Books with homosexual main characters

Fantasy series with homosexual protagonist

Yobmod said:

Spec fic i've read with gay protagonists, in order of quality:


The Book of Skulls - Robert Silverberg (10/10)

Swordspoint - Ellen Kushner (9/10)
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay - Michael Chabon (9/10)
China Mountain Zhang - Maureen F. McHugh (9/10)

The Child Garden - Geoff Ryman (8/10)
Was - Geoff Ryman (8/10)
Watchtower - Elizabeth A. Lynn (8/10)
Temporary Agency - Rachel Pollack (8/10)

Ethan of Athos - Lois McMaster Bujold (7/10)
Outremer Trilogy - Chaz Brenchley (7/10)


The Last Herald Mage Trilogy - Mercedes Lackey (5/10)

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A couple more to add:

Ammonite- Nicola Griffith (7/10 - Typical lesbian SF, where all the men die and women all discover they were secret lesbians, and have superpowers. Oh, and form a peace-loving agricultural society.)

Troll - Sinisalo (7/10 - Finnish award-winning Sf/fantasy with great reviews. Verb a gay soap-opera with a Troll in.)


And the real reson i'm bumping this thread:

The last few years i've been giving SF/

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