Books with Asexual Main Characters
Hello! Your local mod here. A few months ago, I spent a lot of time researching books with asexual main characters and made a list of YA books with explicit rep. While making the list, I found lots of books that didn’t fit my requirements and had lots of requests to know what other books I found. I linked people to sources I used, but none 100% matched and there are at least four books that could be added. So I wanted something that had a wide range, could be updated, and could be shared easily. Hence, even though it doesn’t fully fit this blog, it’s going here!
This is a list of books in all age ranges. Some of the books have explicit representation - using the words or giving the definition without using the word - and some don’t. Some of them could be considered problematic. If you want more details on any of the books, feel free to message me privately. I’ll also be linking to the goodreads page for each book [links tk], so you can check reviews for feedback (it can be tricky, but see what shelves people add it too). I’ll also link my sources at the end of this post in case they update with things I don’t catch or they have details I didn’t include. And, as a final note, sometimes the asexual main characters aren’t main characters until later in a book series. In those cases, I’ll link to the first book and leave a note about which book has the main character.
YA Books
This Song is (Not) for You by Laura Nowlin
Fourth World by Lyssa Chiravari
From Under the Mountain by Cait Spivey
Ultraviolet by R.J. Anderson (Ace character is a side character in book one, main character in sequel)
Sabriel by Garth Nix (Ace MC in Clariel)
Seven Ways We Lie by Riley Redgate
Deadly Sweet Lies by Erica Cameron
Taken by Chance by Erica Cameron and Lani Woodland (Demisexual side character, confirmed in book 3, MC in book 4)
The Beast of Callaire by Saruuh Kelsey
The Second Mango by Shira Glassman
We Awaken by Calista Lynne
Afterworlds by Scott Westerfeld
The Clinic by Charlie Care
After I Wake by Emma Griffiths
Stranger by Rachel Manija Brown and Sherwood Smith
New Adult Books
All the Wrong Places by Ann Gallagher
The Life and Death of Eli and Jay by Francis Gideon
How Not to Summon Your True Love by Sasha L. Miller
Carrie Pilby by Caren Lissner
Crush by Caitlin Ricci
Endless Days of Summer by Stacy O’Steen
The Foxhole Court by Nora Sakavic
Coffee Cake by Michaela Grey
Adult Books
The Speed of Dark by Elizabeth Moon
The Sheepfarmer’s Daughter by Elizabeth Moon
Dreams of Shreds and Tatters by Amanda Downum
The Oathbound by Mercedes Lackey
Banner of the Damned by Sherwood Smith
How to Be a Normal Person by TJ Klune
Rescuing Jack by Caitlin Ricci (Asexual MC in sequel, Of Monsters and Men)
Torque by Charley Descoteaux
Blue Steel Chain by Alex Beecroft
Blood and Clockwork by Katey Hawthorne
Breakfire’s Glass by A.M. Valenza
Flesh and Fire by Laura Ann Gilman
The Heart of Aces (anthology)
The Bone People by Keri Hulme
City of Soldiers by Sam Burke
Sere From the Green by Lauren Jankowski
Sinners by Eka Waterfield
Chameleon Moon by RoAnna Sylver
Mindtouch by M.C.A. Hogarth
The Pardoner’s Tale by Morgan Ferdinand
Dragonoak by Sam Farren
Dust by Elizabeth Bear
A Date with Angel by J. Judkins
The Mystic Marriage by Heather Rose Jones
The Deadly Nightshade by Justine Ashford
More Than Enough by T.T. Kove
Shock and Awe by Abigail Roux (Demisexual MC comes out in book 3, Part and Parcel)
Novellas
As Autumn Leaves by Kate Sands
Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire
To Terminator With Love by Wes Kennedy
Ely, Jesse, and Robin’s Guide to Asexuality by R.J. Seeley
The Asexual Equation by R.J. Seeley
Cold Ennaline by R.J. Astruc
The Alpha and His Ace by Ana J. Phoenix
The Cybernetic Tea Shop by Meredith Katz
The Faerie Godmother’s Apprentice Wore Green by Nicky Kyle
At the Edge by Alden Lila Reedy
We Go Forward by Alison Evans
Sing to Me by Becca Lusher
High and Tight by Vanessa North
Upcoming YA Books
27 Hours by Tristina Wright
Tash Hearts Tolstoy by Kathryn Ormsbee
Daughter of the Burning City by Amanda Foody
Let’s Talk About Love by Claire Kann
Assassins: Discord by Erica Cameron (Ace MC in book 2)
Interface by Lucy Mihajlich
Radio Silence by Alice Oseman (released already in the UK)
Running with the Pack by A.M. Burns and Caitlin Ricci
Upcoming New Adult Books
Overexposed by Megan Erickson
Daybreak Rising by Kiran Olivera
Upcoming Adult Books
Hello World by Tiffany Rose and Alex Tauber
Resources
https://justloveromance.wordpress.com
http://fuckyeahasexual.tumblr.com/post/140769292653/actually-asexual-in-fiction-30-i-get-a-lot-of
http://aroaessidhe.tumblr.com/aroacebooks
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/96867.Books_With_Asexual_Spectrum_F_F_Romances
As I said, this will be a continuously updated list. I’ll be adding in goodreads links now that the list is up (as long as tumblr allows), adding books that come up, and can move/remove books if anybody thinks they don’t fit, since most of this was research, not my actual reading list. So, feel free to message me with any comments or concerns and otherwise, enjoy!
Update #1: Links added; Running with the Pack, High and Tight, and More Than Enough added; Shock and Awe moved.
I should add that there are some other books in the series with The Oathbound. The two characters in that book are in Oathbreakers and The Oathblood. Oathbound is the first book, Oathbreakers is the second, and The Oathblood is a collection of short stories.
