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[godiva696]

Okay, because I was asked by one person and became intrigued enough to start listing books for my own satisfaction, here is a list of fantasy/science fiction books that I have found with gay aspects. FYI, I will keep editing this with the new books I find and remember.

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[aleathiel]

Oh, and just to let you know, the two I ordered were Fire's Stone and Luck in the Shadows. Thanks for the recs. I'm being somewhat indulgent with regard to them...

[godiva696]

Ah, I was wondering which you'd decided on. I'm jealous of you - you know when you really love books, and wish you could go back to before you'd read them, so you'd have the pleasure of discovering them again? That would be me. ;-)

[aleathiel]

Yup... It's right there with the desperately-wanting-to-read-the-rest-but-not-wanting-to-get-closer-to-the-end feeling.

[godiva696]

How depressingly well I know that feeling. I used to want to learn speed-reading, then realized that I was already finishing my books too fast as it was. It's sad when you get really involved in a book and characters, then abruptly blink and notice that there are no pages left to turn.

Just so you know - I will keep updating this list with the books that I find, and have already ETA a few.

[aleathiel]

Brilliant. And I have to say ♥ to one of the new additions. Even as a student facing an exam on Alexander the Great on Monday, I adore the Renault trilogy, especially The Persian Boy.

[godiva696]

Wow - that's quite a recommendation! I don't think I could bear to even think about any Celtic-based fantasy stories until about a month after my finals... Though I have to agree - The Persian Boy is just beautiful. I love Bagoas so, so much. The dancing, the seduction, his slow friendship with Hephaistion... Everything in it moved me.
I've read other stories of the non-fantasy genre about gay protagonists, but only Mary Renault and MZB have touched me with their portrayals.