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adult sci-fi and fantasy novels and novellas!
with queer/QUILTBAG protagonists!!
that come out THIS YEAR!!!
from trad and indie pubs!!!!
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adult sci-fi and fantasy novels and novellas!
with queer/QUILTBAG protagonists!!
that come out THIS YEAR!!!
from trad and indie pubs!!!!
it's
gaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay!
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first off, books that come out this month!
JANUARY!! 2022!!!
JANUARY!! 2022!!!
RETURNING HEROES by @Harry_F_Rey
1/7/2022
- m/m(/m), all-queer cast
- sixth and final in super queer space opera
- a captain returns home, changed, to galaxy in flux
- threatened by disastrous politics and immortals, war is inevitable
ninestarpress.com/product/returnβ¦
1/7/2022
- m/m(/m), all-queer cast
- sixth and final in super queer space opera
- a captain returns home, changed, to galaxy in flux
- threatened by disastrous politics and immortals, war is inevitable
ninestarpress.com/product/returnβ¦
BATTLE OF THE LINGUIST MAGES by @scottomoore
1/11/2022
- f/f
- in a rave-themed VR game, words can kill
- smash morphemes and punctuation together for a c-c-COMBO
- but can the queen of the game do anything in the real world?
goodreads.com/book/show/5443β¦
1/11/2022
- f/f
- in a rave-themed VR game, words can kill
- smash morphemes and punctuation together for a c-c-COMBO
- but can the queen of the game do anything in the real world?
goodreads.com/book/show/5443β¦
SERVANT MAGE by @KateElliottSFF
1/18/2022
- polyamory, bi
- lamplighter becomes a reluctant revolutionary
- magic inherited from dragons, mages forced into servitude
- portals and demons and soul-wraiths, ohmy
goodreads.com/book/show/5769β¦
1/18/2022
- polyamory, bi
- lamplighter becomes a reluctant revolutionary
- magic inherited from dragons, mages forced into servitude
- portals and demons and soul-wraiths, ohmy
goodreads.com/book/show/5769β¦
SEVEN MERCIES by @LR_Lam & @_ElizabethMay
1/25/2022
- f/f, trans, bi, & ace
- sequel to SEVEN DEVILS
- queer found family traveling through space and rebelling against empire πͺπͺ
- seven queers vs a rogue AI
goodreads.com/book/show/3882β¦
1/25/2022
- f/f, trans, bi, & ace
- sequel to SEVEN DEVILS
- queer found family traveling through space and rebelling against empire πͺπͺ
- seven queers vs a rogue AI
goodreads.com/book/show/3882β¦
GOLIATH by @TochiTrueStory
1/25/2022
- m/m established couple
- in the 2050s, those who can flee our poisoned Earth, do; those who can't salvage what they can
- disparate narratives weave together to create a dystopia... or our inevitable reality?
goodreads.com/book/show/5769β¦
1/25/2022
- m/m established couple
- in the 2050s, those who can flee our poisoned Earth, do; those who can't salvage what they can
- disparate narratives weave together to create a dystopia... or our inevitable reality?
goodreads.com/book/show/5769β¦
LIGHT YEARS FROM HOME by @mikechenwriter
1/25/2022
- f/f
- brother disappears on a camping trip, only to reappear years later talking about an intergalactic war
- what's worse: the FBI or a space armada?
- family-focused scifi, as Chen does best <3
goodreads.com/book/show/5772β¦
1/25/2022
- f/f
- brother disappears on a camping trip, only to reappear years later talking about an intergalactic war
- what's worse: the FBI or a space armada?
- family-focused scifi, as Chen does best <3
goodreads.com/book/show/5772β¦
books that come out FEBRUARY 2022!!!
AZURA GHOST by @EssaHansen
2/1/2022
β ace-spec MC, nonbinary and genderfluid side characters
β sequel to NOPHEK GLOSS
β epic space opera!
β mysterious ships with souls!!
β big tech and bigger world-building
goodreads.com/book/show/5618β¦
2/1/2022
β ace-spec MC, nonbinary and genderfluid side characters
β sequel to NOPHEK GLOSS
β epic space opera!
β mysterious ships with souls!!
β big tech and bigger world-building
goodreads.com/book/show/5618β¦
BASE NOTES by @larazontally
2/1/2022
- pan/poly, enby MC
- a perfumer drowning in debt branches out into scents that can recreate memories
- except to distill a moment, one must also distill a person
- murder, that means murder
- and so much of it π‘οΈ
goodreads.com/book/show/5810β¦
2/1/2022
- pan/poly, enby MC
- a perfumer drowning in debt branches out into scents that can recreate memories
- except to distill a moment, one must also distill a person
- murder, that means murder
- and so much of it π‘οΈ
goodreads.com/book/show/5810β¦
BLUEBIRD by @CielPierlot
2/8/2022
- "lesbian gunslinger fights spies in space!"
- srsly do you need anything else
- really???
- taser-wielding! librarian!! girlfriend!!!
- just gotta save the twin sister while traversing a war-torn galaxy
goodreads.com/book/show/5833β¦
2/8/2022
- "lesbian gunslinger fights spies in space!"
- srsly do you need anything else
- really???
- taser-wielding! librarian!! girlfriend!!!
