13 Best queer books like The Deep-Sea Duke (The Watchmaker and the Duke #2) by Lauren James

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The Deep-Sea Duke (The Watchmaker and the Duke #2)

By: Lauren James

3.97

Format: 120 pages, Paperback

When Hugo and Ada travel to their friend Dorian’s planet for the holidays, android Hugo is anxious …

If you liked the queer plot in The Deep-Sea Duke (The Watchmaker and the Duke #2) by Lauren James , here is a list of 13 books like this:

Cover of Skellig (Skellig, #1) by David Almond

1. Skellig (Skellig, #1)

By: David Almond

3.81

Format: 208 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Unhappy about his baby sister's illness and the chaos of moving into a dilapidated old house, Micha… read more

Similar categories in David Almond's Skellig (Skellig, #1) book and Lauren James's The Deep-Sea Duke (The Watchmaker and the Duke #2)

  • fiction
  • middle grade
  • fantasy
  • young adult
"There's no end to evolution."

-David Almond, Skellig (Skellig, #1)

"The dead are often known to eat 27 and 53"

-David Almond, Skellig (Skellig, #1)

"Truth and dreams are always getting muddled."

-David Almond, Skellig (Skellig, #1)

"Can love help a person to get better?’ I asked."

-David Almond, Skellig (Skellig, #1)

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2. The Best of Adam Sharp

By: Graeme Simsion

3.09

Format: 314 pages, Hardcover

From the #1 bestselling author of The Rosie Project and The Rosie Effect, an unforgettable new nove… read more

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  • fiction
"In Hong Kong, I read Gabriel Garcia Marquez’s “Love in the Time of Cholera"

-Graeme Simsion, The Best of Adam Sharp

"The day might come when I had nothing but memories, and the choice of whether to indulge my romantic side and wallow in them, or my cynical side and reflect on the reliability."

-Graeme Simsion, The Best of Adam Sharp

"Lost love belongs in a three-minute song, pullling back feelings from a time when they came unbidden, recalling the infatuation, the walking on sunshine that cannot last and the pain of its loss, whe…"

-Graeme Simsion, The Best of Adam Sharp

"A few times in my life, I have been manipulated by the sexual power of a woman. "Could you help with my assignment?" I'll do it for you. "I don't know why they've given me middle seat." Take mine. "I…"

-Graeme Simsion, The Best of Adam Sharp

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3. The Boy Who Could See Demons

By: Carolyn Jess-Cooke

3.88

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

"I first met my demon the morning that Mum said Dad had gone." Alex Connolly is ten years old, … read more

Similar categories in Carolyn Jess-Cooke's The Boy Who Could See Demons book and Lauren James's The Deep-Sea Duke (The Watchmaker and the Duke #2)

  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • young adult

4. The Bedlam Stacks

By: Natasha Pulley

4.20

Format: 488 pages, Hardcover

In 1859, ex-East India Company smuggler Merrick Tremayne is trapped at home in Cornwall after susta… read more

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5. Selected Poems

By: T.S. Eliot

3.66

Format: None pages, Paperback

Chosen by Eliot himself, the poems in this volume represent the poet's most important work before F… read more

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6. The Lie Tree

By: Frances Hardinge

4.19

Format: 496 pages, Paperback

Faith Sunderly leads a double life. To most people, she is reliable, dull, trustworthy - a proper y… read more

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7. The Watchmaker of Filigree Street

By: Natasha Pulley

4.29

Format: 156 pages, Hardcover

A sweeping, atmospheric narrative that takes the reader on an unexpected journey through Victorian … read more

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8. Need You Dead (Roy Grace, #13)

By: Peter James

3.73

Format: 216 pages,

Roy Grace, creation of the CWA Diamond Dagger award winning author Peter James, faces his most myst… read more

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9. Otherworldly

By: F.T. Lukens

3.99

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

New York Times bestselling author of Spell Bound and So This Is Ever After. Seventeen-year-old E… read more

Similar categories in F.T. Lukens's Otherworldly book and Lauren James's The Deep-Sea Duke (The Watchmaker and the Duke #2)

  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • queer
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10. The Dos and Donuts of Love

By: Adiba Jaigirdar

3.88

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

A pun-filled YA contemporary romance, The Dos and Donuts of Love by Adiba Jaigirdar finds a teenage… read more

