I love reading books with LGBTQ+ characters but I hate romance novels. I don’t mind if romance is a background plot but I want other plot elements to be the main story.
I particularly like science fiction, dystopia, and historical fiction.
by Chibi_Beaver
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Here are some!
No romance
* Leech by Hiron Ennes
* The Raven Tower by Ann Leckie. The vaguest hint of romance that’s almost entirely offscreen.
* The Imperial Radch trilogy by Ann Leckie
* Blackfish City by Sam J. Miller. Hookup, but no romance.
* The Locked Tomb trilogy by Tamsyn Muir. Lots of unrequited pining, no romance.
Have romance, but not the main focus
* Babel-17 by Samuel R. Delany
* We Won’t Be Here Tomorrow and Other Stories by Margaret Killjoy
* Amatka by Karin Tidbeck. A good dystopian novel.
* We Are Satellites by Sarah Pinsker. About an established lesbian couple and their kids.
* Provenance by Ann Leckie
* Autonomous by Ann Leckie
* The City in the Middle of the Night by Charlie Jane Anders
Ethan of Athos by Lois Bujold.
Sci-fi, no romance on page (but the protagonist reflects about the past relationship).