Book Lists Voted on by <a href="/user/show/174830846-mad">Mad</a> (58 Lists)

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The River Has Roots by Amal El-Mohtar

Murder by Memory by Olivia Waite

Audition for the Fox by Martin Cahill

The Summer War by Naomi Novik

The Hungry Gods by Adrian Tchaikovsky

Hugo 2026 Eligible Novellas

34 books — 37 voters

The Dragon and the Sun Lotus by Amélie Wen Zhao

A Wild Radiance by Maria Ingrande Mora

Deathly Fates by Tesia Tsai

Prodigal Tiger by Samantha Chong

Espíritu by Aiden Thomas

YA Novels of 2026

351 books — 274 voters

Platform Decay by Martha Wells

Agnes Aubert's Mystical Cat Shelter by Heather Fawcett

Daughter of Crows by Mark Lawrence

Wolf Worm by T. Kingfisher

The Poet Empress by Shen Tao

Can't Wait Sci-Fi/Fantasy of 2026

436 books — 529 voters

For No Mortal Creature by Keshe Chow

Celestial Banquet by Roselle Lim

The Gate, the Girl, and the Dragon by Grace Lin

The Blood Phoenix by Amber Chen

Breath of the Dragon by Shannon Lee

2025 YA/MG Ownvoices

72 books — 8 voters

Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation by Mò Xiāng Tóng Xiù

Heaven Official's Blessing by Mò Xiāng Tóng Xiù

The Scum Villain's Self-Saving System by Mò Xiāng Tóng Xiù

Thousand Autumns by Meng Xi Shi

Guardian by Priest

Seven Seas Danmei

162 books — 70 voters

The Court of the Dead by Rick Riordan

A World Worth Saving by Kyle Lukoff

Glitch Girl! by Rainie Oet

2025 LGBTQ Middle Grade Fiction

20 books — 21 voters

Mistborn by Brandon Sanderson

Graceling by Kristin Cashore

Prince of Thorns by Mark Lawrence

Elantris by Brandon Sanderson

A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin

Fantasy Books That Should Be Movies

931 books — 1,024 voters

Love Galaxy by Sierra Branham

Sapphic Fiction 2026

195 books — 91 voters

The River Has Roots by Amal El-Mohtar

Brighter than Scale, Swifter than Flame by Neon Yang

Katabasis by R.F. Kuang

The Isle in the Silver Sea by Tasha Suri

Aunt Tigress by Emily Yu-Xuan Qin

2025 Adult Fantasy/Sci-fi/Speculative Releases by BIPOC Authors

78 books — 20 voters

Aunt Tigress by Emily Yu-Xuan Qin

Brewed with Love by Shelly Page

Lady Dragon by A.M. Strickland

Fable for the End of the World by Ava Reid

Lovely Dark and Deep by Elisa A. Bonnin

Sapphic Fiction 2025

258 books — 191 voters

Emily Wilde's Compendium of Lost Tales by Heather Fawcett

Immortal by Sue Lynn Tan

Oathbound by Tracy Deonn

Can't Wait Books of 2025

796 books — 910 voters

The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang

The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea by Axie Oh

Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao

She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan

Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation by Mò Xiāng Tóng Xiù

Chinese, Japanese, and Korean Fantasy.