- just gotta save the twin sister while traversing a war-torn galaxy
goodreads.com/book/show/5833β¦
THE THOUSAND EYES by @AKLarkwood
2/15/2022
- f/f main, m/m disaster
- sequel to THE UNSPOKEN NAME
- Orc priestess turned mercenary turned adventurer Csorwe helps her girlfriend wield eldritch and necromantic power
- FUCKING TAL
goodreads.com/book/show/5507β¦
2/15/2022
- f/f main, m/m disaster
- sequel to THE UNSPOKEN NAME
- Orc priestess turned mercenary turned adventurer Csorwe helps her girlfriend wield eldritch and necromantic power
- FUCKING TAL
goodreads.com/book/show/5507β¦
MOON WITCH, SPIDER KING by @MarlonJames5
2/15/2022
- m/m in original story, which this holds up a mirror to
- sequel to BLACK LEOPARD, RED WOLF
- everything you know is wrong
- a century-long feud, a search for a missing boy, and a metaphorical spider
goodreads.com/book/show/3383β¦
2/15/2022
- m/m in original story, which this holds up a mirror to
- sequel to BLACK LEOPARD, RED WOLF
- everything you know is wrong
- a century-long feud, a search for a missing boy, and a metaphorical spider
goodreads.com/book/show/3383β¦
SISTERS OF THE FORSAKEN STARS by @LinaRather
2/15/2022
- lesbian space nuns!!, come on
- sequel to SISTERS OF THE VAST BLACK
- how to keep your faith after witnessing atrocities
- keep fighting fascism, that's how
goodreads.com/book/show/5617β¦
2/15/2022
- lesbian space nuns!!, come on
- sequel to SISTERS OF THE VAST BLACK
- how to keep your faith after witnessing atrocities
- keep fighting fascism, that's how
goodreads.com/book/show/5617β¦
THE MAGIC BETWEEN by @_stephaniehoyt
2/15/2022
- bi MC, m/m
- magic demands a bond, and opposites quite literally attract
- the ocd pop star who can disappear and the hockey player who can see anything accidentally magically bond, oops
goodreads.com/book/show/5737β¦
2/15/2022
- bi MC, m/m
- magic demands a bond, and opposites quite literally attract
- the ocd pop star who can disappear and the hockey player who can see anything accidentally magically bond, oops
goodreads.com/book/show/5737β¦
LAST EXIT by @maxgladstone
2/22/2022
- f/f
- the adventuring kids failed, but as adults they have a chance to set it right
- world-jumping to stop a rot that unmakes realities
- muscle cars, cowboys, and mathematical magic
- shove this in my veins
goodreads.com/book/show/5769β¦
2/22/2022
- f/f
- the adventuring kids failed, but as adults they have a chance to set it right
- world-jumping to stop a rot that unmakes realities
- muscle cars, cowboys, and mathematical magic
- shove this in my veins
goodreads.com/book/show/5769β¦
DEAD COLLECTIONS by @isaac_fellman
2/22/2022
- transmasc MC
- an eccentric archivist and a grieving widow form a surprising bond
- and the surprise isn't that one of them is a vampire
- a gentle book about the stories we leave behind <3
goodreads.com/book/show/5806β¦
2/22/2022
- transmasc MC
- an eccentric archivist and a grieving widow form a surprising bond
- and the surprise isn't that one of them is a vampire
- a gentle book about the stories we leave behind <3
goodreads.com/book/show/5806β¦
MANHUNT by Gretchen Felker-Martin
2/22/2022
- trans MCs
- dystopian world where trans women are forced to hunt and harvest the organs of feral men to survive
- actually considers trans folks in a sex-based apocalypse
goodreads.com/book/show/5332β¦
2/22/2022
- trans MCs
- dystopian world where trans women are forced to hunt and harvest the organs of feral men to survive
- actually considers trans folks in a sex-based apocalypse
goodreads.com/book/show/5332β¦
INHERITORS OF POWER by @JulietteWade
2/22/2022
- ace rep in an ongoing queer-informed world
- third book in Broken Trust series
- trash hauler becomes the center of a political clash after he stumbles somewhere he wasn't supposed to be
goodreads.com/book/show/5821β¦
2/22/2022
- ace rep in an ongoing queer-informed world
- third book in Broken Trust series
- trash hauler becomes the center of a political clash after he stumbles somewhere he wasn't supposed to be
goodreads.com/book/show/5821β¦
SCORPICA by @theladygreer
2/22/2022
- 2 sapphic POVs and 1 pan guardswoman
- women are in charge & "some are cinnamon rolls and others like to do murders"
- every queen for herself, but especially the near-immortal sorcerer demigod
goodreads.com/book/show/5321β¦
2/22/2022
- 2 sapphic POVs and 1 pan guardswoman
- women are in charge & "some are cinnamon rolls and others like to do murders"
- every queen for herself, but especially the near-immortal sorcerer demigod
goodreads.com/book/show/5321β¦
books that come out MARCH 2022!!!
