Hello,
Firstly, apologies if this is a repeat thread. I tried to filter and search for answers to what I had in mind to ask and my search came up sparse. Admittedly, my librarian and IT skills are incredibly under developed so there may be a section of threads I missed altogether. That said...
I really like reading gay sci fi and fantasy series and have read a few and now wish to consume more. I have tried to navigate Goodreads but the lists are so dated and massive that finding anything appealing is difficult. Reddit is also hit or miss so here I am.
To clarify, I do not read books with lesbian or sapphic vibes. Similarly, I do not read books with trans MCs. I avoid these POV MCs not because I undervalue their importance rather I just want to imagine myself as someone else and I only wish to do that through gay or bi usually cis male MCs.
I have read many series about gay men written by female authors and have come to truly feel frustrated by the disconnect I feel when I read flowery language designed to appeal to other women. To that end I have tried to find more male authors writing about male characters except most are not sci fi/fantasy I've found.
So, with all that qualifying preamble out of the way, this is my question:
Are there any sci fi/fantasy novels or series you can recommend that have male, gay or bi, MCs, are written by male-identified authors and that are actually good, fun to read books?
In terms of genre, I like a good military sci-fi, vampire/werewolf/necromancer/mutant fantasy worlds, aliens, police procedurals, etc.
These are books and series I've read (with both male and female authors) that I've enjoyed (and some I didn't):
Gregory Ashe's Hazard and Somerset Series (it does get tedious, repetitive and formulaic)
Onley James' Psychopath series (just the worst)
Jaclyn Osborn's Sons of the Fallen series (I'm anxiously awaiting Bellamy, though lets be honest there are no real stakes)
James S.A. Corey's The Expanse (no gay MCs, though I feel Amos is queer coded)
Hailey Turner's Soulbound series (epic, frustrating, repetitive, too much sex, addictive)
Mary Calmes' Marshalls series (I read them all, again repetitive, frustrating with no real stakes)
S.J. Himes' Beacon Hill Sorcery series (I had issues with this series book to book)
N.R. Walker's Cronin's Key series (I can't even distinguish it by memory from the one above)
Nathan Burgoine's Trial Blood series (I liked it but it is unfinished and imbalanced)
Amy Fecteau's Real Vampires (I liked it)
Sam Burns/W.M. Fawkes' Wold Moon Rising series (I did not like the Mpreg-like vibe)
A.J. Sherwoods' Scales 'n' Spells (DNF, I think)
S.E. Harmon's Spectral Files series (frustrating flowery sex language)
Hailey Turner's Metahuman Files series (enjoyable though repetitive and too much sex)
Lisa Henry's Dark Space series (I liked it, I think)
Leigh Bardugo (not my scene)
Charlie Adhara Big Bad Wolf series (I liked it)
Krista Richie's Like Us series (some parts good, most parts boring and repetitive)
T.J. Klune's Wolfsong series (probably my favourite on this list but it got repetitive too)
There are are more but this should be enough I hope to help anyone who answers. Thanks bunches if you do.
Firstly, apologies if this is a repeat thread. I tried to filter and search for answers to what I had in mind to ask and my search came up sparse. Admittedly, my librarian and IT skills are incredibly under developed so there may be a section of threads I missed altogether. That said...
I really like reading gay sci fi and fantasy series and have read a few and now wish to consume more. I have tried to navigate Goodreads but the lists are so dated and massive that finding anything appealing is difficult. Reddit is also hit or miss so here I am.
To clarify, I do not read books with lesbian or sapphic vibes. Similarly, I do not read books with trans MCs. I avoid these POV MCs not because I undervalue their importance rather I just want to imagine myself as someone else and I only wish to do that through gay or bi usually cis male MCs.
I have read many series about gay men written by female authors and have come to truly feel frustrated by the disconnect I feel when I read flowery language designed to appeal to other women. To that end I have tried to find more male authors writing about male characters except most are not sci fi/fantasy I've found.
So, with all that qualifying preamble out of the way, this is my question:
Are there any sci fi/fantasy novels or series you can recommend that have male, gay or bi, MCs, are written by male-identified authors and that are actually good, fun to read books?
In terms of genre, I like a good military sci-fi, vampire/werewolf/necromancer/mutant fantasy worlds, aliens, police procedurals, etc.
These are books and series I've read (with both male and female authors) that I've enjoyed (and some I didn't):
Gregory Ashe's Hazard and Somerset Series (it does get tedious, repetitive and formulaic)
Onley James' Psychopath series (just the worst)
Jaclyn Osborn's Sons of the Fallen series (I'm anxiously awaiting Bellamy, though lets be honest there are no real stakes)
James S.A. Corey's The Expanse (no gay MCs, though I feel Amos is queer coded)
Hailey Turner's Soulbound series (epic, frustrating, repetitive, too much sex, addictive)
Mary Calmes' Marshalls series (I read them all, again repetitive, frustrating with no real stakes)
S.J. Himes' Beacon Hill Sorcery series (I had issues with this series book to book)
N.R. Walker's Cronin's Key series (I can't even distinguish it by memory from the one above)
Nathan Burgoine's Trial Blood series (I liked it but it is unfinished and imbalanced)
Amy Fecteau's Real Vampires (I liked it)
Sam Burns/W.M. Fawkes' Wold Moon Rising series (I did not like the Mpreg-like vibe)
A.J. Sherwoods' Scales 'n' Spells (DNF, I think)
S.E. Harmon's Spectral Files series (frustrating flowery sex language)
Hailey Turner's Metahuman Files series (enjoyable though repetitive and too much sex)
Lisa Henry's Dark Space series (I liked it, I think)
Leigh Bardugo (not my scene)
Charlie Adhara Big Bad Wolf series (I liked it)
Krista Richie's Like Us series (some parts good, most parts boring and repetitive)
T.J. Klune's Wolfsong series (probably my favourite on this list but it got repetitive too)
There are are more but this should be enough I hope to help anyone who answers. Thanks bunches if you do.
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Oh, man, do I feel old. Read that as aromatic and wondered what scent had to do with it.
