11 must-read queer books like Stargun Messenger (Stargun Messenger, #1) by Darby Harn

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Stargun Messenger (Stargun Messenger, #1)

By: Darby Harn

3.92

Format: 413 pages, Kindle Edition

Astra Idari is a mess. She drinks too much, remembers too little, and barely pays for it all as …

If you liked the queer plot in Stargun Messenger (Stargun Messenger, #1) by Darby Harn , here is a list of 11 books like this:

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1. Six Wakes

By: Mur Lafferty

3.63

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

A space adventure set on a lone ship where the clones of a murdered crew must find their murderer -… read more

Similar categories in Mur Lafferty's Six Wakes book and Darby Harn's Stargun Messenger (Stargun Messenger, #1)

  • science fiction
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2. The Strange Case of the Alchemist's Daughter

By: Theodora Goss

4.20

Format: 288 pages,

Based on some of literature's horror and science fiction classics, this is the story of a remarkabl… read more

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3. Titanium Noir (Titanium Noir, #1)

By: Nick Harkaway

4.03

Format: 236 pages, Hardcover

A virtuosic mashup of Philip K. Dick and Raymond Chandler by way of Marvel—the story of a detective… read more

Similar categories in Nick Harkaway's Titanium Noir (Titanium Noir, #1) book and Darby Harn's Stargun Messenger (Stargun Messenger, #1)

  • science fiction
"In her hands, a corpse is like one of those old Bibles chained up in a dusty room, not only the printed text and the rich colours of the pictures, but the records of marriages and births and deaths i…"

-Nick Harkaway, Titanium Noir (Titanium Noir, #1)

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4. Glitterland (Spires, #1)

By: Alexis Hall

4.02

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

In the past, the universe is a glitterball I hold in the palm of my hand. In the past, I am bri… read more

Similar categories in Alexis Hall's Glitterland (Spires, #1) book and Darby Harn's Stargun Messenger (Stargun Messenger, #1)

  • romance
  • queer
"...I would have told a thousand lies to have him, and a thousand more to keep him."

-Alexis Hall, Glitterland (Spires, #1)

"I’m not here because I’m broken. I’m here because I’m whole. Difficult, potentially undeserving, but whole. And I don’t need you, I just want you. I want you"

-Alexis Hall, Glitterland (Spires, #1)

"I half imagined I could taste the silver on his nails, as sharp as glitter in my mouth. Maybe when he touched me, colour would spill from his hands like heat."

-Alexis Hall, Glitterland (Spires, #1)

"I felt him move and turned my head to deflect his kiss so that it landed on the side of my jaw instead of my mouth. It shimmered there briefly like some iridescent, impossible butterfly."

-Alexis Hall, Glitterland (Spires, #1)

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5. Emergency Skin

By: N.K. Jemisin

4.03

Format: 38 pages, Kindle Edition

What will become of our self-destructed planet? The answer shatters all expectations in this subver… read more

Similar categories in N.K. Jemisin's Emergency Skin book and Darby Harn's Stargun Messenger (Stargun Messenger, #1)

  • science fiction
"We realized it was impossible to protect any one place if the place next door was drowning or on fire. We realized the old boundaries weren't meant to keep he undesirable out, but to hoard resources …"

-N.K. Jemisin, Emergency Skin

"No, there’s no one left alive on Tellus. The planet was in full environmental collapse across every biome when our people left. There were just too many people, and too many of those were unfit, infi…"

-N.K. Jemisin, Emergency Skin

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6. Tombs: Junji Ito Story Collection

By: Junji Ito

4.23

Format: 344 pages, Hardcover

FRESH NIGHTMARES BROUGHT TO YOU BY HORROR MASTER JUNJI ITO. Countless tombstones stand in rows, … read more

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7. Artifact Space (Arcana Imperii, #1)

