A book list!
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firecat"100 MUST-READ SCI-FI FANTASY NOVELS BY FEMALE AUTHORS" by Nikki Steele, who writes, "Do note that I’ve only listed the first book in any given series."
I think this is a very good list. I have bolded the ones I've read, check-marked the ones I own but haven't read yet, and starred the ones I especially liked. I'm feeling especially hard to please when it comes to fiction these days, and I want to reflect that, so I didn't give out very many stars. I don't mean to suggest the ones I didn't give a star to are bad, just that they didn't get me super-excited.
If you've read any of these authors, I want to hear what you liked by them!
1. Alanna: The First Adventure by Tamora Pierce
2. The Alchemy of Stone by Ekaterina Sedia
*3. Among Others by Jo Walton
*4. Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie
√5. Ancient, Ancient by Kiini Ibura Salaam
√6. The Antelope Wife by Louise Erdrich
7. Arrows of the Queen by Mercedes Lackey
8. Ash by Malinda Lo
9. Assassin’s Apprentice by Robin Hobb
10. The Pyramid Waltz by Barbara Wright
11. Biting the Sun by Tanith Lee
12. The Blazing World by Margaret Cavendish
*13. The Bloody Chamber by Angela Carter
√14. Boneshaker by Cherie Priest
15. Brown Girl in the Ring by Nalo Hopkinson
16. Cast in Shadow by Michelle Sagara
√17. China Mountain Zhang by Maureen F. McHugh
18. Chorus of Mushrooms by Hiromi Goto
19. Cinder by Marissa Meyer
20. The Crystal Cave by Mary Stewart
21. The Darkangel by Meredith Ann Pierce
22. Daughter of Smoke & Bone by Laini Taylor
23. Daughter of the Blood by Anne Bishop
24. Daughter of the Forest by Juliet Marillier
25. Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris (Didn't finish the series.)
√26. Deathless by Catherynne M. Valente
27. The Devil’s Arithmetic by Jane Yolen
28. The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le Guin (Probably her most "important" book but not the one I would have picked as her best or my favorite.)
29. Doomsday Book by Connie Willis
30. Dragon Sword and Wind Child by Noriko Ogiwara
31. Dragonflight by Anne McCaffrey
32. An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir
33. The Etched City by K.J. Bishop
34. The Female Man by Joanna Russ
35. Flesh and Spirit by Carol Berg
36. The Forgotten Beasts of Eld by Patricia A. McKillip (Tried, bounced)
37. Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
38. The Ghost Bride by Yangsze Choo
39. Graceling by Kristin Cashore
40. The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
*41. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by J.K. Rowling
42. The Hearing Trumpet by Leonora Carrington
*43. Her Smoke Rose Up Forever by James Tiptree Jr.
*44. Hild by Nicola Griffith
45. His Majesty’s Dragon by Naomi Novik
46. The House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende
47. The House on the Lagoon by Rosario Ferré
48. Howl’s Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones
49. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
50. Ink by Sabrina Vourvoulias
51. Inkheart by Cornelia Funke
52. The Island of Eternal Love by Daína Chaviano
53. Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke
54. Karen Memory by Elizabeth Bear
*55. The Killing Moon by N.K. Jemisin (This duology is excellent but I liked the Inheritance series better.)
56. Kushiel’s Dart by Jacqueline Carey
57. Luck in the Shadows by Lynn Flewelling
√58. Magic for Beginners by Kelly Link
59. The Mirror Empire by Kameron Hurley
*60. The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley
61. Moving the Mountain by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
62. Mr. Fox by Helen Oyeyemi
63. My Christina & Other Stories by Mercè Rodoreda
64. My Soul to Keep by Tananarive Due (Haven't read this one. I liked Joplin's Ghost though.)
65. Native Tongue by Suzette Haden Elgin
66. The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
67. Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler
68. The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake by Aimee Bender
69. The Queen of the Tearling by Erika Johansen
*70. The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater (Really like this series.)
71. The Red by Linda Nagata
√72. Redemption in Indigo by Karen Lord
*73. Rosemary and Rue by Seanan McGuire (Really like this series.)
74. Salt Fish Girl by Larissa Lai
75. The Second Mango by Shira Glassman
76. Shards of Honor by Lois McMaster Bujold (Have read the whole series.)
77. Shikasta by Doris Lessing
78. The Snow Queen by Joan D. Vinge
79. Slave to Sensation by Nalini Singh (Started, bounced)
80. So Far from God by Ana Castillo
√81. Sorcerer to the Crown by Zen Cho
*82. Soulless by Gail Carriger (Really like this series.)
83. The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell
84. The Speed of Dark by Elizabeth Moon
85. Spirits of the Ordinary by Kathleen Alcala
86. Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
87. A Stranger in Olondria by Sofia Samatar (Reading now)
88. Sunshine by Robin McKinley (Have read other good stuff by her.)
89. Swamplandia! by Karen Russell
*90. Swordspoint by Ellen Kushner
91. The Thief by Megan Whalen Turner
92. Valor’s Choice by Tanya Huff
93. War for the Oaks by Emma Bull
94. We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson
√95. Who Fears Death by Nnedi Okorafor
96. Wicked As They Come by Delilah S. Dawson
97. Woman on the Edge of Time by Marge Piercy
98. The Woman Who Thought She Was a Planet and Other Stories by Vandana Singh (I've probably read some of the stories in here.)
