I’ve said more than a few times in my blog posts that fantasy and science fiction works have never been the first books that I reach for when I’m looking for something new to read. While I admit to being pretty nerdy, I get frustrated with stories that often jump right into a fantasy setting or right into deep science mumbo jumbo expecting the reader to either instantly be able to follow or to fake it until he or she figures it all out. That sort of thing doesn’t appeal to me but that’s been my experience with a lot of mainstream works in both genres. LGBT writers and a few others are trying to change my point of view! It’s a great thing!
Over the past few months I’ve been exposed to some great LGBT fantasy and sci-fi writing and also to some mainstream authors who have stepped away from pounding out the science and who instead are developing settings, characters and plots first in an effort to draw the reader in. I’ve enjoyed their books quite a lot. I’ve profiled the books that have a gay, lesbian or transgender slant here on the site but not in an area designed just for those two genres. Now, I’m rectifying that!
Without further ado, here are the LGBT fantasy and sci-fi books that I’ve reviewed or recommended…so far:
