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Books in series with continuous POVs are listed under the series title.
Titles in purple star a main character of color.
~ = Books also have at least one allocishet POV
Middle Grade
Fantasy
Female Protagonists
- The Dark & Deep Blue by Niki Smith (Graphic Novel) – T
- *Juniper Harvey and the Vanishing Kingdom by Nina Varela
Male Protagonists
- *The Insiders by Mark Oshiro
Paranormal
Female Protagonists
- *The Devouring Wolf by Natalie C. Parker
Young/New Adult
Fantasy
Female Protagonists
- Girls Made of Snow and Glass by Melissa Bashardoust – L
- Girl, Serpent, Thorn by Melissa Bashardoust – B
- Missing, Presumed Dead by Emma Berquist – B
- Deadly Sweet Lies (sequel) by Erica Cameron – A
- The Lost Coast by A.R. Capetta
- The Never-Tilting World by Rin Chupeco
- Queen of Coin and Whispers by Helen Corcoran
- Labyrinth Lost by Zoraida Cordova – B
- Of Fire and Stars by Audrey Coulthurst – L, B
- Inkmistress by Audrey Coulthurst – B
- The Dark Wife by Sarah Diemer – L
- Otherbound by Corinne Duyvis – B
- Unicorn Tracks by Julia Ember – L
- The Seafarer’s Kiss and The Navigator’s Touch by Julia Ember – B
- Ruinsong by Julia Ember
- Spellhacker by M.K. England
- The Impostor Queen series by Sarah Fine – B
- Beyond the Ruby Veil by Mara Fitzgerald – L
- When We Were Magic by Sarah Gailey – Q
- Noble Falling and Noble Persuasion by Sara Gaines – L
- The Shattering by Karen Healey
- For a Muse of Fire by Heidi Heilig – P
- The Devouring Gray by Christine Lynn Herman
- *The Drowning Summer by Christine Lynn Herman
- Between the Blade and the Heart by Amanda Hocking – B
- Dread Nation by Justina Ireland – B (+)
- The Dark Tide by Alicia Jasinska
- The Afterward by EK Johnston
- Witches of Ash & Ruin by E. Latimer
- Winterspell by Claire Legrand – B
- Furyborn by Claire Legrand – B (+)
- Sawkill Girls by Claire Legrand
- Ash by Malinda Lo – L
- Huntress by Malinda Lo – B
- The Spy With the Red Balloon by Katherine Locke – B
- *This Rebel Heart by Katherine Locke – P, Polyam
- Red Skies Falling by Alex London – AA
- We Awaken by Calista Lynne – A
- The Noble of Sperath by Siera Maley
- Reign of the Fallen by Sarah Glenn Marsh – B
- The Nightmare-Verse by L.L. McKinney – B
- We Set the Dark on Fire by Tehlor Kay Mejia – B (+)
- Girls of Paper and Fire by Natasha Ngan (+)
- *These Feathered Flames by Alexandra Overy
- The Poison Within by Rachel Marie Pearcy
- The Wise and the Wicked by Rebecca Podos
- *A Dark and Hollow Star by Ashley Shuttlesworth
- Scavenge the Stars by Tara Sim – D
- A Darkly Beating Heart by Lindsay Smith – B
- Beneath the Citadel by Destiny Soria – A+
- *Fire with Fire by Destiny Soria
- From Under the Mountain by C.M. Spivey
- These Witches Don’t Burn by Isabel Sterling
- The Engelsfors series by Mats Strandberg and Sara Bergmark Elfgren
- Beyond The Black Door by A.M. Strickland – A
- Outrun the Wind by Elizabeth Tammi
- The Mermaid, the Witch, and the Sea by Maggie Tokuda-Hall
- *Sweet & Bitter Magic by Adrienne Tooley
- Crier’s War by Nina Varela
- *This Flame of Gold by Emily Victoria – A
- Ghost Wood Song by Erica Waters – B
- Shatter the Sky by Rebecca Kim Wells – B
- Ship of Smoke and Steel by Django Wexler
Male Protagonists
- The Dragori by Ben Alderson
- *These Precious Stones by Michael Barakiva
