I’m looking for grimdark fiction books that feature WLW (lesbian or bisexual) characters as the main protagonists. I'm mainly looking for grim dark fantasy or dark crime psychological thrillers. I really like morally grey characters, like Glokta from The First Law series by Joe Abercrombie. Romance does not need to be central to the story, but I do want WLW characters to be clearly present as main characters, so not just subtext.
I’m absolutely fine with heavy themes or graphic content as long as they serve the story.
To give a better sense of my taste, here are some books and media I’ve enjoyed over the last few years.
- Tumanbay (10/10, fantasy audio drama)
- The First Law series (9/10, grimdark fantasy)
- The Crow Girl (9/10, dark crime drama, both book and TV)
- The Forgetting Moon (9/10 grimdark fantasy)
- Berserk (10/10 – anime)
- Mindhunter (8/10)
- Black Sails (8/10)
- Claymore (9/10 – anime)
- Vinland Saga (9/10 – anime)
- Monster (10/10 – anime)
- The Chestnut Man (7/10 – dark crime book)
I've read She Who Became the Sun and the Poppy War, but I didn't like them much, tbh.
Hopefully I'm not too picky. Any recs?
by Individual-Pay7430