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Harrow the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir
Harrow the Ninth, the sequel to Gideon the Ninth, turns a galaxy inside out as one necromancer struggles to survive the wreckage of herself aboard the Emperor's haunted space station.She answered the Emperor's call.She arrived with her arts, her wits, and her only friend.In victory, her world has turned to ash... -
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Cosmoknights, Vol. 2 by Hannah Templer
Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsEscape was just the beginning. The sensational "gays in space" webcomic/graphic novel returns, with new faces, long-awaited reunions, higher stakes, and more thrilling action!Pan has finally escaped her dead-end planet, piecing together a new sort of family with the rebel gladiators Bee and Cass and the mysterious hacktivist Kate. They've even rescued a princess.. -
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![Cosmoknights by Hannah Templer]()
Cosmoknights by Hannah Templer
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsFor this ragtag band of space gays, liberation means beating the patriarchy at its own game.Pan's life used to be very small. Work in her dad's body shop, sneak out with her friend Tara to go dancing, and watch the skies for freighter ships. It didn't even matter that Tara was a princess... until one day it very much did matter, and Pan had to say goodbye forever... -
![Nona the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir]()
Nona the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir
Her city is under siege.The zombies are coming back.And all Nona wants is a birthday party.In many ways, Nona is like other people. She lives with her family, has a job at her local school, and loves walks on the beach and meeting new dogs. But Nona's not like other people. Six months ago she woke up in a stranger's body, and she's afraid she might have to give it back... -
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![A Journey of the Heart by Catherine M. Wilson]()
A Journey of the Heart by Catherine M. Wilson
Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsIn Book II of the trilogy, Tamras’s apprenticeship as a warrior isn’t turning out quite the way she expected. Her unconventional choices lead to her crossing swords, almost literally, with Vintel, the war leader of Merin’s house. She finds herself embroiled in a power struggle she is doomed to lose, but the loss sends her on a journey that will change her destiny and decide the fate of her people... -
![The Oleander Sword by Tasha Suri]()
The Oleander Sword by Tasha Suri
The prophecy of the nameless god—the words that declared Malini the rightful empress of Parijatdvipa—has proven a blessing and curse. She is determined to claim the throne that fate offered her. But even with the strength of the rage in her heart and the army of loyal men by her side, deposing her brother is going to be a brutal and bloody fight... -
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Compass Rose by Anna Burke
In the year 2513, the only thing higher than the seas is what’s at stake for those who sail them.Rose was born facing due north, with an inherent perception of cardinal points flowing through her veins... -
![Always Human by Ari North]()
Always Human by Ari North
First serialized on the popular app and website WebToon, Always Human ran from 2015-2017 and amassed over 76,000 unique subscribers during its run. Now reformatted for a print edition in sponsorship with GLAAD, Always Human is a beautifully drawn graphic novel about a developing relationship between two young women in a near-future, soft sci-fi setting... -
![If Tomorrow Doesn't Come by Jen St. Jude]()
If Tomorrow Doesn't Come by Jen St. Jude
We Are Okay meets They Both Die at the End in this YA debut about queer first love and mental health at the end of the world-and the importance of saving yourself, no matter what tomorrow may hold.Avery Byrne has secrets. She's queer; she's in love with her best friend, Cass; and she's suffering from undiagnosed clinical depression... -
![The Battle Drum by Saara El-Arifi]()
The Battle Drum by Saara El-Arifi
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsMurder. Secrets. Sacrifice: Three women seek the truth of the empire's past. And the truth they find has the power to ignite a war in the sequel to The Final Strife, the continuation of a visionary fantasy trilogy inspired by Africa and Arabia.Anoor is the first blue-blooded ruler of the Wardens' Empire. But when she is accused of a murder she didn't commit, her reign is thrown into turmoil... -