THE ATLAS SIX by @OlivieBlake
3/1/2022
- sapphic, bi, poly
- dark academia that's gay for itself
- six of the most talented magicians have been selected for the most prestigious secret society, but only five will make it
- IF they survive (dundunduun)
goodreads.com/book/show/5905β¦
3/1/2022
- sapphic, bi, poly
- dark academia that's gay for itself
- six of the most talented magicians have been selected for the most prestigious secret society, but only five will make it
- IF they survive (dundunduun)
goodreads.com/book/show/5905β¦
THE CIRCUS INFINITE by @cosmickhan
3/8/2022
- ace MC
- gravity mage catches the attention of a crime boss in charge of a circus who forces the mage to do some terrible stuff
- but the queer found family is about to take on the mob, together
goodreads.com/book/show/5818β¦
3/8/2022
- ace MC
- gravity mage catches the attention of a crime boss in charge of a circus who forces the mage to do some terrible stuff
- but the queer found family is about to take on the mob, together
goodreads.com/book/show/5818β¦
PENNYBLADE by @JLWORRAD
3/15/2022
- sapphic
- a disgraced elf mercenary is forced to work among the humans who despise her for whom she loves
- literally haunted by her past
- betrayal's only the first of many problems
goodreads.com/book/show/5866β¦
3/15/2022
- sapphic
- a disgraced elf mercenary is forced to work among the humans who despise her for whom she loves
- literally haunted by her past
- betrayal's only the first of many problems
goodreads.com/book/show/5866β¦
THE CITY OF DUSK by @EachStarAWorld
3/22/2022
- sapphic, queer
- "queer goth metal fantasy" w/ necromancy, bone dresses, shadow familiars, & murderous gods
- the gods have withdrawn their favor from the world, but their heirs will keep fighting for it
goodreads.com/book/show/5719β¦
3/22/2022
- sapphic, queer
- "queer goth metal fantasy" w/ necromancy, bone dresses, shadow familiars, & murderous gods
- the gods have withdrawn their favor from the world, but their heirs will keep fighting for it
goodreads.com/book/show/5719β¦
WILD AND WICKED THINGS by @franwritesstuff
3/29/2022
- f/f
- Great Gatsby retelling, but make it sapphic
- oh, and witches
- do you really need anything else
- FINE, blood magic TOO
goodreads.com/book/show/5834β¦
3/29/2022
- f/f
- Great Gatsby retelling, but make it sapphic
- oh, and witches
- do you really need anything else
- FINE, blood magic TOO
goodreads.com/book/show/5834β¦
queer books that come out in APRIL 2022!!
THE BLADED FAITH by @thatdalglishguy
4/5/2022
- f/f (wholesome lesbians, even)
- revolutionaries create a hero to strike fear into the empire that conquered them
- but creating a hero turns out to be the work - and blood - of many
goodreads.com/book/show/5794β¦
4/5/2022
- f/f (wholesome lesbians, even)
- revolutionaries create a hero to strike fear into the empire that conquered them
- but creating a hero turns out to be the work - and blood - of many
goodreads.com/book/show/5794β¦
IN A GARDEN BURNING GOLD by Rory Power
4/5/2022
- queer (unspecified)
- twins use their magic to protect their country
- but is their country worth protecting?
- season & tide magic, international conspiracies, and the limits of familial bonds
goodreads.com/book/show/5267β¦
4/5/2022
- queer (unspecified)
- twins use their magic to protect their country
- but is their country worth protecting?
- season & tide magic, international conspiracies, and the limits of familial bonds
goodreads.com/book/show/5267β¦
SPEAR by Nicola Griffith
4/19/2022
- sapphic
- King Arthur retelling
- a young woman chases a vision of her destiny at the court of King Artos with only a broken spear and mended armor
goodreads.com/book/show/5631β¦
4/19/2022
- sapphic
- King Arthur retelling
- a young woman chases a vision of her destiny at the court of King Artos with only a broken spear and mended armor
goodreads.com/book/show/5631β¦
FEVERED STAR by @RoanhorseBex
4/19/2022
- bi MC, queer cast
- sequel to BLACK SUN
- the sun is the Crow God's now
- what happens to the living avatars of gods when their prophesies are realized?
goodreads.com/book/show/5733β¦
4/19/2022
- bi MC, queer cast
- sequel to BLACK SUN
- the sun is the Crow God's now
- what happens to the living avatars of gods when their prophesies are realized?
goodreads.com/book/show/5733β¦
KAIKEYI by @VaishnaWrites
4/26/2022
- ace MC
- Ramayana retelling
- the gods never seem to hear Kaikeyi's calls, so she discovers magic on her own and transforms her own world
- but her forged path clashes with destiny, demons, and the divine
goodreads.com/book/show/5904β¦
4/26/2022
- ace MC
- Ramayana retelling
- the gods never seem to hear Kaikeyi's calls, so she discovers magic on her own and transforms her own world
- but her forged path clashes with destiny, demons, and the divine
goodreads.com/book/show/5904β¦
THE DISCORD OF GODS by @jennlyonsauthor
4/26/2022
- bi MC, plus queertastic cast
- omfg the last book in the CHORUS OF DRAGONS series
- it's the end times, people! get with it
- prophecies and rituals and gods and demons collide in this epic conclusion
goodreads.com/book/show/5769β¦
4/26/2022
- bi MC, plus queertastic cast
- omfg the last book in the CHORUS OF DRAGONS series
- it's the end times, people! get with it
- prophecies and rituals and gods and demons collide in this epic conclusion
goodreads.com/book/show/5769β¦
queer books that come out in MAY 2022!!
WHEN WOMEN WERE DRAGONS by @kellybarnhill
5/3/2022
- sapphic MC
- MASS DRAGONING
- no really, thousands upon thousands of afab folk turned dragon in 1955
- and now: the repercussions
- did I mention MASS DRAGONING??
goodreads.com/book/show/5878β¦
5/3/2022
- sapphic MC
- MASS DRAGONING
- no really, thousands upon thousands of afab folk turned dragon in 1955
- and now: the repercussions
- did I mention MASS DRAGONING??
