28 must-read queer books like Wrath Goddess Sing by Maya Deane

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Wrath Goddess Sing

By: Maya Deane

3.49

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

Drawing on ancient texts and modern archeology to reveal the trans woman's story hidden underneath …

"And it would be death -- the death of her self, the inexorable corrosion of her soul, until even her name was forgotten and nothing was left but the shell of a man she never was."

-Maya Deane, Wrath Goddess Sing

"And it would be death -- the death of her self, the inexorable corrosion of her soul, until even her name was forgotten and nothing was left but the shell of a man she never was."

-Maya Deane, Wrath Goddess Sing

"She loved Patroklos, she loved Meryapi, and it had nothing to do with desire, only joy—to see them was joy; to breathe with them was joy; to ride with Patroklos on a cattle raid was joy; scanning the pines for ambush was joy; holding the shield to protect them from Anyasha’s arrows was joy. If she failed, they would die together, and that too was joy."

-Maya Deane, Wrath Goddess Sing

"She loved Patroklos, she loved Meryapi, and it had nothing to do with desire, only joy—to see them was joy; to breathe with them was joy; to ride with Patroklos on a cattle raid was joy; scanning the pines for ambush was joy; holding the shield to protect them from Anyasha’s arrows was joy. If she failed, they would die together, and that too was joy."

-Maya Deane, Wrath Goddess Sing

If you liked the queer plot in Wrath Goddess Sing by Maya Deane , here is a list of 28 books like this:

Cover of The Second Mango (Mangoverse, #1) by Shira Glassman, Erika Hammerschmidt, Jessica St. Ama, Jane Dominguez

1. The Second Mango (Mangoverse, #1)

By: Shira Glassman , Erika Hammerschmidt , Jessica St. Ama , Jane Dominguez

3.70

Format: 181 pages, Kindle Edition

Queen Shulamit never expected to inherit the throne of the tropical land of Perach so young. At twe… read more

Similar categories in Shira Glassman's The Second Mango (Mangoverse, #1) book and Maya Deane's Wrath Goddess Sing

  • queer
  • fantasy
  • fiction
  • lgbt
"If I let my losses conquer me, I can’t fight, nor smile, nor live."

-Shira Glassman, The Second Mango (Mangoverse, #1)

"You have to believe in your authority if you want anyone else to," Rivka commented."

-Shira Glassman, The Second Mango (Mangoverse, #1)

"She imagined a beautiful sea of mango-colored robes, dyed with tumeric, cloaking delicate, graceful movements and crowned with smiling faces."

-Shira Glassman, The Second Mango (Mangoverse, #1)

"When we put his kippah into the museum, everyone was talking about how much money it was worth and the embroidery by some famous artist and how it was a national relic, and all this -- but I was just…"

-Shira Glassman, The Second Mango (Mangoverse, #1)

2. Climbing the Date Palm: A labor rights love story (Mangoverse Book 2)

By: Shira Glassman , Jessica St. Ama , Jane Dominguez , None

4.42

Format: 288 pages,

Prince Kaveh, the youngest son of the king of the City of Red Clay, is bisexual, and completely bes… read more

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3. Spear

By: Nicola Griffith

4.08

Format: 184 pages, Hardcover

The girl knows she has a destiny before she even knows her name. She grows up in the wild, in a cav… read more

Similar categories in Nicola Griffith's Spear book and Maya Deane's Wrath Goddess Sing

  • retellings
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • fantasy
  • mythology
  • queer
"My lord."

-Nicola Griffith, Spear

"I never knew my father,"

-Nicola Griffith, Spear

"Even the dead had names."

-Nicola Griffith, Spear

"Now his knowledge was her knowledge."

-Nicola Griffith, Spear

Cover of Pluralities by Avi Silver

4. Pluralities

By: Avi Silver

4.27

Format: 142 pages, Paperback

"Wait—rewind. I was still a girl back then, before the universes converged." Guided by premoniti… read more

Similar categories in Avi Silver's Pluralities book and Maya Deane's Wrath Goddess Sing

  • transgender
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • queer
"I touched my chest, feeling the compression of the binder Theseus had lent me, trying to determine if it made me feel nonbinary or like a dog in a thundervest."

-Avi Silver, Pluralities

"Once more I caught a glimpse of the mark on his cheek, where his she stamp would have been if he were a woman. But men didn’t wear stamps— they were just allowed to Be."

-Avi Silver, Pluralities

Cover of Light from Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki

5. Light from Uncommon Stars

By: Ryka Aoki

4.06

Format: 372 pages, Hardcover

A defiantly joyful adventure set in California's San Gabriel Valley, with cursed violins, Faustian … read more

Similar categories in Ryka Aoki's Light from Uncommon Stars book and Maya Deane's Wrath Goddess Sing

  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • queer
"Lindsey Stirling?"

