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50 Must-Read LGBT Fantasy Books

"Who doesn't love great LGBT fantasy books? If you're reading this, you probably do! But they can sometimes be hard to find, particularly amongst the heterosexual and cisgender nonsense and the LGBT science fiction and fantasy lists that bury the fantasy under the science fiction. This list of must-read LGBT fantasy books is here to help! It features 50 amazing queer fantasy books, from high/epic fantasy to urban fantasy to superheroes and everywhere in between."
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Black Wings Beating (Alex London)
Black Wings Beating
1
Alex London
Cloaked in Shadow (Ben Alderson)
Cloaked in Shadow
2
Ben Alderson
Dagger (Steven Dos Santos)
Dagger
3
Steven Dos Santos
The Diviners (Libba Bray)
The Diviners
4
Libba Bray
Dreadnought (April Daniels)
Dreadnought
5
April Daniels
Girls of Paper and Fire (Natasha Ngan)
Girls of Paper and Fire
6
Natasha Ngan
Huntress (Malinda Lo)
Huntress
7
Malinda Lo
In Other Lands (Sarah Rees Brennan)
In Other Lands
8
Sarah Rees Brennan
Labyrinth Lost (Zoraida Córdova)
Labyrinth Lost
9
Zoraida Córdova
Nimona (Noelle Stevenson)
Nimona
10
Noelle Stevenson
Not Your Sidekick (C. B. Lee)
Not Your Sidekick
11
C. B. Lee
Mask of Shadows (Linsey Miller)
Mask of Shadows
12
Linsey Miller
Of Fire and Stars (Audrey Coulthurst)
Of Fire and Stars
13
Audrey Coulthurst
Otherbound (Corinne Duyvis)
Otherbound
14
Corinne Duyvis
Pantomime (Laura Lam)
Pantomime
15
Laura Lam
Radiant Days (Elizabeth Hand)
Radiant Days
16
Elizabeth Hand
Runebinder (Alex L.Kahler)
Runebinder
17
Alex L.Kahler
Six of Crows (Leigh Bardugo)
Six of Crows
18
Leigh Bardugo
The Will of the Empress (Tamora Pierce)
The Will of the Empress
19
Tamora Pierce
Witch Eyes (Scott Tracey)
Witch Eyes
20
Scott Tracey
Beyond Binary: Genderqueer and Sexually Fluid Speculative Fiction (Edit.Brit Mandelo)
Beyond Binary: Genderqueer and Sexually Fluid Speculative Fiction
21
Edit.Brit Mandelo
Black Tides of Heaven (JY Yang)
Black Tides of Heaven
22
JY Yang
Borderline (Mishell Baker)
Borderline
23
Mishell Baker
Brew (Dane Figueroa)
Brew
24
Dane Figueroa
City of Strife (Claudie Arsenault)
City of Strife
25
Claudie Arsenault
Every Heart a Doorway (Seanan McGuire)
Every Heart a Doorway
26
Seanan McGuire
The Fifth Season (N. K. Jemisin)
The Fifth Season
27
N. K. Jemisin
Fire Logic by Laurie J. Marks
Fire Logic by Laurie J. Marks
28
From Under the Mountain (C.M.Spivey)
From Under the Mountain
29
C.M.Spivey
The Gilda Stories (Jewelle Gomez)
The Gilda Stories
30
Jewelle Gomez
Indigo Springs (A.M. Dellamonica)
Indigo Springs
31
A.M. Dellamonica
Iron & Velvet (Alexis Hall)
Iron & Velvet
32
Alexis Hall
Kushiel's Dart (Jacqueline Carey)
Kushiel's Dart
33
Jacqueline Carey
Love Beyond Body, Space and Time (Ed. Hope Nicholson)
Love Beyond Body, Space and Time
34
Ed. Hope Nicholson
Meanwhile, Elsewhere: Science Fiction and Fantasy From Transgender Writers (Edit.Cat Fitzpatrick)
Meanwhile, Elsewhere: Science Fiction and Fantasy From Transgender Writers
35
Edit.Cat Fitzpatrick
The Mirror Empire (Kameron Hurley)
The Mirror Empire
36
Kameron Hurley
Peter Darling (Austin Chant)
Peter Darling
37
Austin Chant
Power and Magic: The Queer Witch Comics Anthology (Edit. Joamette Gil)
Power and Magic: The Queer Witch Comics Anthology
38
Edit. Joamette Gil
The Second Mango (Shira Glassman)
The Second Mango
39
Shira Glassman
The Salt Roads (Nalo Hopkinson)
The Salt Roads
40
Nalo Hopkinson
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