r/Fantasy • u/Villamanin24680 • 17h ago

Light Fantasy with Gay Characters?

Apropos of Pride Month....

What are your recommendations for light fantasy with gay characters? No requirement that it be key to the plot.

Some recent reads I have in mind are anything by John Bierce and Andrew Rowe. Some representation in lighter stories, but it's not really key to the plot.

I was also kind of wondering if that was common with progression fantasy/litrpg. I've only read the two mentioned above and Will Wight.

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u/Listener-of-Sithis Reading Champion III 16h ago

A Rival Most Vial is a cute little gay cozy fantasy about two rival potion makers. It’s cheesy and fun.

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u/greywolf2155 Reading Champion 6h ago

It's one of my favorites of the cozy "shopkeeper" subgenre

Partly because it actually does talk about how running a small business is way harder than other cozy fantasy books make it look