-Ryka Aoki, Light from Uncommon Stars

"I shall make you feel all the joy, the terror in loving who you are."

-Ryka Aoki, Light from Uncommon Stars

"A sandwich that is more than a sandwich. Coffee that is more than coffee."

-Ryka Aoki, Light from Uncommon Stars

"When you rush, all you are doing is practicing your mistakes at a faster pace."

-Ryka Aoki, Light from Uncommon Stars

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6. The Water Outlaws

By: S.L. Huang

3.81

Format: 496 pages, Hardcover

Inspired by a classic of martial arts literature, S. L. Huang's The Water Outlaws are bandits of de… read more

Similar categories in S.L. Huang's The Water Outlaws book and Maya Deane's Wrath Goddess Sing

  • retellings
  • lgbt
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • queer
Cover of The Bruising of Qilwa by Naseem Jamnia

7. The Bruising of Qilwa

By: Naseem Jamnia

3.75

Format: 176 pages, Paperback

In this intricate debut fantasy introducing a queernormative Persian-inspired world, a nonbinary re… read more

Similar categories in Naseem Jamnia's The Bruising of Qilwa book and Maya Deane's Wrath Goddess Sing

  • transgender
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • queer
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8. Brainwyrms

By: Alison Rumfitt

3.66

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

From Alison Rumfitt, the author of Tell Me I’m Worthless — “a triumph of transgressive queer horror… read more

Similar categories in Alison Rumfitt's Brainwyrms book and Maya Deane's Wrath Goddess Sing

  • transgender
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • adult
  • queer
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9. Siren Queen

By: Nghi Vo

3.68

Format: 281 pages, Kindle Edition

“No maids, no funny talking, no fainting flowers.” Luli Wei is beautiful, talented, and desperate t… read more

Similar categories in Nghi Vo's Siren Queen book and Maya Deane's Wrath Goddess Sing

  • lgbt
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • queer
"I already knew that being brave didn’t mean anything unless you were willing to do it again."

-Nghi Vo, Siren Queen

"I'm curious, though, and my father said that if I could be curious instead of afraid, things would probably work out some kind of right."

-Nghi Vo, Siren Queen

"What's so great about being seen?" Tara demanded. "What's so important about that?" She might have had the words for it, but I didn't. They locked up in my throat, about being invisible, about being …"

-Nghi Vo, Siren Queen

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10. A Dream of a Woman

By: Casey Plett

4.31

Format: 279 pages, Paperback

Casey Plett's 2018 novel Little Fish won a Lambda Literary Award, the Firecracker Award for Fiction… read more

Similar categories in Casey Plett's A Dream of a Woman book and Maya Deane's Wrath Goddess Sing

  • fiction
  • queer
  • transgender
  • lgbt
Cover of He Who Drowned the World (The Radiant Emperor, #2) by Shelley Parker-Chan

11. He Who Drowned the World (The Radiant Emperor, #2)

By: Shelley Parker-Chan

4.25

Format: 486 pages, ebook

How much would you give to win the world? Zhu Yuanzhang, the Radiant King, is riding high after … read more

Similar categories in Shelley Parker-Chan's He Who Drowned the World (The Radiant Emperor, #2) book and Maya Deane's Wrath Goddess Sing

  • lgbt
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • queer
"A man's greatest treasure is his sons."

-Shelley Parker-Chan, He Who Drowned the World (The Radiant Emperor, #2)

"Take him out drinking with you somewhere in Qingyuan tonight. Then on the way home,"

-Shelley Parker-Chan, He Who Drowned the World (The Radiant Emperor, #2)

"This was the part she loved, fiercely. The leap from which there was no turning back; the buoyant thrill of knowing that all the threads of action would come together—had to come together—into succes…"

-Shelley Parker-Chan, He Who Drowned the World (The Radiant Emperor, #2)

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12. The Genesis of Misery

By: Neon Yang

3.44

Format: 419 pages, Hardcover

An immersive, electrifying space-fantasy from Neon Yang, author of The Black Tides of Heaven, full … read more

Similar categories in Neon Yang's The Genesis of Misery book and Maya Deane's Wrath Goddess Sing

  • retellings
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • queer
Cover of Weavers, Scribes, and Kings: A New History of the Ancient Near East by Amanda H. Podany

13. Weavers, Scribes, and Kings: A New History of the Ancient Near East

By: Amanda H. Podany

4.50

Format: 662 pages, Hardcover

A unique history of the ancient Near East that compellingly presents the life stories of kings, pri… read more

