20 must-read fiction books like The Emperor and the Endless Palace by Justinian Huang

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The Emperor and the Endless Palace

By: Justinian Huang

3.52

Format: 312 pages, Hardcover

“What if I told you that the feeling we call love is actually the feeling of metaphysical recogniti…

"Despair not. History is carved by men who did not have their fathers' favor."

-Justinian Huang, The Emperor and the Endless Palace

"Despair not. History is carved by men who did not have their fathers' favor."

-Justinian Huang, The Emperor and the Endless Palace

"Despair not. History is carved by men who did not have their fathers' favor."

-Justinian Huang, The Emperor and the Endless Palace

"You mean like a past life?' Calvin says. Garden snorts. 'Are you for real?' 'Excuse me, this is a "yes and" environment, G,' Calvin replies, 'and billions of people around the world believe in reincarnation. Why is it so crazy to think that we might be able to tap into other lifetimes?' 'My mom left my dying dad for a pastor,' Garden says curtly. 'Sorry if I am not into religion."

-Justinian Huang, The Emperor and the Endless Palace

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1. 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 Justinian Huang's The Emperor and the Endless Palace

  • romance
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • queer
Cover of All the Hidden Paths (The Tithenai Chronicles, #2) by Foz Meadows

2. All the Hidden Paths (The Tithenai Chronicles, #2)

By: Foz Meadows

4.20

Format: 528 pages, Hardcover

The follow-up to Foz Meadows's A Strange and Stubborn Endurance , a sultry political & romantic fan… read more

Similar categories in Foz Meadows's All the Hidden Paths (The Tithenai Chronicles, #2) book and Justinian Huang's The Emperor and the Endless Palace

  • romance
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • queer
"[Markel signing] '...If I'd just been a little sharper--' 'You're plenty sharp, Markel,' I said, smiling at him. 'Like an oddly maternal knife."

-Foz Meadows, All the Hidden Paths (The Tithenai Chronicles, #2)

"I can feel the pair of you mother-henning me from here,' Vel called from the bathroom door. 'It smacks of conspiracy.' 'You'll be cared about and you'll like it!' Cae called back."

-Foz Meadows, All the Hidden Paths (The Tithenai Chronicles, #2)

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3. You Should Be So Lucky

By: Cat Sebastian

4.39

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

An emotional, slow-burn, grumpy/sunshine, queer mid-century romance about grief and found family, b… read more

Similar categories in Cat Sebastian's You Should Be So Lucky book and Justinian Huang's The Emperor and the Endless Palace

  • romance
  • lgbt
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • queer
"Sometimes you want to look at a guy and say: Well, he’s fucked, but he’s trying."

-Cat Sebastian, You Should Be So Lucky

"But he also wants that feeling he had earlier, that feeling of being seen for who he is, and of being liked anyway."

-Cat Sebastian, You Should Be So Lucky

"This urge to be kind to a relative stranger is unfamiliar and disconcerting, as if he's discovered in himself a hunger for raw meat or an enthusiasm for vaudeville."

-Cat Sebastian, You Should Be So Lucky

"The actual problem is incredibly boring, and Mark hates admitting it even to himself. Unless a couple has the good fortune to get hit by the same freight train, their story ends in exactly one way. H…"

-Cat Sebastian, You Should Be So Lucky

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4. The Emperor and the Endless Palace

By: Justinian Huang

3.52

Format: 312 pages, Hardcover

“What if I told you that the feeling we call love is actually the feeling of metaphysical recogniti… read more

Similar categories in Justinian Huang's The Emperor and the Endless Palace book and Justinian Huang's The Emperor and the Endless Palace

  • romance
  • historical fantasy
  • lgbt
  • historical
  • fantasy romance
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • queer
"Despair not. History is carved by men who did not have their fathers' favor."

-Justinian Huang, The Emperor and the Endless Palace

"You mean like a past life?' Calvin says. Garden snorts. 'Are you for real?' 'Excuse me, this is a "yes and" environment, G,' Calvin replies, 'and billions of people around the world believe in reinca…"

-Justinian Huang, The Emperor and the Endless Palace

"[River] 'Maybe he was just trying to shake me off. I mean, why would he want to be with me?' Without warning, Calvin bonks me on the side of my head, not hard, though it startles me, and some wine sp…"

-Justinian Huang, The Emperor and the Endless Palace

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

5. 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 Justinian Huang's The Emperor and the Endless Palace

  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • queer
"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)

