2025 Queer Adult Science Fiction & Fantasy Books

Welcome to the 2025 list of queer adult science-fiction and fantasy books!

If you’re new to this dance, this list and the ones before (see: 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019) are my answer to every, “Where are all the queer/LGBTQIA/QUILTBAG adult fantasy and science-fiction books?”

The list is sorted by publication month. When possible, I included the specific queer rep, along with any side characters. “Queer” here is used as the inclusive umbrella term for anyone on the LGBTQIA+/QUILTBAG spectrum. The representation on this list is gleaned from reviews, readers, and the authors themselves and, even though I try my best to get it right, sometimes I get it wrong. I only include books published with a publisher, who are distributed on more than one platform, and had pub dates, as I have to draw the line somewhere or risk being overwhelmed.

Additions and changes can be found in a change-log at the end of this post.

And with all that said, on to the queer books!

JANUARY
	HAMMAJANG LUCK by Makana Yamamoto: – enby MC, lesbians – one last job for a gal who’s supposed to be done with ’em – Ocean’s 8 but in spaaaace – just gotta trust the one who betrayed you
	LIGHTFALL by Ed Crocker: – bi MC – vampires, werewolves, and sorceresses — oh my! – but not a human in sight – instead, vampires are confined to their own city – where class divides and rebellion is brewing
	THE OBLIVION BRIDE by Caitlin Starling: – f/f – when your family is magically cursed – you get an arranged marriage with an alchemist – who treats you more as a puzzle to be solved than a person to be loved
	MOTHEATER by Linda H. Codega: – f/f – coal miners are dying and you’re bent on finding out why – you find a strange woman instead who claims she’s a witch – and that she’s bound herself to stop the mining industry – Appalachian fantasy with a dash of horror
	THE TEETH OF DAWN by Marina Lostetter: – queer MCs in a queernorm world – we’re not done uncovering big, world-shattering lies – it’s time to find the gods – wait… but the gods… oh no – third & final in trilogy
	THE COSMIC COLOR by T.T. Madden: – trans (or at least questioning) MC – Pacific Rim, but make it gender fucky and race conscious – monsters threaten humanity, necessitating giant mechas – but the monsters were humans once themselves, workers twisted in turn by the metal they worked
	TARNISHED by Erica Rose Eberhart: – f/f – a gate guard must escort a princess – and keep her safe from both normal attacks and the supernatural – while navigating her own growing feelings – also the princess? has illegal magic
FEBRUARY
	HUNGERSTONE by Kat Dunn: – lesbian MC – CARMILLA RETELLING!! – but now we’re in the Industrial Revolution, – your husband is a London steel magnate, – and you’re in a loveless marriage – so when a sexy pale girl shows up – maybe you ignore all the bodies
	FATED WINDS AND PROMISING SEAS by Rose Black: – m/m – you’d rather stay in your prison cell – but then a leviathan attacks – and you’re rescued by a plucky crew of outcasts – whose captain is… suspiciously familiar… – but hey, maybe he can keep you out of jail
	CASUAL by Koji A. Dae: – sapphic MC – so the neural implant for mental health is going great – but now you’ve got newborn and the law says you gotta shut that implant off – or give the same implant to your kiddo – is it worth disabling anxiety for your newborn to remain implant-free?