goodreads.com/book/show/5878β¦
VOWS OF EMPIRE by @skrutskie
5/3/2022
- m/m main
- third in the BLOODRIGHT TRILOGY
- space opera with star-crossed heirs to warring empires
goodreads.com/book/show/4230β¦
5/3/2022
- m/m main
- third in the BLOODRIGHT TRILOGY
- space opera with star-crossed heirs to warring empires
goodreads.com/book/show/4230β¦
MISRULE by @heatherrwalter5
5/10/2022
- sapphic MC
- sequel to MALICE, Sleeping Beauty retelling
- the princess sleeps and the sorceress who loves her must become the monster to wake her
goodreads.com/book/show/5851β¦
5/10/2022
- sapphic MC
- sequel to MALICE, Sleeping Beauty retelling
- the princess sleeps and the sorceress who loves her must become the monster to wake her
goodreads.com/book/show/5851β¦
UNDER FORTUNATE STARS by @voidcricket
5/10/2022
- bi MCs, mostly queer cast
- stuck in a rift, a space ship runs into history dorks from the future
- but their story doesn't line up with the future's version and they're both running out of time & power
goodreads.com/book/show/5936β¦
5/10/2022
- bi MCs, mostly queer cast
- stuck in a rift, a space ship runs into history dorks from the future
- but their story doesn't line up with the future's version and they're both running out of time & power
goodreads.com/book/show/5936β¦
SIREN QUEEN by @NghiVoWriting
5/10/2022
- sapphic
- Hollywood is racist as ever but it also runs on blood and ancient magic
- when the monsters are real, does it matter if you play a monster or become one
goodreads.com/book/show/5410β¦
5/10/2022
- sapphic
- Hollywood is racist as ever but it also runs on blood and ancient magic
- when the monsters are real, does it matter if you play a monster or become one
goodreads.com/book/show/5410β¦
THE HOURGLASS THRONE by @KDEdwards_NC
5/17/2022
- ace, m/m
- third in the Tarot Sequence, about the survivors of a magical Atlantis
- found family, dark secrets, and the challenges of power
goodreads.com/book/show/5551β¦
5/17/2022
- ace, m/m
- third in the Tarot Sequence, about the survivors of a magical Atlantis
- found family, dark secrets, and the challenges of power
goodreads.com/book/show/5551β¦
THE ORIGIN OF STORMS by @matociquala
5/24/2022
- 3rd gender / trans MC
- final in LOTUS KINGDOMS trilogy
- four claimants to a throne that only one can sit
- dragons, automatons, and wizards - epic fantasy at its finest
goodreads.com/book/show/5872β¦
5/24/2022
- 3rd gender / trans MC
- final in LOTUS KINGDOMS trilogy
- four claimants to a throne that only one can sit
- dragons, automatons, and wizards - epic fantasy at its finest
goodreads.com/book/show/5872β¦
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queer books coming in JUNE 2022!!!
(aka PRIDE MONTH BOOKS!!)
(aka PRIDE MONTH BOOKS!!)
WRATH GODDESS SING by @mayadeanewriter
6/7/2022
- trans MC, f/m, m/m
- what if Achilles were a trans woman
- who still went into battle and slayed
- and the gods actually fed off of human sacrifices
- and Helen was immortal?
goodreads.com/book/show/5746β¦
6/7/2022
- trans MC, f/m, m/m
- what if Achilles were a trans woman
- who still went into battle and slayed
- and the gods actually fed off of human sacrifices
- and Helen was immortal?
goodreads.com/book/show/5746β¦
HER MAJESTY'S ROYAL COVEN by @junodawson
6/14/2022
- sapphic, queer
- Queen Elizabeth I established covert gov't coven
- witchcraft + bureaucracy + trying to help witches become more inclusive
- old friends redeciding their loyalties to each other
goodreads.com/book/show/5908β¦
6/14/2022
- sapphic, queer
- Queen Elizabeth I established covert gov't coven
- witchcraft + bureaucracy + trying to help witches become more inclusive
- old friends redeciding their loyalties to each other
goodreads.com/book/show/5908β¦
DAWNHOUNDS by @understatesmen
6/14/2022
- sapphic
- Maori-inspired fantasy π
- oh shit I've found a body
- oh shit I've been murdered
- haha oh shit for them, death didn't stick π
- pirates & necromancy & plague, yesss
simonandschuster.com/books/The-Dawnβ¦
6/14/2022
- sapphic
- Maori-inspired fantasy π
- oh shit I've found a body
- oh shit I've been murdered
- haha oh shit for them, death didn't stick π
- pirates & necromancy & plague, yesss
simonandschuster.com/books/The-Dawnβ¦
THE GRIEF OF STONES by Katherine Addison
6/14/2022
- gay MC
- sequel to THE WITNESS FOR THE DEAD
- everything you loved about the GOBLIN EMPEROR's softness, continued
- MC can converse with the recently dead
- and thereby uncovers terrible things
goodreads.com/book/show/5872β¦
6/14/2022
- gay MC
- sequel to THE WITNESS FOR THE DEAD
- everything you loved about the GOBLIN EMPEROR's softness, continued
- MC can converse with the recently dead
- and thereby uncovers terrible things
goodreads.com/book/show/5872β¦
JANUARY FIFTEENTH by @rachelswirsky
6/14/2022
- f/f
- the day all Americans receive their annual UBI payment
- the day four individuals' lives will change
- how status quo can become change
goodreads.com/book/show/5872β¦
6/14/2022
- f/f
- the day all Americans receive their annual UBI payment
- the day four individuals' lives will change
- how status quo can become change
goodreads.com/book/show/5872β¦
A MIRROR MENDED by @AlixEHarrow
6/14/2022
- queer MC (f/f?)
- sequel to a SPINDLE SPLINTERED
- instead of saving Sleeping Beauties, MC gets to save the Evil Queen from Snow White
- yesssssssssssssss
goodreads.com/book/show/5872β¦
6/14/2022
- queer MC (f/f?)
- sequel to a SPINDLE SPLINTERED
- instead of saving Sleeping Beauties, MC gets to save the Evil Queen from Snow White
- yesssssssssssssss
goodreads.com/book/show/5872β¦
THE SLEEPLESS by @VictorManibo
6/21/2022
- queer MC
- 1/4 of the world stops sleeping w/o health problems
- some people revere the Sleepless, others fear them, and others..
- want to become them
- scifi noir mystery about capitalism and hustle culture
goodreads.com/book/show/5980β¦
6/21/2022
- queer MC
- 1/4 of the world stops sleeping w/o health problems
- some people revere the Sleepless, others fear them, and others..