![Crier's War by Nina Varela]()
Crier's War by Nina Varela
Impossible love between two girls —one human, one Made. A love that could birth a revolution.After the War of Kinds ravaged the kingdom of Rabu, the Automae, Designed to be the playthings of royals, took over the estates of their owners and bent the human race to their will...Categorized as:
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![The Cybernetic Tea Shop by Meredith Katz]()
The Cybernetic Tea Shop by Meredith Katz
Clara Gutierrez is an AI repair technician and a wanderer. Her childhood with her migrant worker family has left her uncomfortable with lingering for too long, so she moves from place to place across retro-futuristic America. Sal is a fully autonomous robot. Older than the law declaring her kind illegal due to ethical concerns, she is at best out of place in society and at worst vilified... -
![Crownchasers by Rebecca Coffindaffer]()
Crownchasers by Rebecca Coffindaffer
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsA deadly competition for the throne will determine more than just the fate of the empire in this duology opener.Alyssa Farshot has spent her whole life trying to outrun her family legacy. Her mother sacrificed everything to bring peace to the quadrant, and her uncle has successfully ruled as emperor for decades... -
![I'm in Love with the Villainess Vol. 3 by Inori]()
I'm in Love with the Villainess Vol. 3 by Inori
In this critically acclaimed romantic comedy, a reincarnated gamer pursues her villainous lady love at a fantasy girl's academy! (And don't miss the manga adaptation, also from Seven Seas.) Ordinary office worker Oohashi Rei wakes up in the body of the protagonist of her favorite otome game, Revolution... -
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![Fates Parallel Vol. 1 by DarkTechnomancer]()
Fates Parallel Vol. 1 by DarkTechnomancer
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsIt's easy to wager everything when you have nothing to lose.It's a hard life for a young mortal girl, living on the streets. After Lee Jia narrowly escapes a fate worse than death, her last ditch effort to flee her pursuers and survive the winter finds her accidentally enrolled in a brand new academy for immortals...Categorized as:
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![The Order by T.J. O'Shea]()
The Order by T.J. O'Shea
A smile, a dance, some flirtatious banter—and witty heiress Luciana Piccolo was swept off her feet. Literally.When a mysterious, gorgeous woman whisks her onto the dance floor at her father’s masquerade ball, Lucy is thrilled to break the shackles of her privileged but purposeless life... -
![The Grace Year by Kim Liggett]()
The Grace Year by Kim Liggett
No one speaks of the grace year. It’s forbidden.In Garner County, girls are told they have the power to lure grown men from their beds, to drive women mad with jealousy. They believe their very skin emits a powerful aphrodisiac, the potent essence of youth, of a girl on the edge of womanhood... -
![Love After the End: An Anthology of Two-Spirit and Indigiqueer Speculative Fiction by Nathan Niigan Noodin Adler, Darcie Little Badger]()
Love After the End: An Anthology of Two-Spirit and Indigiqueer Speculative Fiction by Nathan Niigan Noodin Adler, Darcie Little Badger
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsLove After the End is a new young adult anthology edited by Joshua Whitehead (Lambda Literary Award winner, Jonny Appleseed) featuring short stories by Indigenous authors with Two-Spirit & Queer heroes, in utopian and dystopian settings... -
![Honor Lost by Rachel Caine, Ann Aguirre]()
Honor Lost by Rachel Caine, Ann Aguirre
Space renegade Zara Cole may have finally met her match. Lifekiller—a creature that can devour entire planets is spreading terror throughout the universe, and it seems nothing can stand in the monstrous godking’s way.Reeling from a series of battles, Zara and her wounded band of allies are going to need a strategy before they face Lifekiller again... -
![Girls at the Edge of the World by Laura Brooke Robson]()
Girls at the Edge of the World by Laura Brooke Robson
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsSet in a world on the edge of an apocryphal flood, this heart-stoppingly romantic fantasy debut is perfect for fans of Rachel Hartman and Rae Carson.In a world bound for an epic flood, only a chosen few are guaranteed safe passage into the new world once the waters recede. The Kostrovian royal court will be saved, of course, along with their guards... -