- In Other Lands by Sarah Rees Brennan – B
- The Rules of Ever After by Killian Brewer
- Exit Plans for Teenage Freaks by Nathan Burgoine
- Dagger by Steven dos Santos
- The Fascinators by Andrew Eliopulos
- Seidman by James Erich
- The Secrets of Eden by Brandon Goode
- Rainbow Islands by Devin Harnois (Dystopian Adventure) – T (Amz)
- *The Reckless Kind by Carly Heath
- The Runebinder Chronicles by Alex R. Kahler
- Reverie by Ryan La Sala
- Seven Tears at High Tide by C.B. Lee – B
- Feverwake by Victoria Lee
- The Spy With the Red Balloon by Katherine Locke – D
- *This Rebel Heart by Katherine Locke – B, Polyam
- Skybound by Alex London
- The Rules by F.T. Lukens – B+
- *In Deeper Waters by F.T. Lukens
- Simon Snow by Rainbow Rowell
- I’m a Gay Wizard by V.S. Santoni
- Infinity Son by Adam Silvera
- White Trash Warlock by David R. Slayton
- The Timekeeper series by Tara Sim
- Scavenge the Stars by Tara Sim – B
- *The Shadow War by Lindsay Smith
- Beneath the Citadel by Destiny Soria – B+
- *TBD Aztec Fantasy by Aiden Thomas – T
Non-Binary Protagonists
- The Tiger’s Watch by Julia Ember
- The Micah Grey Trilogy by Laura Lam – I, B, GF
- Mask of Shadows by Linsey Miller – GF
- *The Wicked Bargain by Gabe Cole Novoa – Transmasc
- The Mermaid, the Witch, and the Sea by Maggie Tokuda-Hall
Sci-Fi
Female Protagonists
- Prisoners of Peace by Erin Bow – B (Dystopian)
- Once & Future by A.R. Capetta and Cory McCarthy
- Fourth World by Lyssa Chiavari – A (+)
- Crownchasers by Rebecca Coffindaffer – P
- Dreadnought by April Daniels – T
- Sound by Alexandra Duncan
- That Inevitable Victorian Thing by E.K. Johnston – B, I, Polyam
- Queen’s Shadow by E.K. Johnston – B
- Dare Mighty Things by Heather Kaczynski
- Not Your Sidekick by C.B. Lee – B
- Not Your Backup by C.B. Lee – A+
- Adaptation and Inheritance by Malinda Lo – B, Polyam
- *Gearbreakers by Zoe Hana Mikuta
- Daybreak Rising by Kiran Oliver – B (Amz)
- The Last 8 by Laura Pohl – Aro B
- Wilder Girls by Rory Power (Horror)
- The Abyss Surrounds Us by Emily Skrutskie
- Hullmetal Girls by Emily Skrutskie – AA
- Tarnished Are the Stars by Rosiee Thor – AA
- *Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao – Polyam
Male Protagonists
- Once & Future by A.R. Capetta and Cory McCarthy
- Iamos Trilogy by Lyssa Chiavari – D
- Boy Robot by Simon Curtis
- The Love Interest by Cale Dietrich
- The Culling by Steven dos Santos (Dystopian)
- The Disasters by M.K. England – B
- Willful Machines by Tim Floreen
- The United States of Asgard by Tessa Gratton – B,P,Q,GF
- Beyond the Red by Ava Jae – B~
- Not Your Villain by CB Lee – T
- Feverwake by Victoria Lee
- Proxy by Alex London
- Broken Moon by F.T. Lukens
- Hero by Perry Moore
- *Fragile Remedy by Maria Ingrande Mora
- Heart of Iron by Ashley Poston – B~
- Coda by Emma Trevayne – B (Dystopian)
- TBD Gay Titanic in Space by Aiden Thomas
Non-Binary Protagonists
- Lizard Radio by Pat Schmatz (Dystopian)
Paranormal
Male Protagonists
- *Alex McKenna & the Geranium Deaths by Vicki-Ann Bush
- The Fell of Dark by Caleb Roehrig
- As I Descended by Robin Talley
- Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas – T
Female Protagonists
- Afterlove by Tanya Byrne
- *Where Shadows Reign by Patrice Caldwell
- Ex-Wives of Dracula by Georgette Kaplan
