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Books and Authors of the Why Choose/Poly Category Across Genre & Time

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  So, I've been ruminating on this particular topic off and on.  Let me back up, the first book I ever read that tastefully hinted at such a relationship possibility very subtly (almost unnoticeable) was a YA Fantasy novel by Mercedes Lackey and Ellen Guon by the title of "Knights of Ghost & Shadows," originally released June 1, 1990.  Toward the very end of the novel was a hint that Korendil (Kory Elf), Eric Banyon (Bard and Muscian), and Beth Kentarine (Witch and Musician) were at the beginning of being in a relationship altogether.  There was one brief kissing scene between Eric and Kory after Eric used his bardic magic to heal Kory and his brethren elves, and a very intense scene where Kory and Eric stare into each other's eyes.  There were also the different parts of the book where each of them had also slept with Beth separately, which caused some initial friction between the two males that eventually got worked out. And it's a follow-up novel by the s...