Heart of stone by sonya bateman, sorcery reborn by steve mchugh, bound by benedict jacka, faerie st. Fantasy and science fiction books with bisexual, gay, and pansexual male protagonists mlm fantasy. Since i havent read that many books from this type of perspective, the only one that i can really think of is the song of ice and fire series by george r. Ya novels with male protagonists the awkward book blogger. Looking for series with a male mc, action, and romance. Find games tagged female protagonist and romance like when the past was around demo, butterfly soup, ebon light, ruya, contract demon on itch. If youre a fan of lgbt ya fantasy books in particular, youre in luck. Fantasy with romance and a male protagonist science fiction and. I also admit i dont make a big effort to balance out the books my son readmostly because im just happy if hes reading. This is a list of fantasy authors, authors known for writing works of fantasy, fantasy literature, or related genres of magic realism, horror fiction, science fantasy. My pick for best book with a male main character is a recent read that immediately became one of my favorite young adult books. What are some books that are fantasy but with a male protagonist.
Two protagonists, one of each gender, split the pov in these realistic novels. There are plenty of great books featuring strong female main characters in compelling stories that are sure to appeal to boys as well as girls. Please add only books where the fantasy or scifi plots are primarily represented in the general storyline. But of course, what make this book really special are its welldeveloped characters, an engaging and. I dont need to look through all my books and it would take forever to know that we have more male protagonist books than female.
Heart of stone by sonya bateman, sorcery reborn by steve mchugh, bound by benedict jacka, faerie. Half bad series by sally green 2014 top ten amazing audiobooks for young adults. Browse other questions tagged storyidentification books magic youngadult or ask your own question. The chronicles of covent and forged in death are two fantasy books where the main characters are so overpowered, it didnt matter what the writer threw at them, they seemed to blink and beat it. The following list will get anybodyboy, girl, youngster, adultitching to read. Joe abercrombies first law books all 6 are action packed with a healthy serving of blood lust, not a lot of romance although sex does feature in several of the books. What are some books that are fantasy but with a male. The following list will get anybodyboy, girl, youngster, adultitching to. Do not add books that are not urban fantasy and do not have a male lead please. The 50 best fantasy books of the 21st century so far paste. Fantasy books with male protagonist that contains action and romance. Each of the three books has a different protagonist.
Cooks garrett pi books are basically high fantasy detective novels, not really urban or paranormal fantasy. Hounded by kevin hearne, turn coat by jim butcher, dead beat by jim butcher, grave peril by jim butcher. Being a gay male, this is a theme ive been wanting to read about. Looking for a fantasy with a strong male protagonist, preferably with romance. Looking for a fantasy book with young male protagonist. The maze runner by james dashner, harry potter and the halfblood prince by j. This week, for all you hardworking writers out there, ive created a master list of fantasy names. Fantasy and scifi books with gay young adult protagonists. Ive made a specific section of queer ya fantasy books just for you.
I read red rising by pierce brown and loved, so im wonder if you guys having any suggestions for any new books. I read only traditionally male ya fiction aka books. Fantasy novel series with male protagonist, alternate world, winning hand in marriage, starting a magic school 9 looking for a bookseries about kids with magic powers. Its hard to pick which of greens first three books to choose from, as they all feature intelligent, quirky, sensitive males as their protagonists, but. The root by naamen gobert tilahun is an urban fantasy novel where one of the two protagonists is a young gay man. The pointsman books point of hopes and point of dreams by melissa scott and lisa barnett have a gay protagonist and a bi protagonist, and a bunch of queer secondary characters, and the fictional. I love to read fantasy books with strong female main characters, i dont like it when the girl is weak, even if she has a strong mind. This study concludes that females focus on describing the. Lgbtqiap protagonists in fantasy and science fiction the. Id like it to be a fantasyromance book not just a romance book. Five books by female authors and five books by male authors published between 1990 and 1998 were subjected to latent content analysis in this study. Weve selected a pile of books with universal appeal for kids of different ages and tastes, from bestselling picture books to young adult. Nathan is the illegitamate son of the most evil witch in the land and is caged and beaten.
