Iron Widow (Iron Widow, #1)
By: Xiran Jay Zhao
4.06
Format: 394 pages, Hardcover
The boys of Huaxia dream of pairing up with girls to pilot Chrysalises, giant transforming robots t…
Want to Read $ 9.99"So what am I supposed to do?" "Your worst, of course."-Xiran Jay Zhao, Iron Widow (Iron Widow, #1)
"Besides, don’t you know basic geometry, Strategist Sima?"-Xiran Jay Zhao, Iron Widow (Iron Widow, #1)
"But a mother who has failed me so thoroughly is no mother of mine."-Xiran Jay Zhao, Iron Widow (Iron Widow, #1)
"You don't think girls are afraid?" "Girls... know how to sacrifice."-Xiran Jay Zhao, Iron Widow (Iron Widow, #1)
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1. Godkiller (Fallen Gods, #1)
By: Hannah Kaner
3.90
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
Kissen’s family were killed by zealots of a fire god. Now, she makes a living killing gods, and enj… read more
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- audiobook
- lgbt
- young adult
- fiction
- fantasy
- queer
"But gods love martyrs."-Hannah Kaner, Godkiller (Fallen Gods, #1)
"Gods love martyrs. - Kissen"-Hannah Kaner, Godkiller (Fallen Gods, #1)
"Kissen decided to be more proud than afraid."-Hannah Kaner, Godkiller (Fallen Gods, #1)
"I want you to do this with me, not for me. - Arren"-Hannah Kaner, Godkiller (Fallen Gods, #1)
2. A Magic Steeped in Poison (The Book of Tea, #1)
By: Judy I. Lin
3.83
Format: 374 pages, Hardcover
For Ning, the only thing worse than losing her mother is knowing that it's her own fault. She was t… read more
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- romance
- young adult
- fiction
- historical fiction
- fantasy
- audiobook
"In the morning, Lian and I tuck into a breakfast of fluffy baozi, fresh from the bamboo steamers of Small Wu’s kitchen m. We pull the dough apart to reveal the filling within — ground pork mixed with…"-Judy I. Lin, A Magic Steeped in Poison (The Book of Tea, #1)
3. Bookshops & Bonedust (Legends & Lattes, #0)
By: Travis Baldree
4.20
Format: 352 pages, Paperback
When an injury throws a young, battle-hungry orc off her chosen path, she may find that what we nee… read more
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- romance
- audiobook
- lgbt
- fiction
- fantasy
- queer
"See you in the story past the story."-Travis Baldree, Bookshops & Bonedust (Legends & Lattes, #0)
4. So Let Them Burn (Divine Traitors, #1)
By: Kamilah Cole
3.90
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
Whip-smart and immersive, this Jamaican-inspired fantasy follows a gods-blessed heroine who’s force… read more
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- lgbt
- young adult
- fiction
- fantasy
- queer
"You're the Childe Empyrean. If we stack out burdens against each other's, you'll win every time." "That doesn't mean we're not both carrying them."-Kamilah Cole, So Let Them Burn (Divine Traitors, #1)
"In the meantime, I need you to say here and protect San Irie if anything should happen." "Um." Faron exchanged a glance with Reeve, who looked similarly mystified. "Your Majesty, I'm seventeen years …"-Kamilah Cole, So Let Them Burn (Divine Traitors, #1)
"Being forced to learn the language of your oppressors is an oppression of the mind. They rewrite your history when you're too young to know what you're giving away, and before you know it, it's too l…"-Kamilah Cole, So Let Them Burn (Divine Traitors, #1)
"Faron's heart stopped entirely as she stared at him. Like friends, romance was a sacrifice she'd made to be the Childe Empyrean. It hadn't mattered much to her until now, because Faron had figured ou…"-Kamilah Cole, So Let Them Burn (Divine Traitors, #1)
5. The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea
By: Axie Oh
4.11
Format: 325 pages, Hardcover
Deadly storms have ravaged Mina’s homeland for generations. Floods sweep away entire villages, whil… read more
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- romance
- young adult
- fiction
- historical fiction
- fantasy
- audiobook
"Sometimes, only through a story can a truth be heard."-Axie Oh, The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea
