LGBT Science Fiction and Fantasy
Explore top LGBT science fiction and fantasy books featuring diverse characters and queer themes. Discover must-read LGBTQ+ speculative fiction for inclusive storytelling.
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Haunted Hearths & Sapphic Shades
by Catherine Lundoff
Early ghost stories are filled with characters that can be read as coded lesbians--maiden aunts and spinsters--lurking at the fringe of mortal life. In this collection, 17 authors have spun lesbian ghost stories that vary from the eerie to the romantic. (Adult Fiction)
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Qspec Sampler 2007
by Don Sakers
A celebration of queer speculative fiction. In these pages are writers from across the spectrum of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and/or transgender science fiction, fantasy, and/or horror. We have big names and small, much-published veterans and promising beginners, Lammy and Spectrum Award nominees and winners, past Gaylaxicon Guests of Honor, and fresh new names. Within these covers are science fiction, fantasy, nonfiction; essays, short stories, and excerpts from longer works; drama, erotica, and comedy. All brought to you by QSpec, a consortium of writers of queer speculative fiction. Includes pieces by Antonio Ruffini, Billie Aul, Brian Frank, Caro Soles, Catherine Lundoff, Don Sakers, Joel A. Nichols, L-J Baker, Laura J. Underwood, Lawrence Schimel, Melissa Scott, and Selina Rosen.
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So Fey
by Steve Berman
A fascinating and unnerving selection of stories that offer ablend of queer sensiblity with fairy tale magic. Here are heroes and heroines seeking thier own path, and at times, when they stray or are waylaid, the journey back is all the more interesting. Here are tales of the pains of self-discovery, acceptance and of finding, losing and finding love once more. From seduction to kidnap to betrayal by the fey folk in all their varied forms, these are stories that are filled with love, charm and - at times - menace and an underlying eerie horror.
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Vintage
by Steve Berman
Vintage is the engaging story of what it's like to be a teenager in today's world and the troubles that accompany that age as well as what it's like to be haunted by the troubles of the teens of yesterday's world and how similar both those worlds really are. More than a story about Goth fashion, teen angst or even restless ghosts, Vintage delivers pulse-quickening plot, unique and fully-developed characters.
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Trysts
by Steve Berman
Steve Berman has assembled thirteen of his most evocative stories, all of which revolve around the central theme of the assignation or 'tryst.' But these passionate hookups and romantic encounters range from the eerie to the horrifying to the wondrous. Trysts offers readers dark and quirky tales from a distinctive new voice in gay fiction.
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Smoke and Ashes
by Tanya Huff
TV producer and fledging wizard Tony finds it difficult to concentrate on his job when the Demonic Convergence allows lowly demons to enter the mortal world, which threatens the life of Leah, a sexy stuntwoman and an immortal Demongate whose death would unleash mass destruction. Reprint.
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Blood Lines
by Tanya Huff
Fearing for his sanity, 450-year-old vampire Henry Fitzroy calls upon his sometime-lover and comrade, ex-cop Vicki Nelson, whose former partner is in the middle of a murder investigation involving a museum mummy.
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The Future is Queer
by Richard Labonté
One of the few queer science fiction anthology to be published in the last 10 years. The stories ask questions such as: Is true assimilation possible?', 'What are the implications of cloning, gender choice and gender reassignment?' and 'How will 'the right' react to further progress of GLBT concerns?' Includes an illustrated story by Neil Gaiman, futurist cult star, and a story by Rachel Pollack, a World Fantasy Award winner. Co-editor Labonte is best known as editor of the Best Gay Erotica series published by Cleis.'
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Me2
by M. Christian
He looks just like you. He acts exactly like you. Every day he becomes more and more like you, taking away that what was yours&until there’s nothing left. You may think you’ve met your match-or your double-but that’s not even close. M. Christianhas written numerous short stories as well as the novelRunning Dry.
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The Unreasoning Mask
by Philip Jose Farmer
One of the most daring, innovative, and prolific writers in the science fiction genre, Philip Jose Farmer has long been hailed for his soaring imagination and compelling storytelling. The Unreasoning Mask, first published in 1981, is Farmer at his best: it's a fast-paced, mystical, high-action adventure. Ramstan is the captain of al-Buraq, a rare model starship of which three have been built. Each is capable of alaraf drive: instantaneous travel between two points in space. When one of the ships mysteriously disappears, it is discovered that an unidentifiable "creature" is marauding through the universe, destroying intelligent life on planet after planet. Ramstan, a thoughtful and moral man, becomes a fascinated yet reluctant pawn in the hands of the strange forces which arise to fight the deadly destroyer. But what price must he pay for becoming the savior of intelligent-kind?