	THE DESERT TALON by Karin Lowachee: – queer MCs – what if dragons but make it western – when you try to escape the ravages of war – only to still have to deal with your trauma – and society’s unchecked greed – 2nd in CROWNS OF ISHIA series
	WOOING THE WITCH QUEEN by Stephanie Burgis: – bi MCs – the wicked sorceress has brought peace to her kingdom – but not to her life – hey maybe this librarian can help her get organized – besides, he’s sweet, nerdy, and definitely not a fraud
	THE ANTLERED KING by Marianne Gordon: – f/f – when you bargain with Death to save the princess you love – but then she gets a little power-hungry – and Death’s price has gotten too steep to pay – sequel to GILDED CROWN
MARCH
	TWO TRUTHS AND A LIE by Cory O’Brien: – gay MC – in a near-future LA, a combat-drone vet lives simply in a storage container – until cops show up about a murder: not by him, but his ex – noir sci-fi where data is currency & your own brain is used for storage, but that use corrupts memory
	HOMEGROWN MAGIC by Jamie Pacton, Rebecca Podos: – enby MC – a runaway heir becomes a greenhouse assistant for their childhood friend – now they get to nurture plants and brew potions while avoiding their parents’ machinations to get them to return – cozy cottagecore romantasy
	THE TOMB OF DRAGONS by Katherine Addison: – queer MC – you’ve lost the ability to hear the dead & can no longer be their witness – then you stumble upon a mass grave of dragons, & you’re offered an opportunity: speak for *them* and pursue their justice – 3rd in CEMETERIES OF AMALO series
	MURDER BY MEMORY by Olivia Waite: – sapphic MC – an interstellar cruise ship stores passengers’ minds in a library, whence they decant into new bodies – someone is doing murder, not just of bodies but of the stored minds – it’s not easy detecting who when you’ve been given the wrong body
	THE HYMN TO DIONYSUS by Natasha Pulley: – gay MC – what if the cool new dude you just met is also the reason everyone’s going insane? – but sanity isn’t a great place for you, so you just kinda go with it
	AUNT TIGRESS by Emily Yu-Xuan Qin: – sapphic – the tiger’s vegan, hasn’t eaten anybody in years – but her aunt’s been murdered – and she’s inherited all her aunt’s problems… & an undead fox – urban fantasy with demons and gods running coffee shops, but make it Chinese and First Nation mythology
	THE PRINCE WITHOUT SORROW by Maithree Wijesekara: – gay MC – a pacifist prince sent to govern a region terrorized by nature spirits is more afraid of turning into his father than the ghosts – a witch wants revenge for the violence against her people – Indian-inspired epic fantasy
	POINT OF HEARTS by Melissa Scott: – m/m – our investigators are stuck watching an aristocrat on house arrest while everyone else gets ready for a wedding – but civil unrest and turmoil are coming, along with a plot to destroy the city they love – book 6 in Astreiant series
APRIL
	A DROP OF CORRUPTION by Robert Jackson Bennett: – bi MC – Ana and Din are back, and this time to investigate the murder of a taxman at the edge of their Empire – this time their suspect is a madman with cunning even beyond Ana’s – and a timebomb of a trap that could destroy the whole Empire
	FAITHBREAKER by Hannah Kaner: – bi MCs – a violent fire god has been reborn and our troops have to rally allies, enemies, and gods to save their world – 3rd in Fallen Gods series
	DIRECT DESCENDANT by Tanya Huff: – f/f – when your little town makes a pact with dark forces to be prosperous, there will be inevitable… hiccups – & when the apocalypse is homegrown, you’ll need the town baker and a cute PI to stop it – you want cozy horror?? we’ve got cozy horror
	NO SUCH THING AS DUTY by Lara Elena Donnelly: – m/m – alt-history WWI spy thriller – but with a mysterious Carpathian nobleman – and a novelist/spy dying of tuberculosis – each with something to hide
