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LGBTQ+ Speculative Fiction

Description: Speculative fiction books that include LGBTQ+ characters

Based on tag: LGBTQ+, Speculative Fiction

Members: 29 participating members (show all)

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1
The Left Hand of Darkness
by Ursula K. Le Guin
13,809 members, 339 reviews
4.05 stars (4.05 stars)

Lists: sturlington, Quaisior, DreamEaterLibrary, Sam_Ash, kara.shamy, Aquila, trojanhorsevirus, Dilara86, Berticus, GreenVelvet, hipdeep — 5 more, aspirit, ManWithAnAgenda, jain, queenofthebobs, Devnet94

Score: 16

Explanations:

aspirit (6): 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.… (more)

4
The Handmaid's Tale
by Margaret Atwood
37,008 members, 1,060 reviews
4.11 stars (4.11 stars)

Lists: Quaisior, ahef1963, sturlington, kara.shamy, Dilara86, ManWithAnAgenda, queenofthebobs, Devnet94

Thumbs down: katykaty

Score: 7

6
Wild Seed
by Octavia E. Butler
2,422 members, 74 reviews
4.09 stars (4.09 stars)

Lists: rblairrobert, aspirit, Quaisior, GreenVelvet, Dilara86, queenofthebobs, Devnet94

Score: 7

Explanations:

aspirit (3): Genderqueer characters, sex-swapping, and a variety of sexualities featured.

8
Monstrous Regiment
by Terry Pratchett
8,634 members, 124 reviews
3.99 stars (3.99 stars)

Lists: Dilara86, Quaisior, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda, queenofthebobs, Devnet94

Score: 6

Explanations:

Dilara86 (2): Trans men

10
Magic's Pawn
by Mercedes Lackey
3,505 members, 31 reviews
4.1 stars (4.1 stars)

Lists: VfromB, ManWithAnAgenda, Ennas, Quaisior, Devnet94, queenofthebobs

Score: 6

11
Swordspoint
by Ellen Kushner
2,416 members, 82 reviews
3.96 stars (3.96 stars)

Lists: spiphany, Quaisior, Aquila, jain, Devnet94, queenofthebobs

Score: 6

12
Gideon the Ninth
by Tamsyn Muir
2,254 members, 120 reviews
4.11 stars (4.11 stars)

Lists: souloftherose, Aquila, aspirit, jain, Devnet94, queenofthebobs

Score: 6

Explanations:

Aquila (3): lesbian necromancers in space

13
The Telling
by Ursula K. Le Guin
1,840 members, 48 reviews
3.82 stars (3.82 stars)

Lists: jamesabg, sturlington, Quaisior, Aquila, Devnet94, queenofthebobs

Score: 6

14
Ammonite
by Nicola Griffith
1,184 members, 47 reviews
3.86 stars (3.86 stars)

Lists: Aquila, sturlington, Quaisior, GreenVelvet, Devnet94, queenofthebobs

Score: 6

15
The Black Tides of Heaven
by Neon Yang
808 members, 41 reviews
3.74 stars (3.74 stars)

Lists: souloftherose, jain, kara.shamy, aspirit, Devnet94, queenofthebobs

Score: 6

Explanations:

aspirit (39): T, Fantasy

16
Kushiel's Dart
by Jacqueline Carey
6,441 members, 219 reviews
4.1 stars (4.1 stars)

Lists: Ennas, GreenVelvet, ManWithAnAgenda, Devnet94, queenofthebobs

Score: 5

17
Ancillary Justice
by Ann Leckie
4,907 members, 328 reviews
4.01 stars (4.01 stars)

Lists: sturlington, Quaisior, Aquila, Devnet94, queenofthebobs

Score: 5

18
The Priory of the Orange Tree
by Samantha Shannon
2,246 members, 63 reviews
3.99 stars (3.99 stars)

Lists: GreenVelvet, Aquila, kara.shamy, Devnet94, queenofthebobs

Score: 5

19
The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue
by Mackenzi Lee
2,028 members, 127 reviews
3.99 stars (3.99 stars)