Similar categories in Adiba Jaigirdar's The Dos and Donuts of Love book and Lauren James's The Deep-Sea Duke (The Watchmaker and the Duke #2)

  • fiction
  • queer
  • young adult
  • lgbt
"Food is a big part of my culture, especially sweet foods. When you're Bangladeshi, you're taught that any good news or celebration has to be accompanied with some sweet food. Every time you visit som…"

-Adiba Jaigirdar, The Dos and Donuts of Love

Cover of Cheer Up: Love and Pompoms by Crystal Frasier

11. Cheer Up: Love and Pompoms

By: Crystal Frasier

4.24

Format: 128 pages, Paperback

A sweet, queer teen romance perfect for fans of Fence and Check, Please!Annie is a smart, antisocia… read more

Similar categories in Crystal Frasier's Cheer Up: Love and Pompoms book and Lauren James's The Deep-Sea Duke (The Watchmaker and the Duke #2)

  • fiction
  • queer
  • young adult
  • lgbt
"Oh? You're held to a different standard because of others' preconceptions?"

-Crystal Frasier, Cheer Up: Love and Pompoms

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12. Fence, Vol. 1

By: C.S. Pacat

3.92

Format: 112 pages, Paperback

An alternate cover edition can be found here. Combines Issues #1-4. Nicholas, the illegiti… read more

Similar categories in C.S. Pacat's Fence, Vol. 1 book and Lauren James's The Deep-Sea Duke (The Watchmaker and the Duke #2)

  • fiction
  • queer
  • young adult
  • lgbt
Cover of Zachary Ying and the Dragon Emperor (Zachary Ying, #1) by Xiran Jay Zhao

13. 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 Lauren James's The Deep-Sea Duke (The Watchmaker and the Duke #2)

  • lgbt
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • queer
"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)

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14. A Stroke of the Pen

By: Terry Pratchett

4.03

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

Far away and long ago, when dragons still existed and the only arcade game was ping-pong in black a… read more

Similar categories in Terry Pratchett's A Stroke of the Pen book and Lauren James's The Deep-Sea Duke (The Watchmaker and the Duke #2)

  • science fiction
  • fantasy
  • fiction
"Dragons Invade The Crumbling Castle Area,’ shouted the first page (this was the headline), and then he said in an ordinary voice: ‘For full details hear Page Three."

-Terry Pratchett, A Stroke of the Pen

Cover of Podkin and the Singing Spear by Kieran Larwood

15. Podkin and the Singing Spear

By: Kieran Larwood

4.66

Format: 357 pages, Hardcover

Podkin is now Keeper of the Gifts - which is a tremendously important job and just a tiny bit borin… read more

Similar categories in Kieran Larwood's Podkin and the Singing Spear book and Lauren James's The Deep-Sea Duke (The Watchmaker and the Duke #2)

  • fantasy
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16. The Last Bookwanderer (Pages & Co., #6)

By: Anna James

4.25

Format: 320 pages, Kindle Edition

The Pages and Co. series comes to a thrilling end in this perfect final instalment. As Tilly, Os… read more

Similar categories in Anna James's The Last Bookwanderer (Pages & Co., #6) book and Lauren James's The Deep-Sea Duke (The Watchmaker and the Duke #2)

  • fiction
  • middle grade
  • fantasy
  • young adult
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17. Our Dining Table

By: Mita Ori

4.50

Format: 236 pages, Paperback

Boys’ Love Cooked To Perfection Eating around other people is a struggle for salaryman Yutaka, d… read more

Similar categories in Mita Ori's Our Dining Table book and Lauren James's The Deep-Sea Duke (The Watchmaker and the Duke #2)

  • queer
  • fiction
  • lgbt
Cover of Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation, Vol. 1 by Luo Di Cheng Qiu

18. Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation, Vol. 1

By: Luo Di Cheng Qiu

4.57

Format: 216 pages, Paperback

Feared and hated for his sinister abilities, Wei Wuxian–the grandmaster of demonic cultivation–was … read more

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  • queer
  • fantasy
  • lgbt
"Everyday means everyday."

-Luo Di Cheng Qiu, Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation, Vol. 1

"So what? My hatred would persist, even if he dies thousands of times!"

-Luo Di Cheng Qiu, Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation, Vol. 1

"The tone in which he replied, however, was still the single syllable, as steady as ever, “Mnn."