	DON’T SLEEP WITH THE DEAD by Nghi Vo: – gay MC – Jay Gatsby is dead… or is he? – Nick has reclaimed his life and is living high in the 1930s – or at least he’s really good at pretending he is – but you can only repress for so long
	NOTES FROM A REGICIDE by Isaac Fellman: – trans MC – in a future NY, a son sifts through the journal his father left behind – to better understand his parents’ legacy, the love and grief and hope that later helped shape him – and the revolution they tried to start
	THE GENTLEMAN AND HIS VOWSMITH by Rebecca Ide: – m/m – when you’ve gotta marry to save your family, but it’s the marriage negotiator you’re into – the 1st body you find is merely troubling, the 2nd… well maybe you should find the murderer – locked room murder mystery, make it gothic
	SAINT DEATH’S HERALD by C.S.E. Cooney: – queer MC, queernorm world – when you’re born to a line of necromancers but you don’t got the evil for it – your great-grandfather’s become a deathless abomination and you’ve got to stop him from committing atrocities – 2nd in Saint Death series
	ADVOCATE by Daniel M. Ford: – bi MC in a f/f relationship – you stopped the undead and finally feel at home on the outskirts of civilization – but now you’ve been summoned to speak on behalf of your imprisoned college advisor – murder! mayhem!! necromancy!!! – 3rd in Warden series
	EAT THE ONES YOU LOVE by Sarah Maria Griffin: – sapphic – what could go wrong applying to work at the local flower shop? – the florist is as gorgeous as her flowers, but one of the plants is a little… hungry… – little shop of horrors but make it gay and about working retail
	CHILDREN OF SOLITUDE by Michael G Williams: – gay MC – when you escape your family and build your own life – but have to return to settle your mother’s estate – there’s the usual memories and feels – and then there are the Horrors – Appalachian cosmic horror
	WHEN THE TIDES HELD THE MOON by Venessa Vida Kelley: – m/m – a blacksmith makes a tank for a Coney Island carnival – only to find out the tank will cage a live merman – which of course can’t stand, ethically – but who will free the merman? …and who will free the blacksmith?
	AWAKENED by A.E. Osworth: – enby MC – a coven of trans witches takes in a newcomer who can suddenly understand every language – when threatened by a malicious AI, they unite against it – and wrestle with whether it’s ethical to erase any consciousness, even artificial
MAY
	THE STARVING SAINTS by Caitlin Starling: – sapphic – when your castle’s under siege and rescue is unlikely – then the cavalry arrives and now everything’s fine, better than fine – but you’re one of the few who remembers you’re *still under siege* – bacchanalian debauchery, bees, and cannibalism!
	EVERYBODY WANTS TO RULE THE WORLD EXCEPT ME by Django Wexler: – bi MC – you *were* stuck in a loop where every time you died the timeline reset – somehow you broke the loop – now you can actually die – *and* you’re the damn Dark Lord™️ – bawdy, tense, and surprisingly touching – sequel to HOW TO BECOME THE DARK LORD AND DIE TRYING
	THE VENGEANCE by Emma Newman: – sapphic – when your badass pirate captain mom confesses she’s your aunt – well it’s time to find your bio mom – and the royal courts of France might be more treacherous than the open seas – historical fiction, but make it paranormal
	A SPELL FOR CHANGE by Nicole Jarvis: – queer MC – historical fantasy set in post-WW1 Appalachia – where the magical gifts of three strangers don’t help much in a small, oppressive town – but something dangerous is stalking them – and only together can they unravel why
	THE SUN BLESSED PRINCE by Lindsey Byrd: – m/m – one two princes kneel before you – that’s what I said now – one can revive dead with a touch – the other can kill with just as much – deadly plots and tense conflicts – just go ahead now
	A LETTER FROM THE LONESOME SHORE by Sylvie Cathrall: – ace MC – the nerds who fell in love through letters – finally meet up in an underwater city – but while they might not want to leave – there are darker dangers lurking in the waters – 2nd in Sunken Archive
