9 Best queer books like The Red Mother by Elizabeth Bear

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The Red Mother

By: Elizabeth Bear

4.12

Format: 32 pages, Kindle Edition

The Red Mother is a fantasy novella by Hugo Award-winning author Elizabeth Bear.Auga, a wandering s…

"Dragons, it seemed, knew about death and war. But not so much about baking"

-Elizabeth Bear, The Red Mother

"Dragons, it seemed, knew about death and war. But not so much about baking"

-Elizabeth Bear, The Red Mother

"For nothing on the waters and the wide wide world is fiercer than a mother."

-Elizabeth Bear, The Red Mother

"Dragons, it seemed, knew about death and war. But not so much about baking."

-Elizabeth Bear, The Red Mother

If you liked the queer plot in The Red Mother by Elizabeth Bear , here is a list of 9 books like this:

1. Brimstone and Marmalade

By: Aaron Corwin

3.77

Format: 300 pages, ebook

Just in time for Halloween, we have a funny, sweet, and slightly skewed short story by Aaron Corwin… read more

Similar categories in Aaron Corwin's Brimstone and Marmalade book and Elizabeth Bear's The Red Mother

  • short stories
  • fantasy
  • fiction
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2. The Pigeon Summer

By: Lee Mandelo

4.11

Format: 98 pages,

read more

Similar categories in Lee Mandelo's The Pigeon Summer book and Elizabeth Bear's The Red Mother

  • short stories
  • fantasy
  • lgbt

3. Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind, Vol. 1 (Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind, #1)

By: Hayao Miyazaki , Toren Smith , David R. Lewis , Joe Yamazaki , Kaori Inoue

4.12

Format: 206 pages, Paperback

In a long-ago war, humankind set off a devastating ecological disaster. Thriving industrial societi… read more

Similar categories in Hayao Miyazaki's Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind, Vol. 1 (Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind, #1) book and Elizabeth Bear's The Red Mother

4. The Telling (Hainish Cycle #8)

By: Ursula K. Le Guin

4.48

Format: 334 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Once a culturally rich world, the planet Aka has been utterly transformed by technology. Records of… read more

Similar categories in Ursula K. Le Guin's The Telling (Hainish Cycle #8) book and Elizabeth Bear's The Red Mother

5. Lullaby for a Lost World

By: Aliette de Bodard

3.68

Format: 330 pages, ebook

Charlotte died to shore up her master's house. Her bones grew into the foundation and pushed up thr… read more

Similar categories in Aliette de Bodard's Lullaby for a Lost World book and Elizabeth Bear's The Red Mother

6. Stag's Leap: Poems

By: Sharon Olds

4.07

Format: 112 pages, Paperback

Stag's Leapis stunningly poignant sequence of poems that tells the story of a divorce, embracing st… read more

Similar categories in Sharon Olds's Stag's Leap: Poems book and Elizabeth Bear's The Red Mother

7. The Book of Atrix Wolfe

By: Patricia A. McKillip

3.69

Format: 47 pages, Paperback

Twenty years ago, the powerful mage Atrix Wolfe unleashed an uncontrollable force that killed his b… read more

Similar categories in Patricia A. McKillip's The Book of Atrix Wolfe book and Elizabeth Bear's The Red Mother

8. The Truth About Stories: A Native Narrative

By: Thomas King

4.06

Format: None pages, Hardcover

"Stories are wondrous things. And they are dangerous." In The Truth About Stories, Native novelist … read more

Similar categories in Thomas King's The Truth About Stories: A Native Narrative book and Elizabeth Bear's The Red Mother

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9. The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2022

By: Rebecca Roanhorse

3.72

Format: 432 pages, Paperback

Award-winning, New York Times bestselling author and guest editor Rebecca Roanhorse and series edi… read more

Similar categories in Rebecca Roanhorse's The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2022 book and Elizabeth Bear's The Red Mother