- want to become them
- scifi noir mystery about capitalism and hustle culture
goodreads.com/book/show/5980β¦
WHAT ROUGH BEAST by @MREJohnston
6/21/2022
- established m/m couple
- sequel to THE BLOOD-DIMMED TIDE
- space opera with a massive conflict between humans and the Zhen Empire
flametreepublishing.com/what-rough-beaβ¦
6/21/2022
- established m/m couple
- sequel to THE BLOOD-DIMMED TIDE
- space opera with a massive conflict between humans and the Zhen Empire
flametreepublishing.com/what-rough-beaβ¦
A TASTE OF GOLD AND IRON by @_alexrowland
6/21/2022
- m/m
- fealty and queer yearning abound
- beefy bodyguards who have to protect cold yet handsome ambassadors
- princes can touch-taste metal which makes counterfeiting... interesting...
goodreads.com/book/show/5581β¦
6/21/2022
- m/m
- fealty and queer yearning abound
- beefy bodyguards who have to protect cold yet handsome ambassadors
- princes can touch-taste metal which makes counterfeiting... interesting...
goodreads.com/book/show/5581β¦
LOCKLANDS by Robert Jackson Bennett
- f/f main, established
- 3rd in FOUNDERS TRILOGY
- magic is a series of increasingly complex definitions
- except now that same magic is being used to possess people and destroy reality
- nothing a heist can't stop
goodreads.com/book/show/5553β¦
- f/f main, established
- 3rd in FOUNDERS TRILOGY
- magic is a series of increasingly complex definitions
- except now that same magic is being used to possess people and destroy reality
- nothing a heist can't stop
goodreads.com/book/show/5553β¦
THE FINAL STRIFE by @saaraelarifi
6/21/2022
- f/f
- society stratified by blood - literally.
- giant, rideable lizards in a desert world
- a chosen one who didn't save the world
- it's time to let the blood flow π
goodreads.com/book/show/5444β¦
6/21/2022
- f/f
- society stratified by blood - literally.
- giant, rideable lizards in a desert world
- a chosen one who didn't save the world
- it's time to let the blood flow π
goodreads.com/book/show/5444β¦
THE BALLAD OF PERILOUS GRAVES by @Magicknegro
6/21/2022
- queer MC
- a magical piano maintains the city of Nola's beat and without them, the city will fall
- a failed magician and his sister have to find the songs and save the city
goodreads.com/book/show/5922β¦
6/21/2022
- queer MC
- a magical piano maintains the city of Nola's beat and without them, the city will fall
- a failed magician and his sister have to find the songs and save the city
goodreads.com/book/show/5922β¦
THE WILD HUNT by @silvanhistorian
6/23/2022
- f/f
- retelling of the Erlking
- a warchief cursed to bring death to any she meets finds a scholar fleeing war
- helping will risk the scholar's soul
- but it's them against the war - and faery itself
goodreads.com/book/show/5838β¦
6/23/2022
- f/f
- retelling of the Erlking
- a warchief cursed to bring death to any she meets finds a scholar fleeing war
- helping will risk the scholar's soul
- but it's them against the war - and faery itself
goodreads.com/book/show/5838β¦
THE GODBREAKER by @MikeBrooks668
6/21/2022
- m/m, multiple queer MCs
- third in the GOD-KING CHRONICLES
- scholarly thief and his murder husband π
- war dragons will continue until morale improves
- as will your friendly neighborhood sea raiders
goodreads.com/book/show/5893β¦
6/21/2022
- m/m, multiple queer MCs
- third in the GOD-KING CHRONICLES
- scholarly thief and his murder husband π
- war dragons will continue until morale improves
- as will your friendly neighborhood sea raiders
goodreads.com/book/show/5893β¦
queer books coming in JULY 2022!!
SILK FIRE by @ZREllor
7/5/2022
- m/m
- oops this dying god gave me magic-breathing powers
- and now I'm knee-deep in the politics I've been trying to avoid
- male courtesan MC, dragons, NECROMANCERS, army of undead, hold me daddy
goodreads.com/book/show/5528β¦
7/5/2022
- m/m
- oops this dying god gave me magic-breathing powers
- and now I'm knee-deep in the politics I've been trying to avoid
- male courtesan MC, dragons, NECROMANCERS, army of undead, hold me daddy
goodreads.com/book/show/5528β¦
A PRAYER FOR THE CROWN-SHY by Becky Chambers
7/12/2022
- nonbinary, queernorm in general
- 2nd in MONK & ROBOT series
- when a tea monk and a robot on a quest to find out what humanity really needs become friends, you get a quiet, hope-driven story <3
goodreads.com/book/show/4086β¦
7/12/2022
- nonbinary, queernorm in general
- 2nd in MONK & ROBOT series
- when a tea monk and a robot on a quest to find out what humanity really needs become friends, you get a quiet, hope-driven story <3
goodreads.com/book/show/4086β¦
WHAT MOVES THE DEAD by @UrsulaV
7/12/2022
- enby MC
- Fall of the House of Usher retelling
- now with fungal overgrowth, possessed wildlife, and a lake wot pulses!!
- are you ready to have fun because I'm a fungi
goodreads.com/book/show/5844β¦
7/12/2022
- enby MC
- Fall of the House of Usher retelling
- now with fungal overgrowth, possessed wildlife, and a lake wot pulses!!