229 books — 34 voters

The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan

The Hidden Oracle by Rick Riordan

The Sword of Summer by Rick Riordan

The Red Pyramid by Rick Riordan

LGBT Retellings of classic Fiction/Fairy Tale/Myth

246 books — 192 voters

A Dark and Drowning Tide by Allison Saft

The Marble Queen by Anna Kopp

The Honey Witch by Sydney J. Shields

Someone You Can Build a Nest In by John Wiswell

A Bánh Mì for Two by Trinity Nguyen

Sapphic Fiction 2024

240 books — 221 voters

Godslayers by Zoe Hana Mikuta

All That’s Left in the World by Erik J. Brown

Icebreaker by A.L. Graziadei

So This Is Ever After by F.T. Lukens

Kiss & Tell by Adib Khorram

2022 YA Books with LGBT Themes

224 books — 286 voters

Most Ardently by Gabe Cole Novoa

Heavenly Tyrant by Xiran Jay Zhao

Celestial Monsters by Aiden Thomas

The Honey Witch by Sydney J. Shields

Compound Fracture by Andrew Joseph White

2024 LGBTQIA+ Books

413 books — 382 voters

Nona the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir

The Oleander Sword by Tasha Suri

So This Is Ever After by F.T. Lukens

Hell Followed With Us by Andrew Joseph White

A Prayer for the Crown-Shy by Becky Chambers

229 books — 421 voters

The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan

The Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordan

The Battle of the Labyrinth by Rick Riordan

The Titan’s Curse by Rick Riordan

The Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. Tolkien

YA Books Far Better than Twilight

3,218 books — 4,880 voters

Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden

Pride and Prejudice and Zombies by Seth Grahame-Smith

The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan

The Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. Tolkien

The Last Olympian by Rick Riordan

Best Book Cover Art

12,395 books — 7,092 voters

The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

Carry On by Rainbow Rowell

The Dream Thieves by Maggie Stiefvater

The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune

The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon

Best Fantasy Books with Gay Main Characters

1,296 books — 2,676 voters

The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune

The Alpha's Son by Penny Jessup

Alpha Dragon's Cat by Hawke Oakley

Alpha Dragon's Tiger by Hawke Oakley

Alpha Dragon's Eagle by Hawke Oakley

Best Gay Shifters

1,377 books — 1,759 voters

Babel by R.F. Kuang

The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater

A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab

374 books — 1,506 voters

Katabasis by R.F. Kuang

Alecto the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir

Immortal by Sue Lynn Tan

Never Ever After by Sue Lynn Tan

Holy Terrors by Margaret Owen

Can't Wait Sci-Fi/Fantasy of 2025

550 books — 901 voters

Katabasis by R.F. Kuang

Emily Wilde's Compendium of Lost Tales by Heather Fawcett

The Floating World by Axie Oh

Immortal by Sue Lynn Tan

Oathbound by Tracy Deonn

2025 Fantasy Novels

227 books — 241 voters

The Sunbearer Trials by Aiden Thomas

The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan

Loki by Al Ewing

The Sword of Summer by Rick Riordan

The Hidden Oracle by Rick Riordan

80 books — 15 voters

Lor by Lily Mayne

Soul Eater by Lily Mayne

The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune

The Raven King by Maggie Stiefvater

Edin by Lily Mayne

Best M/M With An Actual Story

1,551 books — 1,245 voters

Soul Eater by Lily Mayne

Moth by Lily Mayne

The Rycke by Lily Mayne

Wyn by Lily Mayne

Edin by Lily Mayne

Queer Monster Romance by Indie Authors

182 books — 35 voters

Soul Eater by Lily Mayne

Moth by Lily Mayne

Wyn by Lily Mayne

Seraph by Lily Mayne

Gloam by Lily Mayne

M/M (Gay) Monster Erotica Books

149 books — 70 voters

魔道祖师 [Mó Dào Zǔ Shī] by Mò Xiāng Tóng Xiù

人渣反派自救系统 by Mò Xiāng Tóng Xiù

天官赐福 [Tiān Guān Cì Fú] by Mò Xiāng Tóng Xiù

Heaven Official's Blessing by Mò Xiāng Tóng Xiù

Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation by Mò Xiāng Tóng Xiù

Chinese BL or Danmei Novels

527 books — 384 voters

Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree

How to Get a Girlfriend (When You're a Terrifying Monster) by Marie Cardno

Carmilla by J. Sheridan Le Fanu

Sapphic / WLW Monster Romance

146 books — 52 voters

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