queer adult sff – K. A. Doore

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!

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2024 Queer Adult Science Fiction & Fantasy Books

December 14, 2024 K.A. Doore

Welcome to my list of queer adult science-fiction and fantasy books published in 2024!

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

I’ve been answering this question for quite a few years now. I almost stopped this year; creating and curating lists like this is time-consuming and there’s always the guilt when somebook falls through the cracks. I took a several-months-long hiatus from the list during the first half of the year when life became too much, seriously considered being done entirely during the second half of the year because wow, we’ve made so much progress since I first started tracking queer books in 2019, and then… November came, and with it, the U.S. election.

And I realized maybe we hadn’t come so far, after all.

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 also 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.

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2023 Queer Adult Science Fiction & Fantasy Books

November 27, 2023December 1, 2023 K.A. Doore

Welcome to my ongoing and somewhat-regularly updated list of queer adult science-fiction and fantasy books published in 2023!

If you haven’t been around for my previous lists, this list and the ones before (see: 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019) – are my answer to every, “Where is all the queer/LGBTQIA/QUILTBAG representation in adult fantasy and science-fiction books?”

This is now my fifth (!!) year creating and curating this list and I have to admit, this was the most difficult year by far. The downfall of Twitter has made finding queer authors and books even more fraught. A once simple process of literal call and response has become sorting through publisher catalogues, review sites, individual author blogs, and what feels like thirty separate social media sites. That coupled with ongoing delays and last minute publication date changes has often made me wonder if my time is better spent elsewhere.

But the current political climate is increasingly antagonistic toward queer existence, especially our trans friends, and with an uptick in book bans, challenges, and publishers’ infuriating acquiescence to anti-queer pressure, as well as the chilling affect on authors and editors from all three, it’s more important than ever to spotlight and celebrate queer books.

The list is sorted by publication date. 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 absolute best to get it right, sometimes I do get it wrong.

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

Now that all of that admin stuff is out of the way:
Onto the list!

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