Books with Asexual Main Characters
Hello! Your local mod here. A few months ago, I spent a lot of time researching books with asexual main characters and made a list of YA books with explicit rep. While making the list, I found lots of books that didn’t fit my requirements and had lots of requests to know what other books I found. I linked people to sources I used, but none 100% matched and there are at least four books that could be added. So I wanted something that had a wide range, could be updated, and could be shared easily. Hence, even though it doesn’t fully fit this blog, it’s going here!
This is a list of books in all age ranges. Some of the books have explicit representation - using the words or giving the definition without using the word - and some don’t. Some of them could be considered problematic. If you want more details on any of the books, feel free to message me privately. I’ll also be linking to the goodreads page for each book [links tk], so you can check reviews for feedback (it can be tricky, but see what shelves people add it too). I’ll also link my sources at the end of this post in case they update with things I don’t catch or they have details I didn’t include. And, as a final note, sometimes the asexual main characters aren’t main characters until later in a book series. In those cases, I’ll link to the first book and leave a note about which book has the main character.
This Song is (Not) for You by Laura Nowlin
Ultraviolet by R.J. Anderson (Ace character is a side character in book one, main character in sequel)**
Sabriel by Garth Nix (Ace MC in Clariel)
Seven Ways We Lie by Riley Redgate
Deadly Sweet Lies by Erica Cameron** [#ownvoices]
Taken by Chance by Erica Cameron and Lani Woodland (Demisexual side character, confirmed in book 3, MC in book 4)** [#ownvoices]
The Beast of Callaire by Saruuh Kelsey
The Second Mango by Shira Glassman
We Awaken by Calista Lynne**
Afterworlds by Scott Westerfeld
The Clinic by Charlie Care
After I Wake by Emma Griffiths
Stranger by Rachel Manija Brown and Sherwood Smith
The Last Chronomancer by Reilyn J. Hardy
A Word and a Bullet by Rachel Sharp** [#ownvoices]
Sea Foam and Silence by Lynn E. O’Connacht [#ownvoices]
Feather by Feather and Other Stories by Lynn E. O’Connacht [#ownvoices]
Assassins: Discord by Erica Cameron (Ace MC in book 2) [#ownvoices]
Running with the Pack by A.M. Burns and Caitlin Ricci
Interface by Lucy Mihajlich
Radio Silence by Alice Oseman**
Tash Hearts Tolstoy by Kathryn Ormsbee**
Daughter of the Burning City by Amanda Foody
All the Wrong Places by Ann Gallagher**
The Life and Death of Eli and Jay by Francis Gideon
Fourth World by Lyssa Chiravari** [#ownvoices]
From Under the Mountain by Cait Spivey [#ownvoices]
How Not to Summon Your True Love by Sasha L. Miller
Carrie Pilby by Caren Lissner
Endless Days of Summer by Stacy O’Steen
The Foxhole Court by Nora Sakavic
Coffee Cake by Michaela Grey
Into the Blue by Pene Henson
Bone Diggers by Tiffany Rose & Alex Tauber** [#ownvoices]
Overexposed by Megan Erickson
Daybreak Rising by Kiran Oliver [#ownvoices]
The Speed of Dark by Elizabeth Moon
The Sheepfarmer’s Daughter by Elizabeth Moon
Dreams of Shreds and Tatters by Amanda Downum
The Oathbound by Mercedes Lackey
Banner of the Damned by Sherwood Smith**
How to Be a Normal Person by TJ Klune** [#ownvoices]
Rescuing Jack by Caitlin Ricci (Asexual MC in sequel, Of Monsters and Men)
Torque by Charley Descoteaux
Blue Steel Chain by Alex Beecroft
Blood and Clockwork by Katey Hawthorne
Breakfire’s Glass by A.M. Valenza
Flesh and Fire by Laura Ann Gilman
The Heart of Aces (anthology)**
The Bone People by Keri Hulme [#ownvoices]
City of Soldiers by Sam Burke**
Sere From the Green by Lauren Jankowski [#ownvoices]
Sinners by Eka Waterfield
Chameleon Moon by RoAnna Sylver [#ownvoices]
Mindtouch by M.C.A. Hogarth
The Pardoner’s Tale by Morgan Ferdinand
A Date with Angel by J. Judkins
The Mystic Marriage by Heather Rose Jones
The Deadly Nightshade by Justine Ashford
More Than Enough by T.T. Kove
Shock and Awe by Abigail Roux (Demisexual MC comes out in book 3, Part and Parcel)**
A Gentleman’s Position by K.J. Charles
The King’s Peace by Jo Walton
A Promise Broken by Lynn E. O’Connacht [#ownvoices]
Hello World by Tiffany Rose and Alex Tauber [#ownvoices]
As Autumn Leaves by Kate Sands**
Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire** [#ownvoices]
To Terminator With Love by Wes Kennedy [#ownvoices]
Ely, Jesse, and Robin’s Guide to Asexuality by R.J. Seeley**
The Asexual Equation by R.J. Seeley**
Cold Ennaline by R.J. Astruc**
The Alpha and His Ace by Ana J. Phoenix**
The Cybernetic Tea Shop by Meredith Katz
The Faerie Godmother’s Apprentice Wore Green by Nicky Kyle [#ownvoices]
At the Edge by Alden Lila Reedy
We Go Forward by Alison Evans
Sing to Me by Becca Lusher
High and Tight by Vanessa North
The Galloway Road by Catherine Adams
Texture Like Sun by Ils Greyhart
Accepting Me by Jo Ramsey**
27 Hours by Tristina Wright
Let’s Talk About Love by Claire Kann**
Summer Bird Blue by Akemi Dawn Bowman** [#ownvoices]
Miles Away From You by A.B. Rutledge
Before I Let Go by Marieke Nijkamp [#ownvoices]
Sawkill Girls by Claire Legrand
Miss Violet and the Great War by Leanna Renee Hieber
https://justloveromance.wordpress.com
http://fuckyeahasexual.tumblr.com/post/140769292653/actually-asexual-in-fiction-30-i-get-a-lot-of
http://aroaessidhe.tumblr.com/aroacebooks
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/96867.Books_With_Asexual_Spectrum_F_F_Romances
As I said, this will be a continuously updated list. I’ll be adding in goodreads links now that the list is up (as long as tumblr allows), adding books that come up, and can move/remove books if anybody thinks they don’t fit, since most of this was research, not my actual reading list. So, feel free to message me with any comments or concerns and otherwise, enjoy!
Update #1: Links added; Running with the Pack, High and Tight, and More Than Enough added; Shock and Awe moved.
Update #2: A Gentleman’s Position, Aces, Into the Blue, The Last Chronomancer, Empty Net, The King’s Peace, The Galloway Road, A Word and a Bullet added.
Update #3: Sea Foam and Silence, A Promise Broken, Feather by Feather and Other Stories, and Texture Like Sun added.
Update #4: I marked books I was fairly sure explicitly used words with **; I added [#ownvoices] to books with out ace/aro authors (and the ownvoices only speaks to them being ace, writing an ace character); Bone Diggers and Accepting Me added.
Update #5: Moved a few books that had been released and added some links.
Update #6: Moved a few books that had been released.
Update #7: Added a few books and moved some recent releases.
