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Middle Grade
Fantasy/Paranormal/Speculative
Female Protagonists
- Where the Lost Ones Go by Akemi Dawn Bowman
- Ellie Engle Saves Herself by Leah Johnson
- Beetle and the Hollowbones by Aliza Layne (Graphic Novel)
- Snapdragon by Kat Leyh (Graphic Novel)
- *The Mossheart’s Promise by Rebecca Mix
- The Devouring Wolf by Natalie C. Parker
- The Dark & Deep Blue by Niki Smith (Graphic Novel) – T
- Cattywampus by Ash Van Otterloo – I
- A Touch of Ruckus by Ash Van Otterloo
- Every Bird a Prince by Jenn Reese
- Artie and the Wolf Moon by Olivia Stephens (Graphic Novel)
- Juniper Harvey and the Vanishing Kingdom by Nina Varela
- *Lulu Sinagtala and the Tagalog Gods by Gail D. Villanueva – B
Cis Male Protagonists
- *Gallowgate by K.R. Alexander
- *Alex Wise vs. the End of the World by Terry J. Benton-Walker
- The Lock-Eater by Zack Loran Clark
- Battle Dragons by Alex London
- Cameron Battle and the Hidden Kingdoms by Jamar J. Perry
- The Insiders by Mark Oshiro
- The Sun and the Star by Mark Oshiro and Rick Riordan
- Ring of Solomon by Aden Polydoros
- The Trials of Apollo series by Rick Riordan
- The Anti-Book by Raphael Simon
- Zachary Ying and the Dragon Emperor by Xiran Jay Zhao
Non-Binary Protagonists
- Moonflower by Kacen Callender
- Rabbit Chase by Elizabeth LaPensée and K.C. Oster
- Tiger Honor by Yoon Ha Lee
- Sir Callie and the Champions of Helston by Esme Symes-Smith
- The Beautiful Something Else by Ash Van Otterloo
- *The Otherwoods by Justine Pucella Winans
Science Fiction
Cis Male Protagonists
- Felix Yz by Lisa Bunker
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
- Dauntless by Elisa A. Bonnin
- *Lovely Dark and Deep by Elisa A. Bonnin
- How to Succeed in Witchcraft by Aislinn Brophy
- Deadly Sweet Lies (sequel) by Erica Cameron – A
- The Lost Coast by A.R. Capetta
- The Never-Tilting World by Rin Chupeco
- The Scapegracers by Hannah Abigail Clarke
- *So Let Them Burn by Kamilah Cole
- 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
- Euphoria Kids by Alison Evans
- 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
- Where Darkness Blooms by Andrea Hannah
- 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
- A Dark and Starless Forest by Sarah Hollowell – B
- Dread Nation by Justina Ireland – B (+)
- The Witchery by S. Isabel
- The Dark Tide by Alicia Jasinska
- The Midnight Girls by Alicia Jasinska
- The Afterward by EK Johnston
- Witches of Ash & Ruin by E. Latimer
- A Clash of Steel by C.B. Lee
- A Lesson in Vengeance by Victoria Lee
- Winterspell by Claire Legrand – B
- Furyborn by Claire Legrand – B (+)
- Sawkill Girls by Claire Legrand
- Extasia by Claire Legrand
- The Drowned Woods by Emily Lloyd-Jones – B
- 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
- Lucha and the Night Forest by Tehlor Kay Mejia
- *Off With Their Heads by Zoe Hana Mikuta
- The Ones We Burn by Rebecca Mix
- Girls of Paper and Fire by Natasha Ngan
- These Feathered Flames by Alexandra Overy
- Little Thieves by Margaret Owen – D
- The Poison Within by Rachel Marie Pearcy
- That Dark Infinity by Kate Pentecost – B
- The Wise and the Wicked by Rebecca Podos
- From Dust, a Flame by Rebecca Podos – B
- The Grimrose Girls by Laura Pohl – AA, L, BD
- The Midnight Lie by Marie Rutkoski
- Emry Merlin by Robyn Schneider – B
- The Hollow Star Saga by Ashley Shuttleworth
- *Daughter of the Bone Forest by Jasmine Skye
- 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
- In the Ravenous Dark by A.M. Strickland – P
- Outrun the Wind by Elizabeth Tammi
- The Mermaid, the Witch, and the Sea by Maggie Tokuda-Hall
- The Siren, the Song, and the Spy by Maggie Tokuda-Hall – A
- Sweet & Bitter Magic by Adrienne Tooley
- Sofi and the Bone Song by Adrienne Tooley
- *The Third Daughter and The Second Son by Adrienne Tooley
- Lies We Sing to the Sea by Sarah Underwood
- Crier’s War by Nina Varela
- The Bone Spindle by Leslie Vedder
- This Golden Flame by Emily Victoria – A
- Ghost Wood Song by Erica Waters – B
- Shatter the Sky by Rebecca Kim Wells – B
- Briar Girls by Rebecca Kim Wells
- 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