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The Unreasoning Mask
by Philip Jose Farmer
One of the most daring, innovative, and prolific writers in the science fiction genre, Philip Jose Farmer has long been hailed for his soaring imagination and compelling storytelling. The Unreasoning Mask, first published in 1981, is Farmer at his best: it's a fast-paced, mystical, high-action adventure. Ramstan is the captain of al-Buraq, a rare model starship of which three have been built. Each is capable of alaraf drive: instantaneous travel between two points in space. When one of the ships mysteriously disappears, it is discovered that an unidentifiable "creature" is marauding through the universe, destroying intelligent life on planet after planet. Ramstan, a thoughtful and moral man, becomes a fascinated yet reluctant pawn in the hands of the strange forces which arise to fight the deadly destroyer. But what price must he pay for becoming the savior of intelligent-kind?
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The Unreasoning Mask
by Philip Jose Farmer
One of the most daring, innovative, and prolific writers in the science fiction genre, Philip Jose Farmer has long been hailed for his soaring imagination and compelling storytelling. The Unreasoning Mask, first published in 1981, is Farmer at his best: it's a fast-paced, mystical, high-action adventure. Ramstan is the captain of al-Buraq, a rare model starship of which three have been built. Each is capable of alaraf drive: instantaneous travel between two points in space. When one of the ships mysteriously disappears, it is discovered that an unidentifiable "creature" is marauding through the universe, destroying intelligent life on planet after planet. Ramstan, a thoughtful and moral man, becomes a fascinated yet reluctant pawn in the hands of the strange forces which arise to fight the deadly destroyer. But what price must he pay for becoming the savior of intelligent-kind?
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Ammonite
by Nicola Griffith
Winner of the Lambda and Tiptree Awards • “A knockout . . . Strong, likable characters, a compelling story, and a very interesting take on gender.”—Ursula K. Le Guin Change or die. These are the only options available on planet Jeep. Centuries earlier, a deadly virus shattered the original colony, killing the men and forever altering the few surviving women. Now, generations after the colony lost touch with the rest of humanity, a company arrives to exploit Jeep—and its forces find themselves fighting for their lives. Terrified of spreading the virus, the company abandons its employees, leaving them afraid and isolated from the natives. In the face of this crisis, anthropologist Marghe Taishan arrives to test a new vaccine. As she risks death to uncover the women’s biological secret, she finds that she too is changing—and realizes that not only has she found a home on Jeep, but that she alone carries the seeds of its destruction. . . . Ammonite is an unforgettable novel that questions the very meanings of gender and humanity. As readers share in Marghe’s journey through an alien world, they too embark on a parallel journey of fascinating self-exploration. “A powerful story of connection, allegiance, and obligation. Read Nicola Griffith’s book—and keep an eye out for her name in the future.”—Vonda N. McIntyre “A marvelous blend of high adventure and mind-boggling social speculation.”—Kim Stanley Robinson
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Water Logic
by Laurie J. Marks
By water logic, a lost book contains a lost future. The patterns of history are made and unmade.
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Dancing Jack
by Laurie J. Marks
For ten years, Ash--to the best of her knowledge the last survivor of her family--has tried to forget the ill-fated uprising in which she was a pivotal figure. Learning that her nephew could still be alive, Ash feels compelled to search for him . . . for he may prove to be heir to her family's magical power.
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Speaking Dreams
by Severna Park
A tautly-told lesbian science fiction tale of slavery and spiritual freedom, power and resistance, love and destiny.
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Hand of Prophecy
by Severna Park
A galaxy whirls in conflict as tyrant slavers prepare to reclaim the frontier planets wrested from them generations ago. Living on one of the forfeited worlds they covet most is Frenna, bred for bondage and given a virus that guarantees two decades of youth for servitude, followed by an agonizing death. But then she learns an amazing secret: the end is not inevitable. There is an escape. An antidote. A cure. Yet Frenna's escape is into an exotic, bloodswept world, a fierce arena where muscled slaves wage brutal battles for their masters' amusement. Frenna has become a medic: her job is to administer a mercifully quick end to the mortally wounded. But she still carries the secret of freedom. And as warships arrive in conquest, this last hope must survive in a murderous domain of monstrous holograms and irresistible deadly potions. In the final frenzy, sisters and lovers, killers and saviors, all will be swept together in a maelstrom of annihilation, survival and redemption.
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Time Well Bent
by Connie Wilkins
For as long as there's been such a thing as sex, alternate sexual identities have been a fact of life. Wilkins, a Lambda Literary Award finalist, assembles 14 stories that span the centuries--from ancient times to the Renaissance to the modern era.
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Wicked Gentlemen
by Ginn Hale
Belimai Sykes is many things: a Prodigal, the descendant of ancient demons, a creature of dark temptations and rare powers. He is also a man with a brutal past and a dangerous addiction. And Belimai Sykes is the only man Captain William Harper can turn to when faced with a series of grisly murders. But Mr. Sykes does not work for free and the price of Belimai's company will cost Captain Harper far more than his reputation. From the ornate mansions of noblemen, where vivisection and sorcery are hidden beneath a veneer of gold, to the steaming slums of Hells Below, Captain Harper must fight for justice and for his life. His enemies are many and his only ally is a devil he knows too well. Such are the dangers of dealing with the wicked.