![Honor Bound by Rachel Caine, Ann Aguirre]()
Honor Bound by Rachel Caine, Ann Aguirre
Zara Cole was a thief back on Earth, but she’s been recently upgraded to intergalactic fugitive. On the run after a bloody battle in a covert war that she never expected to be fighting, Zara, her co-pilot Beatriz, and their Leviathan ship Nadim barely escaped the carnage with their lives. Now Zara and her crew of Honors need a safe haven, far from the creatures who want to annihilate them... -
![Broken Throne by Victoria Aveyard]()
Broken Throne by Victoria Aveyard
Return once more to the deadly and dazzling world of Red Queen in Broken Throne, a beautifully designed, must-have companion to the chart-topping series from #1 New York Times bestselling author Victoria Aveyard... -
![The Grief Keeper by Alexandra Villasante]()
The Grief Keeper by Alexandra Villasante
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsThis stunning YA debut is a timely and heartfelt speculative narrative about healing, faith, and freedom.Seventeen-year-old Marisol has always dreamed of being American, learning what Americans and the US are like from television and Mrs. Rosen, an elderly expat who had employed Marisol's mother as a maid... -
![Safe Passage by Rachel Ford]()
Safe Passage by Rachel Ford
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsGo big or go home. For privateer Captain Magdalene Landon, it's all about going big. For Kay Ellis, it's about getting home. Together, they're about to architect the most daring heist in the galaxy. Kay knows too much. She knows it’s a matter of time before a Conglomerate hitman finds her. She’s desperate for safe passage back to Union space... -
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![The Weight of the Stars by K. Ancrum]()
The Weight of the Stars by K. Ancrum
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsRyann Bird dreams of traveling across the stars. But a career in space isn’t an option for a girl who lives in a trailer park on the wrong side of town. So Ryann becomes her circumstances and settles for acting out and skipping school to hang out with her delinquent friends. One day she meets Alexandria: a furious loner who spurns Ryann’s offer of friendship...Categorized as:
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Mindbreaker by Kate Dylan
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThey saved her life. But at what cost?Born into a religious cult on the fringe of society, Indra Dyer lives a simple, tech-free existence. But when an illicit trip to the city leaves her with a debilitating – and terminal – condition, Indra must make a choice: die faithful or betray her Order and accept the cure Glindell Technologies is offering... -
![Space Battle Lunchtime Volume 2: A Recipe for Disaster by Natalie Riess]()
Space Battle Lunchtime Volume 2: A Recipe for Disaster by Natalie Riess
Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsIt's almost time for the season finale of Space Battle Lunchtime, and finalist Peony (the only Earth contestant) is nowhere to be found! That's because she's been kidnapped and taken to the set of Space Battle Lunchtime's biggest rival, Cannibal Coliseum, where chefs compete to cook... each other... -
![Honor Among Thieves by Rachel Caine, Ann Aguirre]()
Honor Among Thieves by Rachel Caine, Ann Aguirre
Petty criminal Zara Cole has a painful past that’s made her stronger than most, which is why she chose life in New Detroit instead of moving with her family to Mars. In her eyes, living inside a dome isn’t much better than a prison cell.Still, when Zara commits a crime that has her running scared, jail might be exactly where she’s headed... -
![The First Sister by Linden A. Lewis]()
The First Sister by Linden A. Lewis
First Sister has no name and no voice. As a priestess of the Sisterhood, she travels the stars alongside the soldiers of Earth and Mars—the same ones who own the rights to her body and soul. When her former captain abandons her, First Sister’s hopes for freedom are dashed when she is forced to stay on her ship with no friends, no power, and a new captain—Saito Ren—whom she knows nothing about... -
![In the Ravenous Dark by A.M. Strickland]()
In the Ravenous Dark by A.M. Strickland
A pansexual bloodmage reluctantly teams up with an undead spirit to start a rebellion among the living and the dead.In Thanopolis, those gifted with magic are assigned undead spirits to guard them—and control them. Ever since Rovan’s father died trying to keep her from this fate, she’s hidden her magic... -
![The Meadows by Stephanie Oakes]()
