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Anyone knows of other SERIOUS fantasy books with gay (male) protagonist? "Luck in the Shadows" (Nightrunner series) by Lynn Flewelling would be about as.. 'light and fluffy' as I'm interested to go though (incidentally, that's the only other series that I found that fits the bill thus far..). Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!

George You don't say what you've already rejected. Have you looked at https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/3... here yet? It's not perfect--for one thing, it'…moreYou don't say what you've already rejected. Have you looked at https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/3... here yet? It's not perfect--for one thing, it's got mysteries w/ no touch of fantasy on it--but it's a start. A start toward looking at blurbs and reviews and comparing your public libraries' catalogs.

Of that list, besides Flewelling and Morgan, I've read and liked
The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller.
A lot by Mercedes Lackey but very little of her heralds of Valdemar.
Mélusine and its sequels by Sarah Monette.
Hero by Perry Moore--quite serious, as I remember, despite being YA.
The Magpie Lord and it sequels by K.J. Charles, including the shorts.
Beyond the Pale and sequels by Mark Anthony.
The Door Into Fire and sequels by the always reliable Diane Duane--except the series isn't finished and I seem to remember the love interest wasn't much somehow ... it's been a long time.
The various Nevèrÿon titles by Samuel R. Delany, which are VERY serious.
Ink and Steel and its sequel Hell and Earth, both starring Kit Marlowe, by Elizabeth Bear.
A Book of Tongues and its sequels by Gemma Files, highly recommended.
Mordred, Bastard Son by Douglas Clegg; gonna hafta get the sequel via ILL once the libraries are up again. And maybe that book itself, which I read a few years ago.
The Alchemist of Souls and its sequels by Anne Lyle. Elizabethan.
The Watchmaker of Filigree Street by Natasha Pulley. (The gay here may or may not be obvious to you for most of the novel.) And its sequel.
The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms by N.K. Jemisin. Haven't read all the sequels, but she's dependable.
Planetfall and its sequel by Emma Newman. Tho I don't remember who, if anyone, is gay.
A Darker Shade of Magic and its sequels by V.E. Schwab.
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Are the gods real in this novel? Do the Helmsmen know about the gods, or do they just see them as some other entity that only seems supernatural to humans? (like the A C Clarke idea, sufficiently advanced technology will seem like magic to less advanced observers.)

Charles I came away with the impression the world of the story was either an alt-Earth or the Earth very far in the future. I assumed the 'gods' were post-hum…moreI came away with the impression the world of the story was either an alt-Earth or the Earth very far in the future. I assumed the 'gods' were post-humans. In the same way, the Helmsmen were biological AIs.(less)

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Does this book have explicit sex or graphic violence?

Crowley Violence yes. For sex... ummm... not really? I mean its talked about and stuff, but not really any explicit scenes. The rest of the series is much the…moreViolence yes. For sex... ummm... not really? I mean its talked about and stuff, but not really any explicit scenes. The rest of the series is much the same.(less)

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