Book Releases: Fantasy (January to June 2024)

New year, new LGBT books! Hopefully the rules of our releases posts are clear, but just to reiterate: we have 8 of these posts, for the genres listed below, and we update each one every month with new books coming out (that we know about). Every post covers half a year.

In this one, you can browse the fantasy books from January to June of 2024!

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JANUARY

The Atlas Complex by Olivie Blake (bi mcs)
The Slain Divine by David Dalglish (f/f relationship)
Faebound by Saara el-Arifi (f/f relationship)
The Tainted Cup by Robert Jackson Bennett (bi mc, m/m relationship)
Of Auras and Shadows by Jennifer Karter (f/f relationship)
Moonbreak by Lise MacTague (f/f relationship)
To Cage a God by Elizabeth May (f/f relationship)
Ocean’s Blood by Thelma Mantey (m/m relationship)
Midnight Ruin by Katee Robert (m/m/f relationship)
The Invocations by Krystal Sutherland (f/f relationship)
The Summer Queen by Rochelle Hassan (bi mc)
So Let Them Burn by Kamilah Cole (Jamaican lesbian mc)
Evergreen by Devin Greenlee (m/m relationship)
A Reckless Oath by Kaylie Smith (bi mc)
Emma & the Love Spell by Meredith Ireland (sapphic mc)
The Curse of Eelgrass Bog by Mary Averling (sapphic mc)
Lulu Sinagtala and the City of Noble Warriors by Gail D. Villanueva (bi mc)
Prince of Endless Tides by Ben Alderson (m/m relationship)
The Mage’s Secret by Ami Spencer (f/nb relationship)
A Luminous Heart by Cailee Francis (f/f relationship)

FEBRUARY

The Hemlock Queen by Hannah Whitten (bi mc, m/f relationship)
Witch Boyfriend Wanted by Colette Rivera (m/m relationship)
Fathomfolk by Eliza Chan (bi mc)
A Vicious Game by Melissa Blair (bi mc)
Hexual Awakening by Andrew Forrest Baker (m/m relationship)
The Cold Ever After by Jeremy Whitley & Megan Huang (sapphic mc)
Remedial Magic by Melissa Marr (lesbian mc, f/f relationship)
Goddess of the Sea by Britney Jackson (f/f relationship)
The Timeless Legion by J. C. Rycroft (f/f relationship)
Fairest of All by A. D. Ellis (gay mcs, m/m relationship)
Sunbringer by Hannah Kaner (bi mc, f/m relationship)
Of Socialites and Prizefights by Arden Powell (butch lesbian li, f/f relationship)
Meet Me at the Surface by Jodie Matthews (sapphic mc)
Fifty Beasts to Break Your Heart by GennaRose Nethercott (f/f relationship)
For the Stolen Fates by Gwendolyn Clare (pan mc, transfem lesbian mc)
No Time Like Now by Naz Kutub (gay mc, m/m relationship)
Disciples of Chaos by M. K. Lobb (bi mc, f/m relationship)
Kindling by Traci Chee (lesbian mcs)
The Fox Maidens by Robin Ha (Korean sapphic mc)
Daughter of the Bone Forest by Jasmine Skye (f/f relationship)
The Diablo’s Curse by Gabe Cole Novoa (genderfluid mc)
Relit: 16 Latinx Remixes of Classic Stories ed. by Sandra Proudman (lgbt stories)
Infinity Alchemist by Kacen Callender (transmasc mc, genderfluid mc, polyamory)
In the Shallows by Tanya Byrne (f/f relationship) UK, US in May
Clarion Call by Cayla Fay (f/f relationship)
The Cursed Rose by Leslie Vedder (f/f relationship)
Blood Rage by Ileandra Young (f/f relationship)
The Absinthe Underground by Jamie Pacton (f/f relationship)
The Princess Protection Program by Alex London (gay mc)
The School for Invisible Boys by Shaun David Hutchinson (gay mc)
The Forgotten Magic by L. D. Lapinski (m/m parents)
The Survivor Stands by Aimee Donnellan (sapphic mc, transfem mc, nonbinary mc)
Mutual Territory by K. N. Reid (lesbian mc & li, f/f, nonbinary side character)

MARCH

The Dancing Bears by Rob Costello (lgbt cast)
Heart of Arson: The Phoenix Queen by Caramia Sami (f/f relationship)
The Weavers of Alamaxa by Hadeer Elsbai (bi mc, f/f relationship)
Be the Sea by Clara Ward (nonbinary mc)
Born of Blood and Magic by M. C. Hutson (f/f relationship)
Beyond the Veil by S. C. Wynne (m/m relationship)
Caught With Zeus by Arizona Tape (f/f relationship)
Remnants of Filth: Yuwu, Vol. 3 by Rou Bao Bu Chi Rou (m/m relationship)
Two Thousand Tears by Jocelynn Drake (m/m relationship)
Heir to Dreams & Darkness by Ben Alderson (m/m relationship)
Silk & Sand by Katherine Diane (m/m relationship)
She Came for Blood by Darva Green (f/f relationship)
The Emperor and the Endless Palace by Justinian Huang (m/m relationship)
Small Gods of Calamity by Sam Kyung Yoo (m/m relationship)
The Flying Ship by Jem Milton (sapphic mc, Black gay mc, trans mc)
The Dark Feather by Anna Stephens (m/m relationship, bi mc [sapphic])
The Feast Makers by august clarke (nonbinary butch lesbian mc, Black sapphic character, Chinese American bi character, femme lesbian character, achillean nonbinary side character, achillean side characters)
The Marble Queen by Anna Kopp (f/f relationship)
The Poisons We Drink by Bethany Baptiste (Black bi mc, Black pan nonbinary li, f/nb relationship)
The Baker and the Bard by Fern Haught (nonbinary characters)
Heirs of Bone and Sea by Kay Adams (f/f relationship)
Overthinking by David Fenne (gay mc)
Infinity Kings by Adam Silvera (m/m relationship)
The Night Compass by Amanda Foody (bi mc)
The Will of the World by M.J. Lindemann (m/m relationship)

