Love and swashbuckling adventure await you, Story Quester. From remixed classics to chance encounters with handsome sailors to one last voyage across the waves. Don’t miss these 10 Queer pirate tales on the high seas!
1) A Prince Among Pirates
by Katie Abdou
Queer Genre: Achillean Romantasy
Genres: Romantasy, Young Adult Romance, Pirate Adventure, Pirate Romance, Historical Fantasy, Historical Romance, Sea Adventure, Fantasy Adventure, Action Adventure, Opposites Attract Romance, Forced Proximity Romance, BIPOC Representation
Awards: New York Times bestseller, New England Book Award Finalist 2026
2) The Mermaid the Witch and the Sea
by Maggie Tokuda-Hall
Queer Genre: Genderfluid/Genderqueer Romantasy, Sapphic Romantasy
Genres: Romantasy, Young Adult Fantasy, Young Adult Romance, Pirate Adventure, Action Adventure, Swords & Sorcery, Historical Romance, Secret Identity Romance, Mermaid Fantasy
Awards: Amazon Editors’ Pick for Best Young Adult, Northern California Book Award Winner 2020 for Children’s Literature, Otherwise Award (Tiptree Award) Honor List 2020, Locus Award Finalist for Best First Novel 2021, Kirkus Review Best Teen Book of the Year 2020, School Library Journal Best Book of the Year 2020, NPR + Tor Best YA Novels of 2020
3) In Deeper Waters
by F.T. Lukens
Queer Genre: Achillean Romantasy
Genres: Romantasy, Young Adult Fantasy, Young Adult Romance, Pirate Adventure, Mermaid Romance, Action Adventure, Swords & Sorcery, Royal Romance
Awards: ALA Rainbow Booklist Selection 2022, Junior Library Guild Selection 2022, Rhode Island Teen Book Award Nominee 2023, Best of #BookTok
4) Book cover for The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi
Amina al-Sirafi Adventures Book 1
by Shannon Chakraborty
Queer Genre: Queer Fantasy
Genres: Pirate Adventure, Sea Adventure, Historical Fantasy, Military Fantasy, Fantasy Adventure, Action Adventure, Science Fantasy, Epic Fantasy
Awards: Amazon Editors’ Pick for Best Science Fiction & Fantasy, Hugo Award for Best Novel 2024 Finalist, Best Books of 2023 Nominee
*Set a thousand years before The City of Brass
5) A Clash of Steel
A Treasure Island Remix – Remixed Classics Book 1
by C. B. Lee
Queer Genre: Sapphic Historical Adventure, Sapphic Romance
Genres: Pirate Adventure, Fantasy Adventure, Action Adventure, Asian Pirate Fiction, Historical Fiction, Historical Romance, Young Adult Romance, Slow-Burn Romance, Pirate Romance, Classics Retelling, AAPI Representation
Awards: Cosmopolitan Best YA Book of 2021, Junior Library Guild Selection 2021, ALA Rainbow List Selection 2023
6) Book cover for The Wicked Bargain
by Gabe Cole Novoa
Queer Genre: Transmasculine Fantasy, Non-binary Fantasy
Genres: Latinx Pirate Fantasy, Young Adult Fantasy, Pirate Adventure, Fantasy Adventure, Caribbean Fantasy, Action Adventure, Coming-of-age Fantasy, Historical Fantasy, Swords & Sorcery, Resistance/Revenge Fantasy, Latinx Representation
Awards: International Latino Book Awards Gold Medalist 2023 for Best Young Adult & Fantasy Adventure, 36th Annual Lambda Literary Award Finalist for LGBTQ+ Young Adult Books
7) Book cover for Fated Winds and Promising Seas
by Rose Black
Queer Genre: Achillean Romantasy
Genres: Romantasy, Pirate Adventure, Sea Adventure, RomCom, Cozy Fantasy, Cozy Adventure, Fantasy Adventure, Swords & Sorcery, Forced Proximity Romance, Mental Health Representation
8) Tell No Tales: Pirates of the Southern Seas
Tell No Tales Book 1
by Sam Maggs and Kendra Wells
Queer Genre: Queer Historical Fantasy, Non-binary Historical Fantasy
Genres: Middle Grade Fantasy, Pirate Adventure, Sea Adventure, Historical Fantasy, Fantasy Adventure, Action Adventure, Action Adventure Comics & Graphic Novels, Pirate Comics & Graphic Novels
9) Book cover for A Pirate’s Life for Tea
Tomes & Tea Book 2
by Rebecca Thorne
Queer Genre: Sapphic Romantasy
Genres: Romantasy, Pirate Fantasy, Cozy Adventure, Sea Adventure, Gaslamp Fantasy, Pirate Romance, Enemies-to-lovers Romance
10) Caraway of the Sea
Phoenix Rising Book 1
by Madeline Burget
Queer Genre: Asexual Fantasy, Asexual Romance
Genres: Romantasy, New Adult Fantasy, Pirate Fantasy, Gaslamp Fantasy, Sea Adventure, Slow-Burn Romance, Forbidden Romance
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