Lists: aspirit, ManWithAnAgenda, jain, Devnet94, queenofthebobs

Score: 5

20
A Memory Called Empire
by Arkady Martine
1,721 members, 84 reviews
4.08 stars (4.08 stars)

Lists: Aquila, kara.shamy, jain, Devnet94, queenofthebobs

Score: 5

21
The Watchmaker of Filigree Street
by Natasha Pulley
1,520 members, 70 reviews
3.74 stars (3.74 stars)

Lists: GreenVelvet, ManWithAnAgenda, jain, Devnet94, queenofthebobs

Score: 5

22
Dread Nation
by Justina Ireland
1,329 members, 89 reviews
4.18 stars (4.18 stars)

Lists: ManWithAnAgenda, kara.shamy, queenofthebobs, Aquila, Devnet94

Score: 5

23
Slow River
by Nicola Griffith
1,107 members, 44 reviews
3.86 stars (3.86 stars)

Lists: VfromB, sturlington, Aquila, Devnet94, queenofthebobs

Score: 5

24
Upright Women Wanted
by Sarah Gailey
714 members, 55 reviews
3.65 stars (3.65 stars)

Lists: RNCoble, aspirit, Aquila, Devnet94, queenofthebobs

Score: 5

25
The Stars Are Legion
by Kameron Hurley
636 members, 36 reviews
3.61 stars (3.61 stars)

Lists: Berticus, Aquila, aspirit, Devnet94, queenofthebobs

Score: 5

Explanations:

aspirit (9): All the characters are considered female and lesbian. The author titled a special edition of this novel "Lesbians in Space".

26
Silver in the Wood
by Emily Tesh
586 members, 33 reviews
4.16 stars (4.16 stars)

Lists: aspirit, Aquila, jain, Devnet94, queenofthebobs

Score: 5

27
The Unspoken Name
by A K Larkwood
524 members, 23 reviews
3.84 stars (3.84 stars)

Lists: ManWithAnAgenda, kara.shamy, Aquila, Devnet94, queenofthebobs

Score: 5

28
Passing Strange
by Ellen Klages
333 members, 29 reviews
3.87 stars (3.87 stars)

Lists: sturlington, Aquila, jain, Devnet94, queenofthebobs

Score: 5

29
Exit West
by Mohsin Hamid
2,966 members, 193 reviews
3.83 stars (3.83 stars)

Lists: GreenVelvet, kara.shamy, Devnet94, queenofthebobs

Score: 4

30
Parable of the Talents
by Octavia E. Butler
2,810 members, 80 reviews
4.05 stars (4.05 stars)

Lists: ManWithAnAgenda, sturlington, Quaisior, queenofthebobs

Score: 4

31
Every Heart a Doorway
by Seanan McGuire
2,584 members, 234 reviews
3.87 stars (3.87 stars)

Lists: GreenVelvet, souloftherose, ManWithAnAgenda, Devnet94, queenofthebobs

Thumbs down: jain

Score: 4

32
Fledgling
by Octavia E. Butler
2,565 members, 130 reviews
3.83 stars (3.83 stars)

Lists: sturlington, Quaisior, queenofthebobs, Devnet94

Score: 4

33
Luck in the Shadows
by Lynn Flewelling
2,282 members, 53 reviews
4.06 stars (4.06 stars)

Lists: Ennas, jain, Devnet94, queenofthebobs

Score: 4

34
An Absolutely Remarkable Thing
by Hank Green
1,632 members, 89 reviews
4.06 stars (4.06 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy, aspirit, Devnet94, queenofthebobs

Score: 4

Explanations:

aspirit (22): Bisexual main character

35
The Killing Moon
by N. K. Jemisin
1,425 members, 82 reviews
3.91 stars (3.91 stars)

Lists: Quaisior, jain, Devnet94, queenofthebobs

Score: 4

36
Ninefox Gambit
by Yoon Ha Lee
1,275 members, 58 reviews
3.85 stars (3.85 stars)

Lists: souloftherose, jain, Devnet94, queenofthebobs

Score: 4

37
The Binding
by Bridget Collins
1,271 members, 86 reviews
3.72 stars (3.72 stars)

Lists: ManWithAnAgenda, jain, Devnet94, queenofthebobs

Score: 4

38
Stars in My Pocket Like Grains of Sand
by Samuel R. Delany
1,259 members, 18 reviews
3.97 stars (3.97 stars)

Lists: aspirit, jain, Devnet94, queenofthebobs

Score: 4

39
China Mountain Zhang
by Maureen F. McHugh
1,255 members, 40 reviews
4.01 stars (4.01 stars)

Lists: jain, sturlington, Devnet94, queenofthebobs

Score: 4

40
To Be Taught, If Fortunate
by Becky Chambers
994 members, 93 reviews
4.14 stars (4.14 stars)

Lists: Aquila, jain, Devnet94, queenofthebobs

Score: 4

41
The City in the Middle of the Night
by Charlie Jane Anders
917 members, 36 reviews
3.69 stars (3.69 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy, Aquila, Devnet94, queenofthebobs

Score: 4

42
Planetfall
by Emma Newman
735 members, 50 reviews
3.75 stars (3.75 stars)

Lists: souloftherose, Aquila, Devnet94, queenofthebobs

Score: 4

43
Fire Logic
by Laurie J. Marks
638 members, 28 reviews
3.93 stars (3.93 stars)

Lists: Quaisior, Aquila, Devnet94, queenofthebobs

Score: 4

44
Karen Memory
by Elizabeth Bear
626 members, 46 reviews
3.8 stars (3.8 stars)

Lists: souloftherose, jain, Devnet94, queenofthebobs

Score: 4

45
Come Tumbling Down
by Seanan McGuire
615 members, 50 reviews
3.96 stars (3.96 stars)

Lists: ManWithAnAgenda, Aquila, Devnet94, queenofthebobs

Score: 4

46
The Magpie Lord
by KJ Charles
549 members, 48 reviews
4 stars (4 stars)

Lists: aspirit, jain, Devnet94, queenofthebobs

Score: 4

Explanations:

aspirit (23): Gay main characters

47
Maplecroft
by Cherie Priest
508 members, 44 reviews
3.64 stars (3.64 stars)

Lists: VfromB, Devnet94, jain, queenofthebobs

Score: 4

48
The Sorcerer of the Wildeeps
by Kai Ashante Wilson
488 members, 29 reviews
3.8 stars (3.8 stars)

Lists: Devnet94, kara.shamy, jain, queenofthebobs

Score: 4

49
Amberlough
by Lara Elena Donnelly
434 members, 28 reviews
3.89 stars (3.89 stars)

Lists: jain, sturlington, Devnet94, queenofthebobs

Score: 4

50
The Bone Key
by Sarah Monette
421 members, 25 reviews
4.14 stars (4.14 stars)

Lists: jain, VfromB, Devnet94, queenofthebobs

Score: 4

51
Dragon's Winter
by Elizabeth A. Lynn
383 members, 6 reviews
3.45 stars (3.45 stars)

Lists: VfromB, Quaisior, Devnet94, queenofthebobs

Score: 4

52
A Taste of Honey
by Kai Ashante Wilson
306 members, 20 reviews
4.04 stars (4.04 stars)

Lists: souloftherose, jain, Devnet94, queenofthebobs

Score: 4

53
An Accident of Stars
by Foz Meadows
232 members, 6 reviews
3.83 stars (3.83 stars)

Lists: Quaisior, Devnet94, Aquila, queenofthebobs

Score: 4

54
Daughter of Mystery
by Heather Rose Jones
128 members, 6 reviews
4.17 stars (4.17 stars)

Lists: jain, Aquila, queenofthebobs, Devnet94

Score: 4

55
A Feast for Crows
by George R. R. Martin
21,902 members, 482 reviews
3.97 stars (3.97 stars)

Lists: Devnet94, sturlington, queenofthebobs

Score: 3

56
A Dance With Dragons
by George R. R. Martin
14,434 members, 431 reviews
4.04 stars (4.04 stars)

Lists: Devnet94, sturlington, queenofthebobs

Score: 3

57
A Great and Terrible Beauty
by Libba Bray
9,514 members, 344 reviews
3.81 stars (3.81 stars)

Lists: ahef1963, queenofthebobs, Devnet94

Score: 3

58
Six of Crows
by Leigh Bardugo
6,346 members, 276 reviews
4.29 stars (4.29 stars)

Lists: VfromB, queenofthebobs, Devnet94

Score: 3

59
A Darker Shade of Magic
by V. E. Schwab
5,277 members, 265 reviews
3.94 stars (3.94 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy, ahef1963, queenofthebobs, Devnet94