-Luo Di Cheng Qiu, Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation, Vol. 1

". . . I don't know, I really don't know!" This was the only thing Nie HuaiSang knew to say when he was desperate."

-Luo Di Cheng Qiu, Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation, Vol. 1

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19. So This Is Ever After

By: F.T. Lukens

3.92

Format: 352 pages, Kindle Edition

Carry On meets Arthurian legend in this funny, subversive young adult fantasy about what happens af… read more

Similar categories in F.T. Lukens's So This Is Ever After book and Lauren James's The Deep-Sea Duke (The Watchmaker and the Duke #2)

  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • queer
"Well, your princess isn't in another tower. She's dead."

-F.T. Lukens, So This Is Ever After

"His horrible, beautiful face and his stupid perfect magic and his snarky hilarious comments. It bothered me that he felt guilty over my predicament. It bothered me that he felt stuck here in the cast…"

-F.T. Lukens, So This Is Ever After

Cover of Ace: What Asexuality Reveals About Desire, Society, and the Meaning of Sex by Angela  Chen

20. Ace: What Asexuality Reveals About Desire, Society, and the Meaning of Sex

By: Angela Chen

4.36

Format: 210 pages, Hardcover

An engaging exploration of what it means to be asexual in a world that's obsessed with sexual attra… read more

Similar categories in Angela Chen's Ace: What Asexuality Reveals About Desire, Society, and the Meaning of Sex book and Lauren James's The Deep-Sea Duke (The Watchmaker and the Duke #2)

  • queer
  • lgbt
"Representation not only reflects, but actually changes reality."

-Angela Chen, Ace: What Asexuality Reveals About Desire, Society, and the Meaning of Sex

"Loving another person should never mean forfeiting bodily autonomy."

-Angela Chen, Ace: What Asexuality Reveals About Desire, Society, and the Meaning of Sex

"It is a failure of society if anyone needs to say “I have a partner"

-Angela Chen, Ace: What Asexuality Reveals About Desire, Society, and the Meaning of Sex

"Aces aren't a puzzle with a missing piece. Everyone is their own full puzzle."

-Angela Chen, Ace: What Asexuality Reveals About Desire, Society, and the Meaning of Sex

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21. Infinity Reaper (Infinity Cycle, #2)

By: Adam Silvera

3.78

Format: 592 pages, Hardcover

In this gripping sequel to the New York Times bestselling Infinity Son, Adam Silvera brings a diver… read more

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  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • queer
"The hero is always someone else's villain."

-Adam Silvera, Infinity Reaper (Infinity Cycle, #2)

"I want to believe that people can stop falling for obvious lies, but the truth is that some of them aren't even being fooled."

-Adam Silvera, Infinity Reaper (Infinity Cycle, #2)

"We can listen to friends and strangers until the sun goes down, but we can never know someone's full story without going through the world in their bodies."

-Adam Silvera, Infinity Reaper (Infinity Cycle, #2)

"There is someone. There was someone. We weren't dating or anything and I'm not sure what he though about me, but I was attracted to this guy Ness." ..."Damn, that's a great name. I was hoping for a C…"

-Adam Silvera, Infinity Reaper (Infinity Cycle, #2)

Cover of Arkspire (Arkspire, #1) by Jamie Littler

22. Arkspire (Arkspire, #1)

By: Jamie Littler

4.38

Format: 362 pages, Kindle Edition

Glorious, powerful, magic; a city of twists, turns and tricksters; extraordinary secrets which only… read more

Similar categories in Jamie Littler's Arkspire (Arkspire, #1) book and Lauren James's The Deep-Sea Duke (The Watchmaker and the Duke #2)

  • middle grade
  • fantasy
  • fiction
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23. If You Still Recognise Me

By: Cynthia So

4.05

Format: 409 pages, Paperback

Elsie has a crush on Ada, the only person in the world who truly understands her. Unfortunately, th… read more

Similar categories in Cynthia So's If You Still Recognise Me book and Lauren James's The Deep-Sea Duke (The Watchmaker and the Duke #2)

  • fiction
  • queer
  • young adult
  • lgbt
"I wonder if Ada would be able to feel the sapphic vibes if she could see the things she and I wrote to each other through the eyes of someone who was an outsider to our friendship."

-Cynthia So, If You Still Recognise Me

"And I lie down and look at the ceiling, and I wonder how adults learn to love with this feeling that the past is always growing bigger, that you're always losing mroe of yourself to it."

