9 must-read queer books like The Councillor (The Councillor, #1) by E.J. Beaton

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The Councillor (The Councillor, #1)

By: E.J. Beaton

3.95

Format: 442 pages, Hardcover

This Machiavellian fantasy follows a scholar's quest to choose the next ruler of her kingdom amidst…

"Strength without swords." "How does one conquer without a sword? Without a weapon?" "The real leader conquers with her mind. Princess Santieri's phrase, was it not?"

-E.J. Beaton, The Councillor (The Councillor, #1)

"She could pretend that it was not grief, that insurmountable pain you were meant to climb over like a few pebbles. She had public, political problems now; the kind of problems that everyone treated as real"

-E.J. Beaton, The Councillor (The Councillor, #1)

"She could pretend that it was not grief, that insurmountable pain you were meant to climb over like a few pebbles. She had public, political problems now; the kind of problems that everyone treated as real"

-E.J. Beaton, The Councillor (The Councillor, #1)

If you liked the queer plot in The Councillor (The Councillor, #1) by E.J. Beaton , here is a list of 9 books like this:

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1. City of Lies (Poison Wars, #1)

By: Sam Hawke

4.04

Format: 202 pages,

This amazing epic fantasy debut is perfect for fans of Robin Hobb and Naomi Novik. I was seven year… read more

Similar categories in Sam Hawke's City of Lies (Poison Wars, #1) book and E.J. Beaton's The Councillor (The Councillor, #1)

  • lgbt
  • epic fantasy
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
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2. Untethered Sky

By: Fonda Lee

3.90

Format: 150 pages, Hardcover

From World Fantasy Award-winning author Fonda Lee comes Untethered Sky, an epic fantasy fable about… read more

Similar categories in Fonda Lee's Untethered Sky book and E.J. Beaton's The Councillor (The Councillor, #1)

  • science fiction fantasy
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
"People have short memories, but nature is patient and implacable."

-Fonda Lee, Untethered Sky

"When you love a person, you are expected to give them their freedom, but when you love a monster, you keep it caged."

-Fonda Lee, Untethered Sky

"I know this as much as God knows every creature, because I once thought there was no reason for me to be alive, no logic to survival, no meaning to be found past endurance of loss, yet there was."

-Fonda Lee, Untethered Sky

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3. The Silverblood Promise (The Last Legacy, #1)

By: James Logan

4.02

Format: 528 pages, Paperback

Lukan Gardova is a cardsharp, academy dropout, and―thanks to a duel that ended badly―the disgraced … read more

Similar categories in James Logan's The Silverblood Promise (The Last Legacy, #1) book and E.J. Beaton's The Councillor (The Councillor, #1)

  • science fiction fantasy
  • epic fantasy
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
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4. The Trials of Empire (Empire of the Wolf, #3)

By: Richard Swan

4.11

Format: 496 pages, Hardcover

The third novel in an epic fantasy trilogy, which follows the tale of Sir Konrad Vonvalt, an Empero… read more

Similar categories in Richard Swan's The Trials of Empire (Empire of the Wolf, #3) book and E.J. Beaton's The Councillor (The Councillor, #1)

  • epic fantasy
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
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5. The Justice of Kings (Empire of the Wolf, #1)

By: Richard Swan

4.01

Format: 496 pages, Kindle Edition

Action, intrigue, and magic collide in this epic fantasy following Sir Konrad Vonvalt, an Emperor's… read more

Similar categories in Richard Swan's The Justice of Kings (Empire of the Wolf, #1) book and E.J. Beaton's The Councillor (The Councillor, #1)

  • science fiction fantasy
  • epic fantasy
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
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6. The Tyranny of Faith (Empire of the Wolf, #2)

By: Richard Swan

4.30

Format: 496 pages, Kindle Edition

From a major new debut author in epic fantasy comes the second book in a trilogy where action, intr… read more

Similar categories in Richard Swan's The Tyranny of Faith (Empire of the Wolf, #2) book and E.J. Beaton's The Councillor (The Councillor, #1)

  • science fiction fantasy
  • epic fantasy
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
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7. The Tainted Cup

By: Robert Jackson Bennett

None

Format: 413 pages, Hardcover

In Daretana’s most opulent mansion, a high Imperial officer lies dead—killed, to all appearances, w… read more

Similar categories in Robert Jackson Bennett's The Tainted Cup book and E.J. Beaton's The Councillor (The Councillor, #1)