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6. The Mars House

By: Natasha Pulley

4.02

Format: 469 pages, Hardcover

From the author of The Watchmaker of Filigree Street, a queer sci-fi novel about an Earth refugee a… read more

Similar categories in Natasha Pulley's The Mars House book and Justinian Huang's The Emperor and the Endless Palace

  • romance
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • queer
Cover of Evocation (The Summoner’s Circle, #1) by S.T. Gibson

7. Evocation (The Summoner’s Circle, #1)

By: S.T. Gibson

3.66

Format: 301 pages, Hardcover

The Devil knows your name, David Aristarkhov. As a teen, David Aristarkhov was a psychic prodig… read more

Similar categories in S.T. Gibson's Evocation (The Summoner’s Circle, #1) book and Justinian Huang's The Emperor and the Endless Palace

  • romance
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • queer
"He looked as he always did: slightly underfed, terminally scholastic, and two weeks overdue for a haircut."

-S.T. Gibson, Evocation (The Summoner’s Circle, #1)

"She didn't quite share her husband's passion for antiquarian books, but she understood it. She understood that if you cracked Rhys open, he would probably have paperback pages inside him instead of o…"

-S.T. Gibson, Evocation (The Summoner’s Circle, #1)

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8. Most Ardently

By: Gabe Cole Novoa

4.02

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

A trans boy searches for a future―and a romance―in which he can live and love openly as himself in … read more

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  • romance
  • lgbt
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • queer
"I love you, Oliver," Darcy said, "Most ardently."

-Gabe Cole Novoa, Most Ardently

"We're permitted to bring a guest,' Darcy said. 'We could bring a guest every week if we wanted to. I'd be happy to make you mine.' Oliver arched an eyebrow. Darcy's face flushed pink. 'My... guest. T…"

-Gabe Cole Novoa, Most Ardently

"Just the notion of being able to spend multiple days as himself made Oliver feel lighter. He finished his tea and stood, the heaviness of his argument with his mother melting away at the prospect of …"

-Gabe Cole Novoa, Most Ardently

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9. The Boyfriend Subscription

By: Steven Salvatore

3.59

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

Equal parts sizzling, sweet and irresistibly fresh, Steven Salvatore’s The Boyfriend Subscription i… read more

Similar categories in Steven Salvatore's The Boyfriend Subscription book and Justinian Huang's The Emperor and the Endless Palace

  • romance
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • adult
  • queer
Cover of Someone You Can Build a Nest In by John Wiswell

10. Someone You Can Build a Nest In

By: John Wiswell

4.07

Format: 310 pages, Hardcover

Discover this creepy, charming monster-slaying fantasy romance—from the perspective of the monster—… read more

Similar categories in John Wiswell's Someone You Can Build a Nest In book and Justinian Huang's The Emperor and the Endless Palace

  • romance
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • queer
"No young woman of means has gone through her entire life without at least once surveying her opportunities and wishing for a dragon instead."

-John Wiswell, Someone You Can Build a Nest In

"Homily professed her love by digging a second crossbow bolt of Shersheshin's body. It was so much clearer a declaration of affection than any of those speeches spun by poets or playwrights. And stuff…"

-John Wiswell, Someone You Can Build a Nest In

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11. Court of Wanderers

By: Rin Chupeco

3.70

Format: 448 pages, Hardcover

Remy Pendergast and his royal vampire companions return to face an enemy that is terrifyingly close… read more

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  • romance
  • lgbt
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • queer
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12. Ocean's Godori

By: Elaine U. Cho

3.67

Format: 341 pages, Hardcover

Ocean Yoon has never felt like much of a Korean, even if she is descended from a long line of haeny… read more

Similar categories in Elaine U. Cho's Ocean's Godori book and Justinian Huang's The Emperor and the Endless Palace

  • romance
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • queer
"She asks, "Do you ever want to go back to Mars?" "It's a weird little place," he replies. "Stuck in its ways. I feel more like a Martian when I'm not there, if that makes sense."

-Elaine U. Cho, Ocean's Godori

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13. The Woods All Black

By: Lee Mandelo

3.81

Format: 153 pages, Kindle Edition

The Woods All Black is equal parts historical horror, trans romance, and blood-soaked revenge, all … read more

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  • romance
  • lgbt
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • queer
"Spill enough blood on it, and the earth was bound to go strange."