- Book of Dreams by Kevin Craig
- Dagger by Steven dos Santos
- The Witch King by H.E. Edgmon – T
- The Fascinators by Andrew Eliopulos
- Seidman by James Erich
- Euphoria Kids by Alison Evans – T
- *The Alchemy of Moonlight by David Ferraro
- The Secrets of Eden by Brandon Goode
- Rainbow Islands by Devin Harnois (Dystopian Adventure) – T (Amz)
- Before We Disappear by Shaun David Hutchinson
- *The Spells We Cast by Jason June
- 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
- So This is Ever After by F.T. Lukens
- Venom & Vow by Anna-Marie McLemore and Elliott McLemore – T
- Simon Snow by Rainbow Rowell
- I’m a Gay Wizard by V.S. Santoni
- Infinity Son by Adam Silvera
- 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+
- *The Sunbearer Trials by Aiden Thomas – T
Non-Binary Protagonists
- *Godly Heathens by H.E. Edgmon
- The Tiger’s Watch by Julia Ember
- Euphoria Kids by Alison Evans
- The Micah Grey Trilogy by Laura Lam – I, B, Gf
- Spell Bound by F.T. Lukens
- *Venom & Vow by Anna-Marie McLemore and Elliott McLemore – Bg
- 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
- Victories Greater Than Death by Charlie Jane Anders
- Stars, Hide Your Fire by Jessica Mary Best
- Prisoners of Peace by Erin Bow – B (Dystopian)
- Once & Future by A.R. Capetta and Cory McCarthy
- Iamos Trilogy by Lyssa Chiavari – A
- Crownchasers by Rebecca Coffindaffer – P
- Dreadnought by April Daniels – T
- The Sound of Stars by Alechia Dow – D
- *A Song of Salvation by Alechia Dow – D
- Sound by Alexandra Duncan
- The Art of Saving the World by Corinne Duyvis – AL
- 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
- 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
- City of Shattered Light by Claire Winn
- Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao – Polyam
Male Protagonists
- All That’s Left in the World by Erik J. Brown (Apocalyptic)
- 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)
- Dagger by Steven Dos Santos (Apocalyptic)
- The Disasters by M.K. England – B
- Willful Machines by Tim Floreen
- The United States of Asgard by Tessa Gratton – B,P,Q,GF
- A Complicated Love Story Set in Space by Shaun David Hutchinson
- Yesterday is History by Kosoko Jackson
- Survive the Dome by Kosoko Jackson (Dystopian)
- 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~
- The Darkness Outside Us by Eliot Schrefer
- 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 – T
- *The Forest Demands its Due by Kosoko Jackson
- 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
- The Lost Girls by Sonia Hartl
- 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
- The Heartbreak Bakery by AR Capetta – AG
- Out of Salem by Hal Schrieve – GQ
Horror/Speculative Thillers
Male Protagonists
- The Pledge by Cale Dietrich
- *Malicia by Steven dos Santos
- The Taking of Jake Livingston by Ryan Douglass – G
- *Beholder by Ryan La Sala
- *Your Lonely Nights Are Over by Adam Sass
- Hell Followed With Us by Andrew Joseph White – T
- *The Spirit Bares its Teeth by Andrew Joseph White – T
Female Protagonists
- You’re Not Supposed to Die Tonight by Kalynn Bayron
- Not Good For Maidens by Tori Bovalino – B
- My Dearest Darkest by Kayla Cottingham
- This Delicious Death by Kayla Cottingham
- The Last Girls Standing by Jennifer Dugan
- *Dead Girls Walking by Sami Ellis
- What Stalks Among Us by Sarah Hollowell
- A Lesson in Vengeance by Victoria Lee – L
- Sawkill Girls by Claire Legrand
- Extasia by Claire Legrand
- Rules for Vanishing by Kate Alice Marshall
- These Fleeting Shadows by Kate Alice Marshall
- The Narrow by Kate Alice Marshall
- Wilder Girls by Rory Power – B
- Bleeding Earth by Kaitlin Ward – L
- The River Has Teeth by Erica Waters
- The Restless Dark by Erica Waters
- *All That Consumes Us by Erica Waters
Non-Binary Protagonists
- The Honeys by Ryan La Sala – GF
Adult
Fantasy/Magical Realism/Spec Fic
Queer Female Protagonists
- Harrietta Lee by Stephanie Ahn
- Borderline by Mishell Baker
- When Women Were Dragons by Kelly Barnhill
- Karen Memory by Elizabeth Bear
- Alcestis by Katherine Beutner
- Thorn by Anna Burke
- Nottingham by Anna Burke
- Compass Rose by Anna Burke (Spec)
- Tales of Inthya by Effie Calvin
