LGBT/Queer Book List
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summeryewberryMy complete list of LGBT+ novels ever read (as far as I can remember). Not including short story collections, comics, non-fiction, or things I've completely forgotten.
I'm not including books where a main character's sexuality was only implied (it's got to be clear on the page), and this list contains queer main and secondary characters only, not background characters that play little part in the story.
I don't read a lot of Young Adult, so assume these are all adult-oriented unless otherwise stated.
True Colors #1: Conventionally Yours, by Annabeth Albert
gay male main characters, romance, happy ending
The Geek Who Saved Christmas, by Annabeth Albert
gay male main characters, romance, happy ending
Perfect Harmony #2: Love Me Tenor, by Annabeth Albert
gay male main character, gay male side characters, romance, happy ending
Knit, Purl, a Baby and a Girl, by Hettie Bell
bisexual female main character, lesbian main character, romance, happy ending
Master of One, by Dani Bennett and Jaida Jones
gay male main characters, trans woman side character, high fantasy, unfinished series
Cesare Aldo #1: City of Vengeance, by D. V. Bishop
Cesare Aldo #2: The Darkest Sin, by D. V. Bishop
gay male main character, gay male side characters, mystery, historical, unfinished series
The Crow: The Lazarus Heart, by Poppy Z. Brite
gay male main character, trans woman main character, horror, unhappy ending - it's The Crow
Exquisite Corpse, by Poppy Z. Brite
gay male main characters, horror, unhappy ending
Lost Souls, by Poppy Z. Brite
gay male main characters, horror, I don't remember the ending
The Black Magician #2: The Novice, by Trudi Canavan
The Black Magician #3: The High Lord, by Trudi Canavan
gay male side characters, high fantasy, happy ending for the gay characters
The Hours, by Michael Cunningham
lesbian main characters, bisexual female main characters, general fiction, I don't remember the ending
Stars in My Pocket Like Grains of Sand, by Samuel R. Delany
gay male main characters, science fiction, unfinished series
The High King's Golden Tongue, by Megan Derr
gay male main characters, romance, high fantasy, happy ending
Nightrunner Books #1: Luck in the Shadows, by Lynn Flewelling
Nightrunner Books #2: Stalking Darkness, by Lynn Flewelling
Nightrunner Books #3: Traitor's Moon, by Lynn Flewelling
gay male main characters, high fantasy, everyone is alive and well as of book 3, I haven't read the rest of the series
Reforged, by Seth Haddon
gay male main characters, high fantasy, happy ending
The Well of Loneliness, by Radclyffe Hall
lesbian main character, historical classic, unhappy ending
Princesses #1: The Stepsister Scheme, by Jim C. Hines
Princesses #2: The Mermaid's Madness, by Jim C. Hines
Princesses #3: Red Hood's Revenge, by Jim C. Hines
lesbian main character, fantasy, fairy tale, everyone is alive and well as of book 3, I haven't read book 4 yet
Blood & Smoke #1 - Blood Books #1: Blood Price, by Tanya Huff
Blood & Smoke #2 - Blood Books #2: Blood Trail, by Tanya Huff
Blood & Smoke #3 - Blood Books #3: Blood Lines, by Tanya Huff
Blood & Smoke #4 - Blood Books #4: Blood Pact, by Tanya Huff
Blood & Smoke #5 - Blood Books #5: Blood Debt, by Tanya Huff
Blood & Smoke #6 - Smoke Series #1: Smoke and Shadows, by Tanya Huff
Blood & Smoke #7 - Smoke Series #2: Smoke and Mirrors, by Tanya Huff
Blood & Smoke #8 - Smoke Series #3: Smoke and Ashes, by Tanya Huff
bisexual male main character, gay male side character (main in the Smoke Books), low fantasy, humour, happy ending
Confederation #1: Valor's Choice, by Tanya Huff
Confederation #2: The Better Part of Valor, by Tanya Huff
Confederation #3: The Heart of Valor, by Tanya Huff
Confederation #4: Valor's Trial, by Tanya Huff
Confederation #5: The Truth of Valor, by Tanya Huff
Confederation #6: An Ancient Peace, by Tanya Huff
Confederation #7: A Peace Divided, by Tanya Huff
Confederation #8: The Privilege of Peace, by Tanya Huff
bisexual main characters, bisexual side characters, military space opera, humour, some queer characters survive, others do not - it's set during a war
Gale Girls #1: The Enchantment Emporium, by Tanya Huff
Gale Girls #2: The Wild Ways, by Tanya Huff
Gale Girls #3: The Future Falls, by Tanya Huff
bisexual main characters, bisexual side characters, low fantasy, humour, happy ending
Keeper's Chronicles #1: Summon the Keeper, by Tanya Huff
Keeper's Chronicles #2: The Second Summoning, by Tanya Huff
Keeper's Chronicles #3: Long Hot Summoning, by Tanya Huff