- Out of Salem by Hal Schrieve – L
- These Witches Don’t Burn by Isabel Sterling – L
- *The Coldest Touch by Isabel Sterling
- As I Descended by Robin Talley – L, B
- Better Off Red by Rebekah Weatherspoon (NA)
Non-Binary Protagonists
- Out of Salem by Hal Schrieve – GQ
Adult
Fantasy/Magical Realism/Spec Fic
Queer Cis Female Protagonists
- Harrietta Lee by Stephanie Ahn
- Borderline by Mishell Baker
- Karen Memory by Elizabeth Bear
- Alcestis by Katherine Beutner
- Thorn by Anna Burke
- Nottingham by Anna Burke
- Tales of Inthya by Effie Calvin
- The Vanished Queen by Lisbeth Campbell
- Kushiel’s Dart by Jacqueline Carey
- *The Unbroken by C.L. Clark
- The Mermaid’s Daughter by Ann Claycomb
- The Invisible Library by Genevieve Cogman
- Thornfruit by Felicia Davin
- Sub Rosa by Amber Dawn
- Sodom Road Exit by Amber Dawn
- In the Vanishers’ Palace by Aliette de Bodard
- Dominion of the Fallen by Aliette de Bodard
- *Fireheart Tiger by Aliette de Bodard
- The Masquerade by Seth Dickinson
- The Knight Legends series by Bridget Essex
- The Breath of the Sun by Isaac R. Felman
- The Spanish Pearl and The Crown of Valencia by Catherine Friend
- Upright Women Wanted by Sarah Gailey
- The Ruin of Angels by Max Gladstone
- Lady Hotspur by Tessa Gratton
- Hild by Nicola Griffith
- *Spear by Nicola Griffith
- The Salt Roads by Nalo Hopkinson
- The Enchantment Emporium by Tanya Huff
- The Mirror Empire by Kameron Hurley
- Alpennia by Heather Rose Jones (Historical Romance)
- The Drowning Girl by Caitlín R. Kiernan
- The Raven and the Reindeer by T. Kingfisher
- Passing Strange by Ellen Klages
- The Unspoken Name by A.K. Larkwood
- Poison Kiss by Ana Mardoll – Polyam
- Elemental Logic series by Laurie J. Marks
- The One Who Eats Monsters by Casey Matthews
- Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire – A (Amz)
- An Accident of Stars by Foz Meadows – B
- The Deathsniffer’s Assistant by Kate McIntyre – B
- Snake Eyes by Hillary Monahan – B
- Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir
- *She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan
- The Borden Dispatches by Cherie Priest
- Stormsong by C.L. Polk
- Their Bright Ascendency series by K. Arsenault Rivera
- Black Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse
- Hello World: .EXE Chronicles by Tiffany Rose and Alexandra Tauber – A (Amz)
- Winged Histories by Sofia Samatar
- Resistance by B.R. Sanders
- The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon
- Bone Shard Daughter by Andrea Stewart
- *The Jasmine Throne by Tasha Suri
- Your Heart Will Grow by Chace Verity (Romance) – P
- *The Chosen and the Beautiful by Nghi Vo
- *Malice by Heather Walter
- The Thousand Names by Django Wexler
- When Women Were Warriors series by Catherine M. Wilson
Queer Cis Male Protagonists
- The Magpie Lord by KJ Charles (Victorian Gothic Romance)
- The Amberlough Dossier by Lara Elena Donnelly
- The Perfect Assassin by K.A. Doore – A
- Nightrunner by Lynn Flewelling
- Liesmith by Alis Franklin
- The Monster of Elendhaven by Jennifer Giesbrecht
- Kirith Kirin by Jim Grimsley
- The God Eaters by Jesse Hajicek
- Lord of the White Hell by Ginn Hale
- Prosperity by Alexis Hall (Amz)
- Smoke and Shadows by Tanya Huff
- The Fire’s Stone by Tanya Huff
- Black Leopard, Red Wolf by Marlon James