- The Vanished Queen by Lisbeth Campbell
- Kushiel’s Dart by Jacqueline Carey
- The Unbroken by C.L. Clark
- *Warmongers by C.L. Clark
- *Fate’s Bane 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
- Wrath Goddess Sing by Maya Deane – T
- The Masquerade by Seth Dickinson
- Stone and Steel by Eboni Dunbar
- The Final Strife by Saara El-Arifi
- The Alamaxa Duology by Hadeer Elsbai (Amz)
- The Knight Legends series by Bridget Essex
- The Breath of the Sun by Isaac R. Fellman
- 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
- Hell’s Library by A.J. Hackwith
- *Hollow Road Home by A.J. Hackwith
- Fractured Fables by Alix E. Harrow
- 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)
- A Song of Silver and Gold by Melissa Karibian
- The Drowning Girl by Caitlín R. Kiernan
- The Raven and the Reindeer by T. Kingfisher
- Passing Strange by Ellen Klages
- *The Sun and the Void by Gabriela Romero Lacruz
- The Unspoken Name by A.K. Larkwood
- Poison Kiss by Ana Mardoll – Polyam
- Elemental Logic series by Laurie J. Marks
- *Remedial Magic by Melissa Marr
- A Restless Truth by Freya Marske
- 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
- The Borden Dispatches by Cherie Priest
- Stormsong by C.L. Polk
- In a Garden Burning Gold by Rory Power – B
- Their Bright Ascendency series by K. Arsenault Rivera
- Between Earth and Sky by Rebecca Roanhorse
- Queen Takes Rose by Katee Robert
- *Hunt on Dark Waters by Katee Robert
- High Times in Low Parliament by Kelly Robson
- *Consort of Fire by Kit Rocha – B, Polyam
- Some by Virtue Fall by Alexandra Rowland
- Winged Histories by Sofia Samatar
- Resistance by B.R. Sanders
- The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon
- *The Honey Witch by Sydney J. Shields
- The Dark Gods by Tara Sim
- Bone Shard Daughter by Andrea Stewart
- The Dawnhounds by
- 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 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
- The Tarot Sequence by K.D. Edwards
- Nightrunner by Lynn Flewelling
- Liesmith by Alis Franklin
- *A Market of Dreams and Destiny by Trip Galey
- 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
- A Chorus of Dragons by Jenn Lyons – B
- 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
- Adam Binder by David R. Slayton
- 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
- The Circus Infinite by Khan Wong – A
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
- Our Bloody Pearl by D.N. Bryn
- Sing for the Coming of the Longest Night by Katherine Fabian and Iona Datt Sharma (M/F/NB Romance)
- The Bruising of Qilwa by Naseem Jamnia – AA
- 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
- The Unbalancing by R.B. Lemberg
- Lost Boi by Sassafras Lowrey
- The Story of Silence by Alex Myers
- She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan (Genderqueer)
- 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
- Light From Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki – T
- *The Lily of Enarah by Arden Brax
- 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
- The Broken Stars by Kristy Gardner (Amz)
- Empress of Forever by Max Gladstone
- Into the Drowning Deep by Mira Grant
- The Carls by Hank Green – B
- Ammonite by Nicola Griffith
- The Outside by Ada Hoffman
- 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
- Firebreak by Nicole Kornher-Stace – AA
- Ascension by Jacqueline Koyanagi
- False Hearts by Laura Lam – B
- Persephone Station by Stina Leicht (Bks)
- The First Sister by Linden A. Lewis
- Depths of Blue by Lisa MacTague
- Feed Them Silence by Lee Mandelo
- Teixcalaan by Arkady Martine
- Blackfish City by Sam J. Miller
- The Future of Another Timeline by Annalee Newitz – T
- Planetfall by Emma Newman – B
- The Mimicking of Known Successes by Malka Older
- Architects of Memory by Karen Osborne
- Deep Deception by Cathy Pegau (Romance)
- Bluebird by Ciel Pierlot
- 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
- Hello World: .EXE Chronicles by Tiffany Rose and Alexandra Tauber – A (Amz)
- The Deep by Rivers Solomon
- And Shall Machines Surrender by Benjanun 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
- New World by Lily X.