By: Miles Cameron

4.32

Format: 578 pages, Kindle Edition

Out in the darkness of space, something is targeting the Greatships.With their vast cargo holds and… read more

Similar categories in Miles Cameron's Artifact Space (Arcana Imperii, #1) book and Darby Harn's Stargun Messenger (Stargun Messenger, #1)

  • science fiction
  • space opera
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8. Alien Clay

By: Adrian Tchaikovsky

4.06

Format: 396 pages, Kindle Edition

They travelled into the unknown and left themselves behind . . . On the distant world of Kiln li… read more

Similar categories in Adrian Tchaikovsky's Alien Clay book and Darby Harn's Stargun Messenger (Stargun Messenger, #1)

  • science fiction
  • space opera
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9. Walking Practice

By: Dolki Min

3.59

Format: 176 pages, Hardcover

Squid Game meets The Left Hand of Darkness meets Under the Skin in this radical literary sensation … read more

Similar categories in Dolki Min's Walking Practice book and Darby Harn's Stargun Messenger (Stargun Messenger, #1)

  • science fiction
  • queer
"I’ve invested close to ten years of my time figuring out what exactly their criteria are. My conclusion is that there are no such criteria."

-Dolki Min, Walking Practice

"Criteria are like glass. As long as they are respected and held without dropping them, they’ll stay solid and won’t break. I made myself complicit in humanity’s scam and adapted myself to the local e…"

-Dolki Min, Walking Practice

"Do I exist in the same physical space as other people? Can I really seek joy and pleasure together with them? Why does the path become narrower the further I walk down it? Why is every place I go to …"

-Dolki Min, Walking Practice

"He’s a real fucking dog. Ah, forgive me. I’ve accidentally lumped dogs in with the likes of him. I would like to give a sincere apology to all the dogs of Earth. I can almost hear their complaints no…"

-Dolki Min, Walking Practice

Cover of A Rival Most Vial: Potioneering for Love and Profit (Side Quest Row, #1) by R.K. Ashwick

10. A Rival Most Vial: Potioneering for Love and Profit (Side Quest Row, #1)

By: R.K. Ashwick

4.20

Format: 340 pages, Paperback

Two potion shops, one heated rivalry…until hate bubbles over into something else. Any adventurer… read more

Similar categories in R.K. Ashwick's A Rival Most Vial: Potioneering for Love and Profit (Side Quest Row, #1) book and Darby Harn's Stargun Messenger (Stargun Messenger, #1)

  • romance
  • queer
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11. A Magical Girl Retires

By: Park Seolyeon

3.63

Format: 160 pages, Hardcover

A millennial turned magical girl must combat climate change and credit card debt in this delightful… read more

Similar categories in Park Seolyeon's A Magical Girl Retires book and Darby Harn's Stargun Messenger (Stargun Messenger, #1)

  • queer
"The person I loved and respected the most in the world called me a genius; therefore, I was a genius."

-Park Seolyeon, A Magical Girl Retires

"If I could become a magical girl at twenty-nine, then surely it was never too late to become a watchmaker."

-Park Seolyeon, A Magical Girl Retires

"Grandfather, I just love watches. When I look at them, I just... It's like they're a whole universe. The universe itself. Even the smallest watch."

-Park Seolyeon, A Magical Girl Retires

"She had a point. I mean, when did my own girlhood begin and end, exactly? I couldn't quite circle a lasso around it, but I knew, at least, when it had ended. Three years ago, when Grandfather died."

