If you've read Neverwhere, you're probably aware of American Gods, which I think is hands-down the best, most outside-the-box adult fantasy book ever. There is a very explicit sex scene early on (the only one I can remember), but if you can get past that somehow, it's very much worth it - there's lots of amazing writing, you can never tell what's going to happen next, and at one point there's some very heavy-duty character whumpage going on. It's all about developing the main character as you realize who the other are, and because it's set in the USA, politics and world-building are unnecessary.
Kraken by China Mieville is another book that reminds me a lot of Neverwhere meets Cory Doctorow, and I don't remember it having any sex at all. The writing isn't stellar, but the setting and the absolutely fantastic references to geek/nerd culture everywhere make up for that IMO.
I also highly recommend Sunshine by Robin McKinley. It's a really unique take on the whole vampire concept, and the author realistically confronts some of the issues that other vampire novels tend to gloss over and/or assume are tropes that their readers have come to accept. There is some oblique discussion of sex, and one almost-sex scene that's less than a paragraph.
If you're looking for a more urban fantasy type thing, I'd suggest checking out the graphic novel Fray. It's a short, easy, and has no sex that I can remember. I don't remember who wrote it (maybe Joss Whedon?) but I know it's published by Dark Horse Comics.
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Date: 2011-08-17 06:28 pm (UTC)From:Kraken by China Mieville is another book that reminds me a lot of Neverwhere meets Cory Doctorow, and I don't remember it having any sex at all. The writing isn't stellar, but the setting and the absolutely fantastic references to geek/nerd culture everywhere make up for that IMO.
I also highly recommend Sunshine by Robin McKinley. It's a really unique take on the whole vampire concept, and the author realistically confronts some of the issues that other vampire novels tend to gloss over and/or assume are tropes that their readers have come to accept. There is some oblique discussion of sex, and one almost-sex scene that's less than a paragraph.
If you're looking for a more urban fantasy type thing, I'd suggest checking out the graphic novel Fray. It's a short, easy, and has no sex that I can remember. I don't remember who wrote it (maybe Joss Whedon?) but I know it's published by Dark Horse Comics.