LGBTQ+ Speculative Fiction

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The Left Hand of Darkness

by Ursula K. Le Guin

16,033 members

385 reviews

4

18 Members: Aquila, Quaisior, hipdeep, jain, GreenVelvet, xenoglossy, sturlington, Berticus, Dilara86, gypsysmom, kara.shamy, aspirit, queenofthebobs, ManWithAnAgenda, DreamEaterLibrary, trojanhorsevirus, Devnet94, Sam_Ash
Explanations: aspirit: Sequential hermaphroditism is the norm for the world's human-like natives, which causes the human MC to question his sexuality as his feelings develop for one.

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The Fifth Season

by N. K. Jemisin

8,126 members

365 reviews

4.2

13 Members: Quaisior, jain, GreenVelvet, xenoglossy, souloftherose, gypsysmom, ahef1963, msemmag, queenofthebobs, ManWithAnAgenda, Julie_in_the_Library, Devnet94, hollythepenguin

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Gideon the Ninth

by Tamsyn Muir

4,569 members

186 reviews

4.1

11 Members: Aquila, jain, xenoglossy, souloftherose, eclbates, msemmag, aspirit, queenofthebobs, Devnet94, UraniaC, voweluser
Explanations: Aquila: lesbian necromancers in space

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The Picture of Dorian Gray

by Oscar Wilde

39,777 members

638 reviews

4

10 Members: merrystar, sturlington, gypsysmom, ahef1963, kara.shamy, aspirit, queenofthebobs, ManWithAnAgenda, trojanhorsevirus, Devnet94

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The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet

by Becky Chambers

5,561 members

362 reviews

4.1

10 Members: Ennas, GreenVelvet, souloftherose, gypsysmom, ahef1963, msemmag, queenofthebobs, Devnet94, UraniaC, voweluser

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Swordspoint

by Ellen Kushner

2,572 members

93 reviews

3.9

9 Members: Aquila, Quaisior, jain, xenoglossy, merrystar, spiphany, queenofthebobs, Devnet94, hollythepenguin

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The Song of Achilles

by Madeline Miller

13,294 members

515 reviews

4.2

8 Members: Ennas, GreenVelvet, sturlington, kara.shamy, queenofthebobs, Devnet94, meggo_waffles, Bking150

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Monstrous Regiment

by Terry Pratchett

9,433 members

132 reviews

4

8 Members: Quaisior, xenoglossy, Dilara86, eclbates, ahef1963, queenofthebobs, ManWithAnAgenda, Devnet94
Explanations: Dilara86: Trans men

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The Priory of the Orange Tree

by Samantha Shannon

6,150 members

103 reviews

4

8 Members: Aquila, GreenVelvet, merrystar, eclbates, kara.shamy, queenofthebobs, Devnet94, Bking150

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A Memory Called Empire

by Arkady Martine

2,846 members

121 reviews

4.1

8 Members: Aquila, jain, xenoglossy, eclbates, gypsysmom, kara.shamy, queenofthebobs, Devnet94

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The House in the Cerulean Sea

by TJ Klune

6,344 members

331 reviews

½ 4.3

7 Members: xenoglossy, merrystar, eclbates, queenofthebobs, ManWithAnAgenda, hollythepenguin, Bking150

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Ancillary Justice

by Ann Leckie

5,998 members

367 reviews

4

7 Members: Aquila, Quaisior, xenoglossy, sturlington, gypsysmom, queenofthebobs, Devnet94

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Magic's Pawn

by Mercedes Lackey

3,778 members

33 reviews

4.1

7 Members: Quaisior, Ennas, merrystar, queenofthebobs, ManWithAnAgenda, Devnet94, VfromB

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Wild Seed

by Octavia E. Butler

2,853 members

83 reviews

4.1

7 Members: Quaisior, GreenVelvet, Dilara86, aspirit, queenofthebobs, Devnet94, rblairrobert
Explanations: aspirit: Genderqueer characters, sex-swapping, and a variety of sexualities featured.

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Down Among the Sticks and Bones

by Seanan McGuire

1,693 members

146 reviews

4.1

7 Members: Aquila, jain, GreenVelvet, kara.shamy, queenofthebobs, ManWithAnAgenda, Devnet94

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Magic for Liars

by Sarah Gailey

1,399 members

70 reviews

½ 3.7

7 Members: Aquila, xenoglossy, eclbates, queenofthebobs, Julie_in_the_Library, Devnet94, Bking150

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The Handmaid's Tale

by Margaret Atwood

42,639 members

1,149 reviews

4.1

9 Members: Quaisior, sturlington, Dilara86, gypsysmom, ahef1963, kara.shamy, queenofthebobs, ManWithAnAgenda, Devnet94,bokai ,xenoglossy ,

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This Is How You Lose the Time War

by Amal El-Mohtar

4,215 members

214 reviews

3.9

7 Members: Aquila, xenoglossy, merrystar, msemmag, queenofthebobs, Devnet94, voweluser,jain

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The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue

by Mackenzi Lee

2,780 members

160 reviews

4

7 Members: jain, aspirit, queenofthebobs, ManWithAnAgenda, Devnet94, hollythepenguin, Bking150,xenoglossy

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Luck in the Shadows

by Lynn Flewelling

2,488 members

63 reviews

4.1

6 Members: jain, Ennas, eclbates, queenofthebobs, Devnet94, hollythepenguin

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Harrow the Ninth

by Tamsyn Muir

2,228 members

87 reviews

4.1

6 Members: Aquila, xenoglossy, eclbates, msemmag, queenofthebobs, voweluser

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The Telling

by Ursula K. Le Guin

2,082 members

56 reviews

3.8

6 Members: Aquila, Quaisior, jamesabg, sturlington, queenofthebobs, Devnet94

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The Binding

by Bridget Collins

1,943 members

109 reviews

½ 3.7

6 Members: jain, queenofthebobs, ManWithAnAgenda, Devnet94, hollythepenguin, Bking150

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The Watchmaker of Filigree Street