-Park Seolyeon, A Magical Girl Retires

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12. First Don (Ardulum, #1)

By: J.S. Fields

3.96

Format: 328 pages, Kindle Edition

Ardulum. The planet that vanishes. The planet that sleeps. Neek makes a living piloting the dila… read more

Similar categories in J.S. Fields's First Don (Ardulum, #1) book and Darby Harn's Stargun Messenger (Stargun Messenger, #1)

  • lesbian
  • space opera
  • queer
  • science fiction
Cover of The Bookshop and the Barbarian by Morgan Stang

13. The Bookshop and the Barbarian

By: Morgan Stang

3.55

Format: 214 pages, Kindle Edition

Explore its many rooms, pick something nice off the shelf, and have a little read by the fire at th… read more

Similar categories in Morgan Stang's The Bookshop and the Barbarian book and Darby Harn's Stargun Messenger (Stargun Messenger, #1)

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • queer
"A book is the bare minimum needed for reading. But to do it properly you need these items as well. They help enhance the activity."

-Morgan Stang, The Bookshop and the Barbarian

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14. Thrill Switch

By: Tim Hawken

4.09

Format: 262 pages, Paperback

Detective Ada Byron is pumped to be assigned her first murder case–until she sees the crime scene. … read more

Similar categories in Tim Hawken's Thrill Switch book and Darby Harn's Stargun Messenger (Stargun Messenger, #1)

  • science fiction
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15. Kenai

By: Dave Dobson

4.12

Format: 397 pages, Kindle Edition

A planet steeped in mystery...Jess Amiko is long past her days as a space marine, with all the glor… read more

Similar categories in Dave Dobson's Kenai book and Darby Harn's Stargun Messenger (Stargun Messenger, #1)

  • science fiction
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16. The Wings Upon Her Back

By: Samantha Mills

4.04

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

A loyal warrior in a crisis of faith must fight to regain her place and begin her life again while … read more

Similar categories in Samantha Mills's The Wings Upon Her Back book and Darby Harn's Stargun Messenger (Stargun Messenger, #1)

  • science fiction
Cover of Echo of Worlds (Pandominion, #2) by M.R. Carey

17. Echo of Worlds (Pandominion, #2)

By: M.R. Carey

4.36

Format: 496 pages, Kindle Edition

Following the critically acclaimed Infinity Gate comes the second and final novel in the Pandominio… read more

Similar categories in M.R. Carey's Echo of Worlds (Pandominion, #2) book and Darby Harn's Stargun Messenger (Stargun Messenger, #1)

  • science fiction
  • space opera
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18. The Mercy of Gods (The Captive’s War, #1)

By: James S.A. Corey

4.24

Format: 422 pages, Hardcover

How humanity came to the planet called Anjiin is lost in the fog of history, but that history is ab… read more

Similar categories in James S.A. Corey's The Mercy of Gods (The Captive’s War, #1) book and Darby Harn's Stargun Messenger (Stargun Messenger, #1)

  • science fiction
  • space opera
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19. Percival Gynt and the Conspiracy of Days

By: Drew Melbourne

4.26

Format: 356 pages, Kindle Edition

The year is 20018. The famed magician Illuminari is dead, and his greatest illusion has died with h… read more

Similar categories in Drew Melbourne's Percival Gynt and the Conspiracy of Days book and Darby Harn's Stargun Messenger (Stargun Messenger, #1)

  • science fiction
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20. And the Sky Bled

By: S. Hati

4.00

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

Amid the chaos of a dying city ruled by colonizers, three rivals—a thief, a slumlord, and an heires… read more

Similar categories in S. Hati's And the Sky Bled book and Darby Harn's Stargun Messenger (Stargun Messenger, #1)

  • science fiction
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21. Haunt Sweet Home

By: Sarah Pinsker

3.47

Format: 176 pages, Hardcover

On the set of a kitschy reality TV show, staged scares transform into unnerving reality in this spo… read more

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22. Absolution (Southern Reach, #4)

By: Jeff VanderMeer

4.00

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

Ten years after the publication of Annihilation, the surprise fourth volume in Jeff VanderMeer’s bl… read more

Similar categories in Jeff VanderMeer's Absolution (Southern Reach, #4) book and Darby Harn's Stargun Messenger (Stargun Messenger, #1)

