Here is a list of ten great fantasy books in our collection that feature extraordinary LGBTQAI+ characters.

The Salt Roads

By Nalo Hopkinson

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This book takes you across centuries and civilizations as it explores relationships that women have with their lovers, their people, and the divine. Based in the Caribbean, it explores slavery, spiritualism, magic, and history.

Full Fathom Five

By Max Gladstone

Kai builds gods but they keep dying. When she tries to save one, her near-suicidal rescue attempt exposes her instability, causing her family, coworkers, and ex-boyfriend to call her crazy. When Kai seeks to find out why her creations are dying, she uncovers the conspiracy…

Winter Tide

By Ruthanna Emrys

After the US Government stole her life, they ask Aphra for help in uncovering Communist spies that have stolen dangerous magical secrets.

Everfair

By Nisi Shawl

Who doesn’t secretly love steampunk? This novel is an alternate history that explores the question of “what if” the Congo learned about steam technology a little sooner than Belgium anticipated.

The Tiger’s Daughter

By Arsenault K Rivera

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Warrior woman. Asian inspired. A power that can reach through time and space to save a land from a truly insidious evil.

The Vanished Queen

By Lisbeth Campbell

Anza is a bisexual member of her country’s resistance against the tyrannical King. She has evidence to overthrow his rule, but if it fails…

The Steel Remains

By Richard K Morgan

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Ringil, war hero, is asked to find a long, lost cousin in the depths of the empire’s slave trade. Dark Fantasy.

The Prey of Gods

By Nicky Drayden

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Genetic Engineering has made the economy of South Africa boom. However, a new hallucinogenic drug is sweeping the country along with an AI uprising, and an ancient demigoddess is determined to regain her standing.

The Four Profound Weaves

By R.B. Lemberg

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This trans epic fantasy focuses on two elder “changers.” They travel through the desert wanting to learn from the master weaver. After discovering the master weaver, they learn the weaver has a most difficult task for them.

Infinity Son

By Adam Silvera

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Gritty, face-paced adventure about two brothers caught up in a magical war. Brighton wishes he had powers so he could fight, while Emil wishes the fighting would stop.