Gay fantasy fiction

Even more shocking is the attraction Peter never knew he could feel for his old rival, Captain Hook—and the realization that he no longer knows which of them is the real villain.”

Power and Magic: The Queer Witch Comics Anthology edited by Joamette Gil (LBT)

“POWER & MAGIC is a comics anthology about queer witches of color for teens and adults ages 14-and-up.

It turns out that on the other side of the wall, classes involve a lot more weaponry and fitness training and fewer mermaids than he expected. Or will their own darkness consume them?

10) “Magnus Chase and The Hammer of Thor” by Rick Riordan

Gender Fluid

Genre: MG Mythology Urban Fantasy

Summary: The second book in the Magnus Chase series.

She hates it. Nolan longs for a life uninterrupted. The enemy they know conjures fire and death at every turn. He’s supposed to be the Chosen One who stops the evil Humdrum, but he can’t get his magic wand to work right.

But, what she finds there will alter what she knows about her people – and herself – forever.

Interestingly, a song of the same name by hip-hop group Clipping inspired this LGBT fantasy book, which was originally written for the TV show This American Life.

With jade, a person can enhance their magical abilities. With limited time and options, Arek sets out to woo his adventuring companions, with the help of his best friend and court wizard Matt. The book is over 160 pages long, black and white, and contains 15 original stories blending fantasy, drama, humor, and romance.”

The Second Mango by Shira Glassman (LB)

“Queen Shulamit never expected to inherit the throne of Perach so young.

To make matters worse, she must learn to ride Mynaria’s formidable warhorses—and her teacher is the person who intimidates her most, the prickly and unconventional Princess Amaranthine—called Mare—the sister of her betrothed. Taisin is a sage, thrumming with magic, and Kaede is of the earth, without a speck of the otherworldly. Essun, a woman living an ordinary life in a small town, comes home to find that her husband has brutally murdered their son and kidnapped their daughter.

But stronger forces than just her inner demons are sabotaging her progress, and if she fails to unravel the conspiracy behind the noble’s disappearance, not only will she be out on the streets, but the shattering of a centuries-old peace could spark an all-out war.”

Brew by Dane Figueroa Edidi (T)

“Arjana Rambeau, a trans teenager from Baltimore, carries many secrets, one of which is she is a witch.

When his class goes on a field trip and he can see a wall that no one else can see, he is given the chance to go to school in the Borderlands. As war erupts and their families are torn apart, they fear they may disappear into the unwritten pages of history.

Until everything started to fall apart on the set. She is dispatched to enemy territory—the snake-haired gorgons, whose turf stars at the edge of the swamp—to find her, starting a chain of events that will change every part of her life…”

The Sorcerer of the Wildeeps by Kai Ashante Wilson (G)

“The earthbound demigod Demane has been labeled a sorcerer.