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Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler

Parable of the Sower

Earthseed #1

Octavia E. Butler

345 pages • first pub 1993 (editions)

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The Wall by Marlen Haushofer

The Wall

Marlen Haushofer

240 pages • first pub 1963 (editions)

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My Darling Dreadful Thing by Johanna van Veen

My Darling Dreadful Thing

Johanna van Veen

384 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

fiction horror lgbtqia+ dark emotional mysterious medium-paced
Beautyland by Marie-Helene Bertino

Beautyland

Marie-Helene Bertino

326 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

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The Seep by Chana Porter

The Seep

Chana Porter

216 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

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Borne by Jeff VanderMeer

Borne

Borne #1

Jeff VanderMeer

336 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

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The Necessity of Stars by E. Catherine Tobler

The Necessity of Stars

E. Catherine Tobler

80 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

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And Seek (Not) to Alter Me by K.B. Vimes, Theo Neidlinger, Nickel J. Keep, Aria L. Deair, Juno Caster, R.L. Houck, Adrian Harley, Nina Waters, M.K. Mads, Era J.M. Couts, Veronica Sloane, Nova Mason, Lacey Hays, A.L. Heard, Lyn Weaver, Lucy K.R., Theresa Tanner, Nicole Wilkinson, Sanjita Jain

And Seek (Not) to Alter Me

Queer Fanworks Inspired By... #1

Adrian Harley, Nina Waters, M.K. Mads, Era J.M. Couts, Veronica Sloane, Sanjita Jain, Theo Neidlinger, Nickel J. Keep, Aria L. Deair, Juno Caster, R.L. Houck, Lucy K.R., Theresa Tanner, Nicole Wilkinson, K.B. Vimes, Nova Mason, Lacey Hays, A.L. Heard, Lyn Weaver

180 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

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Into the Drowning Deep by Mira Grant

Into the Drowning Deep

Rolling in the Deep #1

Mira Grant

447 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction horror lgbtqia+ science fiction adventurous dark tense medium-paced
Ring Shout by P. Djèlí Clark

Ring Shout

P. Djèlí Clark

185 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction fantasy historical horror adventurous dark tense fast-paced
The Water Cure by Sophie Mackintosh

The Water Cure

Sophie Mackintosh

266 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction dystopian literary dark mysterious tense slow-paced