99. The Wrath and the Dawn by Renée Ahdieh
100. A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle
I think this is a very good list. I have bolded the ones I've read, check-marked the ones I own but haven't read yet, and starred the ones I especially liked. I'm feeling especially hard to please when it comes to fiction these days, and I want to reflect that, so I didn't give out very many stars. I don't mean to suggest the ones I didn't give a star to are bad, just that they didn't get me super-excited.
If you've read any of these authors, I want to hear what you liked by them!
1. Alanna: The First Adventure by Tamora Pierce
2. The Alchemy of Stone by Ekaterina Sedia
*3. Among Others by Jo Walton
*4. Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie
√5. Ancient, Ancient by Kiini Ibura Salaam
√6. The Antelope Wife by Louise Erdrich
7. Arrows of the Queen by Mercedes Lackey
8. Ash by Malinda Lo
9. Assassin’s Apprentice by Robin Hobb
10. The Pyramid Waltz by Barbara Wright
11. Biting the Sun by Tanith Lee
12. The Blazing World by Margaret Cavendish
*13. The Bloody Chamber by Angela Carter
√14. Boneshaker by Cherie Priest
15. Brown Girl in the Ring by Nalo Hopkinson
16. Cast in Shadow by Michelle Sagara
√17. China Mountain Zhang by Maureen F. McHugh
18. Chorus of Mushrooms by Hiromi Goto
19. Cinder by Marissa Meyer
20. The Crystal Cave by Mary Stewart
21. The Darkangel by Meredith Ann Pierce
22. Daughter of Smoke & Bone by Laini Taylor
23. Daughter of the Blood by Anne Bishop
24. Daughter of the Forest by Juliet Marillier
25. Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris (Didn't finish the series.)
√26. Deathless by Catherynne M. Valente
27. The Devil’s Arithmetic by Jane Yolen
28. The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le Guin (Probably her most "important" book but not the one I would have picked as her best or my favorite.)
29. Doomsday Book by Connie Willis
30. Dragon Sword and Wind Child by Noriko Ogiwara
31. Dragonflight by Anne McCaffrey
32. An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir
33. The Etched City by K.J. Bishop
34. The Female Man by Joanna Russ
35. Flesh and Spirit by Carol Berg
36. The Forgotten Beasts of Eld by Patricia A. McKillip (Tried, bounced)
37. Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
38. The Ghost Bride by Yangsze Choo
39. Graceling by Kristin Cashore
40. The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
*41. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by J.K. Rowling
42. The Hearing Trumpet by Leonora Carrington
*43. Her Smoke Rose Up Forever by James Tiptree Jr.
*44. Hild by Nicola Griffith
45. His Majesty’s Dragon by Naomi Novik
46. The House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende
47. The House on the Lagoon by Rosario Ferré
48. Howl’s Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones
49. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
50. Ink by Sabrina Vourvoulias
51. Inkheart by Cornelia Funke
52. The Island of Eternal Love by Daína Chaviano
53. Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke
54. Karen Memory by Elizabeth Bear
*55. The Killing Moon by N.K. Jemisin (This duology is excellent but I liked the Inheritance series better.)
56. Kushiel’s Dart by Jacqueline Carey
57. Luck in the Shadows by Lynn Flewelling
√58. Magic for Beginners by Kelly Link
59. The Mirror Empire by Kameron Hurley
*60. The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley
61. Moving the Mountain by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
62. Mr. Fox by Helen Oyeyemi
63. My Christina & Other Stories by Mercè Rodoreda
64. My Soul to Keep by Tananarive Due (Haven't read this one. I liked Joplin's Ghost though.)
65. Native Tongue by Suzette Haden Elgin
66. The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
67. Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler
68. The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake by Aimee Bender
69. The Queen of the Tearling by Erika Johansen
*70. The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater (Really like this series.)
71. The Red by Linda Nagata
√72. Redemption in Indigo by Karen Lord
*73. Rosemary and Rue by Seanan McGuire (Really like this series.)
74. Salt Fish Girl by Larissa Lai
75. The Second Mango by Shira Glassman
76. Shards of Honor by Lois McMaster Bujold (Have read the whole series.)
77. Shikasta by Doris Lessing
78. The Snow Queen by Joan D. Vinge
79. Slave to Sensation by Nalini Singh (Started, bounced)
80. So Far from God by Ana Castillo
√81. Sorcerer to the Crown by Zen Cho
*82. Soulless by Gail Carriger (Really like this series.)
83. The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell
84. The Speed of Dark by Elizabeth Moon
85. Spirits of the Ordinary by Kathleen Alcala
86. Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
87. A Stranger in Olondria by Sofia Samatar (Reading now)
88. Sunshine by Robin McKinley (Have read other good stuff by her.)
89. Swamplandia! by Karen Russell
*90. Swordspoint by Ellen Kushner
91. The Thief by Megan Whalen Turner
92. Valor’s Choice by Tanya Huff
93. War for the Oaks by Emma Bull
94. We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson
√95. Who Fears Death by Nnedi Okorafor
96. Wicked As They Come by Delilah S. Dawson
97. Woman on the Edge of Time by Marge Piercy
98. The Woman Who Thought She Was a Planet and Other Stories by Vandana Singh (I've probably read some of the stories in here.)
99. The Wrath and the Dawn by Renée Ahdieh
100. A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle
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