Incredible F/SF by Women

Discover incredible fantasy and science fiction books written by women. Explore a curated list of must-read novels from talented female authors in the F/SF genre.

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The Blue Sword

by Robin McKinley

Originally published: New York: Greenwillow Books, 1982.
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The Steerswoman's Road

by Rosemary Kirstein

If you ask, she will answer. If she asks, you must reply. A steerswoman will speak only the truth to you, as long as she …
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Ring of swords

 

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The Wood Wife

by Terri Windling

Maggie Black comes to the Southwestern desert to pursue her passion and her dreams. Her mentor, the acclaimed poet Davis Cooper, has mysteriously died in …
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Tam Lin

by Pamela Dean

This Scottish-based tale for adults offers a pregnant heroine who must rescue the man who seduced her in the woods from his captor, the Fairie …
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Ship of Magic

by Robin Hobb

The first book in a seafaring fantasy trilogy that George R. R. Martin has described as “even better than the Farseer Trilogy—I didn’t think that …
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Cordelia's Honor

by Lois McMaster Bujold

When Enemies Become More than Friends -- THEY WIN In her first trial by fire, Cordelia Naismith captained a throwaway ship of the Betan Expeditionary …
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Halfway Human

 

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A Door Into Ocean

by Joan Slonczewski

The Sharers of Shora are a nation of women on a distant moon in the far future who are pacifists, who are highly advanced in …
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Cyteen

by C.J. Cherryh

The Hugo Award-winning SF saga is now available in one complete trade paperback edition, containing Cyteen: The Betrayal, The Rebirth and The Vindication. "A psychological …
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Warchild

by Karin Lowachee

When Jos' parents are killed in an attack on their trading ship, the boy is kidnapped by the attackers and then escapes - only to …
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Slow River

by Nicola Griffith

She awoke in an alley to the splash of rain. She was naked, a foot-long gash in her back was still bleeding, and her identity …
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War for the Oaks

by Emma Bull

Eddi McCandry, an unemployed Minneapolis rock singer, finds herself drafted into an invisible war between the faerie filk.
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The Deed of Paksenarrion

by Elizabeth Moon

A compilation of the high heroic fantasy novels revolving around the female character Paksenarrion.
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Daggerspell

by Katharine Kerr

“This grand saga is by a wide margin the best Celtic fantasy around.”—Chicago Sun-Times Even as a young girl, Jill was a favorite of the …
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Ingathering

by Zenna Henderson

The complete people Stories.
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Dark of the Gods

by P. C. Hodgell

The adventures of Jame the Talisman, one of the Kencyrath, a race of magically gifted mortals bound to the Three-Faced God in the millennia-old struggle …
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Beggars in Spain

by Nancy Kress

In a world where the slightest edge can mean the difference between success and failure, Leisha Camden is beautiful, extraordinarily intelligent ... and one of …
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The Sparrow

by Mary Doria Russell

A visionary work that combines speculative fiction with deep philosophical inquiry, The Sparrow tells the story of a charismatic Jesuit priest and linguist, Emilio Sandoz, …
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Reefsong

by Carol Severance

After narrowly escaping death in a forest fire, Angie Dinsman found herself under the control of the World Life Company. They promptly equipped her with …
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The Black Jewels Trilogy

by Anne Bishop

Fantasy.
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Kushiel's Dart

by Jacqueline Carey

Fantasy-roman.
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The Beekeeper's Apprentice ; Or, on the Segregation of the Queen

by Laurie R. King

A chance meeting with an elderly beekeeper turns into a pivotal, personal transformation when fifteen-year-old Mary Russell discovers that the beekeeper is the reclusive Sherlock …
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Dragonsong

 

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The Ordinary Princess

by M. M. Kaye

Along with Wit, Charm, Health, and Courage, Princess Amy of Phantasmorania receives a special fairy christening gift: Ordinariness. Unlike her six beautiful sisters, she has …