Queer Heroes of Myth and Legend
A celebration of gay gods, sapphic saints, and queerness through the ages

This book was a delightful look into mythical and fictional heroes through a queer lens. I love all the nicknames given to the characters like Achilles being called "the golden frat boy." I also loved that this went beyond myths into some pop culture characters. It also covers mythology from all ove......more

so very cute and fun!!......more

3.5 ⭐️ funny, cute, and explorative, this is a nice little book talking about queer subtext and rep in mythology and fantastical media. I do wish though it was organized a bit better by like section. Like the first few chapters are all Greek mythology but the other mythology isn’t grouped together an......more

This is just brilliant! Such a quirky, fun (and also informational) book that doesn't take itself too seriously. I love how Dan Jones using myths as well as academic research (don't let that put you off!) to bring out the queer ideas. The images in my copy (electronic review copy) were black and white......more

I really enjoyed this book, this is one of my all time favorite topics and it was playfully written. Light and fun read for anyone looking to know more about queer mythology or sci-fi/fantasy characters.......more