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Fantasy, Gay and Lesbian, Horror

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K.A. Doore writes fantasy—mostly second world, mostly novels—with a touch of horror and a ton of adventure.

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	The Perfect Assassin (Chronicles of Ghadid, #1) 3.71 avg rating — 1,245 ratings — published 2019 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Silk & Steel by Janine A. Southard (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Alison Tam (Contributor), Ellen Kushner (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 3.86 avg rating — 469 ratings — published 2020 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Impossible Contract (The Chronicles of Ghadid #2) 4.02 avg rating — 334 ratings — published 2019 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Unconquered City (Chronicles of Ghadid, #3) 4.12 avg rating — 154 ratings — published 2020 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Don't Touch That!: A Sci-Fi & Fantasy Parenting Anthology by Jaymee Goh (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Brit E.B. Hvide (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 4.06 avg rating — 50 ratings — published 2022 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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K.A. Doore wrote a new blog post 2023 Queer Adult Science Fiction & Fantasy Books Welcome to my ongoing and somewhat-regularly updated list of queer adult science-fiction and fantasy books published in 2023! If you haven’t been arou Read more of this blog post »
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“Congratulations, Amastan," said a voice from the darkness. "You've passed. Now stop being ridiculous and come down from there.”
― K.A. Doore, The Perfect Assassin

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“Tell him.
"I'm not--"
But Yufit stepped close and cut him off with a kiss.”
― K.A. Doore, The Perfect Assassin

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“I am Yufit Uzbamen, son of Hennu ma Saman.”
― K.A. Doore, The Perfect Assassin

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