"My grandfather understood the comfort there is in shared silence."-Axie Oh, The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea
"Sometimes I can be thoughtless. And I like to tease. But you can depend upon me."-Axie Oh, The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea
"I don't think love can be bought or earned or even prayed for. It must be freely given."-Axie Oh, The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea
6. Daughter of the Moon Goddess (The Celestial Kingdom, #1)
By: Sue Lynn Tan
4.10
Format: 503 pages, Hardcover
Growing up on the moon, Xingyin is accustomed to solitude, unaware that she is being hidden from th… read more
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- romance
- young adult
- fiction
- historical fiction
- fantasy
- audiobook
"Never again would I be content to remain in the shadows."-Sue Lynn Tan, Daughter of the Moon Goddess (The Celestial Kingdom, #1)
"Everyone has their own troubles; some lay them bare while others hide them better."-Sue Lynn Tan, Daughter of the Moon Goddess (The Celestial Kingdom, #1)
"Some scars are carved into our bones - a part of who we are, shaping what we become."-Sue Lynn Tan, Daughter of the Moon Goddess (The Celestial Kingdom, #1)
"I do care," he ground out. "despite my sense, my judgement and honor - I cannot help but care."-Sue Lynn Tan, Daughter of the Moon Goddess (The Celestial Kingdom, #1)
7. This Is How You Lose the Time War
By: Amal El-Mohtar
3.88
Format: 209 pages, Kindle Edition
Among the ashes of a dying world, an agent of the Commandant finds a letter. It reads: Burn before … read more
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- romance
- lgbt
- fiction
- science fiction
- fantasy
- queer
"Atlantis sinks. Serves it right."-Amal El-Mohtar, This Is How You Lose the Time War
"And everyone is alive, somewhere in time."-Amal El-Mohtar, This Is How You Lose the Time War
"All the stars are eyes here, always seeking."-Amal El-Mohtar, This Is How You Lose the Time War
"I would rather break the world than lose you."-Amal El-Mohtar, This Is How You Lose the Time War
8. Hell Followed With Us
By: Andrew Joseph White
4.13
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
Prepare to die. His kingdom is near. Sixteen-year-old trans boy Benji is on the run from the cu… read more
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- lgbt
- young adult
- dystopia
- fiction
- science fiction
- fantasy
- queer
"Do you believe in God? I do, please stop, there's so much blood"-Andrew Joseph White, Hell Followed With Us
"I think it hits us all at the same time that maybe we'll live long enough to grow up."-Andrew Joseph White, Hell Followed With Us
"Bein transgender is who you are, and the pain is what the outside does to you. The pain is what happens when you and the world go at each other's throats."-Andrew Joseph White, Hell Followed With Us
"I'm done begging for a scrap of respect-I am done with those who enact suffering, and I am done with the sons of bitches who stand back and let it happen."-Andrew Joseph White, Hell Followed With Us
9. A Tempest of Tea (Blood and Tea, #1)
By: Hafsah Faizal
3.57
Format: 338 pages, Hardcover
Why save the world when you can have tea? On the streets of White Roaring, Arthie Casimir is a c… read more
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- romance
- young adult
- fiction
- historical fiction
- fantasy
- audiobook
"Every good love story starts with a bullet to the heart."-Hafsah Faizal, A Tempest of Tea (Blood and Tea, #1)
"We understand what it's like to grieve with fire and not tears."-Hafsah Faizal, A Tempest of Tea (Blood and Tea, #1)
"It was hard not to watch Arthie Casimir. The way she worked and schemed, at times as still as stone, other times as restless as a bee. For the most part, Arthie obscured her femininity. She was, afte…"-Hafsah Faizal, A Tempest of Tea (Blood and Tea, #1)
10. Babel
By: R.F. Kuang
4.18
Format: 544 pages, Hardcover
From award-winning author R. F. Kuang comes Babel, a historical fantasy epic that grapples with stu… read more
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- audiobook
