The book “Black Leopard, Red Wolf” by Jamaican author Marlon James has been included in a list of the 100 best fantasy books of all time compiled by Time magazine. His fourth novel, the book draws on African mythology and history for its stories, types of characters, and narratives. James, who identifies as a gay man, won the 2015 Man Booker Prize for his novel “A Brief History of Seven Killings,” which explores the times surrounding the attempted assassination of reggae icon Bob Marley. James’s fantasy novel offers a “welcome palliative to an often-heteronormative genre,” according to Elijah Wolfson. “Black Leopard, Red Wolf” was written as the first book in a trilogy that retells the same story of a boy who goes missing and the fantastical characters who are sent to bring him back. The novel presents a story of evil, heroism, betrayal and redemption, using fascinating language and providing the world-building and magical elements traditionally found in classics of the fantasy genre.