Thumbs down: jain

Score: 3

60
Seraphina
by Rachel Hartman
3,305 members, 243 reviews
4.11 stars (4.11 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy, Devnet94, queenofthebobs

Score: 3

61
The Starless Sea
by Erin Morgenstern
3,182 members, 154 reviews
3.96 stars (3.96 stars)

Lists: sturlington, Devnet94, queenofthebobs

Score: 3

62
Affinity
by Sarah Waters
3,132 members, 130 reviews
3.73 stars (3.73 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy, Devnet94, queenofthebobs

Score: 3

63
The Dream Thieves
by Maggie Stiefvater
2,550 members, 175 reviews
4.17 stars (4.17 stars)

Lists: jain, Devnet94, queenofthebobs

Score: 3

64
They Both Die at the End
by Adam Silvera
2,365 members, 91 reviews
4.04 stars (4.04 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy, Devnet94, queenofthebobs

Score: 3

65
Lost Souls
by Poppy Z. Brite
2,273 members, 43 reviews
3.83 stars (3.83 stars)

Lists: sturlington, Devnet94, queenofthebobs

Score: 3

66
Welcome to Night Vale
by Joseph Fink
2,150 members, 112 reviews
3.72 stars (3.72 stars)

Lists: sturlington, queenofthebobs, Devnet94

Score: 3

67
The Quantum Thief
by Hannu Rajaniemi
2,050 members, 97 reviews
3.7 stars (3.7 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy, Devnet94, queenofthebobs

Score: 3

68
Ash
by Malinda Lo
1,920 members, 178 reviews
3.57 stars (3.57 stars)

Lists: Quaisior, queenofthebobs, Aquila, Devnet94

Thumbs down: jain

Score: 3

69
Her Body and Other Parties: Stories
by Carmen Maria Machado
1,880 members, 91 reviews
3.88 stars (3.88 stars)

Lists: sturlington, queenofthebobs, Devnet94

Score: 3

70
The Darkest Part of the Forest
by Holly Black
1,659 members, 92 reviews
3.91 stars (3.91 stars)

Lists: jain, queenofthebobs, Devnet94

Score: 3

71
The Rest of Us Just Live Here
by Patrick Ness
1,610 members, 89 reviews
3.76 stars (3.76 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy, Devnet94, queenofthebobs

Score: 3

72
City of Stairs
by Robert Jackson Bennett
1,603 members, 134 reviews
4.18 stars (4.18 stars)

Lists: ManWithAnAgenda, jain, Devnet94

Score: 3

73
When She Woke
by Hillary Jordan
1,533 members, 164 reviews
3.7 stars (3.7 stars)

Lists: sturlington, queenofthebobs, Devnet94

Score: 3

74
Farthing
by Jo Walton
1,474 members, 108 reviews
3.91 stars (3.91 stars)

Lists: sturlington, jain, Devnet94

Score: 3

75
Too Like the Lightning
by Ada Palmer
1,393 members, 72 reviews
3.74 stars (3.74 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy, Devnet94, queenofthebobs

Score: 3

76
And I Darken
by Kiersten White
1,354 members, 63 reviews
3.84 stars (3.84 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy, Devnet94, queenofthebobs

Score: 3

77
Provenance
by Ann Leckie
1,161 members, 76 reviews
3.74 stars (3.74 stars)

Lists: Devnet94, jain, queenofthebobs

Score: 3

78
The Traitor Baru Cormorant
by Seth Dickinson
1,141 members, 76 reviews
3.98 stars (3.98 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy, Devnet94, queenofthebobs

Score: 3

79
Wilder Girls
by Rory Power
1,120 members, 68 reviews
3.63 stars (3.63 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy, Devnet94, queenofthebobs