- fantasy
- fiction
- historical fiction
"It is astounding, in truth, how much of academia’s perceived resource scarcity is artificially constructed."-R.F. Kuang, Babel
"Grief suffocated. Grief paralysed. Grief was a cruel, heavy boot pressed so hard against his chest that he could not breathe."-R.F. Kuang, Babel
"languages aren't just made of words. they're modes of looking at the world. They're the keys to civiliation. And that's knowledge worth killing for"-R.F. Kuang, Babel
"It revealed the sheer dependence of the British, who, astonishingly, could not manage to do basic things like bake bread or get safely from one place to another without words stolen from other countr…"-R.F. Kuang, Babel
11. Harrow the Ninth (The Locked Tomb, #2)
By: Tamsyn Muir
4.29
Format: 512 pages, Hardcover
Harrow the Ninth, the sequel to Gideon the Ninth, turns a galaxy inside out as one necromancer stru… read more
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- audiobook
- lgbt
- fiction
- science fiction
- fantasy
- queer
"Bones are mediocre."-Tamsyn Muir, Harrow the Ninth (The Locked Tomb, #2)
"I remember being eighteen."-Tamsyn Muir, Harrow the Ninth (The Locked Tomb, #2)
"Your only settings were power-vomit and murder"-Tamsyn Muir, Harrow the Ninth (The Locked Tomb, #2)
"I am sick of roses, and I am horny for revenge."-Tamsyn Muir, Harrow the Ninth (The Locked Tomb, #2)
12. The Jasmine Throne (The Burning Kingdoms, #1)
By: Tasha Suri
4.13
Format: 533 pages, Paperback
Author of Empire of Sand and Realm of Ash Tasha Suri's The Jasmine Throne, beginning a new trilogy … read more
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- romance
- audiobook
- lgbt
- young adult
- fiction
- fantasy
- queer
"Malini laughed—a glorious laugh like the sound of a blade unsheathed."-Tasha Suri, The Jasmine Throne (The Burning Kingdoms, #1)
"Be careful with your tears," her mother added, in a voice of cultivated restraint. "They're blood of the spirit. Weep too much, and it will wear you thin, until your soul is like a bruised flower." H…"-Tasha Suri, The Jasmine Throne (The Burning Kingdoms, #1)
13. Legends & Lattes (Legends & Lattes, #1)
By: Travis Baldree
4.12
Format: 296 pages, Kindle Edition
After a lifetime of bounties and bloodshed, Viv is hanging up her sword for the last time.The battl… read more
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- romance
- audiobook
- lgbt
- fiction
- fantasy
- queer
14. The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi (Amina al-Sirafi, #1)
By: Shannon Chakraborty
4.27
Format: 483 pages, Hardcover
Shannon Chakraborty, the bestselling author of The City of Brass, spins a new trilogy of magic and … read more
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- audiobook
- fantasy
- fiction
- historical fiction
15. The Poppy War (The Poppy War, #1)
By: R.F. Kuang
4.17
Format: 545 pages, ebook
An epic historical military fantasy, inspired by the bloody history of China’s twentieth century an… read more
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- young adult
- fiction
- historical fiction
- fantasy
- audiobook
"I don't love you. And I can kill anything."-R.F. Kuang, The Poppy War (The Poppy War, #1)
"Immigrants, we get the job done. (Acknowlegments)"-R.F. Kuang, The Poppy War (The Poppy War, #1)
"War doesn't determine who's right. War determines who remains."-R.F. Kuang, The Poppy War (The Poppy War, #1)
"Call off your men, or I will summon into existence things that should not be in this world"-R.F. Kuang, The Poppy War (The Poppy War, #1)
16. Iron Widow (Iron Widow, #1)
By: Xiran Jay Zhao
4.06
Format: 394 pages, Hardcover
The boys of Huaxia dream of pairing up with girls to pilot Chrysalises, giant transforming robots t… read more
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- romance
- audiobook
- lgbt
- young adult
- dystopia
- fiction
- historical fiction
- science fiction
- fantasy
- queer
"So what am I supposed to do?" "Your worst, of course."-Xiran Jay Zhao, Iron Widow (Iron Widow, #1)
"Besides, don’t you know basic geometry, Strategist Sima?"-Xiran Jay Zhao, Iron Widow (Iron Widow, #1)
