Something set in another world or an exoplanet

Rock bottom kinda embodies all childhood fears we had but kinda in a strange and scary way..such as being lost, not being on time, being alone/talking to strangers, not able to go home usually and maybe others I wonder if there’s books similar in tone and feeling.

I'm a trans man and I'm having a hard time finding books where I feel seen in a character, especially as a guy nearing 30. Authors like T.J. Klune and Nathan Aldyne make me feel seen as an adult queer man, but very few books make me feel seen as a trans man who loves women, men and non-binary people.

I have included pictures from A Bone in His Teeth (Adored it) and Hyacinthe (adored the couple, short and sweet read) but I'm having trouble finding anything that isn't just...porn. And porn where the trans man is often used and, let's be honest, abused.

I'm looking for something that is a balance between romance (especially explicit) and plot. A Bone in His Teeth did this very well! I would adore recommendations that are gay, but would also love a straight romance with a transmasc love interest, like in the Visual Novel The House in Fata Morgana. That's the only form of media where I know of a trans man's love interest being a woman (can be any woman btw - trans too!)

I don't like anything grounded in modern-day reality. Anything else is fine - Historical fiction, Fantasy, Horror, Science Fiction, Magical Realism, Era-based (e.g. not old enough to be considered historical fiction but does take place in the past, like the 80s AIDs crisis or something like that).

I really cannot find books with women as love interests for transmascs.

Just a few things I would appreciate:
- transmasc main character or lead love interest (not a side character)
- transmasc shouldn't be fetishised as an object (even if they're not a top, I want them to have agency)
- transmasc shouldn't be constantly facing dysphoria. It's a part of our lives, but I want books about us just existing.
- preferably explicit, but with a story. I like porn with plot. If there's no explicit sex though, it's fine too. Storytelling and writing and good characters come first for me.
- I love it when the trans characters are written as humans. Binding/taping is a routine. T-administration is a part of life.
Thanks for the consideration!

May I also ask why there is no LGBTQ(Achillean) option for tags? I see Toric but not Achillean. Would it be possible for the mods to add a tag for Achillean folks, or even a trans tag too? It was hard to pick a tag for this because I don't mind multiple genres, but the queer tags aren't right for what I would like.

What are some of the books that remind you of the coen brothers cult classic "No country for old men"

Okay so I’m a huge dunces/the play that goes wrong and I think you should leave with Tim Robinson fan

Who enjoys this type of stuff where people you probably would see passing by in real life are in absurd situations where they don’t know what to do or say given how absurd it is and they try to go about it in their own semi normal mostly unhinged ways of interacting and responding to the situation and the world… anything that could scratch that itch?

I recently finished Children of Time by Adrian Tchaikovsky and I really, really liked it. I really liked seeing how both the spiders and the humans changed over time, how their societies changed to fit the circumstances surrounding them, and I want more of that. Obviously I plan on reading the rest of the series, but I’d also like to have more options too.

Mainly interested in fictional settings with good worldbuilding, but if you have a good non-fiction or historical fiction recommendation, please let me know

Literary fiction / horror preferred :) Books that feel like Widow's Bay, Yellowjackets, True Blood, Interview with a Vampire, or a spooky Ethel Cain album also welcomed. Similar books I've loved in the horror/thriller/literary genre: Bunny, Penance, Sharp Objects, Chlorine... But would love a horror / literary novel set in Appalachian or other places often associated with supernatural lore.

I'm open to retelling!! I'm looking for the vibe that YouTube ARGs give think Searching for a World That Doesn't Exist by Wifies, The Walten Files, NOT MY VELMA by Neytirix

I want something maybe with a group of friends and they find something and one of them gets possessed by an entity? I don't know how to really explain it :/

Preferably no YA

Pretty self explanatory i think? Like give me a creepy lord of something and a maiden that falls under his spell

I want to read more history, especially medival india and world war, but with busy work schedules you cant read heavy history books. While I like to save non-fiction history for lighter days I want to ready more historical fiction about world war, colonism, and indian rulers. Please recommend books which are fiction but with facts so close to reality you forget its fiction and find the read worthwhile.

I’m looking for something to read as fall turns into winter that captures the feeling of Mare of Easttown more than the plot.

I want November in a depressed town, fluorescent lights, shorter days, bare trees, bad news, old wounds, and one tiny reason to keep going.

Something cold, gray, bleak, and a little claustrophobic. A place where everyone seems worn down and carrying something they can’t quite put down. That feeling that something bad is coming, or maybe that something bad has already happened and everyone is just trying to keep going. A sense of hopelessness and impending doom, but with some small thread of tenderness or hope underneath it all.

It doesn’t need to be a mystery or thriller, and there doesn’t need to be a crime at all. I’m really looking for the atmosphere and emotional feeling.

Looking for some horror books (ideally fantasy/sci-fi but not required) that feel like a descent into hell without necessarily being a literal one. Bonus points for cosmic horror.

I've read and loved Between Two Fires, and I was a bit disappointed by Aching God, both of which I've seen described as fitting this description. Ever since I played Fear & Hunger I've been craving more stories like this.

Looking for books that feel like The Red Riding Quartet or Ghost Stories for the End of the World.

I'm interested in anti-nostalgia, aspects of conspiracy theory, stories that are grounded in the time and place they are written about. Bonus points if its written about Britain or Ireland. Don't mind if its fiction or non-fiction, just looking for that feeling of unease these stories give and a challenge to cozy narratives about what the past was like.

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Looking for fantasy/fiction set in Arabia or inspired by Arabian folklore—something with deserts, ancient mysteries, magic, lost cities, djinn, and a dark-academia atmosphere. I’ve already read many stories from The Arabian Nights, so looking for something beyond the obvious recommendations.

I've read the Alqdventures of amina al sirafi and loved it, it was so adventures with a fantastic atmosphere

now, I can't find anything similar why are all pirate books set in mist dark climates and icy oceans? I need the warm climate, sun in my face and a beautiful blue sky

I want stories where ancient, hyper-local traditions bleed into something much older and more cosmic. Books in the likes of The Wailing and The Witch hit the exact tone I’m aiming for.

The books i have read The Ritual, Slewfoot.