lesbian background character in books 1 & 2 becomes main in book 3, low fantasy, humour, happy ending
Quarters #1: Sing The Four Quarters, by Tanya Huff
Quarters #2: Fifth Quarter, by Tanya Huff
Quarters #3: No Quarter, by Tanya Huff
Quarters #4: The Quartered Sea, by Tanya Huff
bisexual main characters, bisexual side characters, high fantasy, humour, happy endings
The Fire's Stone, by Tanya Huff
gay male main character, bisexual male main character, asexual female main character, poly relationship, high fantasy, happy ending
The Silvered, by Tanya Huff
I don't remember, but considering it's Tanya Huff, probably everyone's bisexual, high fantasy, happy ending
Into the Broken Lands, by Tanya Huff
gay male main character, bisexual side characters, high fantasy, horror elements, mostly happy ending
The House in the Cerulean Sea, by T. J. Klune
gay male main characters, fairy tale, fantasy, happy ending
Angels in America, by Tony Kushner (play)
gay male main characters, play, drama, happy ending
The Last Herald-Mage #1: Magic's Pawn, by Mercedes Lackey
The Last Herald-Mage #2: Magic's Promise, by Mercedes Lackey
The Last Herald-Mage #3: Magic's Price, by Mercedes Lackey
gay male main characters, high fantasy, unhappy ending
Bergman Brothers #5: Everything For You, by Chloe Liese
gay male main characters, sports romance, happy ending
Ash, by Malinda Lo
lesbian main character, fairy tale, young adult, I don't remember the ending
So This is Ever After, by F.T. Lukens
gay male main characters, young adult, romance, high fantasy, happy ending
Winter's Orbit, by Everina Maxwell
gay male main characters, science fiction, happy ending
Lindsay Gordon Crime Series #6: Hostage to Murder, by V. L. McDermid (Val McDermid)
lesbian main character, mystery, happy ending, I haven't read the rest of the series
Trick of the Dark, by Val McDermid
lesbian main characters, lesbian side characters, mystery, I don't remember the ending
Iron Council, by China Miéville
gay male side character, dystopian fantasy, I don't remember the ending
Hero, by Perry Moore
gay male main characters, superheroes, young adult, happy ending
A Land Fit for Heroes #1: The Steel Remains, Richard K. Morgan
gay male main character, lesbian main character, high fantasy, I don't remember the ending and I haven't read the sequel yet
Love & Luck #5: Two Men and a Baby, by Isla Olsen
gay male main characters, gale male side characters, romance, happy ending
Captive Prince Series #1: Captive Prince, by C. S. Pacat
Captive Prince Series #2: Prince's Gambit, by C. S. Pacat
Captive Prince Series #3: Kings Rising, by C. S. Pacat
bisexual male main character, gay male main character, bisexual side characters, high fantasy/romance, happy ending
The Monkey's Mask, by Dorothy Porter
lesbian main character, bisexual female side character, poetry, mystery, the mystery is solved in the end but the characters aren't happy
Wild Surmise, by Dorothy Porter
bisexual female main character, poetry, general fiction, I don't remember the ending
She Drives Me Crazy, by Kelly Quindlen
lesbian main characters, lesbian side characters, romance, young adult, happy ending
Cry to Heaven, by Anne Rice
bisexual male main character, historical, revenge story, happy ending
The Wolf Gift, by Anne Rice
gay male side character, low fantasy, happy ending
The Love Study #2: The Hate Project, by Kris Ripper
gay male main characters, gay male side character, genderqueer side character, romance, happy ending
Carry On Series #1: Carry On, by Rainbow Rowell
Carry On Series #2: Wayward Son, by Rainbow Rowell
bisexual male main character, gay male main character, low fantasy, young adult, everyone is alive and well as of book 2, I haven't read book 3 yet
Get Over It!, by Phillip Scott
gay male main characters, mystery, humour, I don't remember the ending
Christopher Marlowe Spy Thriller #1: The Queen's Gold, by Steven Veerapen
gay male main character, mystery, spy thriller, historical, happy ending
Fingersmith, by Sarah Waters
lesbian main characters, historical, heist story, happy ending
Tipping the Velvet, by Sarah Waters
lesbian main characters, historical, happy ending
Running With Lions, by Julian Winters
gay male main characters, gay male side characters, young adult, sports romance, happy ending
The Stone Gods, by Jeanette Winterson
lesbian main characters, gay male main characters, ostensibly general fiction but actually more like speculative fiction, implied happy ending
Orlando, by Virginia Woolf
bisexual genderqueer main character, historical, I don't remember the ending
I've been meaning to do this for ages! Finally done!