	BRIGHTER THAN SCALE, SWIFTER THAN FLAME by Neon Yang: – sapphic MC – a masked emissary is sent to a reclusive nation to see if they’re hiding dragons – because that’s a big no-no – maybe… if they woo the queen, she’ll reveal all her nation’s secrets
	DISCO WITCHES OF FIRE ISLAND by Blair Fell: – gay MCs – it’s the late 1980s in New York – and some baby gays take a summer job on Fire Island – when they discover their older coworkers aren’t just worldly – they’re otherworldly – mystical shenanigans ensue
	BEHOOVED by M. Stevenson: – queer, disabled MC – so your would-be husband turned into a horse – turns out, that’s an improvement – now to unravel the assassination attempt that be-foaled your fiance and saddled you with some lofty problems
	THE INCANDESCENT by Emily Tesh: – sapphic MC – we had students of dark academia, yes, but have we had teachers? – a real magic school would have meetings, tests, meetings, class prep, meetings, demonic incursions, and meetings – How to Keep Your Students Safe From Demonic Possession – even yours
JUNE
	OF MONSTERS AND MAINFRAMES by Barbara Truelove: – found queer family – Dracula is loose on a sentient spaceship – and if that weren’t banger enough for you: the ship must team up with a werewolf, an undead engineer, a vampire, and a swarm of spider drones to stop him
	THE TWO LIES OF FAVEN SYTHE by Megan E. O’Keefe: – f/f – maybe if we team up with a notorious pirate we can find our missing mentor – unfortunately, said mentor might be in the spaceship graveyard – and oops, we’ve just uncovered a giant conspiracy 😮‍💨
	COSMIC LOVE AT THE MULTIVERSE HAIR SALON by Annie Mare: – f/f – what starts as a wrong-number text becomes a missing person case – then a love across the multiverse – as it turns out there’s a temporal paradox at the heart of their meeting – but in every universe, they lose each other
	ANGEL EYE by Madeleine Nakamura: – gay MC – fantasy whodunit… or more accurately, who-doing-it – professor of magic and ex-physician must find the serial killer murdering patients – because the inquisitors certainly aren’t gonna do it – sequel to CURSEBREAKERS
	BLACK SALT QUEEN by Samantha Bansil: – lesbian MC – the queen’s strength is fading and her dangerous heir and reckless rival both want her crown – each has a strong magic and each has a more precarious weakness – but what if the queen has feelings for her rival…? – Filipino-inspired fantasy
	THE POTENCY OF UNGOVERNABLE IMPULSES by Malka Ann Older: – f/f – murder mysteries on Jupiter will continue until morale improves – academic rivalry threatens to become dangerous – maybe even… deadly – 3rd in series
	SIX WILD CROWNS by Holly Race: – f/f – King Henry needs six queens to bind his magic – but each queen vies for their own power – and what if they incite a war or two? – spies, assassins, dragons, and strange magic, all with a Tudor tinge
	BURY OUR BONES IN THE MIDNIGHT SOIL by V.E. Schwab: – sapphic MCs – if you read Interview w/the Vampire & thought “but make it sapphic” – follow a trail of bodies from the 1500s to the 2000s – as one woman slowly loses her humanity, destroying those who dare to love her – & another dares to stop her
	THE MERCY MAKERS by Tessa Gratton: – bi MC – the daughter of a crime boss uses an alter ego to create genius disguises and illegal inventions – when her dad’s captured, she infiltrates the empire’s ruling family – now she has a chance to not only save her dad but change the world
	THE FOLDED SKY by Elizabeth Bear: – sapphic, married – let’s preserve some data and retrieve some archaeology – …halfway across the galaxy – but even data scientists have rivals, and these space pirates are *not* helping – 3rd in WHITE SPACE series
	THIS PRINCESS KILLS MONSTERS by Ry Herman: – bi MC, trans LI – 12 Huntsmen retelling – that takes a stab at strict gender roles and the ridiculousness of the original – while keeping the talking lion – dangerous quests, spider-wolves, and magic – what fun!
