I’m back with Part 2 of upcoming queer sci-fi/fantasy books in 2024! This time it’s books releasing in the second half of the year. Mostly standalones, I think, but it’s impossible to know when a lot of publishers/authors don’t give any indication. Mostly adult, but a few YA. I also found some with trans, nonbinary, and asexual characters, which I don’t come across quite as often, so I’m happy about that. Anyway, hopefully these will be great!
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Voyage of the Damned by Frances White
Murder mystery on a ship, but also with magic! This type of mystery where everyone is trapped together can be a lot of fun, especially when fantasy is involved.
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Key Lime Sky by Al Hess
A nonbinary, autistic pie blogger witnesses a UFO, and then weird things start happening. Also a bit of romance, I think? It sounds neat and a bit Twilight Zone-esque!
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Navigational Entanglements by Aliette de Bodard
This one sounds weird, in the best way possible! I like this turn for the strange that sci-fi has been taking. I think I’ll need to read it to fully understand, but something about guiding space ships through dangerous areas using your body’s vitality, and one woman who’s bad with people and one who’s good with people (if poisoning them counts) having to work together when something goes wrong.
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A Vile Season by David Ferraro
Young adult regency romance about a vampire turned human in order to infiltrate court and stop a group of vampire hunters! Except you know how these things go. Oops, he accidentally falls in love. Vampires being human again can be interesting, and who doesn’t like a good torn between two things story?
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The Nightmare Before Kissmas by Sara Raasch
Santa’s heir and the Prince of Halloween fake fight over an arranged marriage that neither of them wants because they actually want each other. Cute title and even cuter sounding story!
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A Dark and Drowning Tide by Allison Saft
Two women who are academic rivals (with feelings they are of course trying to deny) pair up to solve a murder on an expedition. And there’s also magic and dragons and other dangers. The vibes and atmosphere sound strong in this one!
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Wherever the Stars Call by S. Jean
Characters on the run in space, including a vampire! In space! It also has nonbinary and ace characters and a queerplatonic relationship. This author’s books are usually pretty soft and gentle, even if there are heavier topics involved, and I think this one will be the same.
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Sorcery and Small Magics by Maiga Doocy
Magical rivals end up linked together with a curse and go on an adventure to try and break it. And of course there are feeeeelings. It just sounds like a cute romance! It’s the start of a trilogy, though I don’t know if the other books will be about the same characters or not.
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Rules for Ghosting by Shelly Jay Shore
A trans man who can see ghosts helping run his family business, a funeral home. But he’s developing feelings for the new assistant, whose husband died and is now breaking all the ghost rules. It sounds perhaps a bit heavy since I imagine it includes family issues, death, and grief, but it also sounds sweet!
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Don’t Let the Forest In by CG Drews
Young adult with creepy monsters from drawings come to life, obsessive feelings, an asexual main character, and dark, unsettling, horror vibes. I don’t read a lot of horror, but I love a good unsettling story, so I’m intrigued!
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Such a good list! I have copies of Key Lime Sky and The Nightmare Before Kissmas and I can’t wait to read them. Allison Saft is going to be at Comic Con later this week and I hope to meet her. 😁
I’m glad you’re excited for some of these too!
I always like seeing these types of posts. Voyage of the Damned sounds interesting, I don’t see a lot of mysteries like that were everyone is trapped in one place, but it’s always an interesting set-up. And I’ll have to check out Key Lime Sky as it has an autistic main character, I am always looking for more books with neurodivergent main characters. I like the cover for Wherever the Stars Call and it sounds fun too!
It can be a very fun mystery setup to be trapped together. I completely forgot while making this that you’re looking for autistic characters! Maybe we’ll have another book to chat about when that one comes out 🙂
Love this list!! There were so many intriguing ones here that I rushed to add to my TBR, and your little descriptions of them were perfect to get me excited 🥰
Thank you, I’m glad I helped you find some new books!!
I am keeping my eye on these for sure, they sound so interesting! Always glad to learn of new-to-me books from your blog
I am six months late responding to this 😭 but hopefully you’ve enjoyed any if you read them! lol
I haven’t yet but I’ve got your post saved so I can search the next time I’m shopping or browsing the library!