Similar categories in Amanda H. Podany's Weavers, Scribes, and Kings: A New History of the Ancient Near East book and Maya Deane's Wrath Goddess Sing

  • historical
Cover of The Stars Undying (Empire Without End, #1) by Emery Robin

14. The Stars Undying (Empire Without End, #1)

By: Emery Robin

3.49

Format: 518 pages, Hardcover

A spectacular space opera debut perfect for readers of Ann Leckie's Ancillary Justice and Arkady Ma… read more

Similar categories in Emery Robin's The Stars Undying (Empire Without End, #1) book and Maya Deane's Wrath Goddess Sing

  • retellings
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • queer
Cover of Io sono Persefone by Daniele Coluzzi

15. Io sono Persefone

By: Daniele Coluzzi

3.73

Format: 225 pages, Kindle Edition

Il destino di Core, giovane dea, è già stato scritto: regnerà sulla natura, assicurando terreno fer… read more

Similar categories in Daniele Coluzzi's Io sono Persefone book and Maya Deane's Wrath Goddess Sing

  • retellings
  • mythology
  • fantasy
  • fiction
Cover of The Dawnhounds (The Endsong, #1) by Sascha Stronach

16. The Dawnhounds (The Endsong, #1)

By: Sascha Stronach

3.64

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

A police officer is murdered, brought back to life with a mysterious new power, and tasked with pro… read more

Similar categories in Sascha Stronach's The Dawnhounds (The Endsong, #1) book and Maya Deane's Wrath Goddess Sing

  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • queer
Cover of Lady Eve's Last Con by Rebecca Fraimow

17. Lady Eve's Last Con

By: Rebecca Fraimow

4.02

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

Hearts will race and anti-grav boots will fly in this scifi rom-com perfect for fans of WINTER'S OR… read more

Similar categories in Rebecca Fraimow's Lady Eve's Last Con book and Maya Deane's Wrath Goddess Sing

  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • queer
Cover of Stealing Thunder (Stealing Thunder, #1) by Alina Boyden

18. Stealing Thunder (Stealing Thunder, #1)

By: Alina Boyden

3.89

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

Protecting her identity means life or death in this immersive epic fantasy inspired by the Mughal E… read more

Similar categories in Alina Boyden's Stealing Thunder (Stealing Thunder, #1) book and Maya Deane's Wrath Goddess Sing

  • transgender
  • lgbt
  • historical
  • fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • queer
Cover of The Weavers of Alamaxa (The Alamaxa Duology, #2) by Hadeer Elsbai

19. The Weavers of Alamaxa (The Alamaxa Duology, #2)

By: Hadeer Elsbai

3.97

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Following up on one of the most exciting fantasy debuts, The Daughters of Izdihar, Hadeer Elsbai co… read more

Similar categories in Hadeer Elsbai's The Weavers of Alamaxa (The Alamaxa Duology, #2) book and Maya Deane's Wrath Goddess Sing

  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • queer
Cover of The Risk It Takes to Bloom: On Life and Liberation by Raquel Willis

20. The Risk It Takes to Bloom: On Life and Liberation

By: Raquel Willis

4.35

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

A passionate, powerful memoir by a trailblazing Black transgender activist, tracing her life of tra… read more

Similar categories in Raquel Willis's The Risk It Takes to Bloom: On Life and Liberation book and Maya Deane's Wrath Goddess Sing

  • queer
  • transgender
  • lgbt
Cover of Girlfriends by Emily Zhou

21. Girlfriends

By: Emily Zhou

4.20

Format: 168 pages, Paperback

In seven light-filled prisms of short stories, Emily Zhou chronicles modern queer life with uncompr… read more

Similar categories in Emily Zhou's Girlfriends book and Maya Deane's Wrath Goddess Sing

  • transgender
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • adult
  • queer
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22. The Default World

By: Naomi Kanakia

3.82

Format: 264 pages, Paperback

A trans woman sets out to exploit a group of wealthy roommates, only to fall under the spell of the… read more

Similar categories in Naomi Kanakia's The Default World book and Maya Deane's Wrath Goddess Sing

  • transgender
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • adult
  • queer
Cover of The Stars Too Fondly by Emily  Hamilton

23. The Stars Too Fondly

By: Emily Hamilton

3.80

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

In her breathtaking debut—part space odyssey, part sapphic rom-com—Emily Hamilton tells a tale of g… read more

Similar categories in Emily Hamilton's The Stars Too Fondly book and Maya Deane's Wrath Goddess Sing

  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • queer
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24. Wild Geese

By: Soula Emmanuel

3.89

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

Debut novelist Soula Emmanuel tells the story of Phoebe Forde, an Irish trans woman living in Scand… read more

Similar categories in Soula Emmanuel's Wild Geese book and Maya Deane's Wrath Goddess Sing

  • transgender
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • adult
  • queer
"I try to hurry the encounter along in the manner of a French oral exam, stammering through the procedurals of a regulation rendezvous in the hope of disembarking promptly at au revoir."

