#Queer Book Ship Tournament 2025

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Character, book, and author names under the cut

Genly Ai/Therem Harth rem ir Estraven- The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin

Shesheshen/Homily- Someone You Can Build a Nest In by John Wiswell

Simon Torquill/Patrick Lorden/Dianda Lorden- October Daye Series by Seanan McGuire

Theo Flowerday/Kit Fairfield- The Pairing by Casey McQuiston

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Character, book, and author names under the cut

Catalina “Cat” Alvarez/Laila Dermott- The Sunshine Court by Nora Sakavic 

Kodiak Celius/Ambrose Cusk- The Darkness Outside Us by Eliot Schrefer

Jean/Muirin- A Sweet Sting of Salt by Rose Sutherland

Wu Zetian/Li Shimin/Gao Yizhi- Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao

[queer-book-character-tournament]

Character, book, and author names under the cut

Nangong Jingnu/Qiyan Agula- Clear and Muddy Loss of Love/Jing Wei Qing Shang by Please Don't Laugh/Qing Jun Mo Xiao

Dr. Arada/Overse- The Murderbot Diaries by Martha Wells

Harrowhark Nonagesimus/Gideon Nav- The Locked Tomb by Tamsyn Muir

Renarin Kholin/Rlain- The Stormlight Archives by Brandon Sanderson

[queer-book-character-tournament]

Character, book, and author names under the cut

Red/Blue- This is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Mac Gladstone

Kiram Kir-Zaki/Javier Tornesal- Lord Of The White Hell by Ginn Hale

Carter Bennett/Gavin Livingstone- Brothersong by TJ Klune

You Huo/Qin Jiu- Global University Entrance Examination by Mu Su Li

[queer-book-character-tournament]

Character, book, and author names under the cut

You Miao/Li Zhifeng- To Rule in a Turbulent World by Fei Tian Ye Xiang

Kahlil (“Ravishan”)/John Toffler (“Jath'ibaye”)- The Rifter by Ginn Hale

Jack Wolcott/Alexis Chopper- Wayward Children by Seanan McGuire

Reyna/Kianthe- Tomes and Tea Series by Rebecca Thorne

[queer-book-character-tournament]

Character, book, and author names under the cut

Shang Qinghua/Mobei-Jun- The Scum Villain's Self-Saving System by Mo Xiang Tong Xiu

Keita Mori/Thaniel Steepleton- The Watchmaker of Filigree Street by Natasha Pulley

Sancia Grado/Berenice Grimaldi- The Foundryside Trilogy by Robert Jackson Bennett

Shara Wheeler/Chloe Green - I Kissed Shara Wheeler by Casey McQuiston

[queer-book-character-tournament]

Character, book, and author names under the cut

Julian St Albans/Alexander Benedict- The Courtship of Julian St Albans by Amy Crook

Mary Frankenstien/Maisie- Our Hideous Progeny by C.E. McGill�� 

Kiem Tegnar/Jainan nav Adessari- Winter's Orbit by Everina Maxwell

Alec Lightwood/Magnus Bane- The Mortal Instruments by Cassandra Clare

[queer-book-character-tournament]

Character, book, and author names under the cut

Fumiko Nakajima/Dana Schneider- The Vanished Birds by Simon Jimenez

Esther/Cye- Upright Woman Wanted by Sarah Gailey

Achilles/Patroclus- The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

Wes/Isaiah- One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston

[queer-book-character-tournament]

Character, book, and author names under the cut

Andrew Blur/Sam Halse- Summer Sons by Lee Mandelo 

Niko/Myla- One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston

Sam Sylvester/Shep- The Many Half-Lived Lives of Sam Sylvester by Maya MacGregor

Oliver Barlow/Felipe Galvan- The Reanimator’s Heart by Kara Jorgensen

[queer-book-character-tournament]

Character, book, and author names under the cut

Joseph Delgado/Remy St Patin- Here We Go Again by Alison Cochrun

Luc O'Donnell/Oliver Blackwood- Boyfriend Material by Alexis Hall

Zong Jiu/No. 1- Thriller Trainee by Wang Ya

Keema/Jun Ossa- The Spear Cuts Through Water by Simon Jimenez

[queer-book-character-tournament]

Character, book, and author names under the cut

Coronabeth Tridentarius/Judith Duteros- The Locked Tomb by Tamsyn Muir

Galadriel “El” Higgins/Liesel- The Scholomance Series by Naomi Novik

Viv/Tandri- Legends and Lattes by Travis Baldree

Tommy Fairfield/Carter Batudev- Crushing It and Winging It by Jen Desmarais

[queer-book-character-tournament]

Character, book, and author names under the cut

Eric “Bitty” Bittle/Jack Zimmermann- Check, Please! by Ngozi Ukazu

Jack Alston/Alan Ross- A Power Unbound by Freya Marske

Kong Hongjun/Li Jinglong- Tianbao Fuyao Lu/Legend of Exorcism by Fei Tian Ye Xiang

Xuan Min/Xue Xian- Copper Coins/Tong Qian Kan Shi by Mu Su Li

[queer-book-character-tournament]

Character, book, and author names under the cut

Lady Camembert/Princess Brie- The Princess and The Grilled Cheese Sandwich by Deya Muniz

He Yu/Xie Qingcheng- Case File Compendium/Bing An Ben by Meatbun Doesn't Eat Meat

Reyna/Kianthe- Tomes and Tea Series by Rebecca Thorne

Silas Bell/Daphne Luckenbill- The Spirit Bares Its Teeth by Andrew Joseph White

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Character, book, and author names under the cut

Elliot Schafer/Luke Sunborn- In Other Lands by Sarah Rees Brennan 

Felix Love/Ezra Patel- Felix Ever After by Kacen Callender 

Yan Wushi/Shen Qiao- Thousand Autumns/Qianqiu by Meng Xi Shi

Imogene Threadgoode/Ruth Jamison- Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie Flagg

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Character, book, and author names under the cut

Rosemary Harper/Sissix- The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet by Becky Chambers

Helen Blackthorn/Aline Penhallow- The Dark Artifices by Cassandra Clare

Robin Blyth/Edwin Courcey- A Marvellous Light by Freya Marske

Yan Zhengming/Cheng Qian- Liu Yao: The Revitalization of Fuyao Sect/Coins of Destiny by Priest

[queer-book-character-tournament]

Character, book, and author names under the cut

Ilya Rozanov/Shane Hollander- Heated Rivalry by Rachel Reid

Addie LaRue/Henry Strauss- The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by VE Schwab

Miri/Leah- Our Wives Under the Sea by Julia Armfield 

Wen Shi/Chen Budao- Panguan by Mu Su Li