- *Hammajang Luck by Makana Yamamoto
- Bang Bang Bodhisattva by Aubrey Wood – T
Queer Male Protagonists
- The Archive Undying by Emma Mieko Candon
- *Crown of Starlight by Cait Corrain
- Safe in Your Fire by Darien Cox (Romance)
- The Prey of Gods by Nicky Drayden
- River of Teeth by Sarah Gailey (alt-history) – B
- The Graven by Essa Hansen – A
- Empire of Light by Alex Harrow
- Crosshairs by Catherine Hernandez
- The Widening Gyre by Michael R. Johnston
- *The Death I Gave Him by Em X. Liu
- 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
- A Fractured Infinity by Nathan Tavares
- *Welcome to Forever by Nathan Tavares
- Dark Edge of Honor by Aleksandr Voinov (Romance)
- Extraterrestrial by Perie Wolford (Romance)
Transgender Protagonists (Binary)
Female
- The Future of Another Timeline by Annalee Newitz
Male
- *As Above, So Below by Isaac Fellman
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 First Sister by Linden A. Lewis
- The Genesis of Memory by Neon Yang
Paranormal (Non-Romance)
- Dead Collections by Isaac Fellman – T
- Grounded for All Eternity and Afterlife of the Party by Darcy Marks – B (MG)
- “Small Changes Over Long Periods of Time” by K.M. Szpara
- *Thirst by Marina Yuszczuk
Paranormal Romance
M/M
- The Triad Blood series by ‘Nathan Burgoine
- 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
- The Fell of Dark by Caleb Roehrig (YA)
- Shatterproof by Xen Sanders (Amz)
- Stake Sauce by RoAnna Sylver (Amz)
- Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas – GT (YA)
- Match With the Demon by Chace Verity
- Human Enough by E.S. Yu
F/F
- Payback’s a Witch by Lana Harper
- In Charm’s Way by Lana Harper
- 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 Wicked and the Willing by Lianyu Tan
- The Coyote’s Comfort by Holley Trent
- Second Chance with the Demon by Chace Verity (Amz)
- 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
Horror
Female Protagonists
- Manhunt by Gretchen Felker-Martin – T
- *Cuckoo by Gretchen Felker-Martin – T
- Into the Drowning Deep by Mira Grant
- The Drowning Girl by Caitlín R. Kiernan
- Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke by Eric LaRocca
- Tell Me I’m Worthless by Alison Rumfitt – T
- *Brainwyrms by Alison Rumfitt – T
- *My Darling Dreadful Thing by Johanna van Veen
Male Protagonists
- The Monster of Elendhaven by Jennifer Giesbrecht
Nonbinary Protagonists
SFF Series with Mix of Representation in Narrating Cast
- Isandor 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
- The Voyages of Cinrak the Dapper by A.J. Fitzwater
- 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
- Cinder the Fireplace Boy and Other Gayly Grim Tales by Ana Mardoll
- Beyond: The Queer Sci-Fi & Fantasy Comic Anthology, ed. by Sfe R. Monster
- Love Beyond Body, Space, and Time, ed. by Hope Nicholson
- We’re Here: the Best Queer Speculative Fiction of 2020 ed. by Charles Payseur and C.L. Clark
- We’re Here: the Best Queer Speculative Fiction of 2021 ed. by Charles Payseur and L.D. Lewis
- *We’re Here: the Best Queer Speculative Fiction of 2022 ed. by Charles Payseur and Naomi Kanakia
- *Luminescent Machinations: Queer Tales of Monumental Invention ed. by Rhiannon Rasmussen and dave ring
- Glitter + Ashes ed. by dave ring (Amz)
- Unfettered Hexes ed. by dave ring (Amz)
- 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
- Transmogrify! ed. by g. haron-davis
- The Kissing Booth Girl and Other Stories by A.C. Wise – G, B, A
Anthologies with Queer Stories
- The Grimoire of Grave Fates ed. by Hanna Alkaf and Margaret Owen (YA)
- A Phoenix First Must Burn ed. by Patrice Caldwell (YA)
- Eternally Yours ed. by Patrice Caldwell (YA)
- Sword Stone Table ed. by Swapna Krishna and Jenn Northington
- Vampires Never Get Old ed. by Zoraida Córdova and Natalie C. Parker (YA)
- Mermaids Never Drown ed. by Zoraida Córdova and Natalie C. Parker (YA)
- Toil & Trouble ed. by Tess Sharpe and Jessica Spotswood (YA)