APRIL

A Sweet Sting of Salt by Rose Sutherland (f/f relationship)
Someone You Can Build a Nest In by John Wiswell (f/f relationship)
The Faithful Dark by Cate Baumer (transmasc li, m/f relationship, bi mc)
Play of Shadows by Sebastien de Castell (gay character)
Mal by Perla Zul (m/m relationship)
Triad Magic by ‘Nathan Burgoine (m/m relationship)
Bad Dream: A Dreamer Story by Nicole Maines & Rye Hickman (transfem mc)
Otherworldly by F. T. Lukens (achillean mc, nonbinary li, m/nb relationship)
To A Darker Shore by Leanne Schwartz (sapphic autistic mc, achillean autistic li, f/m relationship)
The Final Curse of Ophelia Cray by Christine Calella (f/f relationship)
Saint-Seducing Gold by Brittany N. Williams (bi mc, sapphic li)
Blood Justice by Terry J. Benton-Walker (Black gay mc)
Darker by Four by June C.L. Tan (bi mcs, pan mc)
Calling of Light by Lori M. Lee (Asian-coded cast, bi mc)
Call Forth a Fox by Markelle Grabo (f/f relationship)
The Merciless King of Moore High by Lily Sparks (Indian sapphic mc, Black sapphic wheelchair-user li, f/f relationship)
Off With Their Heads by Zoe Hana Mikuta (f/f relationship)
Nightmares in Paradise by Aden Polydoros (Jewish gay mc)
A Game of Noctis by Deva Fagan (trans character, m/m parents)

MAY

The Sins on Their Bones by Laura R. Samotin (Jewish achillean mcs, m/m relationship)
Evocation by S. T. Gibson (achillean mc, past m/m, bi character)
Primal Hunt by L. L. Raand (f/f relationship)
Snake Charming by Genevieve McCluer (f/f relationship)
The Honey Witch by Sydney J. Shields (f/f relationship)
The Fireborne Blade by Charlotte Bond (bi mc, f/f relationship)
Farzana’s Spite by Felix Graves (lesbian mc)
Cecilia by K-Ming Chang (f/f relationship)
Snowblooded by Emma Sterner-Radley (f/f relationship)
The Rose Assassin by Phoebe Ravencraft (f/f relationship)
Coup de Coeur by Halli Starling (m/m relationship)
Chained Destinies by D. Jordan Redhawk (f/f relationship)
Blood on the Tide by Katee Robert (f/f relationship)
Killer Queens 2: Kings, Not Wings! by David M. Booher & Bradley Clayton (lesbian mc, gay mc)
Disembark by Jen Currin (lesbian mc, lgbt cast)
Disobedience by Daniel Sarah Karasik (nonbinary transfem mc)
The Brides of High Hill by Nghi Vo (nonbinary mc)
Bird Suit by Sydney Hegele (sapphic mc)
Grand Slam Romance: Major League Hotties by Ollie Hicks & Emma Oosterhous (f/f relationship)
Can’t Spell Treason Without Tea by Rebecca Thorne (f/f relationship)
Road to Ruin by Hana Lee (f/f relationship)
A Bone in His Teeth by Kellen Grave (transmasc mc, m/m relationship)
The Potion Gardener by Arden Powell (transmasc nonbinary mc, butch sapphic li, nb/f relationship)
The Witches of Silverlake by Simon Curtis (achillean mcs, Black sapphic mc, Indian transfem mc, Mexican Puerto Rican bi mc)
Death’s Country by R. M. Romero (bi/pan mcs, m/f/f relationship)
Flyboy by Kasey LeBlanc (transmasc mc, m/m relationship)
Keepers of the Stones and Stars by Michael Barakiva (gay mc, lgbt cast)
The Lost Erwain by Mariah Stillbrook (pan mc, f/m relationship)
Starfire by Naomi Hughes (m/m relationship)
Lunar Boy by Jessica & Jacinta Wibowo (gay mc)
The Dog and the Sailor by Pete Jordi Wood (m/m relationship)

JUNE

Mirrored Heavens by Rebecca Roanhorse (bi/pan mc, f/m relationship)
Digging for Destiny by Jenna Jarvis (f/f relationship)
Sacred Ground by Missouri Vaun (f/f relationship)
Saints of Storm and Sorrow by Gabriella Buba (bi mc)
Running Close to the Wind by Alexandra Rowland (achillean mcs)
Vera Bushwack by Sig Burwash (nonbinary mc)
Of Stardust ed. by Avrah C. Baren (lgbt cast)
Rakesfall by Vajra Chandrasekera (m/m relationship)
Ballad for Jasmine Town by Molly Ringle (bi mc, transmasc mc, f/m relationship)
The Unrelenting Earth by Kritika H. Rao (bi mcs, f/m relationship)
The Fire Within Them by Matthew Ward (f/f relationship)
The Afterlife of Mal Caldera by Nadi Reed Perez (f/f relationship)
Sleep Like Death by Kalynn Bayron (Black sapphic mc)
Markless by CG Malburi (f/f relationship)
Trailer Park Prince by Andre L. Bradley (m/m relationship)
Six of Sorrow by Amanda Linsmeier (f/f relationship)
Tristan and Lancelot: A Tale of Two Knights by James Persichetti & L.S. Biehler (m/m relationship)
The Pale Queen by Ethan M. Aldridge (f/f relationship)

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