  • adult
  • fantasy
  • fiction
Cover of The Oleander Sword (The Burning Kingdoms, #2) by Tasha Suri

8. The Oleander Sword (The Burning Kingdoms, #2)

By: Tasha Suri

4.34

Format: 512 pages, Kindle Edition

"Alluring, action-packed, and gut-wrenching," (Publishers Weekly, starred review), The Oleander Swo… read more

Similar categories in Tasha Suri's The Oleander Sword (The Burning Kingdoms, #2) book and E.J. Beaton's The Councillor (The Councillor, #1)

  • lesbian
  • lgbt
  • science fiction fantasy
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • queer
"Malini, she wanted to say. Wanted to shape that name in her mouth."

-Tasha Suri, The Oleander Sword (The Burning Kingdoms, #2)

"How can you trust me not to ruin everything? Who else do I have to trust but you, Pri?"

-Tasha Suri, The Oleander Sword (The Burning Kingdoms, #2)

"You are like ink, Malini thought hopelessly. Ink, and all I want is to make poetry of you."

-Tasha Suri, The Oleander Sword (The Burning Kingdoms, #2)

"I miss you, she thought, speaking to nothing in the quiet of her heart. I will always miss you."

-Tasha Suri, The Oleander Sword (The Burning Kingdoms, #2)

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9. 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

Similar categories in Tasha Suri's The Jasmine Throne (The Burning Kingdoms, #1) book and E.J. Beaton's The Councillor (The Councillor, #1)

  • lesbian
  • lgbt
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • adult
  • 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)

Cover of The Fractured Dark (The Devoured Worlds, #2) by Megan E. O'Keefe

10. The Fractured Dark (The Devoured Worlds, #2)

By: Megan E. O'Keefe

4.21

Format: None pages, Audiobook

Dying planets, dangerous conspiracies, and secret romance abound in the second installment of the D… read more

Similar categories in Megan E. O'Keefe's The Fractured Dark (The Devoured Worlds, #2) book and E.J. Beaton's The Councillor (The Councillor, #1)

  • lgbt
  • science fiction fantasy
  • fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
"A woman in possession of a bomb is in want of a reason to use it." "Oh god help us, she's been reading old shit again." Kuma said. "Hanging up now," Naira said. "Tell me if anything blows up that's n…"

-Megan E. O'Keefe, The Fractured Dark (The Devoured Worlds, #2)

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11. Labyrinth's Heart (Rook & Rose, #3)

By: M.A. Carrick

4.28

Format: 688 pages, ebook

“Lush, engrossing and full of mystery and dark magic" ( BookPage ), Labyrinth's Heart is the thrill… read more

Similar categories in M.A. Carrick's Labyrinth's Heart (Rook & Rose, #3) book and E.J. Beaton's The Councillor (The Councillor, #1)

  • lgbt
  • epic fantasy
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • queer
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12. The Children of Gods and Fighting Men (Gael Song #1)

By: Shauna Lawless

4.14

Format: 416 pages, Kindle Edition

The first in a gripping new historical fantasy series that intertwines Irish mythology with real-li… read more

Similar categories in Shauna Lawless's The Children of Gods and Fighting Men (Gael Song #1) book and E.J. Beaton's The Councillor (The Councillor, #1)

  • adult
  • fantasy
  • fiction
Cover of Gods of the Wyrdwood (Forsaken, #1) by R.J.  Barker

13. Gods of the Wyrdwood (Forsaken, #1)

By: R.J. Barker

4.10

Format: 640 pages, Paperback

In a world locked in eternal winter and haunted by prophecy, a young boy trains for years to become… read more

Similar categories in R.J. Barker's Gods of the Wyrdwood (Forsaken, #1) book and E.J. Beaton's The Councillor (The Councillor, #1)

  • science fiction fantasy
  • epic fantasy
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
Cover of The Thousand Eyes  (The Serpent Gates, #2) by A.K. Larkwood

14. The Thousand Eyes (The Serpent Gates, #2)

By: A.K. Larkwood

4.13

Format: 385 pages, Hardcover

The sequel to A. K. Larkwood's stunning debut fantasy, The Unspoken Name, The Thousand Eyes continu… read more

Similar categories in A.K. Larkwood's The Thousand Eyes (The Serpent Gates, #2) book and E.J. Beaton's The Councillor (The Councillor, #1)

