I'm pinning the list of specifically sapphic (not just queer) fantasy (not sci-fi or urban fantasy) novels I've read and recommend, also because I'm starting to get trouble keeping track of this list myselves so I want it somewhere I can edit. Yes I will resurrect my bookworm account at some point ok, in the meantime I'm making a pinned.

S tier, top picks

1. Locked Tomb (series)
2. Landlocked in Foreign Skin
3. This Gilded Abyss
4. The Serpent Gates (series)
5. The Tensorate (series)

A tier, recommended

(no particular order)

• When Women Were Warriors (series)
• Spear (Nicola Griffith)
• Their Bright Ascendency (series)
• The Unbroken
• Girls Made of Snow and Glass
• Legends and Lattes
• The Ruthless Lady's Guide to Wizardry
• Metal From Heaven

B tier, still OK

(no particular order)

• The Priory of the Orange Tree (series)
• Of Fire and Stars (series)
• The Witch's Heart
• Ash / Huntress
• Gentlest of Wild Things

To-read list

• The Sapling Cage
• The Burning Kingdoms (series)
• Bairu Cormorant (series)

Literally cannot remember whether or not I've already read these

• The Radiant Emperor duology
• Girl, Serpent, Thorn

FAQ

• "Gideon / Landlocked are sci-fi": not according to my definition

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