"But a mother who has failed me so thoroughly is no mother of mine."-Xiran Jay Zhao, Iron Widow (Iron Widow, #1)
"You don't think girls are afraid?" "Girls... know how to sacrifice."-Xiran Jay Zhao, Iron Widow (Iron Widow, #1)
17. The Sunbearer Trials (The Sunbearer Duology, #1)
By: Aiden Thomas
4.33
Format: 352 pages, Kindle Edition
Welcome to The Sunbearer Trials, where teen semidioses compete in a series of challenges with the h… read more
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- romance
- audiobook
- lgbt
- young adult
- fiction
- fantasy
- queer
"No hetero, but damn, Teo, your wings" Niya circled Teo back on the boat. "Does this make me a furry?"-Aiden Thomas, The Sunbearer Trials (The Sunbearer Duology, #1)
"No hetero, but damn, Teo, your wings!" Niya circled Teo back onto the boat. "Does this make me a furry?"-Aiden Thomas, The Sunbearer Trials (The Sunbearer Duology, #1)
"Why was it that just because his body was different from everyone else’s, they thought they could ask whatever inappropriate questions they wanted."-Aiden Thomas, The Sunbearer Trials (The Sunbearer Duology, #1)
"Why was it that just because his body was different from everyone else's, they thought they could ask whatever inappropriate questions they wanted?"-Aiden Thomas, The Sunbearer Trials (The Sunbearer Duology, #1)
18. Gideon the Ninth (The Locked Tomb, #1)
By: Tamsyn Muir
4.21
Format: 448 pages, Hardcover
The Emperor needs necromancers. The Ninth Necromancer needs a swordswoman. Gideon has a sword… read more
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- audiobook
- lgbt
- fiction
- science fiction
- fantasy
- queer
"Evidence,"-Tamsyn Muir, Gideon the Ninth (The Locked Tomb, #1)
"Too many words,"-Tamsyn Muir, Gideon the Ninth (The Locked Tomb, #1)
"Harrow said, “But you're God."-Tamsyn Muir, Gideon the Ninth (The Locked Tomb, #1)
"Death first to vultures and scavangers."-Tamsyn Muir, Gideon the Ninth (The Locked Tomb, #1)
19. She Who Became the Sun (The Radiant Emperor, #1)
By: Shelley Parker-Chan
3.86
Format: 416 pages, Kindle Edition
Two-time British Fantasy Award WinnerAstounding Award WinnerLambda Literary Award FinalistHugo Awar… read more
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- audiobook
- lgbt
- fiction
- historical fiction
- fantasy
- queer
"I can do this. I can learn. I can survive."-Shelley Parker-Chan, She Who Became the Sun (The Radiant Emperor, #1)
"Pure emotions are the luxury of children and animals"-Shelley Parker-Chan, She Who Became the Sun (The Radiant Emperor, #1)
"What I want has nothing to do with who wins." -Ouyang"-Shelley Parker-Chan, She Who Became the Sun (The Radiant Emperor, #1)
"With sufficient competence, there's no need of flattery"-Shelley Parker-Chan, She Who Became the Sun (The Radiant Emperor, #1)
20. Six Crimson Cranes (Six Crimson Cranes, #1)
By: Elizabeth Lim
4.20
Format: 454 pages, ebook
A princess in exile, a shapeshifting dragon, six enchanted cranes, and an unspeakable curse... S… read more
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- romance
- young adult
- fiction
- fantasy
- audiobook
"Let’s play a game,"-Elizabeth Lim, Six Crimson Cranes (Six Crimson Cranes, #1)
"Curiosity was my greatest weakness."-Elizabeth Lim, Six Crimson Cranes (Six Crimson Cranes, #1)
"Fear is just a game. You win by playing."-Elizabeth Lim, Six Crimson Cranes (Six Crimson Cranes, #1)
"You are my daughter, not of my blood, but of my heart."-Elizabeth Lim, Six Crimson Cranes (Six Crimson Cranes, #1)
21. Legendborn (The Legendborn Cycle, #1)
By: Tracy Deonn
4.34
Format: 502 pages, Hardcover
After her mother dies in an accident, sixteen-year-old Bree Matthews wants nothing to do with her f… read more
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- romance
- lgbt
- young adult
- fiction
- fantasy
- audiobook
"Oh, sure,"-Tracy Deonn, Legendborn (The Legendborn Cycle, #1)
"It’s college,"-Tracy Deonn, Legendborn (The Legendborn Cycle, #1)
"Where do we begin?"-Tracy Deonn, Legendborn (The Legendborn Cycle, #1)
"Sometimes a crime is an act of heroism."-Tracy Deonn, Legendborn (The Legendborn Cycle, #1)