	WEARING THE LION by John Wiswell: – bi himbo – Heracles retelling, but what if our hero is too tired of violence to murder his way through the 12 tasks – and befriends the monsters instead? – with bonus: disgruntled Hera POV
	A LEGIONNAIRE’S GUIDE TO LOVE AND PEACE by Emily Skrutskie: – bi MCs – the war against the Demon Lord is over – now it’s time for Infrastructure Week™️ – but things are a little awkward around the guy you hooked up with when you thought you were gonna die – & you have to think about the future?? rude
	STARSTRUCK by Aimee Ogden: – married sapphics – what is love but what’s between a radish and her fox-wife? – falling stars ensoul whatever they touch – but then the stars stop falling 😦
	THE WITCH ROADS by Kate Elliott: – bi MC – the prince gets possessed by a spirit after you *warned him* – & the spirit is nicer than the prince, so you don’t tell his entourage – b/c it’s gonna make this long trek across the hinterlands much more pleasant – and the spirit’s…hot? 🥵
JULY
	HUMAN RITES by Juno Dawson: – lesbian MC – childhood friends joined a secret gov’t coven – now their coven is broken, but they’ve been chosen by Lucifer – to save their chosen family, all they have to do is fulfill a little dark prophecy – 3rd in HER MAJESTY’S ROYAL COVEN
	THE LIBRARY AT HELLEBORE by Cassandra Khaw: – queer MC – let’s put all the scarily powerful kids in one school – that’s a good idea, right guys – but promises of redemption are proven to be lies when graduation day arrives & the faculty try to eat the students – there is no ‘I’ in team, but there is ‘meat’
	ASCENSION by S.T. Gibson: – poly MCs – high priest of the Boston Secret Society has a few demons to deal with – some inner, some summoned by a strange ritual – both could destroy him – 2nd in SUMMONER’S CIRCLE
	THE GRYPHON KING by Sara Omer: – bi MC – warrior princesses on man-eating flying horses – need I say more – okay fine: – a warlord takes the kingdom and the princess vows revenge – but djinn & ghouls & monsters are returning – and she’ll have to work with the warlord to save her people
	MOONRISING by Claire Barner: – m/m – humanity’s second chance isn’t Mars, it’s the Moon – one agronomist takes on the challenge of sustainable food for the moon’s first hotel – while a politician back on Earth tries to pass legislation to help relocate humanity to the moon
	THE LAVENDER BLADE by E.L. Deards: – m/m – fake exorcisms make easy bank – until someone is actually possessed – and now you gotta scramble to learn the real thing – or lose your love to a powerful demon
	VOLATILE MEMORY by Seth Haddon: – f/f – a space scavenger gets the find of her life in a mask that will give her a leg up against the other scavengers – except the mask has sentience, which should be impossible – and with that sentience comes friendship, love, and danger
	SEVEN RECIPES FOR REVOLUTION by Ryan Rose: – bi MC, queernorm world – large monsters are carved up like common beasts for the rich – their flesh grants magical change, so cooking is also wizardry – when one chef develops a new recipe, he’s tossed into the dangerous world of high cuisine
	DAUGHTERS OF FLOOD AND FURY by Gabriella Buba: – sapphic MC – the gods rose up and helped defeat the oppressors – but the alliance that arose in their wake is tenuous and fragile – tide magic and storm gods might not be enough to save their islands – 2nd in series
	THE MEMORY HUNTERS by Mia Tsai: – f/f – memories are extracted w/fungus – an academic blithely pursues her memory research – while her bodyguard protects her from murderous rivals – when they discover a memory that doesn’t align with “official” history – things get weird… and dangerous
	A COVENANT OF ICE by Karin Lowachee: – queer MCs – gunslinging dragonriders – traveling to the frozen north will fix us – and if not, at least we’ll have a little vengeance as a treat – 3rd in CROWNS OF ISHIA series
	LIGHTHOUSE AT THE EDGE OF THE WORLD by J.R. Dawson: – f/f – a lighthouse guides the freshly dead to their final crossing – the ferryman’s daughter has spent decades learning the ropes – but she’s not ready when a living person shows up on their boat – searching for a sister amongst the dead