  • lesbian
  • lgbt
  • science fiction fantasy
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • queer
"If there ever comes a day when anyone gets what they deserve…then I would still get you, and you would still get me"

-A.K. Larkwood, The Thousand Eyes (The Serpent Gates, #2)

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15. The Final Strife (Ending Fire, #1)

By: Saara El-Arifi

4.22

Format: 640 pages, Hardcover

Red is the blood of the elite, of magic, of control. Blue is the blood of the poor, of workers, o… read more

Similar categories in Saara El-Arifi's The Final Strife (Ending Fire, #1) book and E.J. Beaton's The Councillor (The Councillor, #1)

  • lesbian
  • lgbt
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • queer
Cover of The Fireborne Blade (The Fireborne Blade, #1) by Charlotte Bond

16. The Fireborne Blade (The Fireborne Blade, #1)

By: Charlotte Bond

3.78

Format: 168 pages, Hardcover

Kill the dragon. Find the blade. Reclaim her honor. It’s that, or end up like countless knights … read more

Similar categories in Charlotte Bond's The Fireborne Blade (The Fireborne Blade, #1) book and E.J. Beaton's The Councillor (The Councillor, #1)

  • lesbian
  • lgbt
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • queer
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17. Darling

By: K. Ancrum

3.63

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

A teen girl finds herself lost on a dangerous adventure in this YA thriller by the acclaimed author… read more

Similar categories in K. Ancrum's Darling book and E.J. Beaton's The Councillor (The Councillor, #1)

  • queer
  • fantasy
  • fiction
  • lgbt
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18. Sons of Darkness (The Raag of Rta, #1)

By: Gourav Mohanty

3.77

Format: 636 pages, Kindle Edition

Some ballads are inked in blood. Bled dry by violent confrontations with the Magadhan Empire, th… read more

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  • science fiction fantasy
  • epic fantasy
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
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-Gourav Mohanty, Sons of Darkness (The Raag of Rta, #1)

"After all, love without self-sacrifice was just lust"

-Gourav Mohanty, Sons of Darkness (The Raag of Rta, #1)

"The man had committed genocide. She knew she could trust him."

-Gourav Mohanty, Sons of Darkness (The Raag of Rta, #1)

"A place where soldiers found themselves as rulers, Shakuni thought, can only breed tyrants."

-Gourav Mohanty, Sons of Darkness (The Raag of Rta, #1)

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19. Daughter of Redwinter (The Redwinter Chronicles, #1)

By: Ed McDonald

3.88

Format: 343 pages, Hardcover

Those who see the dead soon join them. From the author of the critically-acclaimed Blackwing tr… read more

Similar categories in Ed McDonald's Daughter of Redwinter (The Redwinter Chronicles, #1) book and E.J. Beaton's The Councillor (The Councillor, #1)

  • lgbt
  • epic fantasy
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • queer
Cover of Empire of Exiles (Books of the Usurper, #1) by Erin M. Evans

20. Empire of Exiles (Books of the Usurper, #1)

By: Erin M. Evans

3.99

Format: 378 pages, Paperback

Magic, mystery, and revolution collide in this fantasy epic where an unlikely team of mages, scribe… read more

Similar categories in Erin M. Evans's Empire of Exiles (Books of the Usurper, #1) book and E.J. Beaton's The Councillor (The Councillor, #1)

  • science fiction fantasy
  • epic fantasy
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
Cover of The Councillor (The Councillor, #1) by E.J. Beaton

21. The Councillor (The Councillor, #1)

By: E.J. Beaton

3.95

Format: 442 pages, Hardcover

This Machiavellian fantasy follows a scholar's quest to choose the next ruler of her kingdom amidst… read more

Similar categories in E.J. Beaton's The Councillor (The Councillor, #1) book and E.J. Beaton's The Councillor (The Councillor, #1)

  • lesbian
  • literary fiction
  • lgbt
  • science fiction fantasy
  • epic fantasy
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • queer
"Strength without swords." "How does one conquer without a sword? Without a weapon?" "The real leader conquers with her mind. Princess Santieri's phrase, was it not?"

-E.J. Beaton, The Councillor (The Councillor, #1)

"She could pretend that it was not grief, that insurmountable pain you were meant to climb over like a few pebbles. She had public, political problems now; the kind of problems that everyone treated a…"

-E.J. Beaton, The Councillor (The Councillor, #1)

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