  • speculative fiction
  • short stories
  • fantasy
  • fiction
Cover of The Brides of High Hill (The Singing Hills Cycle, #5) by Nghi Vo

10. The Brides of High Hill (The Singing Hills Cycle, #5)

By: Nghi Vo

4.17

Format: 128 pages, ebook

The Hugo Award-Winning Series returns with its newest standalone entry: a gothic mystery involving … read more

Similar categories in Nghi Vo's The Brides of High Hill (The Singing Hills Cycle, #5) book and Elizabeth Bear's The Red Mother

  • queer
  • fantasy
  • fiction
  • lgbt
"The world starts with a story. So do dynasties and eras and wars. So does love, and so does revenge. Everything starts with a story."

-Nghi Vo, The Brides of High Hill (The Singing Hills Cycle, #5)

Cover of Demon Daughter (Penric and Desdemona, #12) by Lois McMaster Bujold

11. Demon Daughter (Penric and Desdemona, #12)

By: Lois McMaster Bujold

4.53

Format: 153 pages, Kindle Edition

A six-year-old shiplost girl draws the kin Jurald family of Vilnoc into complex dilemmas, and sorce… read more

Similar categories in Lois McMaster Bujold's Demon Daughter (Penric and Desdemona, #12) book and Elizabeth Bear's The Red Mother

  • fantasy
  • short stories
  • magic
  • fiction
Cover of Zachary Ying and the Dragon Emperor (Zachary Ying, #1) by Xiran Jay Zhao

12. Zachary Ying and the Dragon Emperor (Zachary Ying, #1)

By: Xiran Jay Zhao

4.09

Format: 340 pages, Hardcover

Zachary Ying never had many opportunities to learn about his Chinese heritage. His single mom was b… read more

Similar categories in Xiran Jay Zhao's Zachary Ying and the Dragon Emperor (Zachary Ying, #1) book and Elizabeth Bear's The Red Mother

  • queer
  • fantasy
  • fiction
  • lgbt
"Если хочешь обрести истинную власть над своей жизнью, тебе нужно перестать так сильно беспокоиться о том, что подумают другие"

-Xiran Jay Zhao, Zachary Ying and the Dragon Emperor (Zachary Ying, #1)

"«Если хочешь обрести истинную власть над своей жизнью, тебе нужно перестать так сильно беспокоиться о том, что подумают другие»."

-Xiran Jay Zhao, Zachary Ying and the Dragon Emperor (Zachary Ying, #1)

"He died taking mercury pills that he thought would make him immortal," Tang Taizong said. "So did you!" Qin Sho Haung yelped without looking at him. "Allegedly! Sources differ!" "You know what you di…"

-Xiran Jay Zhao, Zachary Ying and the Dragon Emperor (Zachary Ying, #1)

"You cling so hard to morality out of a desperation for others to like you. You think they'd stop treating you like an outsider if you were a good boy who did everything they wanted. This is your grea…"

-Xiran Jay Zhao, Zachary Ying and the Dragon Emperor (Zachary Ying, #1)

Cover of Into the Riverlands (The Singing Hills Cycle, #3) by Nghi Vo

13. Into the Riverlands (The Singing Hills Cycle, #3)

By: Nghi Vo

4.03

Format: 100 pages, Hardcover

Wandering cleric Chih of the Singing Hills travels to the riverlands to record tales of the notorio… read more

Similar categories in Nghi Vo's Into the Riverlands (The Singing Hills Cycle, #3) book and Elizabeth Bear's The Red Mother

  • lgbt
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • queer
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14. L'Esprit de L'Escalier

By: Catherynne M. Valente

3.97

Format: 47 pages, Kindle Edition

L’Esprit de L’Escalier by Catherynne M. Valente is a provocative retelling of the Greek myth, in wh… read more

Similar categories in Catherynne M. Valente's L'Esprit de L'Escalier book and Elizabeth Bear's The Red Mother

  • speculative fiction
  • short stories
  • fantasy
  • fiction
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15. Persephone Station