by Natasha Pulley

1,929 members

91 reviews

½ 3.7

6 Members: jain, GreenVelvet, queenofthebobs, ManWithAnAgenda, Devnet94, hollythepenguin

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Ninefox Gambit

by Yoon Ha Lee

1,592 members

76 reviews

3.9

6 Members: jain, xenoglossy, souloftherose, msemmag, queenofthebobs, Devnet94

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Ammonite

by Nicola Griffith

1,358 members

49 reviews

3.9

6 Members: Aquila, Quaisior, GreenVelvet, sturlington, queenofthebobs, Devnet94

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Slow River

by Nicola Griffith

1,200 members

47 reviews

3.8

6 Members: Aquila, xenoglossy, sturlington, queenofthebobs, Devnet94, VfromB

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Witchmark

by C. L. Polk

1,029 members

48 reviews

3.8

6 Members: Aquila, xenoglossy, eclbates, queenofthebobs, Devnet94, hollythepenguin

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The Black Tides of Heaven

by Neon Yang

1,019 members

47 reviews

½ 3.7

6 Members: jain, souloftherose, kara.shamy, aspirit, queenofthebobs, Devnet94
Explanations: aspirit: T, Fantasy

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Silver in the Wood

by Emily Tesh

917 members

66 reviews

4.1

6 Members: Aquila, jain, aspirit, queenofthebobs, Devnet94, hollythepenguin

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The Unspoken Name

by A K Larkwood

859 members

33 reviews

3.8

6 Members: Aquila, xenoglossy, kara.shamy, queenofthebobs, ManWithAnAgenda, Devnet94

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Karen Memory

by Elizabeth Bear

732 members

53 reviews

3.8

6 Members: jain, xenoglossy, souloftherose, gypsysmom, queenofthebobs, Devnet94

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The Luminous Dead

by Caitlin Starling

607 members

32 reviews

½ 3.5

6 Members: Aquila, jain, xenoglossy, eclbates, queenofthebobs, Devnet94

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Passing Strange {novella}

by Ellen Klages

397 members

34 reviews

3.8

6 Members: Aquila, jain, xenoglossy, sturlington, queenofthebobs, Devnet94

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Six of Crows

by Leigh Bardugo

11,190 members

351 reviews

½ 4.3

5 Members: queenofthebobs, Julie_in_the_Library, Devnet94, VfromB, hollythepenguin

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Kushiel's Dart

by Jacqueline Carey

7,027 members

238 reviews

4.1

5 Members: Ennas, GreenVelvet, queenofthebobs, ManWithAnAgenda, Devnet94

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The Starless Sea

by Erin Morgenstern

5,089 members

204 reviews

3.9

5 Members: xenoglossy, sturlington, queenofthebobs, Devnet94, hollythepenguin

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Seraphina

by Rachel Hartman

3,836 members

261 reviews

4.1

5 Members: xenoglossy, merrystar, kara.shamy, queenofthebobs, Devnet94

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Exit West

by Mohsin Hamid

3,650 members

231 reviews

3.8

5 Members: GreenVelvet, gypsysmom, kara.shamy, queenofthebobs, Devnet94

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Parable of the Talents

by Octavia E. Butler

3,602 members

96 reviews

4.1

5 Members: Quaisior, sturlington, gypsysmom, queenofthebobs, ManWithAnAgenda

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Her Body and Other Parties: Stories

by Carmen Maria Machado

2,658 members

122 reviews

3.8

5 Members: xenoglossy, sturlington, queenofthebobs, Devnet94, Bking150

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An Absolutely Remarkable Thing

by Hank Green

2,522 members

113 reviews

4.1

5 Members: kara.shamy, aspirit, queenofthebobs, Devnet94, Bking150
Explanations: aspirit: Bisexual main character

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She Who Became the Sun

by Shelley Parker-Chan

1,890 members

52 reviews

4

5 Members: Aquila, xenoglossy, queenofthebobs, ManWithAnAgenda, hollythepenguin

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The Cabin at the End of the World

by Paul Tremblay

1,860 members

100 reviews

½ 3.5

5 Members: xenoglossy, sturlington, queenofthebobs, ManWithAnAgenda, Bking150

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Wilder Girls

by Rory Power

1,852 members

90 reviews

½ 3.6

5 Members: eclbates, kara.shamy, queenofthebobs, Devnet94, Bking150

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The Killing Moon

by N. K. Jemisin

1,773 members

100 reviews

3.9

5 Members: Quaisior, jain, queenofthebobs, Devnet94, hollythepenguin

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Dread Nation

by Justina Ireland

1,742 members

110 reviews

4.2

5 Members: Aquila, kara.shamy, queenofthebobs, ManWithAnAgenda, Devnet94

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Farthing

by Jo Walton

1,589 members

114 reviews

3.9

5 Members: jain, sturlington, gypsysmom, queenofthebobs, Devnet94

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The Stars Are Legion

by Kameron Hurley

806 members

42 reviews

½ 3.6

5 Members: Aquila, Berticus, aspirit, queenofthebobs, Devnet94
Explanations: aspirit: All the characters are considered female and lesbian. The author titled a special edition of this novel "Lesbians in Space".

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