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Being a Comprehensive* List of Science Fiction and Fantasy Books for Adults about Gay Men

The Kingdoms by Natasha Pulley (bloody Napoleonic time travel, highly recommended)

Winter's Orbit by Everina Maxwell (excellent lighthearted scifi, highly recommended)

The Watchmaker of Filigree Street by Natasha Pulley (Victorian London and causality problems, highly recommended)

The Lost Future of Pepperharrow by Natasha Pulley (Meiji Japan and more causality problems, highly recommended)

Silver in the Wood by Emily Tesh (beautiful fairy story, highly recommended)

The Drowned Country by Emily Tesh (sequel to Silver in the Wood, also beautiful, highly recommended)

Paladin's Hope by T. Kingfisher (love in a fantasy death trap. It's sweeter than it sounds. explicit. highly recommended.)

Widdershins by Jordan Hawk (bloody, explicit, yet somehow delightful lovecraftian murder mystery, highly recommended)

Dragon's Winter by Elizabeth A. Lynn (dark high fantasy, absolutely gorgeous)

Luck in the Shadows by Lynn Flewelling (old-fashioned high fantasy, gets very dark but ends well)

Stalking Darkness by Lynn Flewelling (sequel to Luck in the Shadows, this one has the romance in it)

Seducing the Sorcerer by Lee Welch (delightful, funny, explicit, fantasy romance. Highly recommend)

Spectred Isle by K. J. Charles (explicit, very funny romance, highly recommended)

The Magpie Lord by K. J. Charles (explicit, funny and highly recommended)

Sword Dance by A. J. Demas (explicit, not really fantasy but ancient Greece with the serial numbers removed, delightful, highly recommended)

Saffron Alley by A. J. Demas (sequel to Sword Dance, explicit, delightful, highly recommended)

The House in the Cerulean Sea by T. J. Klune (sweet and innocent modern fantasy, highly recommended)

A Marvellous Light by Freya Marske (explicit, fun, magic in the pre-WWI English aristocracy)

Wake of Vultures by Lila Bowen (weird west, main character is a bisexual trans man who doesn't figure that last part out until the second book, very bloody but very good, would recommend)

Witness for the Dead by Katherine Addison (extremely well-written fantasy in an extremely homophobic setting, recommended for its beauty nevertheless)

The Grief of Stones by Katherine Addison (sequel to Witness for the Dead, excellent)

Spellbound by Allie Therin (magic oldtimey London. Cute! Would recommend)

Water Horse by Melissa Scott (very slow moving but beautiful fantasy, bisexual king defends his people from religious fanatics, would recommend)

Peter Darling by Austin Chant (gay trans Peter Pan with an interesting take on Neverland, would recommend)

Witchmark by C. L. Polk (WWI-inspired fantasy, interesting plot and sympathetic hero, would recommend)

The Affair of the Mysterious Letter by Alexis Hall (Sherlock Holmes homage, wild and hilarious, only incidentally gay but lots of fun, would recommend)

Ocean's Echo by Everina Maxwell (telepathic space soldiers, lightweight entertainment, would recommend)

The Half Life of Valery K (historical fiction, not spec fic, God help us all. Devastating. Beautiful.)

A Taste of Honey by Kai Ashante Wilson (beautiful but tragic but then not tragic? guardedly recommended)

The Sorcerer of the Wildeeps by Kai Ashante Wilson (also beautiful but actually tragic, guardedly recommended)

Goliath by Tochi Onyebuchi (brutal, smart post apocalyptic sci-fi, guardedly recommended)

The Fire's Stone by Tanya Huff (sword-and-sorcery, falls into some exotic east tropes, guardedly recommended)

Peaces by Helen Oyeyemi (extremely well-written dreamlike modern fantasy that will likely frustrate people who want a straightforward narrative, guardedly recommended)

Under the Whispering Door by T. J. Klune (emotionally draining but not tragic, guardedly recommend)

Stars in My Pocket Like Grains of Sand by Samuel R. Delany (extremely strange scifi, tragic, only recommended if you want to stretch your brain or if you are dedicated to reading the classics)

Of Dragons, Feasts, and Murders by Aliette de Bodard (fine little book, doesn’t stand alone, one of the gay boys is evil, meh.)

Smoke and Shadows by Tanya Huff (workaday urban fantasy, somewhat dull, solid meh)

The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern (a bit of a mess, straight couples get all the screentime, but ends happily. Meh.)

The Door into Fire by Diane Duane (like the Morgaine saga but cozy. Not the most compelling plot, but the gay couple is cute. Meh.)

Amberlough by Lara Elena Donnelly (the plot is driven by homophobia, doesn't stand alone, bloody. Meh.)

City of Strife by Claudie Arseneault (diverse cast but boring, doesn't stand alone. Meh.)

The Dancers of Arun by Elizabeth A. Lynn (very strange book, thin plot, hero ends up with his brother, would not recommend)

The Root by Na'amen Gobert Tilahun (bury your gays. Very bloody. Would not recommend)

A Strange and Stubborn Endurance by Foz Meadows (Dull fantasy romance. Explicit. Might improve eventually. Did not finish it.)

The Heart of the Lost Star by Megan Derr (secondary world with no magic, decent story with terrible writing. Would not recommend)

The Last Sun by K. D. Edwards (bad writing, thin plot, too much rape, would not recommend)

Cagebird by Karin Lowachee (longer than it should be. Too much rape. Would not recommend)

Lava Red Feather Blue by Molly Ringle (no Pacific Islanders on a Pacific island, but the bad fairies have Hawaiian names and the heroes are Welsh. Would not recommend)

The Widening Gyre by Michael R. Johnston (like trying to read a videogame, very dull, would not recommend)

Not yet reviewed:

The Spear Cuts Through Water by Simon Jimenez

Best Foot Forward by Celia Lake

Wicked Gentlemen by Ginn Hale

Asterius & Thesius Walk into the Light by Aaron Fown

The God Eaters by Jesse Hajicek

Ferry of Bones and Blood by Hailey Turner

Returning Heroes by Harry F. Rey

Blood Legacy by Tej Turner

The Magic Between by Stephanie Hoyt

Vows of Empire by Emily Skrutskie

August Kitko and the Mechas from Space by Alex White

Notorious Sorcerer by Davinia Evans

Deadbeat Druid by David R. Slayton

Climbing the Date Palm by Shira Glassman

Lord of the White Hell by Ginn Hale

Potato Surprise by Angel Martinez

The Forgotten Dead by Jordan Hawk

The God Key by Simone King 

* If a book is missing from this list, kindly let us know, but remember that it must be: science fiction or fantasy, for adults, about a gay man. Bisexual men are included. Works in translation are included; however, please do not submit works that are only available via fan translation.