# Recommend me some sci-fi/fantasy slash **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 24, 2003, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-some-sci-fi-fantasy-slash/183924 "2003-06-24T02:21:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Jurhael](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/cab0a1/32.png) [@Jurhael](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jurhael)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2003, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-some-sci-fi-fantasy-slash/183924/1 "2003-06-24T02:21:26Z")
Those who know what slash is know just what I’m looking for. I prefer male/male slash. So, recommend me some. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![jeanster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9fc348/32.png) [@jeanster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jeanster)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2003, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-some-sci-fi-fantasy-slash/183924/2 "2003-06-24T14:58:20Z")
I’d be happy to recommend some to you. But first, could you narrow it down a bit? Are there any particular sci/fi fantasy fandoms you have in mind? Aragorn/Legolas from LOTR? Do you like humorous slash stories or ones filled with angst? Do you like G rated or PG or NC-17? I don’t know if it’s okay to post links to NC-17 stories here, so I’ll hold off until I know for sure. ---
**Author:** ![Jurhael](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/cab0a1/32.png) [@Jurhael](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jurhael)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2003, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-some-sci-fi-fantasy-slash/183924/3 "2003-06-24T16:45:45Z")
Let me clarify. I don’t mean fanfiction. I mean sci-fi/fantasy novels. ---
**Author:** ![Jurhael](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/cab0a1/32.png) [@Jurhael](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jurhael)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2003, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-some-sci-fi-fantasy-slash/183924/4 "2003-06-24T16:51:53Z")
:smack: I can’t believe I missed specifying though. ☹ So, yea, it’s science fiction/fantasy slash with m/m pairings preferred. ---
**Author:** ![Jurhael](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/cab0a1/32.png) [@Jurhael](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jurhael)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2003, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-some-sci-fi-fantasy-slash/183924/5 "2003-06-24T16:53:48Z")
I mean sci-fi/fantasy NOVELS that have m/m pairings(slash). waaaaaaaa… (just making sure in case anyone missed it…eheeh). ---
**Author:** ![jeanster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9fc348/32.png) [@jeanster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jeanster)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2003, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-some-sci-fi-fantasy-slash/183924/6 "2003-06-24T17:56:32Z")
Oh. I misunderstood. When I saw “slash” in your request for a recommendation, I was going by [this definition](http://members.cox.net/geneva-moon/define_slash.html) of slash. Hmmm. Sci-fi/fantasy novels with m/m pairings. Sorry. Can’t help you there, but maybe some of the other folks reading this thread can help. ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2003, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-some-sci-fi-fantasy-slash/183924/7 "2003-06-24T18:21:50Z")
I think there are some male/male pairings in Mercedes Lackey’s books. ---
**Author:** ![Miss\_Mapp](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miss_mapp/32/369_2.png) [@Miss\_Mapp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miss_Mapp)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2003, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-some-sci-fi-fantasy-slash/183924/8 "2003-06-24T21:08:18Z")
David Gerrold’s _The Man Who Folded Himself_ has some m/m action. If it’s a work of fiction on its own, and not a pairing of already existing characters, I think I would call it homoerotic rather than slashy. ---
**Author:** ![Lamia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Lamia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamia)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2003, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-some-sci-fi-fantasy-slash/183924/9 "2003-06-24T21:55:15Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Jurhael \* > \*\*Let me clarify. I don’t mean fanfiction. I mean sci-fi/fantasy novels. \*\* I really don’t think the term “slash” is generally used to refer to anything other than fanfiction. I’ve never heard the term used in a non-fandom context. Just say you want science-fiction and fantasy novels that feature homosexual romances. Good luck with that quest, too – you’ll need it. Going from what I’ve heard I can second **Guin** ’s suggestion of Mercedes Lackey (although I don’t believe I’ve read any of her novels), but beyond that…well…again, “good luck” is the best I can do. ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2003, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-some-sci-fi-fantasy-slash/183924/10 "2003-06-24T22:06:57Z")
I know of a site that lists books, but because it has porn content, I can’t post it here. If you want the link though, e-mail me! ---
**Author:** ![GrandfatherTrout](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/f17d59/32.png) [@GrandfatherTrout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandfatherTrout)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2003, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-some-sci-fi-fantasy-slash/183924/11 "2003-06-24T22:11:26Z")
I vaguely recall something like that in Ellen Kushner’s _Swordspoint._ Been a while, though, and I don’t remember how explicit the language was. If that, you know, makes any difference. ---
**Author:** ![Vanyel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@Vanyel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Vanyel)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2003, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-some-sci-fi-fantasy-slash/183924/12 "2003-06-24T22:25:30Z")
Yes, Mercedes Lackey’s books do have some same-sex pairings. Not that I, personally, am _shay’a’chern_ (=homosexual, male or female), I chose this user name for Herald-Mage Vanyel’s heroic aspects. In the _Last Herald-Mage_ trilogy, Vanyel is the main character, and he works out his as the books progress. It’s not the most important thing, and many other books in this world aren’t about this, but it is a different point of viev. ---
**Author:** ![Vanyel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@Vanyel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Vanyel)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2003, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-some-sci-fi-fantasy-slash/183924/13 "2003-06-24T22:27:34Z")
I suppose it would help if I could do coding correctly:smack: ---
**Author:** ![TeaRoses](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c37758/32.png) [@TeaRoses](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TeaRoses)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2003, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-some-sci-fi-fantasy-slash/183924/14 "2003-06-24T22:44:03Z")
Maureen F. McHugh’s China Mountain Zhang is a science fiction book with a gay male protagonist who gets into a couple of relationships within the course of the book. I can only remember one real “scene” though. Great book IMO, fascinating exploration of possible results of communism, I recommend it to anyone.