- Tales From Verania by T.J. Klune
- The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune
- *Under the Whispering Door by T.J. Klune
- *In the Lives of Puppets by T.J. Klune
- The Privilege of the Sword by Ellen Kushner
- The World of Riverside by Ellen Kushner (and its prequel serial, Tremontaine, by var. authors)
- The Last Herald-Mage series by Mercedes Lackey
- The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller
- The Steel Remains by Richard K. Morgan
- The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern
- Captive Prince by C.S. Pacat
- The Stone Prince by Fiona Patton
- Witchmark by C.L. Polk
- The Watchmaker of Filligree Street by Natasha Pulley
- A Choir of Lies by Alexandra Rowland
- *A Taste of Gold and Iron by Alexandra Rowland
- A Darker Shade of Magic by Victoria Schwab – G, B (+)
- Vicious by Victoria Schwab – A (+)
- Death By Silver by Melissa Scott and Amy Griswold
- The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon
- Silver in the Wood by Emily Tesh
- The Root by Na’amen Gobert Tilahun
- The Sorcerer of the Wildeeps by Kai Ashante Wilson
- A Taste of Honey by Kai Ashante Wilson
Transgender Protagonists (Binary)
Female
- Full Fathom Five by Max Gladstone
- Gifts of Spring by Shira Glassman (M/F Romance)
- The Way of Thorn and Thunder by Daniel Heath Justice
- Cinder Ella by S.T. Lynn (F/F Romance)
Male
- Peter Darling by Austin Chant (M/M Romance) (Amz)
- Caroline’s Heart by Austin Chant (M/F Romance) (Amz)
- Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire
- Your Heart Will Grow by Chace Verity (M/F Romance)
Multiple
- The Four Profound Weaves by R. Lemberg
Non-Binary or Gender-Unassigned Protagonists
- Baker Thief by Claudie Arseneault (bigender) – Aro
- The Shadow series by Lila Bowen
- Sing for the Coming of the Longest Night by Katherine Fabian and Iona Datt Sharma (M/F/NB Romance)
- The Thirty Names of Night by Zeyn Joukhadar (NBTM/TM)
- Paul Takes the Form of a Normal Girl by Andrea Lawlor (Amz)
- Phoenix Extravagant by Yoon Ha Lee
- Lost Boi by Sassafras Lowrey
- Dithered Hearts by Chace Verity (F/F/NB)
- The Tensorate series by Neon Yang w/a JY Yang
Sci-Fi
Queer Female Protagonists
- The City in the Middle of the Night by Charlie Jane Anders
- Compass Rose by Anna Burke
- Santa Olivia by Jacqueline Carey
- The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers (+)
- Cheerleaders From Planet X by Lyssa Chiavari
- The Prey of Gods by Nicky Drayden – T
- This is How You Lost the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone
- Unconquerable Sun by Kate Elliott
- Empress of Forever by Max Gladstone
- Into the Drowning Deep by Mira Grant
- Ammonite by Nicola Griffith
- The Stars are Legion by Kameron Hurley
- The Light Brigade by Kameron Hurley
- The Space Between Worlds by Micaiah Johnson
- The Cybernetic Tea Shop by Meredith Katz (Romance) – A
- Ascension by Jacqueline Koyanagi
- False Hearts by Laura Lam – B
- The First Sister by Linden A. Lewis
- Depths of Blue by Lisa MacTague
- Teixcalaan by Arkady Martine
- Blackfish City by Sam J. Miller
- Planetfall by Emma Newman – B
- Architects of Memory by Karen Osborne
- Deep Deception by Cathy Pegau (Romance)
- A Song for a New Day by Sarah Pinsker
- *We Are Satellites by Sarah Pinsker
- The Wrong Stars by Tim Pratt – D
