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The 2020s have been a Golden Age of Gay. The current political situation aside, there has been an outpouring of queerness across the culture. Chappell Roan, I Saw The TV Glow, literally every character in Baldur’s Gate 3, queerness is alive and thriving in music, movies and video games. And when it comes to books? Don’t even get me started. There has been a deluge of queer literature flooding the market, with queer fantasy surging to the top. If you’re a connoisseur of the decade’s finest queer art, you can’t miss 10 best queer fantasy books of the 2020s (so far).

She Who Became The Sun

A historical fantasy novel set in Imperial China, Shelley Parker Chan’s She Who Became The Sun is a queer reimagining of the rise of one of the nation’s most famous royals: the Hongwu Emperor. The founder of the Ming Dynasty, he’s one of the most influential figures in Chinese history – and according to Shelley Parker Chan, one of its most important queer figures. The story begins with a young girl’s decision to take on the identity and destiny of a dead brother, Zhu Chongba. Newly rechristened, Zhu joins up with a rebel group to stick it to the invading Mongolians – establishing themself as a respected military figure. After ascending into the halls of power, Zhu begins a relationship with a noblewoman, who helps them navigate the intricacies of politics. It’s a sweeping novel about a person who refuses to let adversity, circumstance, violence, or gender roles bar them from the height of their ambition, which, in this case, is to rule China entirely. Dream big, y’all.