disability: Love Interest, Protagonist
Disability: Missing Digits, Missing One Eye / Blindness in One Eye
Is It Cured or Paranormal?: No
Notes: Love interest is missing one eye. *MINOR SPOILER* Main character cuts off pinky. *END SPOILER*
Ruby Run by Sam Burns
Goodreads | AmazonGenre: LGBT, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Character w/ Disability: Protagonist
Disability: Anosmia
Is It Cured or Paranormal?: No
Forged in Magic by BA Tortuga
Goodreads | AmazonGenre: LGBT, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Character w/ Disability: Love Interest
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.
Chromeheart by Al Hess
Goodreads | AmazonGenre: LGBT, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Character w/ Disability: Protagonist
Disability: Heart Condition
Is It Cured or Paranormal?: Yes
Notes: Character has tachycardia. It's fixed during book with a pacemaker and causes no further problems (in this book at least, don't know about others).
Mazarin Blues by Al Hess
Goodreads | AmazonGenre: LGBT, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Character w/ Disability: Protagonist, Supporting Character
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.
The Engineer by Darran M Handshaw
Goodreads | AmazonGenre: Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Character w/ Disability: Love Interest, Protagonist, Supporting Character
Disability: Autism, Missing One Eye / Blindness in One Eye
Is It Cured or Paranormal?: No
Notes: Autism Spectrum, Fictional Mental Disability (Lost), Missing Eye
Wild Sky by Zaya Feli
Goodreads | AmazonGenre: Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Character w/ Disability: Love Interest, Protagonist
Disability: Limp/Cane/Crutches, Unknown
Is It Cured or Paranormal?: No
Notes: One of the mainc characters has a bad limp and the other main character has a fainting illness. Both are mentioned multiple times throughout the series and are a big part of the characters.
The Labyrinth's Archivist by Day Al-Mohamed
Goodreads | AmazonGenre: Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Young Adult
Character w/ Disability: Protagonist
Disability: Blindness
Is It Cured or Paranormal?: No
Olivia Stone and the Trouble with Trixies by Jeffery E. Doherty
Goodreads | AmazonGenre: Middle Grade/Children, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Character w/ Disability: Protagonist, Supporting Character
Disability: Aspergers, Autism, Limp/Cane/Crutches, Mutism, Scars / Physical Differences, Scleroderma
Is It Cured or Paranormal?: No, Yes
Notes: Protagonist: Scars, Scleroderma that turns out to be paranormal in nature (skin turning to stone) but is not cured, limp. Supporting character 1: Aspergers. Supporting character 2: Selective mutism.