Gideon the Ninth

Raised in a gloomy gothic tomb and armed with a sword and snark, Gideon Nav wants nothing more than to escape the dreary world of necromancers—especially her lifelong nemesis, Harrowhark. But when duty calls, she’s dragged into a deadly trial of wits, magic, and bones at the Emperor’s palace. What follows is a genre-defying whirlwind of necromancy, murder mystery, and queer chaos wrapped in bone-dry humor.

~ Included for its unapologetically queer heroine, wildly original worldbuilding, and fierce emotional core. This book cracked open the sci-fi fantasy genre and let the lesbians run wild. ~