Recs if you like Paladin's Hope...

Fantasy romance and romantasy with at least one MMC who doesn't fit the Shadow Daddy archetype in one way or another.

I'm talking genuinely kind and caring heroes, nerdy or academic interests, or a body type that isn't tall and jacked. (No climbing these men like trees here!) Only men who are sad wet cats, sweet cinnamon rolls, or pathetic losers allowed 💖

Inspired by buttercheese69's forum post on the topic.

A compilation of all the books published by Ursula Vernon under the pen name T. Kingfisher. Will be updated as new works are announced!

Queer knights, paladins, and slayers with a penchant for kneeling pathetically at the altar of their love. Oaths and yearning aplenty.

This is a list for those of you that love dark fantasy (dying gods, monsters in the woods, that kind of thing), but you also have a soft side for softies. These books still have that grim atmosphere, but they also have characters who are green flags. Someone who asks permission, protects without smothering, or just does the right thing when no one else will.

T. Kingfisher's multi-series epic fantasy set in the world of the White Rat. Posted here in publication order and will be updated as new books are released.

Start at the bottom of the list and work your way up!

LGBTQ+ Books, novellas, graphic novels and anthologies featuring lgbtq+ knights, paladins or warriors in the main cast!

fiction books with a main character or prominent side character that fits the D&D Paladin class! here for the oath-taking, the divine smiting in the name of your god, the righteous vanquishing of your unholy enemies! recs and input welcome!

Books for people that crave romances but hate the mainstream romantasy trends, main characteristics required to fit this list: M/F pairings are completely fine, but they don't fit into a cisheteronormativy worldview (mostly, men and women aren't different species in these books) No weird and creepy possessiveness Characters that look like normal humans and not only thinstagram models They can find each other hot immediately but the romance has to be developed.

You want a fantasy book without too much stress and a guaranteed happy ending? Maybe magic and a muffin? Or talking creatures drinking tea? Sentient houseplants who are occasionally bossy? I gotcha. 😉

it’s dangerous to go alone. take this! books inspired by, about, or having a feel of a TTRPG.

For those of us wanting to read T. Kingfisher's backlist but don't do scary. A comprehensive list of her fantasy novels, novellas and short story collections, both indie and traditionally published.

Now with added Ursula Vernon, because why stop at just the one pen name?

All of the books under this pen name for those of us who can't bare to miss any

criteria: gay, armed

Cozy and magical, books you can curl up with and read about magical worlds, great storytelling, and otherworldly romance

Audiobooks that are less than 10 hours long and are safe for work AKA not aiming to get you (too) horned up at your desk (no guarantees that you won't cry or get the creeps though). Recommendations welcome!

IN PROGRESS

romance that resonates with me as a non-binary queer person who is AuDHD

created after many struggles finding romance novels that i found palatable. books are not necessarily queer nor feature explicitly AuDHD characters, they just have storylines & romances that tickle my brain

We love a yearner with a backstory here.

All are very welcome to this list, but I've geared it towards my fellow neurospicy folk with busy Brains who need some high dopamine sparks from their books...and for it to not take forever for us to read a book and we lose our interest/hyperfocus 🤣🥰

for the reader who's tired of shadow daddies and toxic men

• paladins in love/established romance