-Lee Mandelo, The Woods All Black

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14. Running Close to the Wind

By: Alexandra Rowland

4.07

Format: 448 pages, Hardcover

Avra Helvaçi, former field agent of the Araşti Ministry of Intelligence, has accidentally stolen th… read more

Similar categories in Alexandra Rowland's Running Close to the Wind book and Justinian Huang's The Emperor and the Endless Palace

  • romance
  • lgbt
  • fantasy romance
  • fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • queer
Cover of To Gaze Upon Wicked Gods (Gods Beyond the Skies, #1) by Molly X. Chang

15. To Gaze Upon Wicked Gods (Gods Beyond the Skies, #1)

By: Molly X. Chang

3.34

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

She has power over death. He has power over her. When two enemies strike a dangerous bargain, will … read more

Similar categories in Molly X. Chang's To Gaze Upon Wicked Gods (Gods Beyond the Skies, #1) book and Justinian Huang's The Emperor and the Endless Palace

  • romance
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • fiction
"白发送黑发, 不孝之道. Letting the white hair bury the black hair was unfilial to the highest degree."

-Molly X. Chang, To Gaze Upon Wicked Gods (Gods Beyond the Skies, #1)

"聪明一世,糊涂一时. Intelligent and cautious for a lifetime, it takes a second of stupidity to unravel it all."

-Molly X. Chang, To Gaze Upon Wicked Gods (Gods Beyond the Skies, #1)

"You shouldn’t ask the girl blessed by Death whom she’ll die for. You should ask her whom she’ll kill for."

-Molly X. Chang, To Gaze Upon Wicked Gods (Gods Beyond the Skies, #1)

"To love was a privilege not afforded to those of us born in these trying times when survival was never guaranteed. We were products of our surroundings, of our upbringings."

-Molly X. Chang, To Gaze Upon Wicked Gods (Gods Beyond the Skies, #1)

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16. Icarus

By: K. Ancrum

4.08

Format: 382 pages, Hardcover

Perfect for fans of Adam Silvera and Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe, this… read more

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  • romance
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • queer
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17. The Prospects

By: K.T. Hoffman

4.25

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

The pressure cooker of minor league baseball leads to major chemistry in this exhilarating, sexy, a… read more

Similar categories in K.T. Hoffman's The Prospects book and Justinian Huang's The Emperor and the Endless Palace

  • romance
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • adult
  • queer
"Glasses on or off?" Luis asks. "Off." Gene is nearsighted anyway, and he doesn't plan to let Luis get far enough away that he would need them."

-K.T. Hoffman, The Prospects

Cover of The Last Boyfriends Rules for Revenge by Matthew  Hubbard

18. The Last Boyfriends Rules for Revenge

By: Matthew Hubbard

4.29

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

A queer coming-of-age about three teenage boys in small town Alabama who set out to get revenge on … read more

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  • romance
  • queer
  • fiction
  • lgbt
"The best revenge is believing in yourself."

-Matthew Hubbard, The Last Boyfriends Rules for Revenge

Cover of The Sins on Their Bones (The Cursed Crown #1) by Laura R. Samotin

19. The Sins on Their Bones (The Cursed Crown #1)

By: Laura R. Samotin

3.87

Format: 416 pages, Paperback

Dimitri Alexeyev used to be the Tzar of Novo-Svitsevo. Now, he is merely a broken man, languishing … read more

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  • romance
  • lgbt
  • historical
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • queer
"It's not shameful to seek help for a wound," Mischa continued. "Whether a wound to your body, or one to your mind."

-Laura R. Samotin, The Sins on Their Bones (The Cursed Crown #1)

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20. The Pairing

By: Casey McQuiston

3.90

Format: 432 pages, Paperback

In #1 New York Times bestselling author Casey McQuiston's latest romantic comedy, two bisexual exes… read more

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  • romance
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • adult
  • queer
"Some people dye their hair when they go through a breakup. I got a bus."

-Casey McQuiston, The Pairing

"This is what I get for assuming all women in safari hats can be trusted."

-Casey McQuiston, The Pairing

"He was the first great thing I ever let myself want. This time, I’m keeping him."

-Casey McQuiston, The Pairing

"A love that’s ended is the only kind I can have, because I can’t possibly lose it."

-Casey McQuiston, The Pairing

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21. Rakesfall

By: Vajra Chandrasekera

3.39

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Rakesfall is a groundbreaking, standalone science fiction epic about two souls bound together from … read more

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  • romance
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • adult
  • fantasy
  • queer
"She asks the moon, who loves her, but the moon does not know."

-Vajra Chandrasekera, Rakesfall

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