-Soula Emmanuel, Wild Geese

"Perhaps I am doomed to have sillier and sillier identity crises until I am dead: the one label that accepts no backchat. Paralysis by analysis begetting paralysis the old-fashioned way."

-Soula Emmanuel, Wild Geese

"I am thirty years old and living in postscript already, not on the edge but over it, a happenstance life on a tranquil margin. It is a gatecrasher’s quiet. I cannot explain what a thrill it is just t…"

-Soula Emmanuel, Wild Geese

"Dolly is a ten-year-old bichon frise. Her fur smells like bran flakes and her breath smells like rotting flesh. Most of the time she’s a languid, trip-over dog, a little cat of a dog, though in her u…"

-Soula Emmanuel, Wild Geese

Cover of Wrath Goddess Sing by Maya  Deane

25. Wrath Goddess Sing

By: Maya Deane

3.49

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

Drawing on ancient texts and modern archeology to reveal the trans woman's story hidden underneath … read more

Similar categories in Maya Deane's Wrath Goddess Sing book and Maya Deane's Wrath Goddess Sing

  • retellings
  • transgender
  • lgbt
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • mythology
  • queer
"And it would be death -- the death of her self, the inexorable corrosion of her soul, until even her name was forgotten and nothing was left but the shell of a man she never was."

-Maya Deane, Wrath Goddess Sing

"She loved Patroklos, she loved Meryapi, and it had nothing to do with desire, only joy—to see them was joy; to breathe with them was joy; to ride with Patroklos on a cattle raid was joy; scanning the…"

-Maya Deane, Wrath Goddess Sing

Cover of Cuckoo by Gretchen Felker-Martin

26. Cuckoo

By: Gretchen Felker-Martin

3.65

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

Cuckoo is a searing new novel from Manhunt author Gretchen Felker-Martin, where a motley crew of ki… read more

Similar categories in Gretchen Felker-Martin's Cuckoo book and Maya Deane's Wrath Goddess Sing

  • transgender
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • adult
  • queer
Cover of Promises Stronger Than Darkness (Unstoppable #3) by Charlie Jane Anders

27. Promises Stronger Than Darkness (Unstoppable #3)

By: Charlie Jane Anders

4.16

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Promises Stronger Than Darkness marks the final installment of the international bestselling author… read more

Similar categories in Charlie Jane Anders's Promises Stronger Than Darkness (Unstoppable #3) book and Maya Deane's Wrath Goddess Sing

  • queer
  • fantasy
  • fiction
  • lgbt
"Some heartache can only be cured by justice."

-Charlie Jane Anders, Promises Stronger Than Darkness (Unstoppable #3)

Cover of The Fall That Saved Us by Tamara Jerée

28. The Fall That Saved Us

By: Tamara Jerée

3.93

Format: 327 pages, Kindle Edition

Cassiel has given up the family tradition of demon hunting, leaving behind her sacred angelic duty … read more

Similar categories in Tamara Jerée's The Fall That Saved Us book and Maya Deane's Wrath Goddess Sing

  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • queer
Cover of The Phoenix Empress (Ascendant, #2) by K. Arsenault Rivera

29. The Phoenix Empress (Ascendant, #2)

By: K. Arsenault Rivera

3.92

Format: 544 pages, Paperback

The Phoenix Empress, the sequel to K Arsenault Rivera's wildly buzzed about The Tiger's Daughter, a… read more

Similar categories in K. Arsenault Rivera's The Phoenix Empress (Ascendant, #2) book and Maya Deane's Wrath Goddess Sing

  • lgbt
  • historical
  • fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • queer
Cover of Fit for the Gods by Jenn Northington

30. Fit for the Gods

By: Jenn Northington

3.33

Format: 480 pages, ebook

An anthology of gender-bent, queered, race-bent, and inclusive retellings from the enchanting and e… read more

Similar categories in Jenn Northington's Fit for the Gods book and Maya Deane's Wrath Goddess Sing

  • retellings
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • mythology
  • queer
Cover of Dulhaniyaa by Talia Bhatt

31. Dulhaniyaa

By: Talia Bhatt

4.13

Format: 141 pages, Kindle Edition

Esha Arora is the last person anyone would have expected to acquiesce to an arranged marriage. Outs… read more

Similar categories in Talia Bhatt's Dulhaniyaa book and Maya Deane's Wrath Goddess Sing

  • adult
  • queer
  • fiction
  • lgbt

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4.08

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Avi Silver

4.27

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