Female Fantasy Fiction Authors

Discover the best female fantasy fiction authors and their captivating books. Explore a curated list of top fantasy novels written by talented women in the genre.

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The Mists of Avalon

by Marion Zimmer Bradley

The magical saga of the women behind King Arthur's throne. “A monumental reimagining of the Arthurian legends . . . reading it is a deeply …
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Dreamsnake

by Vonda N. McIntyre

Back in print, McIntyre's tender and compassionate adventure story--a Hugo and Nebula Award-winner and a New York Times bestseller. In a far-future, post-holocaust Earth, a …
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Moon-flash

by Patricia A. McKillip

These two classic novels by McKillip--originally published as "Moon-Flash" and "The Moon and the Face"--are back in print, bound together in this omnibus volume.
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The Black Jewels Trilogy

by Anne Bishop

Fantasy.
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Crossover

by Claudia Newcorn (D.)

Crossover follows Danai and her friends as they confront the rites, their own fears and beliefs, and archaic traditions in their quest for their wings. …
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

by J. K. Rowling

At a time when the forces of evil seem to be gaining the upper hand, Harry comes of age in the wizarding world, and must …
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The Crystal Cave

by Mary Stewart

Born the bastard son of a Welsh princess, Myridden Emrys -- or as he would later be known, Merlin -- leads a perilous childhood, haunted …
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Dragon Magic

by Andre Norton

A Hidden Treasure Sig, Artie, Kim, and Ras live in the same neighborhood and go to the same school, but they have nothing in common...until …
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A Wizard of Earthsea

by Ursula K. Le Guin

A boy grows to manhood while attempting to subdue the evil he unleashed on the world as an apprentice to the Master Wizard.
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Emerald Magic

by Andrew M. Greeley

A collection of fantasy tales based on the history, culture, legends, and lore of Ireland features contributions by Ray Bradbury, Tanith Lee, Peter Tremayne, Jane …
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The Snow Queen

by Joan D. Vinge

An epic, Hugo Award-winning novel that draws upon the classic Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale The Snow Queen.
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Ironside

by Holly Black

As the possessor of Roibin's true name, sixteen-year-old Kaye returns to Faeryland to try and complete a nearly-impossible quest that will release him from the …
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Behind Time

by Lynn Abbey

Emma Merrigan has only recently discovered her time travel powers, and she must venture into the wasteland to rescue her imperiled mother.
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New Moon

by Midori Snyder

After years of living in ignorance and fear under the rule of the Sileans, the people of Oran band together to support four girls with …
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The Fair Folk

by Marvin Kaye

Different authors wrote novella length tales about elves.
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Lilith's Brood

by Octavia E. Butler

The acclaimed trilogy that comprises LILITH'S BROOD is multiple Hugo and Nebula award-winner Octavia E. Butler at her best. Presented for the first time in …
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The Mirador

by Sarah Monette

Wizard Felix Harrowgate returns to the Mirador, the citadel of power and wizardry, unaware that enemies from the Bastion, a rival school of wizards, plan …
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Smoke and Shadows

by Tanya Huff

Tanya Huff’s supernatural fantasy Smoke series, with a gothic twist • Mix of ghostly mystery, paranormal horror, and dark humor • Lamba Award nominated Fans …
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Dragonhaven

by Robin McKinley

When Jake Mendoza, who lives in the Smokehill National Park where his father runs the Makepeace Institute of Integrated Dragon Studies, goes on his first …
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Vengeance of Dragons

by Holly Lisle

As fugitive diplomat Kait Galweigh matches wits with megalomaniac Crispin Sabir for control of the Mirror of Souls, neither of them realizes that the mirror …
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Wild Magic

by Tamora Pierce

Thirteen-year-old DaIne has always had a knack with animals, but it's not until she's forced to leave home that she realizes it's more than a …
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Inheritor

by C. J. Cherryh

The third novel in Cherryh’s Foreigner space opera series, a groundbreaking tale of first contact and its consequences… Six months have passed since the reappearance …
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For a Few Demons More

by Kim Harrison

Rachel Morgan is a witch/bounty hunter based in the Hollows, the section of Cincinnati where supernatural beings live. She here must protect an artifact from …
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The Curse of Chalion

by Lois McMaster Bujold

Science fiction-roman.
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When Darkness Falls

by Mercedes Lackey

When Darkness Falls, the third book in The Obsidian Trilogy from Mercedes Lackey and James Mallory A great working of Wild Magic and High Magic …