	THE NEEDFIRE by M.K. Hardy: – sapphic – when the man you’re supposed to spend the rest of your life with isn’t what you expected – and his house is creepy, maybe even haunted – then your friendly housekeeper might become… more than a friend – gothic horror, make it Scottish
AUGUST
	HOUSE OF DUSK by Deva Fagan: – f/f – a war hero turned retired nun just wants to be left alone – a spy undercover as a bodyguard to a princess whose tears are prophecy needs to steal some bones – but the gods returning and a looming apocalypse are going to upend both their plans
	THE FACELESS THING WE ADORE by Hester Steel: – queer MC – let’s recover from a toxic relationship in a remote, pastoral commune – so what if people start going missing, they’ve got a kid locked up in a cabin, and a strange rot is spreading – but only so much you can ignore until the angry god wakes
	TEO’S DURUMI by Elaine U Cho: – m/m – framed for murder and crash-landed on the moon – it only makes sense to join a space pirate crew – and fall for the captain – but the real murderer is still out there – Korean space opera – 2nd in THE ALLIANCE duology
	LUCKY DAY by Chuck Tingle: – bi MC – when your publication day is ruined by both your mother and a massive casualty event – it’s hard to care about anything – but persistent nihilism gets a jolt when the gov’t comes a’knocking – and only you can prevent another worldwide catastrophe
	DEATH VALLEY BLOOMS by S.M. Mack: – queer MC – vast wildflowers bloom all at once in Death Valley – but these blooms are powered by a woman’s life – and the curse that haunts a family – maybe-sentient desert & generational trauma
	THE LAST SOUL AMONG WOLVES by Melissa Caruso: – sapphic MC – reality comes in layers, each one more fantastic–and bizarre–than the last – a new mom attends a will-reading with her gf – and now has a curse to unravel – locked room mystery but make it weeeeiiiird – ECHO ARCHIVES #2
	DIMINISHED by Erica Rose Eberhart: – f/f – the gate guard is now a royal guard – and the princess…aah,,, a little bit changed – horns are cool, right? – at least magic isn’t illegal anymore – sequel to TARNISHED
	VOIDWALKER by S.A. MacLean: – bi MCs – a smuggler takes contraband between worlds, avoiding the usual blood sacrifices – b/c humans are prey to the beasts from other realities – and when our smuggler gets forcibly recruited into a coup against those beasts – she finds maybe the beasts aren’t all bad
	LESSONS IN MAGIC AND DISASTER by Charlie Jane Anders: – queer and trans MC – a grad student/casual witch teaches her mom magic to help her mom heal her grief – but when success begets disaster – the secrets to her magic and her mother’s despair might be in an 18th century novel
	THE ENTANGLEMENT OF RIVAL WIZARDS by Sara Raasch: – m/m – rival grad students are forced to work together when they’re both recipients for the same grant – oh yeah, and they’re wizards – forced proximity quickly leads to volatility, and they’ll either kill each other or make out – or both!
SEPTEMBER
	A RUIN, GREAT AND FREE by Cadwell Turnbull: – queer MC, poly rep – society found out monsters are real and experienced the repercussions – we’re in the aftermath now, baby – monsters are being forced back into hiding – but not all of them are going willingly – werewolves, werebears, & dragons – oh my – 3rd in CONVERGENCE SAGA
	A BLOOD AS BRIGHT AS THE MOON by Andrea Morstabilini: – queer MC – vampire moon cult? vampire moon cult! – fuck the vampire hunters and all this terran nonsense – let’s build wings and fly to the moon – especially before the humans catch and experiment on us
	ANGEL MAKER by Elizabeth Bear: – f/f – steampunk’s back, baby – and so is Karen – no man can ride that horse? – well, I am no man – facing down a mad scientist wasn’t enough, – what about some deadly stunts – and solving a little murder, too – 3rd in KAREN MEMORY series
	YOU WEREN’T MEANT TO BE HUMAN by Andrew Joseph White: – trans MC – feed the creepy, blood-thirsty hive, get a fresh start – the hive is even trans-accepting – up until you get pregnant; now the hive wants your child – wtf hive – body horror, festering horror, Appalachian horror
	THE MAIDEN AND HER MONSTER by Maddie Martinez: – sapphic – there’s a monster in the forest – except when someone goes looking, it turns out the monster is a golem – who needs help freeing the rabbi who made her – and maybe the monster is still out there, actually