The Meadows by Stephanie Oakes
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratings"A story of pain, injustice, love, resistance, and hope, this glorious book will lodge inside you and make you feel everything... -
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Star Pirate by Mia Archer
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTravel the galaxies. Meet new and interesting aliens. Seduce them, then rob them blind. Not bad work for an earth girl abducted from a sci-fi con and thrown into a life of piracy in the civilized galaxies! Flynn had it all. A modified freighter to travel the galaxies... -
![The Witch's Heart by Genevieve Gornichec]()
The Witch's Heart by Genevieve Gornichec
When a banished witch falls in love with the legendary trickster Loki, she risks the wrath of the gods in this moving, subversive debut novel that reimagines Norse mythology. Angrboda's story begins where most witches' tales end: with a burning... -
![Unconquerable Sun by Kate Elliott]()
Unconquerable Sun by Kate Elliott
Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsGENDER-SWAPPED ALEXANDER THE GREAT ON AN INTERSTELLAR SCALEPrincess Sun has finally come of age.Growing up in the shadow of her mother, Eirene, has been no easy task. The legendary queen-marshal did what everyone thought impossible: expel the invaders and build Chaonia into a magnificent republic, one to be respected—and feared... -
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![Kashimashi, Vol. 1 by Satoru Akahori, Katsura Yukimaru]()
Kashimashi, Vol. 1 by Satoru Akahori, Katsura Yukimaru
Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsBeing a girl is harder than it looks...For Hazumu, this couldn't be truer, because just the other day, she...was a he. Shunned by the girl of his dreams, Hazumu loses himself in the mountains and is promptly squashed by an oncoming space ship. The alien inside, feeling guilty, rebuilds Hazumu's body.. -
![We Unleash the Merciless Storm by Tehlor Kay Mejia]()
We Unleash the Merciless Storm by Tehlor Kay Mejia
Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsIn this nail-biting sequel to Tehlor Kay Mejia’s critically acclaimed fantasy novel We Set the Dark on Fire, La Voz operative Carmen is forced to choose between the girl she loves and the success of the rebellion she’s devoted her life to. Perfect for fans of The Handmaid’s Tale and Anna-Marie McLemore.Being a part of the resistance group La Voz is an act of devotion and desperation... -
![Gearbreakers by Zoe Hana Mikuta]()
Gearbreakers by Zoe Hana Mikuta
Two girls on opposite sides of a war discover they're fighting for a common purpose--and falling for each other--in Zoe Hana Mikuta's high-octane debut Gearbreakers, perfect for fans of Pacific Rim, Pierce Brown's Red Rising Saga, and Marie Lu's Legend series.We went past praying to deities and started to build them instead..Categorized as:
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![The Whole of Humanity Has Gone Yuri Except for Me by Hiroki Haruse]()
The Whole of Humanity Has Gone Yuri Except for Me by Hiroki Haruse
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMarika was perfectly happy with her perfectly “normal” life. That is, until the day she saw a couple of girls openly kissing each other on her way to school. Indeed, that morning, Marika Junno learned that she somehow ended up in world where only women existed... -
![Without Hesitation by Talia Jager]()
Without Hesitation by Talia Jager
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWithout Hesitation is set a thousand years in the future. Earth has become a wasteland. Humans traveled into space to colonize other suitable planets. Labels and stereotypes are a thing of the past and gender and sexual identity are as fluid as love as humans strive to survive. Here we meet Everleigh, the commander of her ship named Nirvana... -
![Not Your Sidekick by C.B. Lee]()
Not Your Sidekick by C.B. Lee
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsWelcome to Andover… where superpowers are common, but internships are complicated. Just ask high school nobody, Jessica Tran. Despite her heroic lineage, Jess is resigned to a life without superpowers and is merely looking to beef-up her college applications when she stumbles upon the perfect (paid!) internship—only it turns out to be for the town’s most heinous supervillain... -
![Stars, Hide Your Fires by Jessica Mary Best]()
Stars, Hide Your Fires by Jessica Mary Best