- 2º by Bev Prescott
- The Deep by Rivers Solomon
- And Shall Machines Surrender by Benjaun Sriduangkaew
- The Luminous Dead by Caitlin Starling (Horror)
- Barbary Station by R.E. Stearns
- Rise of the Gorgon by Tanai Walker
- The Salvagers by Alex White
- The Stone Gods by Jeannette Winterson
Queer Male Protagonists
- Safe in Your Fire by Darien Cox (Romance)
- The Prey of Gods by Nicky Drayden
- River of Teeth by Sarah Gailey (alt-history) – B
- Empire of Light by Alex Harrow
- Crosshairs by Catherine Hernandez
- The Widening Gyre by Michael R. Johnston
- *Winter’s Orbit by Everina Maxwell
- Blackfish City by Sam J. Miller
- Meatworks by Jordan Castillo Price
- The Silvers by J.A. Rock
- The Bloodlight Trilogy by Emily Skrutskie
- The Sol Majestic by Ferrett Steinmetz
- Docile by K.M. Szpara
- Dark Edge of Honor by Aleksandr Voinov (Romance)
- Extraterrestrial by Perie Wolford (Romance)
Intersex Protagonists
- An Unkindness of Ghosts by Rivers Solomon
Non-Binary Protagonists
- Finna and Defekt by Nino Cipri
- Dalí by E.M. Hamill
- Ninefox Gambit by Yoon Ha Lee
- The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula LeGuin
- *The Genesis of Memory by Neon Yang
Paranormal (Non-Romance)
- “Small Changes Over Long Periods of Time” by K.M. Szpara
Paranormal Romance
M/M
- The Triad Blood series by Nathan Burgione
- Spectred Isle by K.J. Charles (Historical)
- Coyote’s Creed by Vaughn R. Demont
- Daring Fate by Megan Erickson (Amz)
- Green Creek by T.J. Klune
- Shatterproof by Xen Sanders (Amz)
- Stake Sauce by RoAnna Sylver (Amz)
F/F
- Second Nature by Jae
- Bearly a Lady by Cassandra Khaw
- The Garoul series by Gill McKnight
- Wild by Meghan O’Brien
- The Better to Kiss You With by Michelle Osgood
- The Coyote’s Comfort by Holley Trent
- Rise of the Gorgon by Tanai Walker
- Better off Red by Rebekah Weatherspoon
- Every Dark Desire by Fiona Zedde
F/NB
- Huntsmen by Michelle Osgood
SFF Series with Mix of Representation in Narrating Cast
- City of Spires by Claudie Arseneault – A, Aro, B, D, NB, P, Polyam
- The Mangoverse by Shira Glassman – L, B, T
- The United States of Asgard series by Tessa Gratton – B,P,Q,GF (YA)
- The Sidekick Squad by CB Lee – B, T, A (YA)
- The Chronicles of Tornor series by Elizabeth A. Lynn
- The Beyond series by Kit Rocha – B, P, D
- The Chameleon Moon series by RoAnna Sylver – T, A, Polyam, NB (Amz)
All-Queer SFF Anthologies and Short Story Collections
- Homesick by Nino Cipri
- Absolute Power: Tales of Queer Villainy, ed. by Erica Friedman
- Tales From Perach by Shira Glassman – T, L, B, G
- Meet Me in the Future by Kameron Hurley
- No Man of Woman Born by Ana Mardoll – T, NB, GF, Aro
- Beyond: The Queer Sci-Fi & Fantasy Comic Anthology, ed. by Sfe R. Monster
- Love Beyond Body, Space, and Time, ed. by Hope Nicholson
- Transcendent 2: The Year’s Best Transgender Speculative Fiction 2016, ed. by Bogi Takács
- Transcendent 3: The Year’s Best Transgender Speculative Fiction 2017, ed. by Bogi Takács
- The Kissing Booth Girl and Other Stories by A.C. Wise – G, B, A
Anthologies with Queer Stories
- A Phoenix First Must Burn, ed. by Patrice Caldwell
- *Sword Stone Table, ed. by Swapna Krishna and Jenn Northington
- Vampires Never Get Old, ed. by Natalie C. Parker
- Toil & Trouble, ed. by Tess Sharpe and Jessica Spotswood