	THE MACABRE by Kosoko Jackson: – queer MC – a struggling painter discovers his art is magic – at the same time he’s asked to destroy his great-grandfather’s cursed paintings – now scattered throughout the world – part heist, part eldritch horror
	AMONG THE BURNING FLOWERS by Samantha Shannon: – f/f – the draconic army yet sleeps – but not for long – and the human world is too divided to fight back – prequel to PRIORY OF THE ORANGE TREE
	TO CLUTCH A RAZOR by Veronica Roth: – m/m – when you owe a debt to Baba Jaga – sometimes you gotta steal your family’s book of curses – but your family is a little murderous – and you gotta survive a night with them, first
	THE ENDURING UNIVERSE by Kritika H. Rao: – bi MCs – the floating, living cities have crash-landed – now they have to find survival in the ruins – while the planet itself rages against them – giant hawks, wild magic, and cosmic entities – final in RAGES trilogy
	FATE’S BANE by C.L. Clark: – f/f – a hostage raised by her enemies falls for the chieftain’s daughter – their love might be doomed, but that won’t stop them from trying to unite their clans – maybe with a little bog magic – but that magic comes with a price
	THE SOVEREIGN by C.L. Clark: – f/f (/f) – all hail the queen – all hail her general – but even a queen can’t stop the magical plague decimating her people – and even a general can’t stop their brittle alliances from shattering – love & blood & betrayal mix together for a delicious finale
	THE WITCH WHO CHASES THE SUN by Dawn Chen: – f/f – when you seek out your ex – but she’s hiding in a castle – and the nearby village believes she’s a monster – and she’s behind the mysterious disappearences – well, you’re not going to *leave* – but nothing is as it seems
	WHAT STALKS THE DEEP by T. Kingfisher: – enby MC – we’ve had scary fungus and scary ghosts – now it’s time to investigate an abandoned coal mine that’s probably haunted – do you like claustrophobia, b/c we’ve got claustrophobia – 3rd in SWORN SOLDIER series
OCTOBER
	QUEEN DEMON by Marth Wells: – queer MCs – didn’t think you’d be rooting for the demons, huh – let alone that they’d be fighting to stop an autocracy – body hopping, cool magic, past and present intertwined – we’ve got it all, folks – sequel to WITCH KING
	A MOUTHFUL OF DUST by Nghi Vo: – enby MC – a cleric and their bird investigate a legendary famine – and its lingering effects on a small river town – only to discover that hunger is a monster that still stalks the land – 6th in SINGING HILLS CYCLE
	COLIN GETS PROMOTED AND DOOMS THE WORLD by Mark Waddell: – gay MC – climbing the ladder at a Hell-like corporation is hard enough – and “termination” is more permanent than a pink slip – so of course you accidentally start the apocalypse when you’re vying for a promotion
	THE HEARTH WITCH’S GUIDE TO MAGIC & MURDER by Kiri Callaghan: – f/f – Sherlock Holmes, but make it Fey – for 2 centuries, our changeling was locked away – she’s freed to help stop crime – holy shit a lot has happened in 200 years – ope, & now she’s accidentally revealed that Fey exist to a human
	VAMPIRES AT SEA by Lindsay Merbaum: – queer MCs – vampire cruise on the Black Sea – relax, join an orgy (or two), eat some people – just don’t fall for the social media influencer
	HERCULINE by Grace Byron: – trans MC – escape your demons (figurative & literal) by fleeing to an all-trans girl commune in the middle of the woods – but what was once escape soon becomes a trap – and when your demons follow you, maybe it’s time to confront them
	CINDER HOUSE by Freya Marske: – bi MC – Cinderella, but our eponymous heroine is a ghost – where the stroke of midnight forces her back to the staircase where she died – and her bargain is to be alive again – a retelling that tackles chronic illness, tinged with grief
	THE WORKS OF VERMIN by Hiron Ennes: – queer MC – when your city is carved into the stump of a giant tree – you’re bound to have some pests – enter the exterminator, who hunts the bugs – enter the centipede, dragon-sized with an appetite for art – of which your city is *very* rich
