This one is definitely recommended... it does help if you have a vague familiarity with the Just William stories though.
Barbara Hambly: The Time of the Dark, The Walls of Air, The Armies of Daylight
I remember liking these when I read them, many years ago.
Diana Wynne Jones: Fire and Hemlock
I struggled through this one, but most people who aren't me seem to like it.
Michael Moorcock: Elric of Melnibone
I really must read some of the Elric stories one of these days.
J.K. Rowling: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
They're really rather average, but not without their good points. I've also read the fourth one, which had about as much story as each of the previous three, but spread much more thinly across the pages.
Alexander McCall Smith: The Number 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
I started that and really must get around to finishing it, because it's nicely written. He doesn't count as a Writer Of Colour though - I think he's actually Scottish.
Josephine Tey: The Franchise Affair, To Love and Be Wise, The Man in the Queue
The only one of hers I've read is The Daughter of Time, which was good.
Tad Williams: Stone of Farewell, To Green Angel Tower: part 1
I quite enjoyed all three (for varying values of "three") of the Memory, Sorrow and Thorn books.
Patricia C. Wrede: The Enchanted Forest Chronicles
I found her books enjoyable, but they're as difficult as to find hereabouts.
Jane Yolen: Dragon’s Blood
Read it, didn't like it; all those poor little dragons in search of an interesting story...
As for Writers Of Colour, a few I've read (or heard their books serialised on radio) are: Witi Ihimaera, Patricia Grace and Keri Hulme. Not sure if you'll be interested in any of their stuff but they're names to look for anyway.
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This one is definitely recommended... it does help if you have a vague familiarity with the Just William stories though.
Barbara Hambly: The Time of the Dark, The Walls of Air, The Armies of Daylight
I remember liking these when I read them, many years ago.
Diana Wynne Jones: Fire and Hemlock
I struggled through this one, but most people who aren't me seem to like it.
Michael Moorcock: Elric of Melnibone
I really must read some of the Elric stories one of these days.
J.K. Rowling: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
They're really rather average, but not without their good points. I've also read the fourth one, which had about as much story as each of the previous three, but spread much more thinly across the pages.
Alexander McCall Smith: The Number 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
I started that and really must get around to finishing it, because it's nicely written. He doesn't count as a Writer Of Colour though - I think he's actually Scottish.
Josephine Tey: The Franchise Affair, To Love and Be Wise, The Man in the Queue
The only one of hers I've read is The Daughter of Time, which was good.
Tad Williams: Stone of Farewell, To Green Angel Tower: part 1
I quite enjoyed all three (for varying values of "three") of the Memory, Sorrow and Thorn books.
Patricia C. Wrede: The Enchanted Forest Chronicles
I found her books enjoyable, but they're as difficult as to find hereabouts.
Jane Yolen: Dragon’s Blood
Read it, didn't like it; all those poor little dragons in search of an interesting story...
As for Writers Of Colour, a few I've read (or heard their books serialised on radio) are: Witi Ihimaera, Patricia Grace and Keri Hulme. Not sure if you'll be interested in any of their stuff but they're names to look for anyway.