Essential Furry Reading
Books I recommend to everyone who wants to get into furry reading.
A doe vampire, a wolf investigator, a fox mob-enforcer, and a rabbit steel magnate become entangled in the supernatural forces of prohibition-era Chicago. There will be blood.
The series I can’t stop talking about. In this Afrocentric fantasy series, a human is stolen away from his village by a leopard god who seeks to discover why the evil humans of legend are encroaching on his forest.
When Luther Denholm, a hardened navyman, loses the man he loves and is imprisoned for the crime of loving another man, a desperate noble family offers him a way out.
Fantasy
Magic, Adventure, Dragons
Wolf of Withervale
by Joaquín Baldwin
Epic Fantasy | Queer | Transformation
Rated NC-17 for sexual content
Available in Print, Ebook, Audiobook
A young man discovers a legendary mask fabled to have the power to transform people into animal half-forms, just as the mysterious domes that dot the continents of Noss begin to open.
When Kip, a fox ‘calation’ with a strong gift for magic, attempts to enroll at the local college of sorcery, he’ll need to rely on his friends, his family, and his own power to overcome the humans who are hell bent on stopping him.
A schizophrenic college student is pulled into a dark, magical world and transformed into a dragon. Believing it’s all a product of his broken mind, he rebels against his new reality as he tries to find a way home.
Sci-Fi
Space, Tech, Science
In a colony of fennecs and hyenas on a barren planet, three friends work to keep the extent of their psionic powers a secret, lest they be separated from each other and shipped off to another world.
A genetically-engineered canine soldier struggles to understand his own frame of mind as he and his brethren crowdfund a war to take down an oppressive dictatorship.
When population restrictions on his colony ship begin to tighten, Kanti, a geroo born in violation of the ship’s restrictions on birth numbers, must take drastic measures to avoid being found and put to death.
Historical
Either historical fiction, or inspired by history
In a setting inspired by the 18th-19th century, an Akita templar’s hunt for a notorious serval thief results in a crisis of faith and an unexpected romance.
What if history was a bit furrier? This collection of short stories from acclaimed furry authors explores that very question.
When Kip, a fox ‘calation’ with a strong gift for magic, attempts to enroll at the local college of sorcery, he’ll need to rely on his friends, his family, and his own power to overcome the humans who are hell bent on stopping him.
Magical Realism
Stories with light supernatural elements
As a wolf named Saul struggles with being gay in a bigoted town and appealing to his family’s high expectations, he begins experiencing strange events that seem to be connected to a fox dancer from the 17th century.
An English beagle and a fruit bat are brought together by the discovery of their past lives. Together, they set out to uncover the story of their Victorian counterparts.
Young Audiences
No Sex, Minimal Violence
A draconic cyborg builds a spaceship. An adventurer falls in love with the dragon he’s sent to slay. A group of kobolds form a workers union. Here are 10 wildly creative dragon stories from Nenekiri Bookwyrm.
When the Axinstone, a powerful magical artifact, is stolen away from dragonkind by human thieves, a young dragon must journey into human territory on a suicide mission to take the stone back.
Legacy by Hugo Jackson
High Fantasy | Action-packed
Rated PG for some violence
Available in Print and Ebook
A sorceress fox is forced into a journey to stop an evil empire from discovering the apocalyptic power locked in an ancient city. Along the way she’ll make many friends, and just as many enemies.
Supernatural/Horror
The Scary Stuff
The Blood of Life
by NightEyes DaySpring
Vampires | Romance
Rated NC-17 for one descriptive sex scene
Available in Print
A vampiric fox falls in love with a leopard as he investigates the fraught history of his family. Soon he discovers that hunters are pursuing him, and for far more mysterious reasons than just putting a stake through his heart.
A doe vampire, a wolf investigator, a fox mob-enforcer, and a rabbit steel magnate become entangled in the supernatural forces of prohibition-era Chicago. There will be blood.
Gay Romance
I read a lot of these
Kunet, a young human, becomes stranded on a beautiful island paradise with a gnoll named Shima. Together they’ll find a home for themselves, and in each other.
In a desert land, a hyena sellsword saves a jackal prostitute from a violent and tragic life, but the hyena’s past begins to catch up to him.
The series I can’t stop talking about. In this Afrocentric fantasy series, a human is stolen away from his village by a leopard god who seeks to discover why the evil humans of legend are encroaching on his forest.
Kinky Erotica
The Really Adult Stuff
In the alaskan wilderness, a drone known as 04 lives in a compound of hypnotised men who serve an otter known as Master. But when 04’s conditioning starts to break down, he begins to investigate who he was and how this hypnotic compound came to be.
A tabby cat becomes trapped within a magical house where felines are magically compelled to obey the commands of canines.
Short Story Anthologies
Discover new writers and their awesome stories
A collection of short stories taking place in Rick Griffin’s expansive Haven Celestia sci-fi universe.
A collection of short stories about gods and mythologies, both real and original.
What if history was a bit furrier? This collection of short stories from acclaimed furry authors explores that very question.
The Korps Universe
A multi-series shared universe full of queer villainy and badass progressive themes
When a plot to destroy the Korps threatens to tear apart the state of Texas, a villainous rabbit and a heroic draft horse team up in an action-packed race to prevent an all-out war between heroes and villains.
A wolf struggles with gender dysphoria while training as a superhero, but a curious tabby cat begins challenging her perspective. The first published novel in the Korps universe.
The Korp’s head archivist begins investigating a mysterious name that keeps appearing in his records. Meanwhile, a young woman begins manifesting the archivist’s mysterious powers.
Kyell Gold
The fandom’s most prolific author
A rich mouse hires a fox thief to help him steal a priceless necklace. Shenanigans, gayness, and romance ensue as they conspire and plan their epic heist.
When a young otter falls in love with another boy, he begins to question his own sexuality, and must deal with an overprotective mother, religious conflict, and his own insecurities in this classic furry coming out story.
As a wolf named Saul struggles with being gay in a bigoted town and appealing to his family’s high expectations, he begins experiencing strange events that seem to be connected to a fox dancer from the 17th century.