	AN AMATEUR WITCH’S GUIDE TO MURDER by K. Valentin: – m/m – when you’ve been cursed w/a demon – that gets stronger the more magic you do – of course you keep doing magic, especially when a cute (rich) guy needs help – what’s a little ancient evil when you’ve got bills to pay
	THE KEEPER OF MAGICAL THINGS by Julie Leong: – f/f – when you can talk to objects, you’re put in charge of magical artifacts – should be a breeze, but your coworker is prickly, the warehouse is falling apart, and you can’t risk an *incident* – Caretaker of Magical Items Simulator™️
	DEAD & BREAKFAST by Kat Hillis and Rosiee Thor: – m/m – when the mayor is found dead in their begonias, our local vampire husbands are the first suspects – they’ve gotta use their supernatural abilities to clear themselves – but neither is a real PI – a punny delight
	BLOODTIDE by Sophie Burnham: – queer MCs – Rome never fell, but the end is coming – and now fractures spread across their client state in North America – into the hinterlands, the libraries, the streets, and beyond – 2nd in EX ROMANA trilogy
	THE SHIPWRIGHT AND THE SHROUDWEAVER by Rafael Torrubia: – queer MC – the gods are dead – but magic is still alive – one shipbuilder will partner with a god-maker to save the world that’s left
	THE ISLE IN THE SILVER SEA by Tasha Suri: – f/f – a knight and a witch – destined to always fall in love – and destroy each other – an island powered by their infinitely recurring-and doomed-stories – but who gets to write them?
	WHEN THEY BURNED THE BUTTERFLY by Wen-yi Lee: – sapphic – 1970s Singapore – magic is criminalized, so magic belongs to the criminals – a butterfly is the only clue to her mother’s murder – leading her to the dangerous gangs that rule the streets – gangs that draw their power from gods
	AN UNLIKELY COVEN by A.M. Kvita: – sapphic MC – you’re the only one in your elite family who can’t do magic – but somebody’s figured out a spell that gives normal folks magic – and your vampire bff is hiding them – now you get to dash across NYC, evade your fam, and try to undo the spell
	CRY, VOIDBRINGER by Elaine Ho: – multiple queer MCs – a jaded soldier ripped from her homeland and forced to fight a perpetual war – accidentally rescues a child that could bring peace – but peace for whom and at what cost?
	REDNECK REVENANT by David R. Slayton: – gay MC – our cinnamon roll magician is back and life is great – which means it’s time for his sister-in-law to show up at his doorstep – except… she died? – right??
NOVEMBER and DECEMBER
	SONG OF SPORES by Bogi Takács: – genderfluid, enby, & intersex rep – counterintell ops on a mission to find infiltrators – difficulty: the folks they’re trying to find are shapeshifters – complicated by a sentient space fungus – weird space opera, emphasis on the weird
	THE WAR BEYOND by Andrea Stewart: – bi & sapphic MCs – humanity is being reshaped as one god seeks to remake the world – but humanity is not going quietly–and neither are the other gods – while beneath the world, greater secrets lie – sister vs sister, or sister w/sister? – 2nd in series
	THE WOLF AND HIS KING by Finn Longman: – m/m – a werewolf dreams of becoming a knight – when the king dies, he has that chance – except even as he finds his place in society – his wolf half keeps causing problems – thankfully the new king is pretty… understanding – Bisclavret retelling
	AS MANY SOULS AS STARS by Natasha Siegel: – sapphic MCs – give your soul to a demon in exchange for immortality through reincarnation – now that demon hunts you through each lifetime to claim whats hers – and it’s a little hot? – and a lottle destructive
	THIS BRUTAL MOON by Bethany Jacobs: – f/f – war has broken out and the tenuous peace shattered – and the oppressed aren’t willing to trade freedom for peace – space opera with messy politics and messier people – final in KINDOM trilogy
	AN ARCANE INHERITANCE by Kamilah Cole: – bi MCs – Ivy League gothic – when you go to a college you’ve never been to before, but everything seems… familiar – to find out why, let’s pair up with the guy we hate and dive into the world of secret societies – deja vu, but make it dangerous

Change log
11/28/25: Added A RUIN, GREAT AND FREE to September, SONG OF SPORES to November, and THE TWO LIES OF FAVEN SYTHE to June.