Top games tagged female protagonist and romance itch. I dont think there are any one character in the books that could be highlighted as the protagonist as the author continually switches the viewpoint between characters. Im not against having and pov here and there of other characters though, but mainly focusing on a single male character. Honestly, i dislike books with type of character, but i did read two ebooks in the last year that qualify for whats being asked for. When it comes to urban fantasy, forget the famous james brown song, its a mans mans mans world. Ive loved fantasy and science fiction novels ever since i picked up a wrinkle in time in elementary school. Races arent entirely clear, since this is a fantasy world, but the protagonist in the second book, the broken kingdom, is a woman described as h. There are 60 booksseries, but it doesnt specify which letter in lgbt it. Kendare blakes anna dressed in blood not only has a male protagonist with a cool name, cas lowood, but it has one of the most evocative covers ever. Do you know of any scififantasy books with a black. He has a sweet moviewatching setup on his roof, and he doesnt mind aarons obsession with a popular fantasy series. In respect to lgbt books, the database isnt very detailed, though. Do you all have any other recommendations for fantasy books with yearold protagonists or thereabouts. Now, since it hasnt been that long since i was a ya myself i do remember the babysitters club yall i decided to add a little twist.
Looking for a fantasy can be urban fantasy novel series where the protagonist has to be male starts off weak but really quickly becomes one of the strongest like neo in the matrix. The problem with female protagonists writer unboxed. Looking for a fantasy with a strong male protagonist. See more ideas about chapter books, books and good books.
I like it when the books have romance in them, but not it being the main focus. Honestly, its just that i love fantasy, and usually find myself enjoying books with male protagonists more than female, for what ever reason. The protagonist is gay but his orientation is far from his defining trait and only part of a well developed character and a. Urban fantasy with male lead characters this is a list for the urban fantasy fan who likes to read books where the lead character is a male. In order to compile this list, i asked two ya writer friends of mine, molly backes the princesses of iowa and james klise love drugged. Books shelved as urban fantasy with maleprotagonist. Books with strong female characters common sense media. I interested in finding a male protagonist fantasy book that has action and romance in it.
Fantasy novel series with male protagonist, alternate. Fantasy books with male protagonist that contains action and. If you think girl books are just about princesses, romance, gossipy schoolgirls, and vampires, think again. Anne mccaffreys dragonflight is a wonderful, wonderful read, and is a scifi book disguised as a fantasy, not a fantasy book, harry potter and the sorcerers stone is placed too low on this list, the fellowship of the ring is placed too high, eragon and the golden compass deserve no mention on any list that calls itself best fantasy novels of. I dont really like it when the plot is set in modern times or on earth. Line on kickstarter, demon kiss, deliverance chapter vii on itch. Find games tagged male protagonist like cafe space angel pt1, rainy day, silver. The post about the new rfantasy database got me looking again. Rowling percy jackson and the olympians books by rick riordan before it was a movie, it was a book.
I may be overlooking a lot of obvious ones, and if so im sorryim just not having any luck with my searches. Looking for fantasy with male protagonist and romance. The hardest thing sometimes for us to create, isnt great characters, plot ideas, or shocking twists. As this list requires young adult characters, please dont add books with too much sexual content either counted as the number of scenes or the level of explicitness regarding them.
Rowling to sabaa tahir, we list the best fantasy books of the 21st century. It features 50 amazing queer fantasy books, from highepic fantasy to urban fantasy to superheroes and everywhere in between. Popular urban fantasy with male protagonist books goodreads. Fantasy novel series with male protagonist, alternate world, winning hand in marriage, starting a magic school.
Maybe its because i like reading about women i can look up to. Many of the authors are known for work outside the fantasy genres. Are there any good books where the role of protagonist is. Theres something about a powerhouse female protagonist that makes me happy.
Perhaps its because the majority of beloved fantasy novels feature male protagonists. I dont mind female protagonists i found the deed of paksenarrion and beka cooper novels quite goodbut as a male reader, i do occasionally. By recent books, i am talking about year 2000 and up. This list of mustread lgbt fantasy books is here to help. Edwards is an urban fantasy series with a gay protagonist. Top ten fantasy novels that have gay people in them. Perhaps its because books about women are less likely to win prizes.
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