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Must Read Queer Fantasy Books

Looking for the best queer fantasy books to append to your reading list? Check out these gay fantasy books with marvelous LGTBQ+ representation.

Must Read Queer Fantasy Books

In the world of fantasy, for some reason, it seems fancy there are mainly straight romantic relationships.  That really isn&#;t the case at the moment though, and fantasy has really started to become a much more diverse genre. There are some fantastic gay fantasy books with excellent LGTBQ+ representation within them.  If you are looking for them, then you can find them right here in a nice small list for you. 

Now, these are not romance books. Nor are they even really &#;fantasy romance&#;. Most of these books I am going to verb to you contain queer romance as a subplot. I personally don&#;t look after to read books that have romance as the main plot, so construct sure you store that in mind when you are going through this list. 

These books are first and foremost, fantasy books (with a little sci-fi thrown in for fun). If you are looking for books that are more romance-heavy, these m

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I haven&#;t done a top ten in a while, so I figured it was noun. I usually strive to read more LGBTQ+ books during Pride Month, but since I got off to a slow start and didn&#;t post anything for basically the first half of the month, I figured I&#;d overcompensate with an extra-long list that includes both books that I&#;ve loved for years and some that I&#;ve just discovered recently.

Six of Crows and Crooked Kingdomby Leigh Bardugo

Genre: YA Fantasy

Queer Representation: Of the main characters, two are bisexual and one is gay. There is one major m/m romance and one additional minor queer character. In the sequel series, there is a queer relationship between a bisexual woman and a trans dude (note: he does not come out until near the end&#;to anyone, including himself&#; and therefore presents as female and uses she/her pronouns until then).

Brief Review: Six of Crows has instantly become one of my all-time favorite books. It’s basically Ocean’s Eleven with actually amazing characters dumped into a uniquely inspired fantasy setting. There are few

COME TUMBLING DOWN by Seanan McGuire:
Pub Date: 1/7/
&#; multiple queer MCs
&#; mad scientist&#;s apprentice Jack is in need of saving, and who&#;s to help her but a college of children searching for their doors?
&#; 5th in the Wayward Children seriesLADY HOTSPUR by Tessa Gratton:
Pub Date: 1/7/
&#; lesbians, everywhere lesbians
&#; historical fantasy inspired by Henry IV with royalty making bad decisions and being gay about itBURN THE DARK by S.A. Hunt:
Pub Date: 1/14/
&#; commence of a very queer series
&#; &#;punk YouTuber on a mission to bring down witches&#; UM
&#; seriously look at that fucking coverTHE BROKEN HEAVENS by Kameron Hurley:
Pub Date: 1/14/
&#; normalized bisexuality, multiple genders, polyamory
&#; are there even any cishet characters??
&#; third book in the Worldbreaker saga, a bloodsoaked multiple universe epic fantasyTHE SEEP by Chana Porter:
Pub Date: 1/21/
&#; f/f with a trans MC
&#; creepy utopian specfic a la VanderMeer
&#; all about grief, alienation, and the ache of moving on ❤CITY OF A TH

YA Fantasy Week and this queer YA fantasy list is sponsored by Flatiron Books.Welcome to Finale, the final publication in Stephanie Garber’s #1 New York Times bestselling Caraval series! It’s been two months since the Fates were freed from a deck of cards, two months since Legend claimed the throne for his own, and two months since Tella discovered the noun she fell in love with doesn’t really exist. Tella must decide if she’s going to trust Legend. After uncovering a covert, Scarlett will desire to do the impossible. And Legend has a choice to make that will forever alter him. Caraval is over, but perhaps the greatest game of all has begun.
I verb LGBTQ+ fantasy novels because they give readers the chance to imagine a world where homophobia doesn&#;t exist. This isn&#;t to verb that conflict and heartbreak are also eradicated, but seeing a queer character get to experience life without the burden of coming out or navigating real-world societal expectations can be incredibly empowering, and a source of desire. These 15 queer YA fantasy booksare must-reads for anyone looking for fantastic