Queer SF - July 2027
July 8, 2027
In the Age of Blood — Emma Elizabeth
Genre: Romantasy
Rep: Sapphic
Series: Book 1 of the Les Enfers Duology
A queen who cannot die. A princess who wields death itself. Can they set aside their differences long enough to take a stand, or will they let their world slip into darkness?
When Aspen arrives in Les Enfers as the necromancers’ emissary to the vampires, she steps into a world of intrigue and debauchery. She has one goal: secure an alliance with the immortal vampire queen of legend. It’s the only way to save her people from the madness that’s been slowly taking them.
Severine has lived for a thousand years, and never has she seen anyone as fascinating as the princess of the necromancers that waltzes into her life, demanding her help. Severine wants the little princess, but Aspen’s hatred for her is obvious. If Severine can’t let go of the secrets she harbors, she risks starting a war—and losing any chance she might have with Aspen.
A sapphic slow-burn romantasy set in a sweeping gothic world, In the Age of Blood is the first half of the Les Enfers Duology.
Link: Goodreads
July 27, 2027
Floralinda — Tamsyn Muir
Genre: Fantasy, fairy tale
Rep: Queer
The tower brought them together. True love made them worse.
The princess in the tower is a classic for a reason. Witch kidnaps princess. Witch puts princess in tower guarded by monsters. Prince kills monsters, rescues princess: happily ever after, roll credits. Princess Floralinda’s story goes a little differently.
Her witch was an artiste, and she got carried away. After a dozen or so princes died on the very first floor, the rest decided there were easier paths to wedded bliss. So Floralinda sets out to rescue herself, armed only with a breadknife, a good upbringing, and a captive fairy named Cobweb.
The only way out is down.
Unfortunately for Floralinda, the trouble with the tower is only beginning. On the outside, succession looms. The Fairy Courts call. A princess would have no hope of surviving all that is to come… but maybe a monster could.
Link: Goodreads
Rainbow Capital — Chuck Tingle
Genre: Horror
Rep: Queer
USA Today bestselling author Chuck Tingle plunges readers beneath the glittering surface of ambition in Rainbow Capital, a surreal nightmare where every opportunity comes with a price.
Scotty is a struggling actress in LA whose credit card debt is growing faster than her career. But as auditions dry up and her savings disappear, she can't afford to turn down any opportunity that comes her way. A chance encounter at an exclusive party leads her to Rainbow Capital, a queer-focused investment startup in Santa Monica. Its charismatic founder, Carter Nettle, thinks Scotty is the perfect fit. They’re ready to change her life.
The salary is enough to ignore the red flags—at first. The onboarding process is disturbingly unconventional. The competition is cutthroat. And Carter always seems to be inside Scotty’s head. Then the hallucinations begin: vivid crimson sea creatures swimming through her mind.
The deeper Scotty sinks into Rainbow Capital, the more she realizes the company is hiding something monstrous beneath its polished exterior. If she can’t survive the job, she may not survive at all…
Link: Kobo
July 31, 2027
The Sun King’s Dusk — Briar Niran
Genre: Romantasy
Rep: Ace, M/M, queernorm world
Series: Book 3 of The Sun King and His Knight
“When first he kisses you, his palms will be grazed and his eyes filled with tears. He will tell you to leave. You must obey.”
The veil is poised to fall.
Richard must make his decision: Annihilation or annexation. Freedom or marriage. His heart beside him or sent away.
Deep down, he knows the answer.
All suns must set.
Link: Author’s Website