  • science fiction
Cover of She Who Knows (She Who Knows #1) by Nnedi Okorafor

23. She Who Knows (She Who Knows #1)

By: Nnedi Okorafor

4.13

Format: 161 pages, Hardcover

Part science fiction, part fantasy, and entirely infused with West African culture and spirituality… read more

Similar categories in Nnedi Okorafor's She Who Knows (She Who Knows #1) book and Darby Harn's Stargun Messenger (Stargun Messenger, #1)

  • science fiction
Cover of The Last Gifts of the Universe by Riley August

24. The Last Gifts of the Universe

By: Riley August

4.00

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

A dying universe. A search for answers. An adventure at the end of a trillion lifetimes. When th… read more

Similar categories in Riley August's The Last Gifts of the Universe book and Darby Harn's Stargun Messenger (Stargun Messenger, #1)

  • science fiction
  • space opera
  • queer
Cover of Exile (The Caein Legacy #1) by A.J. Calvin

25. Exile (The Caein Legacy #1)

By: A.J. Calvin

4.72

Format: 280 pages, ebook

Andrew grew up in the royal palace of Novania, the eldest son of the queen. He went on to achieve f… read more

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Cover of Stargun Messenger (Stargun Messenger, #1) by Darby  Harn

26. Stargun Messenger (Stargun Messenger, #1)

By: Darby Harn

3.92

Format: 413 pages, Kindle Edition

Astra Idari is a mess. She drinks too much, remembers too little, and barely pays for it all as … read more

Similar categories in Darby Harn's Stargun Messenger (Stargun Messenger, #1) book and Darby Harn's Stargun Messenger (Stargun Messenger, #1)

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • space opera
  • science fiction
  • action
  • queer
Cover of Pumpkin Spice & Poltergeist (Maple Hollow, #1) by Ali K. Mulford

27. Pumpkin Spice & Poltergeist (Maple Hollow, #1)

By: Ali K. Mulford

4.15

Format: 218 pages, Kindle Edition

Get ready for a bewitching tale of love, laughter, and supernatural shenanigans in the heart of Map… read more

Similar categories in Ali K. Mulford's Pumpkin Spice & Poltergeist (Maple Hollow, #1) book and Darby Harn's Stargun Messenger (Stargun Messenger, #1)

  • romance
  • lesbian
  • queer
Cover of Lord of the Last Heartbeat (The Sacred Dark, #1) by May Peterson

28. Lord of the Last Heartbeat (The Sacred Dark, #1)

By: May Peterson

3.70

Format: 249 pages, Kindle Edition

Stop me. Please.Three words scrawled in bloodred wine. A note furtively passed into the hand of a h… read more

Similar categories in May Peterson's Lord of the Last Heartbeat (The Sacred Dark, #1) book and Darby Harn's Stargun Messenger (Stargun Messenger, #1)

  • romance
  • queer
Cover of The Fall is All There Is (Four of Mercies, #1) by C.M. Caplan

29. The Fall is All There Is (Four of Mercies, #1)

By: C.M. Caplan

3.96

Format: 415 pages, ebook

All Petre Mercy wanted was a good old-fashioned dramatic exit from his life as a prince. But it's b… read more

Similar categories in C.M. Caplan's The Fall is All There Is (Four of Mercies, #1) book and Darby Harn's Stargun Messenger (Stargun Messenger, #1)

  • science fiction
  • queer
Cover of The Mountain Crown (The Crowns of Ishia, #1) by Karin Lowachee

30. The Mountain Crown (The Crowns of Ishia, #1)

By: Karin Lowachee

3.98

Format: 150 pages, Paperback

Méka must capture a king dragon, or die trying. War between the island states of Kattaka and Maz… read more

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31. Tasmanian Gothic

By: Mikhaeyla Kopievsky

4.05

Format: 275 pages, Kindle Edition

A modern gothic thriller set in a decaying urban environment and lush mutant wilderness. Solar… read more

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  • science fiction

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