List of LGBT-themed Speculative Fiction - Gay Male Novels

Gay Male Novels

  • Anderson, Poul
    • Eutopia (novella)
  • R.E. Blakeslee
    • Origination
  • Bujold, Lois McMaster
    • Ethan of Athos
  • Burroughs, William
    • The Wild Boys: A Book of the Dead
    • Novatrilogy
  • Card, Orson Scott
    • Songmaster
  • Clarke, Arthur C.
    • Imperial Earth
  • Delany, Samuel R.
    • Babel-17
    • The Einstein Intersection
    • Equinox
    • Triton
    • Dhalgren
    • Stars In My Pocket Like Grains Of Sand
  • Duane, Diane
    • The Door Into Fire
  • Gerrold, David
    • Jumping Off the Planet
    • The Man Who Folded Himself
    • The Martian Child (non fiction)
  • Grimsley, Jim
    • Kirith Kirin
  • Harper, Steven (pseudonym of Steven Piziks)
    • Dreamer (Roc, 2001)
    • Nightmare (Roc, 2002)
    • Trickster (Roc, 2003)
    • Offspring (Roc, 2004)
  • Heinlein, Robert
    • Stranger in a Strange Land
    • Time Enough for Love
  • Keegan, Mel
    • Aquamarine
    • Death's Head
    • Equinox
  • Lackey, Mercedes
    • The Last Herald-Mage trilogy
      • Magic's Pawn
      • Magic's Promise
      • Magic's Price
  • Marks, Laurie
    • Fire Logic
    • Earth Logic
  • McHugh, Maureen F.
    • China Mountain Zhang
  • Nader, George
    • Chrome (1978)
  • Tubb, Edwin Charles
    • Angado (Number 29 in the Dumarest series)
  • Williams, Walter Jon
    • Aristoi
Author Book Year Awards Details Reference
Steve Berman Vintage: A Ghost Story 2007 Andre Norton Award finalist Gay. maj. char. and other LGBT chars.

1/5 of proceeds go to gay charities.
Samuel R. Delany Dhalgren 1975 Spectrum Hall of Fame, Nebula nominee Bisexual maj. char. and other LGBT chars.
Lynn Flewelling The Nightrunner series 1996– – Bisexual maj. char.
David Gerrold Jumping off the Planet 2000–02 Golden Duck award, Spectrum award, Lambda nominee, Nebula nominee, HOMer nominee x 2 Gay sec. char. and other LGBT chars.

Book one of The Dingilliad trilogy
David Gerrold The Man Who Folded Himself 1973 Hugo nominee, Nebula nominee Time travelling maj. char. has sex with him/herself
David Gerrold The Martian Child 1994 Hugo award, Nebula award, Locus Award, HOMer award, Sturgeon nominiee Gay maj. char. adopts a child
Joe Haldeman The Forever War 1974 Hugo award, Nebula award, Locus award, Ditmar Award Future gay society.
Mercedes Lackey The Last Herald-Mage trilogy 1989–91 Lambda award Gay maj. char. and other gay chars.
Maureen F. McHugh China Mountain Zhang 1992 Lambda award, Locus Award, James Tiptree, Jr. Award, Hugo nominiee, Nebula nominiee. Gay maj. char.
Anne Rice The Vampire Chronicles 1976–99 – Bisexual and gay vampires
John Scalzi Old Man's War 2005 – Secondary character gay soldier

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