I'm not including books where a main character's sexuality was only implied (it's got to be clear on the page), and this list contains queer main and secondary characters only, not background characters that play little part in the story.
I don't read a lot of Young Adult, so assume these are all adult-oriented unless otherwise stated.
True Colors #1: Conventionally Yours, by Annabeth Albert
gay male main characters, romance, happy ending
The Geek Who Saved Christmas, by Annabeth Albert
gay male main characters, romance, happy ending
Perfect Harmony #2: Love Me Tenor, by Annabeth Albert
gay male main character, gay male side characters, romance, happy ending
Knit, Purl, a Baby and a Girl, by Hettie Bell
bisexual female main character, lesbian main character, romance, happy ending
Master of One, by Dani Bennett and Jaida Jones
gay male main characters, trans woman side character, high fantasy, unfinished series
Cesare Aldo #1: City of Vengeance, by D. V. Bishop
Cesare Aldo #2: The Darkest Sin, by D. V. Bishop
gay male main character, gay male side characters, mystery, historical, unfinished series
The Crow: The Lazarus Heart, by Poppy Z. Brite
gay male main character, trans woman main character, horror, unhappy ending - it's The Crow
Exquisite Corpse, by Poppy Z. Brite
gay male main characters, horror, unhappy ending
Lost Souls, by Poppy Z. Brite
gay male main characters, horror, I don't remember the ending
The Black Magician #2: The Novice, by Trudi Canavan
The Black Magician #3: The High Lord, by Trudi Canavan
gay male side characters, high fantasy, happy ending for the gay characters
The Hours, by Michael Cunningham
lesbian main characters, bisexual female main characters, general fiction, I don't remember the ending
Stars in My Pocket Like Grains of Sand, by Samuel R. Delany
gay male main characters, science fiction, unfinished series
The High King's Golden Tongue, by Megan Derr
gay male main characters, romance, high fantasy, happy ending
Nightrunner Books #1: Luck in the Shadows, by Lynn Flewelling
Nightrunner Books #2: Stalking Darkness, by Lynn Flewelling
Nightrunner Books #3: Traitor's Moon, by Lynn Flewelling
gay male main characters, high fantasy, everyone is alive and well as of book 3, I haven't read the rest of the series
Reforged, by Seth Haddon
gay male main characters, high fantasy, happy ending
The Well of Loneliness, by Radclyffe Hall
lesbian main character, historical classic, unhappy ending
Princesses #1: The Stepsister Scheme, by Jim C. Hines
Princesses #2: The Mermaid's Madness, by Jim C. Hines
Princesses #3: Red Hood's Revenge, by Jim C. Hines
lesbian main character, fantasy, fairy tale, everyone is alive and well as of book 3, I haven't read book 4 yet
Blood & Smoke #1 - Blood Books #1: Blood Price, by Tanya Huff
Blood & Smoke #2 - Blood Books #2: Blood Trail, by Tanya Huff
Blood & Smoke #3 - Blood Books #3: Blood Lines, by Tanya Huff
Blood & Smoke #4 - Blood Books #4: Blood Pact, by Tanya Huff
Blood & Smoke #5 - Blood Books #5: Blood Debt, by Tanya Huff
Blood & Smoke #6 - Smoke Series #1: Smoke and Shadows, by Tanya Huff
Blood & Smoke #7 - Smoke Series #2: Smoke and Mirrors, by Tanya Huff
Blood & Smoke #8 - Smoke Series #3: Smoke and Ashes, by Tanya Huff
bisexual male main character, gay male side character (main in the Smoke Books), low fantasy, humour, happy ending
Confederation #1: Valor's Choice, by Tanya Huff
Confederation #2: The Better Part of Valor, by Tanya Huff
Confederation #3: The Heart of Valor, by Tanya Huff
Confederation #4: Valor's Trial, by Tanya Huff
Confederation #5: The Truth of Valor, by Tanya Huff
Confederation #6: An Ancient Peace, by Tanya Huff
Confederation #7: A Peace Divided, by Tanya Huff
Confederation #8: The Privilege of Peace, by Tanya Huff
bisexual main characters, bisexual side characters, military space opera, humour, some queer characters survive, others do not - it's set during a war
Gale Girls #1: The Enchantment Emporium, by Tanya Huff
Gale Girls #2: The Wild Ways, by Tanya Huff
Gale Girls #3: The Future Falls, by Tanya Huff
bisexual main characters, bisexual side characters, low fantasy, humour, happy ending
Keeper's Chronicles #1: Summon the Keeper, by Tanya Huff
Keeper's Chronicles #2: The Second Summoning, by Tanya Huff
Keeper's Chronicles #3: Long Hot Summoning, by Tanya Huff
lesbian background character in books 1 & 2 becomes main in book 3, low fantasy, humour, happy ending
Quarters #1: Sing The Four Quarters, by Tanya Huff