- are you ready to have fun because I'm a fungi
goodreads.com/book/show/5844β¦
AUGUST KITKO AND THE MECHAS FROM SPACE by @alexwhitebooks
7/12/2022
- gay MC
- an army of giant robots want to destroy Earth
- except some team up with a jazz pianist to stop the destruction instead
- um did you read the part about the SPACE MECHAS???
goodreads.com/book/show/5834β¦
7/12/2022
- gay MC
- an army of giant robots want to destroy Earth
- except some team up with a jazz pianist to stop the destruction instead
- um did you read the part about the SPACE MECHAS???
goodreads.com/book/show/5834β¦
A STRANGE AND STUBBORN ENDURANCE by @fozmeadows
7/26/2022
- m/m
- well, if you don't want to marry the girl, marry her brother, ok?
- romantic af fantasy, with a queer marriage of convenience, but let's also Have a Murder, too
goodreads.com/book/show/5872β¦
7/26/2022
- m/m
- well, if you don't want to marry the girl, marry her brother, ok?
- romantic af fantasy, with a queer marriage of convenience, but let's also Have a Murder, too
goodreads.com/book/show/5872β¦
queer books coming out in AUGUST 2022!!
FAULT TOLERANCE by @valerievaldes
8/2/2022
- bi/pan MC
- 3rd in CHILLING EFFECT series
- is the universe being trolled by creepy monoliths or is their message of doom legit?
- up to the crew of the La Sirena Negra to find out
- psychic space cats!!!!
goodreads.com/book/show/5883β¦
8/2/2022
- bi/pan MC
- 3rd in CHILLING EFFECT series
- is the universe being trolled by creepy monoliths or is their message of doom legit?
- up to the crew of the La Sirena Negra to find out
- psychic space cats!!!!
goodreads.com/book/show/5883β¦
UNWIELDY CREATURES by @addiebrook
8/2/2022
- sapphic MC
- Frankenstein retelling, but make it queer
- told by the Dr's intern
- tale of loss, revenge... and murder (dun dun duuun)
goodreads.com/book/show/5983β¦
8/2/2022
- sapphic MC
- Frankenstein retelling, but make it queer
- told by the Dr's intern
- tale of loss, revenge... and murder (dun dun duuun)
goodreads.com/book/show/5983β¦
THE JAGUAR PATH by @AnnaSmithWrites
8/4/2022
- multiple bi and gay MCs
- sequel to THE STONE KNIFE
- Stephens' classic creepy af fantasy
- the Empire of Songs used magical music to bind its people together, but others can sing
goodreads.com/book/show/5955β¦
8/4/2022
- multiple bi and gay MCs
- sequel to THE STONE KNIFE
- Stephens' classic creepy af fantasy
- the Empire of Songs used magical music to bind its people together, but others can sing
goodreads.com/book/show/5955β¦
THE BOOK EATERS by @Blind_Nycteris
8/9/2022
- sapphic MC
- title is literal
- eaters remember everything in the books they eat
- things get dark af when one eater is born able to eat minds instead
- don't take a baby mind eater from their mom, k?
goodreads.com/book/show/5587β¦
8/9/2022
- sapphic MC
- title is literal
- eaters remember everything in the books they eat
- things get dark af when one eater is born able to eat minds instead
- don't take a baby mind eater from their mom, k?
goodreads.com/book/show/5587β¦
HIGH TIMES IN THE LOW PARLIAMENT by @kellyoyo
8/9/2022
- f/f
- ok I'll deliver this message for you, just give me a kiss first
- fuck, I got cursed by a fairy
- a human scribe sent to fairy Parliament has to save humanity from a hung vote, or else war
goodreads.com/book/show/5872β¦
8/9/2022
- f/f
- ok I'll deliver this message for you, just give me a kiss first
- fuck, I got cursed by a fairy
- a human scribe sent to fairy Parliament has to save humanity from a hung vote, or else war
goodreads.com/book/show/5872β¦
THE OLEANDER SWORD by @tashadrinkstea
8/16/2022
- f/f
- ancient magic has returned in time for a people to reclaim their country
- the mad emperor isn't about to let them go without blood
- but his sister has broken free of his grip and she's PISSEDπ₯
goodreads.com/book/show/5344β¦
8/16/2022
- f/f
- ancient magic has returned in time for a people to reclaim their country
- the mad emperor isn't about to let them go without blood
- but his sister has broken free of his grip and she's PISSEDπ₯
goodreads.com/book/show/5344β¦
THE LAST HERO by @lindenalewis
8/16/2022
- mostly queer cast, enby side character
- final in the FIRST SISTER TRILOGY
- dystopian space opera with Handmaid's Tale flavoring
- mutual pining and mutual undoing
- twisty and continually full of surprises
goodreads.com/book/show/5936β¦
8/16/2022
- mostly queer cast, enby side character
- final in the FIRST SISTER TRILOGY
- dystopian space opera with Handmaid's Tale flavoring
- mutual pining and mutual undoing
- twisty and continually full of surprises
goodreads.com/book/show/5936β¦
DANCE WITH THE DEVIL by @KitRocha
8/16/2022
- bi MC
- 3rd in MERCENARY LIBRARIANS series
- super-powered clone and her two best friends try to maintain a post-apocalyptic library, but shit keeps getting in the way
- it's time for a REVOLUTION
goodreads.com/book/show/5872β¦
8/16/2022
- bi MC
- 3rd in MERCENARY LIBRARIANS series
- super-powered clone and her two best friends try to maintain a post-apocalyptic library, but shit keeps getting in the way
- it's time for a REVOLUTION
goodreads.com/book/show/5872β¦
FURIOUS HEAVEN by @KateElliottSFF
8/18/2022
- f/f
- sequel to UNCONQUERABLE SUN
- gender-swapped space opera inspired by Alexander the Great!!
- wait do I need to say anything else?? srsly???
- space battles and space mysteries and space ambition!
goodreads.com/book/show/3620β¦
8/18/2022
- f/f
- sequel to UNCONQUERABLE SUN
- gender-swapped space opera inspired by Alexander the Great!!