By: Stina Leicht

3.47

Format: 512 pages, Hardcover

Hugo award-nominated author Stina Leicht has created a take on space opera for fans of The Mandalor… read more

Similar categories in Stina Leicht's Persephone Station book and Elizabeth Bear's The Red Mother

  • queer
  • fantasy
  • fiction
  • lgbt
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16. The Future Library

By: Peng Shepherd

4.12

Format: 32 pages, ebook

More than a hundred years from now, an arborist fighting to save the last remaining forest on Earth… read more

Similar categories in Peng Shepherd's The Future Library book and Elizabeth Bear's The Red Mother

  • lgbt
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • speculative fiction
  • fantasy
"Love is not something that happens to a person, but something a person does for another person, every day, every moment."

-Peng Shepherd, The Future Library

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17. Salvation Day

By: Kali Wallace

3.72

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A lethal virus is awoken on an abandoned spaceship in this incredibly fast-paced, claustrophobic th… read more

Similar categories in Kali Wallace's Salvation Day book and Elizabeth Bear's The Red Mother

  • queer
  • fiction
  • lgbt
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18. Solution

By: Brian Evenson

3.62

Format: 20 pages, Kindle Edition

As climate change wreaks havoc on the earth and the fate of humanity grows dire, a scientist makes … read more

Similar categories in Brian Evenson's Solution book and Elizabeth Bear's The Red Mother

  • short stories
  • fiction
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19. The Tinder Box

By: Kate Elliott

3.66

Format: 26 pages, ebook

A reimagining of Hans Christian Anderson’s original fairytale, Kate Elliott's “The Tinder Box” tell… read more

Similar categories in Kate Elliott's The Tinder Box book and Elizabeth Bear's The Red Mother

  • lgbt
  • magic
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • speculative fiction
  • fantasy
  • queer
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20. The Art of Space Travel

By: Nina Allan

3.44

Format: 134 pages, Kindle Edition

The Art of Space Travel by Nina Allan is a science fiction novelette. In 2047, a first manned missi… read more

Similar categories in Nina Allan's The Art of Space Travel book and Elizabeth Bear's The Red Mother

  • short stories
  • fiction
Cover of The Wonderful Stag, or The Courtship of Red Elsie by Kathleen Jennings

21. The Wonderful Stag, or The Courtship of Red Elsie

By: Kathleen Jennings

3.47

Format: 32 pages, ebook

In a fairy tale equal parts gorgeous and gruesome, village couples seek approval for marriage from … read more

Similar categories in Kathleen Jennings's The Wonderful Stag, or The Courtship of Red Elsie book and Elizabeth Bear's The Red Mother

  • short stories
  • fantasy
  • fiction
Cover of The Lay of Lilyfinger by G.V. Anderson

22. The Lay of Lilyfinger

By: G.V. Anderson

3.82

Format: 32 pages, ebook

A fantasy adventure story from G.V. Anderson "The Lay of Lilyfinger" is a Tor.com OriginalAn acclai… read more

Similar categories in G.V. Anderson's The Lay of Lilyfinger book and Elizabeth Bear's The Red Mother

  • fantasy
  • short stories
  • magic
  • fiction
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23. Junker Seven

By: Olive J. Kelley

4.42

Format: 333 pages, ebook

A romantic, queer sci-fi epic about changing the galaxy, one girl at a time. Castor Quasar is a… read more

Similar categories in Olive J. Kelley's Junker Seven book and Elizabeth Bear's The Red Mother

  • queer
  • fiction
  • lgbt
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24. The Touches

By: Brenda Peynado

3.51

Format: 27 pages, ebook

Brenda Peynado's "The Touches" is a Tor.com Original short story set in a post-apocalyptic world Sa… read more

Similar categories in Brenda Peynado's The Touches book and Elizabeth Bear's The Red Mother

