Asian-Inspired Fiction
Books set in an Asian or Asian-inspired setting or incorporates elements of an Asian culture or mythology. Only the first book in a series is listed.






Adult Epic & High Fantasy ⚔️ written by Women
no dude bro fantasy books on this list






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






Sapphic Knights & Bodyguards
Sapphic books where one or both of the main characters is a knight or a bodyguard.






2025 Queer Adult Sci-Fi & Fantasy
All the queer SFF that was trad published in 2025, according to the list made by K.A. Doore [ https://kadoore.com/2025/11/26/2025-queer-adult-science-fiction-fantasy-books/ ]






SWANA inspired fantasy
instead of medieval europe inspired fantasy all of the time.
Open to recs!
(I removed middle east bc I found out that was the colonial term!)






Polyamorous SciFi/Fantasy
A list of books in the SciFi/Fantasy genre that heavily feature polyamory. Excludes harem romances, but includes other forms of romance.






West Asian & Central Asian Fantasy
Fantasy that’s inspired by West Asian and Central Asian countries (myths, worldbulding, setting, etc.) ⊹₊⋆☁︎⋆⁺₊⋆ ☀︎ ⋆⁺₊⋆☁︎⋆₊ ⊹ WEST ASIAN (Middle Eastern) COUNTRIES: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Cyprus, Georgia, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Oman, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Turkey, Yemen, Egypt CENTRAL ASIAN COUNTRIES: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan






protectors
bodyguards, knights & royal guards






Kurdish books, Kurdish resilience☀️
If you guys have more recommendations, please let me know :) wenn ihr noch weitere Empfehlungen habt, könnt ihr gerne Bescheid sagen :). Fiction & non-fiction books. Jin, Jîan, Azadî☀️