Quarters #2: Fifth Quarter, by Tanya Huff
Quarters #3: No Quarter, by Tanya Huff
Quarters #4: The Quartered Sea, by Tanya Huff
bisexual main characters, bisexual side characters, high fantasy, humour, happy endings
The Fire's Stone, by Tanya Huff
gay male main character, bisexual male main character, asexual female main character, poly relationship, high fantasy, happy ending
The Silvered, by Tanya Huff
I don't remember, but considering it's Tanya Huff, probably everyone's bisexual, high fantasy, happy ending
Into the Broken Lands, by Tanya Huff
gay male main character, bisexual side characters, high fantasy, horror elements, mostly happy ending
The House in the Cerulean Sea, by T. J. Klune
gay male main characters, fairy tale, fantasy, happy ending
Angels in America, by Tony Kushner (play)
gay male main characters, play, drama, happy ending
The Last Herald-Mage #1: Magic's Pawn, by Mercedes Lackey
The Last Herald-Mage #2: Magic's Promise, by Mercedes Lackey
The Last Herald-Mage #3: Magic's Price, by Mercedes Lackey
gay male main characters, high fantasy, unhappy ending
Bergman Brothers #5: Everything For You, by Chloe Liese
gay male main characters, sports romance, happy ending
Ash, by Malinda Lo
lesbian main character, fairy tale, young adult, I don't remember the ending
So This is Ever After, by F.T. Lukens
gay male main characters, young adult, romance, high fantasy, happy ending
Winter's Orbit, by Everina Maxwell
gay male main characters, science fiction, happy ending
Lindsay Gordon Crime Series #6: Hostage to Murder, by V. L. McDermid (Val McDermid)
lesbian main character, mystery, happy ending, I haven't read the rest of the series
Trick of the Dark, by Val McDermid
lesbian main characters, lesbian side characters, mystery, I don't remember the ending
Iron Council, by China Miéville
gay male side character, dystopian fantasy, I don't remember the ending
Hero, by Perry Moore
gay male main characters, superheroes, young adult, happy ending
A Land Fit for Heroes #1: The Steel Remains, Richard K. Morgan
gay male main character, lesbian main character, high fantasy, I don't remember the ending and I haven't read the sequel yet
Love & Luck #5: Two Men and a Baby, by Isla Olsen
gay male main characters, gale male side characters, romance, happy ending
Captive Prince Series #1: Captive Prince, by C. S. Pacat
Captive Prince Series #2: Prince's Gambit, by C. S. Pacat
Captive Prince Series #3: Kings Rising, by C. S. Pacat
bisexual male main character, gay male main character, bisexual side characters, high fantasy/romance, happy ending
The Monkey's Mask, by Dorothy Porter
lesbian main character, bisexual female side character, poetry, mystery, the mystery is solved in the end but the characters aren't happy
Wild Surmise, by Dorothy Porter
bisexual female main character, poetry, general fiction, I don't remember the ending
She Drives Me Crazy, by Kelly Quindlen
lesbian main characters, lesbian side characters, romance, young adult, happy ending
Cry to Heaven, by Anne Rice
bisexual male main character, historical, revenge story, happy ending
The Wolf Gift, by Anne Rice
gay male side character, low fantasy, happy ending
The Love Study #2: The Hate Project, by Kris Ripper
gay male main characters, gay male side character, genderqueer side character, romance, happy ending
Carry On Series #1: Carry On, by Rainbow Rowell
Carry On Series #2: Wayward Son, by Rainbow Rowell
bisexual male main character, gay male main character, low fantasy, young adult, everyone is alive and well as of book 2, I haven't read book 3 yet
Get Over It!, by Phillip Scott
gay male main characters, mystery, humour, I don't remember the ending
Christopher Marlowe Spy Thriller #1: The Queen's Gold, by Steven Veerapen
gay male main character, mystery, spy thriller, historical, happy ending
Fingersmith, by Sarah Waters
lesbian main characters, historical, heist story, happy ending
Tipping the Velvet, by Sarah Waters
lesbian main characters, historical, happy ending
Running With Lions, by Julian Winters
gay male main characters, gay male side characters, young adult, sports romance, happy ending
The Stone Gods, by Jeanette Winterson
lesbian main characters, gay male main characters, ostensibly general fiction but actually more like speculative fiction, implied happy ending
Orlando, by Virginia Woolf
bisexual genderqueer main character, historical, I don't remember the ending
I've been meaning to do this for ages! Finally done!