  • short stories
  • fiction
Cover of Any Way the Wind Blows by Seanan McGuire

25. Any Way the Wind Blows

By: Seanan McGuire

3.70

Format: 19 pages, Kindle Edition

In the original Tor.com story Any Way the Wind Blows, New York Times bestselling author Seanan McGu… read more

Similar categories in Seanan McGuire's Any Way the Wind Blows book and Elizabeth Bear's The Red Mother

  • speculative fiction
  • short stories
  • fantasy
  • fiction
Cover of As the Last I May Know by S.L. Huang

26. As the Last I May Know

By: S.L. Huang

4.06

Format: 32 pages, Kindle Edition

An alternate history short story looking at decisions and consequences, and what it takes to pull t… read more

Similar categories in S.L. Huang's As the Last I May Know book and Elizabeth Bear's The Red Mother

  • speculative fiction
  • short stories
  • fantasy
  • fiction
Cover of The Golden Flute (Lady Diviner #4) by Rosalie Oaks

27. The Golden Flute (Lady Diviner #4)

By: Rosalie Oaks

4.16

Format: 331 pages, Kindle Edition

Which will cause Elinor the most trouble — dangerous island cliffs, a lurking murderer, or her pret… read more

Similar categories in Rosalie Oaks's The Golden Flute (Lady Diviner #4) book and Elizabeth Bear's The Red Mother

  • historical fantasy
  • magic
  • fantasy
Cover of The Red Mother by Elizabeth Bear

28. The Red Mother

By: Elizabeth Bear

4.12

Format: 32 pages, Kindle Edition

The Red Mother is a fantasy novella by Hugo Award-winning author Elizabeth Bear.Auga, a wandering s… read more

Similar categories in Elizabeth Bear's The Red Mother book and Elizabeth Bear's The Red Mother

  • historical fantasy
  • dragons
  • lgbt
  • historical
  • magic
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • speculative fiction
  • fantasy
  • queer
"Dragons, it seemed, knew about death and war. But not so much about baking"

-Elizabeth Bear, The Red Mother

"For nothing on the waters and the wide wide world is fiercer than a mother."

-Elizabeth Bear, The Red Mother

"Dragons, it seemed, knew about death and war. But not so much about baking."

-Elizabeth Bear, The Red Mother

"How odd it is that a small, frail, temporary person like yourself should make me feel so clearly seen."

-Elizabeth Bear, The Red Mother

Cover of Worth Her Weight in Gold (River of Teeth, #0.5) by Sarah Gailey

29. Worth Her Weight in Gold (River of Teeth, #0.5)

By: Sarah Gailey

3.88

Format: 18 pages, Kindle Edition

Winslow Remington Houndstooth, notorious outlaw, handsomest heartbreaker in the American South, has… read more

Similar categories in Sarah Gailey's Worth Her Weight in Gold (River of Teeth, #0.5) book and Elizabeth Bear's The Red Mother

  • lgbt
  • historical
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • fantasy
"She was faster than a secret spreading through a church picnic."

-Sarah Gailey, Worth Her Weight in Gold (River of Teeth, #0.5)

Cover of The Hundredth House Had No Walls by Laurie Penny

30. The Hundredth House Had No Walls

By: Laurie Penny

3.58

Format: 22 pages, Kindle Edition

Laurie Penny is an award-winning author, journalist, screenwriter, essayist, public speaker and act… read more

Similar categories in Laurie Penny's The Hundredth House Had No Walls book and Elizabeth Bear's The Red Mother

  • short stories
  • fantasy
  • fiction
Cover of The Unwanted Guest (The Locked Tomb, #3.5) by Tamsyn Muir

31. The Unwanted Guest (The Locked Tomb, #3.5)

By: Tamsyn Muir

4.63

Format: 32 pages, ebook

Palamedes Sextus and Ianthe Tridentarius match wits on a dreamlike battlefield. read more

Similar categories in Tamsyn Muir's The Unwanted Guest (The Locked Tomb, #3.5) book and Elizabeth Bear's The Red Mother

  • lgbt
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • queer

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