-Cynthia So, If You Still Recognise Me

"I didn't truly believe it back then. That I deserved to be seen. I do now, though. I do. And being seen requires being open about myself. Joan looks at me, soft, patient. I want to be seen."

-Cynthia So, If You Still Recognise Me

"There's nothing like meeting someone and feeling comfortable with them instantly. That to me is the closest thing we have to magic in the world. The inexplicable connection that we just feel, right a…"

-Cynthia So, If You Still Recognise Me

Cover of A Pinch of Magic (A Pinch of Magic, #1) by Michelle Harrison

24. A Pinch of Magic (A Pinch of Magic, #1)

By: Michelle Harrison

4.07

Format: 368 pages, ebook

A spellbinding middle grade fantasy about three sisters--adventurous Betty, curious Charlie, and pr… read more

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  • fiction
  • middle grade
  • fantasy
  • young adult
Cover of The Agency for Scandal (The Agency for Scandal, #1) by Laura  Wood

25. The Agency for Scandal (The Agency for Scandal, #1)

By: Laura Wood

4.28

Format: 528 pages, Paperback

An all-female detective agency righting wrongs at the end of the nineteenth century; infiltrating a… read more

Similar categories in Laura Wood's The Agency for Scandal (The Agency for Scandal, #1) book and Lauren James's The Deep-Sea Duke (The Watchmaker and the Duke #2)

  • fiction
  • young adult
Cover of The Secret Diaries of Charles Ignatius Sancho by Paterson Joseph

26. The Secret Diaries of Charles Ignatius Sancho

By: Paterson Joseph

3.70

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

It’s finally time for Charles Ignatius Sancho to tell his story, one that begins on a slave ship in… read more

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  • fiction
Cover of Young Men in Love by Joe   Glass

27. Young Men in Love

By: Joe Glass

3.83

Format: 200 pages, Paperback

Haphazard pirates, wayward ghosts, dashing knights, rampaging kaiju (and down-to-earth regular joes… read more

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  • queer
  • fiction
  • lgbt
Cover of The Extraordinary Adventures of Alice Tonks by Emily Kenny

28. The Extraordinary Adventures of Alice Tonks

By: Emily Kenny

4.16

Format: 256 pages, ebook

“Has heart, soul and so much spirit.” Lindsay Galvin, author of Darwin’s Dragons “Disappearing anim… read more

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  • middle grade
  • fantasy
  • fiction
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29. Glassborn

By: Peter Bunzl

4.33

Format: 281 pages, Paperback

Fairy Tree, tall and grand, open a path to Fairyland. The year is 1826, and the four Belle sibli… read more

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  • middle grade
  • fantasy
  • fiction
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30. Pirates of Darksea

By: Catherine Doyle

4.33

Format: 305 pages, Kindle Edition

'Utterly brilliant. Sensationally swashbuckling. Completely magical' – A.F Steadman, author of Skan… read more

Similar categories in Catherine Doyle's Pirates of Darksea book and Lauren James's The Deep-Sea Duke (The Watchmaker and the Duke #2)

  • middle grade
  • fantasy
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31. The Deep-Sea Duke (The Watchmaker and the Duke #2)

By: Lauren James

3.97

Format: 120 pages, Paperback

When Hugo and Ada travel to their friend Dorian’s planet for the holidays, android Hugo is anxious … read more

Similar categories in Lauren James's The Deep-Sea Duke (The Watchmaker and the Duke #2) book and Lauren James's The Deep-Sea Duke (The Watchmaker and the Duke #2)

  • lgbt
  • novella
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • climate change fiction
  • space
  • fantasy
  • queer

22 Top fiction books like The Deep-Sea Duke (The Watchmaker and the Duke #2) by Lauren James

Transform Your Habits

Skellig (Skellig, #1)

David Almond

3.81

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The Best of Adam Sharp

Graeme Simsion

3.09

Transform Your Habits

The Boy Who Could See Demons

Carolyn Jess-Cooke

3.88

Transform Your Habits

Otherworldly

F.T. Lukens

3.99

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Boys Weekend

Mattie Lubchansky

4.03

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Blackwater

Jeannette Arroyo

3.53

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Chef's Kiss

Jarrett Melendez

3.96

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Northranger

Rey Terciero

4.06

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