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47 Science Fiction and Fantasy Novels Starring LGBTQ+ Characters

"Featuring space operas, dystopian futures, supernatural romance, sapphic retellings, and more, this list has something for every SFF fan looking for LGBTQ+ stories."
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Sorrowland (Rivers Solomon)
Sorrowland
1
Rivers Solomon
The Chosen and the Beautiful (Nghi Vo)
The Chosen and the Beautiful
2
Nghi Vo
We Are Satellites (Sarah Pinsker)
We Are Satellites
3
Sarah Pinsker
Fireheart Tiger (Aliette De Bodard)
Fireheart Tiger
4
Aliette De Bodard
The Seep (Chana Porter)
The Seep
5
Chana Porter
Phoenix Extravagant (Yoon Ha Lee)
Phoenix Extravagant
6
Yoon Ha Lee
Blackfish City (Sam J. Miller)
Blackfish City
7
Sam J. Miller
A Master of Djinn (P. Djeli Clark)
A Master of Djinn
8
P. Djeli Clark
Black Water Sister (Zen Cho)
Black Water Sister
9
Zen Cho
The Black Tides of Heaven (Jy Yang)
The Black Tides of Heaven
10
Jy Yang
The Jasmine Throne (Tasha Suri)
The Jasmine Throne
11
Tasha Suri
Silver in the Wood (Emily Tesh)
Silver in the Wood
12
Emily Tesh
The House in the Cerulean Sea (Tj Klune)
The House in the Cerulean Sea
13
Tj Klune
The Mask of Mirrors (M. A. Carrick)
The Mask of Mirrors
14
M. A. Carrick
The Unbroken (C. L. Clark)
The Unbroken
15
C. L. Clark
The Four Profound Weaves (R. B. Lemberg)
The Four Profound Weaves
16
R. B. Lemberg
Black Sun (Rebecca Roanhorse)
Black Sun
17
Rebecca Roanhorse
The City We Became (N. K. Jemisin)
The City We Became
18
N. K. Jemisin
Black Leopard, Red Wolf (Marlon James)
Black Leopard, Red Wolf
19
Marlon James
The Space Between Worlds (Micaiah Johnson)
The Space Between Worlds
20
Micaiah Johnson
The Traitor Baru Cormorant (Seth Dickinson)
The Traitor Baru Cormorant
21
Seth Dickinson
Witchmark (C.L.Polk)
Witchmark
22
C.L.Polk
The Song of Achilles (Madeline Miller)
The Song of Achilles
23
Madeline Miller
A Pale Light in the Black (K. B. Wagers)
A Pale Light in the Black
24
K. B. Wagers
Burning Roses (S.L. Huang)
Burning Roses
25
S.L. Huang
Amatka (Karin Tidbeck)
Amatka
26
Karin Tidbeck
The Sorcerer of the Wildeeps (Kai Ashante Wilson)
The Sorcerer of the Wildeeps
27
Kai Ashante Wilson
Gideon the Ninth (Tamsyn Muir)
Gideon the Ninth
28
Tamsyn Muir
A Memory Called Empire (Arkady Martine)
A Memory Called Empire
29
Arkady Martine
The Ruthless Lady's Guide to Wizardy (C.M. Waggoner)
The Ruthless Lady's Guide to Wizardy
30
C.M. Waggoner
Every Heart a Doorway (Seanan McGuire)
Every Heart a Doorway
31
Seanan McGuire
In the Watchful City (S.Qiouyi Lu)
In the Watchful City
32
S.Qiouyi Lu
You Sexy Thing (Cat Rambo)
You Sexy Thing
33
Cat Rambo
A Psalm for the Wild-Built (Becky Chambers)
A Psalm for the Wild-Built
34
Becky Chambers
Once & Future (Amy Rose Capetta & Cori McCarthy)
Once & Future
35
Amy Rose Capetta & Cori McCarthy
Pet (Akwaeke Emezi)
Pet
36
Akwaeke Emezi
Girl, Serpent, Thorn (Melissa Bashardoust)
Girl, Serpent, Thorn
37
Melissa Bashardoust
Victories Greater Than Death (Charlie Jane Anders)
Victories Greater Than Death
38
Charlie Jane Anders
Cemetery Boys (Aiden Thomas)
Cemetery Boys
39
Aiden Thomas
The Midnight Lie (Marie Rutkoski)
The Midnight Lie
40
Marie Rutkoski
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