- wait do I need to say anything else?? srsly???
- space battles and space mysteries and space ambition!
goodreads.com/book/show/3620β¦
queer books coming out SEPTEMBER 2022!!
NONA THE NINTH by Tamsyn Muir
9/13/2022
- sapphic, queertastic
- third in the LOCKED TOMB series
- Nona wants a birthday party, but there's zombies, a giant blue sphere menacing her world, and, uh, this isn't her body
- GAY BONES GAY BONES GAY BONES
goodreads.com/book/show/5866β¦
9/13/2022
- sapphic, queertastic
- third in the LOCKED TOMB series
- Nona wants a birthday party, but there's zombies, a giant blue sphere menacing her world, and, uh, this isn't her body
- GAY BONES GAY BONES GAY BONES
goodreads.com/book/show/5866β¦
THE UNBALANCING by @RB_Lemberg
9/27/2022
- queer and enby MCs
- set in the entrancing Birdverse
- magic keepers must come together to save their islands from catastrophe
- ghosts and giant constructs and - Atlantis??!!
goodreads.com/book/show/5606β¦
9/27/2022
- queer and enby MCs
- set in the entrancing Birdverse
- magic keepers must come together to save their islands from catastrophe
- ghosts and giant constructs and - Atlantis??!!
goodreads.com/book/show/5606β¦
queer books coming out OCTOBER 2022!!
NO GODS FOR DROWNING by @HaileyPiperSays
10/4/2022
- f/f
- serial killer is trying to bring back the old gods to save their sinking city
- but maybe the old gods didn't leave willingly
- and the serial killer is bringing back the wrong gods π±
goodreads.com/book/show/5969β¦
10/4/2022
- f/f
- serial killer is trying to bring back the old gods to save their sinking city
- but maybe the old gods didn't leave willingly
- and the serial killer is bringing back the wrong gods π±
goodreads.com/book/show/5969β¦
DEADBEAT DRUID by @drslayton
10/18/2022
- gay MC
- sequel to TRAILER PARK TRICKSTER
- cinnamon roll magician continues saving the world, after dealing with his family, of course
10/18/2022
- gay MC
- sequel to TRAILER PARK TRICKSTER
- cinnamon roll magician continues saving the world, after dealing with his family, of course
INTO THE RIVERLANDS by @NghiVoWriting
10/25/2022
- sapphic MC
- third in the SINGING HILLS CYCLE
- wandering cleric travels to record tales of near-immortal martial artists
- in learning about their history, they also become it
goodreads.com/book/show/5980β¦
10/25/2022
- sapphic MC
- third in the SINGING HILLS CYCLE
- wandering cleric travels to record tales of near-immortal martial artists
- in learning about their history, they also become it
goodreads.com/book/show/5980β¦
queer books coming out in NOVEMBER 2022!!
OCEAN'S ECHO by @Av_Stories
11/1/2022
- m/m
- set in same universe as WINTER'S ORBIT
- a rich, inveterate flirt has telepathic powers
- which of course he misuses
- so they bind his mind to another
- this will definitely go as planned *exaggerated wink*
goodreads.com/book/show/5980β¦
11/1/2022
- m/m
- set in same universe as WINTER'S ORBIT
- a rich, inveterate flirt has telepathic powers
- which of course he misuses
- so they bind his mind to another
- this will definitely go as planned *exaggerated wink*
goodreads.com/book/show/5980β¦
A RESTLESS TRUTH by @freyamarske
11/1/2022
- f/f
- sequel to A MARVELLOUS LIGHT
- stuck on a ship with a dead body, a disrespectful parrot, and a scandalous stranger, you can't help but fall in love
- murder on a boat, yessssssss
goodreads.com/book/show/5980β¦
11/1/2022
- f/f
- sequel to A MARVELLOUS LIGHT
- stuck on a ship with a dead body, a disrespectful parrot, and a scandalous stranger, you can't help but fall in love
- murder on a boat, yessssssss
goodreads.com/book/show/5980β¦
EVEN THOUGH I KNEW THE END by @clpolk
11/8/2022
- f/f
- you can have your soul back AND live out your life with your sweetheart
- you just have to track down a notorious serial killer
- who's a vampire
- did we mention they're a vampire?
- good luck!
goodreads.com/book/show/5980β¦
11/8/2022
- f/f
- you can have your soul back AND live out your life with your sweetheart
- you just have to track down a notorious serial killer
- who's a vampire
- did we mention they're a vampire?
- good luck!
goodreads.com/book/show/5980β¦
THE IVORY TOMB by @melisscaru
11/15/2022
- f/f
- sequel to THE QUICKSILVER COURT
- when you can kill with just your touch, its inevitable that you get blamed for murder
- in trying to clear her name, Ryx has opened a door that should never have been opened
goodreads.com/book/show/5993β¦
11/15/2022
- f/f
- sequel to THE QUICKSILVER COURT
- when you can kill with just your touch, its inevitable that you get blamed for murder
- in trying to clear her name, Ryx has opened a door that should never have been opened
goodreads.com/book/show/5993β¦
and now the several dozen MORE QUEER BOOKS that don't yet have pub dates
(wait for it)
(waaait for it)
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(waaait for it)
THE SURVIVING SKY by @KritikaHRao
Fall 2022
- queer MCs in a m/f relationship
- floating jungle city above a raging Earth
- magical architects keep it afloat, until suddenly they can't
- a struggling marriage, illegal magic, and misplaced reverence!
goodreads.com/book/show/5755β¦
Fall 2022
- queer MCs in a m/f relationship
- floating jungle city above a raging Earth
- magical architects keep it afloat, until suddenly they can't
- a struggling marriage, illegal magic, and misplaced reverence!