Score: 3

80
The Demon's Lexicon
by Sarah Rees Brennan
1,116 members, 81 reviews
3.91 stars (3.91 stars)

Lists: jain, queenofthebobs, Devnet94

Score: 3

81
Kissing the Witch: Old Tales in New Skins
by Emma Donoghue
1,100 members, 39 reviews
3.77 stars (3.77 stars)

Lists: spiphany, Devnet94, queenofthebobs

Score: 3

82
Smoke and Shadows
by Tanya Huff
1,038 members, 30 reviews
3.7 stars (3.7 stars)

Lists: Quaisior, queenofthebobs, Devnet94

Score: 3

83
Magic for Liars
by Sarah Gailey
1,026 members, 59 reviews
3.72 stars (3.72 stars)

Lists: Aquila, Devnet94, queenofthebobs

Score: 3

84
The Cloud Roads
by Martha Wells
1,002 members, 54 reviews
3.96 stars (3.96 stars)

Lists: jain, Devnet94, queenofthebobs

Score: 3

85
Space Opera
by Catherynne M. Valente
978 members, 69 reviews
3.53 stars (3.53 stars)

Lists: hipdeep, Devnet94, queenofthebobs

Score: 3

86
More Happy Than Not
by Adam Silvera
924 members, 50 reviews
3.85 stars (3.85 stars)

Lists: queenofthebobs, kara.shamy, Devnet94

Score: 3

87
The Stepsister Scheme
by Jim C. Hines
910 members, 70 reviews
3.7 stars (3.7 stars)

Lists: Quaisior, queenofthebobs, Devnet94

Score: 3

88
Dark Matter
by Michelle Paver
862 members, 60 reviews
3.83 stars (3.83 stars)

Lists: jain, sturlington, Devnet94

Score: 3

89
The Vintner's Luck
by Elizabeth Knox
823 members, 31 reviews
3.98 stars (3.98 stars)

Lists: jain, Devnet94, queenofthebobs

Score: 3

90
Boudica: Dreaming the Eagle
by Manda Scott
796 members, 24 reviews
3.84 stars (3.84 stars)

Lists: Aquila, queenofthebobs, Devnet94

Score: 3

Explanations:

Aquila (13): Everyone is bisexual in pre-Roman Britain.

91
Grasshopper Jungle
by Andrew Smith
784 members, 67 reviews
3.55 stars (3.55 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy, Devnet94, queenofthebobs

Score: 3

92
Witchmark
by C. L. Polk
758 members, 30 reviews
3.86 stars (3.86 stars)

Lists: Devnet94, Aquila, queenofthebobs

Score: 3

93
Dust
by Elizabeth Bear
673 members, 36 reviews
3.73 stars (3.73 stars)

Lists: Devnet94, Aquila, queenofthebobs

Score: 3

94
The Empress of Salt and Fortune
by Nghi Vo
643 members, 31 reviews
4.2 stars (4.2 stars)

Lists: Aquila, Devnet94, queenofthebobs

Score: 3

95
Trouble and Her Friends
by Melissa Scott
631 members, 12 reviews
3.67 stars (3.67 stars)

Lists: Quaisior, Devnet94, queenofthebobs

Score: 3

96
When the Moon Was Ours
by Anna-Marie McLemore
608 members, 22 reviews
3.9 stars (3.9 stars)

Lists: queenofthebobs, kara.shamy, Devnet94

Score: 3

97
Girls Made of Snow and Glass
by Melissa Bashardoust
601 members, 34 reviews
4.02 stars (4.02 stars)

Lists: Aquila, queenofthebobs, Devnet94

Score: 3

98
Proxy
by Alex London
577 members, 35 reviews
3.73 stars (3.73 stars)

Lists: VfromB, queenofthebobs, Devnet94

Score: 3

99
Raven Stratagem
by Yoon Ha Lee
572 members, 27 reviews
4.17 stars (4.17 stars)

Lists: Devnet94, jain, queenofthebobs

Score: 3

100
The Book of the Unnamed Midwife
by Meg Elison
563 members, 42 reviews
4.05 stars (4.05 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy, Devnet94, queenofthebobs

Score: 3

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