“A delightfully mischievous adventure full of intrigue, betrayal, and a touch of romance. Get ready to join your new favorite rebel crew.”—Dahlia Adler, author of Cool for the SummerA wanted thief. A murdered emperor. A killer loose on the station.Knives Out goes sci-fi in this gripping YA mystery set in space.As an expert thief from a minor moon, Cass knows a good mark when she sees one...Categorized as:
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![Forget This Ever Happened by Cassandra Rose Clarke]()
Forget This Ever Happened by Cassandra Rose Clarke
Sometimes there's a town called Indianola. And sometimes there isn't.Summer, 1993. Claire has been dumped in rural Indianola, Texas, to spend her whole vacation taking care of mean, sickly Grammy. There's nothing too remarkable about Indianola: it's run-down, shabby, and stifling hot, a pin-dot on the Gulf Coast.Well, there is one remarkable thing, she discovers. Something otherworldly... -
![Cyber's Change by Jamie Davis]()
Cyber's Change by Jamie Davis
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsShe was raised to fear them. But now she's become her own worst enemy…America, 2055. Cass is equal parts excited and nervous to leave her Sapiens Movement enclave. Stepping away from her technologically-conservative family for the first time, she sets off for college with dreams of saving humanity... -
![The Never Tilting World by Rin Chupeco]()
The Never Tilting World by Rin Chupeco
Rated: 3.84 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsFrozen meets Mad Max in this epic teen fantasy duology bursting with star-crossed romance, immortal heroines, and elemental magic, perfect for fans of Furyborn.Generations of twin goddesses have long ruled Aeon. But seventeen years ago, one sister’s betrayal defied an ancient prophecy and split their world in two... -
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![Escaping Exodus by Nicky Drayden]()
Escaping Exodus by Nicky Drayden
Rated: 3.84 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsEscaping Exodus is a story of a young woman named Seske Kaleigh, heir to the command of a biological, city-size starship carved up from the insides of a spacefaring beast... -
![City of Shattered Light by Claire Winn]()
City of Shattered Light by Claire Winn
Rated: 3.79 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAs darkness closes in on the city of shattered light, an heiress and an outlaw must decide whether to fend for themselves or fight for each other. As heiress to a powerful tech empire, seventeen-year-old Asa Almeida strives to prove she's more than her manipulative father's shadow... -
![The Abyss Surrounds Us by Emily Skrutskie]()
The Abyss Surrounds Us by Emily Skrutskie
Rated: 3.84 of 5 stars · 40 ratingsCas has fought pirates her entire life. But can she survive living among them?For Cassandra Leung, bossing around sea monsters is just the family business. She’s been a Reckoner trainer-in-training ever since she could walk, raising the genetically-engineered beasts to defend ships as they cross the pirate-infested NeoPacific... -
![Of Thunder & Lightning by Kimberly Wang]()
Of Thunder & Lightning by Kimberly Wang
Rated: 3.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsDebut author Kimberly Wang crafts a thrilling two-tone sci-fi graphic novel, growing the seeds of hope from the gravel of apocalypse.To fight is to live, to fight is to die, to fight is to become something unknown.In a world where pop media meets military power, two idol-supersoldiers are locked in a world-ending conflict on behalf of their corporate nations... -
![The Princess and the Fangirl by Ashley Poston]()
The Princess and the Fangirl by Ashley Poston
The Prince and the Pauper gets a modern makeover in this adorable, witty, and heartwarming young adult novel set in the Geekerella universe by national bestselling author Ashley Poston.Imogen Lovelace is an ordinary fangirl on an impossible mission: save her favorite character, Princess Amara, from being killed off from her favorite franchise, Starfield... -
![Renegade Rule by Ben Kahn, Rachel Silverstein]()
Renegade Rule by Ben Kahn, Rachel Silverstein
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsPrepare for competitive gaming like you've never seen it!The Manhattan Mist have beaten the odds to land themselves in the national championships for Renegade Rule, one of the hottest virtual reality games in existence. But they're in for competition fiercer than they ever imagined, and one team member's entire future could be at stake...Categorized as:
queer new adult young adult f-f science fiction contemporary friends to lovers from hate to love
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