goodreads.com/book/show/5755β¦
THE SUN AND THE VOID by @GRomeroLacruz
Fall 2022
- f/f
- inspired by 1800s S America
- a creepy manor with an ancient god in its foundations
- a dark sorceresses who can retrieve hearts
- and a noblewoman and servant girl pining for each other
goodreads.com/book/show/5569β¦
Fall 2022
- f/f
- inspired by 1800s S America
- a creepy manor with an ancient god in its foundations
- a dark sorceresses who can retrieve hearts
- and a noblewoman and servant girl pining for each other
goodreads.com/book/show/5569β¦
SOME DESPERATE GLORY by Emily Tesh
Fall 2022
- f/f
- "All her life Kyr has trained for the day she can avenge the murder of planet Earth" UM WHAT
- except Earth's surviving humans are getting in her way
- found family, queer space opera
goodreads.com/book/show/5838β¦
Fall 2022
- f/f
- "All her life Kyr has trained for the day she can avenge the murder of planet Earth" UM WHAT
- except Earth's surviving humans are getting in her way
- found family, queer space opera
goodreads.com/book/show/5838β¦
THE BONE SHARD WAR by @AndreaGStewart
Fall 2022
- f/f established couple
- 3rd in the DROWNING EMPIRE series
- a bone construct army has been unleashed
- and islands are sinking
- and ancient, magical beings are returning
- shit's about to hit the fan
goodreads.com/book/show/5925β¦
Fall 2022
- f/f established couple
- 3rd in the DROWNING EMPIRE series
- a bone construct army has been unleashed
- and islands are sinking
- and ancient, magical beings are returning
- shit's about to hit the fan
goodreads.com/book/show/5925β¦
THE FAITHLESS by @C_L_Clark
2022
- f/f
- sequel to THE UNBROKEN
- those ARMS
- found family vs found my family
- the queen might be hot af but she's still trying to conquer your people
- it's time for a revolution
goodreads.com/book/show/5900β¦
2022
- f/f
- sequel to THE UNBROKEN
- those ARMS
- found family vs found my family
- the queen might be hot af but she's still trying to conquer your people
- it's time for a revolution
goodreads.com/book/show/5900β¦
FEED THEM SILENCE by @leemandelo
2022
- f/f established couple
- hey we can translate wolf speak!
- oh, what they're saying is pretty interesting
- let's just be wolves
- well that escalated quickly
goodreads.com/book/show/5854β¦
2022
- f/f established couple
- hey we can translate wolf speak!
- oh, what they're saying is pretty interesting
- let's just be wolves
- well that escalated quickly
goodreads.com/book/show/5854β¦
SANCTUARY by @andicbuchanan
2022
- enby MC
- when the haunted house is your home <3
- up until new haunts are delivered
- why is this man hoarding ghosts??
- and why is he trying to take our beloved haunted home???
goodreads.com/book/show/5968β¦
2022
- enby MC
- when the haunted house is your home <3
- up until new haunts are delivered
- why is this man hoarding ghosts??
- and why is he trying to take our beloved haunted home???
goodreads.com/book/show/5968β¦
ADRIFT IN STARLIGHT by @mindi_writes
May 2022
- enby and ace MCs
- seducing the archeologist was never going to go well
- wait this museum piece is alive
- and now we're having an illegal adventure together
- maybe we should,,, fall in love???
goodreads.com/book/show/5875β¦
May 2022
- enby and ace MCs
- seducing the archeologist was never going to go well
- wait this museum piece is alive
- and now we're having an illegal adventure together
- maybe we should,,, fall in love???
goodreads.com/book/show/5875β¦
THE GENESIS OF MISERY by J. Y. Yang
2022
- enby MC
- Joan of Arc retelling
- but it's a space opera
- and there are giant robots
goodreads.com/book/show/5550β¦
2022
- enby MC
- Joan of Arc retelling
- but it's a space opera
- and there are giant robots
goodreads.com/book/show/5550β¦
THE WATER OUTLAWS by @sl_huang
2022
- sapphic MC
- inspired by Chinese classic, WATER MARGIN
- bawdy bandits and genderqueer martial artists ready to break the law
- Wuxia fantasy at its finest
goodreads.com/book/show/5568β¦
2022
- sapphic MC
- inspired by Chinese classic, WATER MARGIN
- bawdy bandits and genderqueer martial artists ready to break the law
- Wuxia fantasy at its finest
goodreads.com/book/show/5568β¦
A NECESSARY CHAOS by @BrentCLambert
2022
- gay MCs
- two mages assigned to spy on each other
- catch feelings instead
- ok but now they've been told to kill each other
- spy vs spy but make it hot
goodreads.com/book/show/5983β¦
2022
- gay MCs
- two mages assigned to spy on each other
- catch feelings instead
- ok but now they've been told to kill each other
- spy vs spy but make it hot
goodreads.com/book/show/5983β¦
next, 2022 queer books that I don't have much info on, but are definitely gay, and you should keep an eye out for
Losing Gravity by Kameron Hurley
Untitled Blackheart Knights Sequel by Laure Eve
Threads of Power series by VE Schwab
Wolfpack by @faewriter
The Wolf Against the Court of Stone by @Merc_Wolfmoor
The Language of Roses by @heatherosejones
Blood Legacy by @tejturner
Untitled Blackheart Knights Sequel by Laure Eve
Threads of Power series by VE Schwab
Wolfpack by @faewriter
The Wolf Against the Court of Stone by @Merc_Wolfmoor
The Language of Roses by @heatherosejones
Blood Legacy by @tejturner
And of course there will be more, I'm sure!
Follow these authors for updates and/or follow me for ongoing publication reminders as these books become available. :)
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