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issenlloFrom bibliogramma: "100 MUST-READ SCI-FI FANTASY NOVELS BY FEMALE AUTHORS" by Nikki Steele. Interesting list, I guess.
Bolded the ones read, commented on a few. I've read about a quarter of the list, which sounds about right, as my taste in sci-fic/fantasy runs mostly to the lighthearted.
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 (I've heard a lot of good things about this?)
5. Ancient, Ancient by Kiini Ibura Salaam
6. The Antelope Wife by Louise Erdrich (and it is awesome)
7. Arrows of the Queen by Mercedes Lackey (first Lackey I ever read)
8. Ash by Malinda Lo (It felt very... YA?)
9. Assassin’s Apprentice by Robin Hobb (it was fine until the third, or fourth book, and then I was so annoyed.)
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 (She is a master in her field.)
14. Boneshaker by Cherie Priest
15. Brown Girl in the Ringby 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 (My first encounter with 'Arthurian' fiction.)
21. The Darkangel by Meredith Ann Pierce (So many teenage feels.)
22. Daughter of Smoke & Bone by Laini Taylor
23. Daughter of the Blood by Anne Bishop (but why does it make this list? There is no way you can describe this books as 'good'.)
24. Daughter of the Forest by Juliet Marillier (Okay in parts.)
25. Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris
26. Deathless by Catherynne M. Valente
27. The Devil’s Arithmetic by Jane Yolen
28. The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le Guin (Frankly? Gave up halfway.)
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
37. Frankenstein by Mary Shelley (read it for school, though)
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 (and how)
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 (Tried. Gave up. No thanks.)
54. Karen Memory by Elizabeth Bear
55. The Killing Moon by N.K. Jemisin
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
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
71. The Red by Linda Nagata
72. Redemption in Indigo by Karen Lord
73. Rosemary and Rue by Seanan McGuire
74. Salt Fish Girl by Larissa Lai
75. The Second Mango by Shira Glassman
76. Shards of Honor by Lois McMaster Bujold
77. Shikasta by Doris Lessing
78. The Snow Queen by Joan D. Vinge
79. Slave to Sensation by Nalini Singh
80. So Far from God by Ana Castillo
81. Sorcerer to the Crown by Zen Cho
82. Soulless by Gail Carriger
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
88. Sunshine by Robin McKinley
89. Swamplandia! by Karen Russell
90. Swordspoint by Ellen Kushner. (Beautiful. Did not like the sequels as much.)
91. The Thief by Megan Whalen Turner (Everything in this series. My god.)
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
99. The Wrath and the Dawn by Renée Ahdieh
100. A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle
*side-eyes*: They missed out The Changeover by Margaret Mahy. And The Dark is Rising by Susan Cooper.
***
Have dominion, Queen Helen, Magician's Nephew, Narnia, by edenfalling
God Save the Queen, RPF, Captain America et al, by copperbadge
Only Begotten and sequel, Whosoever Believeth, Lucifer/Damian crossover, and something like, canon is its own warning?, by astolat
Bolded the ones read, commented on a few. I've read about a quarter of the list, which sounds about right, as my taste in sci-fic/fantasy runs mostly to the lighthearted.
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 (I've heard a lot of good things about this?)
5. Ancient, Ancient by Kiini Ibura Salaam
6. The Antelope Wife by Louise Erdrich (and it is awesome)
7. Arrows of the Queen by Mercedes Lackey (first Lackey I ever read)
8. Ash by Malinda Lo (It felt very... YA?)
9. Assassin’s Apprentice by Robin Hobb (it was fine until the third, or fourth book, and then I was so annoyed.)
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 (She is a master in her field.)
14. Boneshaker by Cherie Priest
15. Brown Girl in the Ringby 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 (My first encounter with 'Arthurian' fiction.)
21. The Darkangel by Meredith Ann Pierce (So many teenage feels.)
22. Daughter of Smoke & Bone by Laini Taylor
23. Daughter of the Blood by Anne Bishop (but why does it make this list? There is no way you can describe this books as 'good'.)
24. Daughter of the Forest by Juliet Marillier (Okay in parts.)
25. Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris
26. Deathless by Catherynne M. Valente
27. The Devil’s Arithmetic by Jane Yolen
28. The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le Guin (Frankly? Gave up halfway.)
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
37. Frankenstein by Mary Shelley (read it for school, though)
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 (and how)
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 (Tried. Gave up. No thanks.)
54. Karen Memory by Elizabeth Bear
55. The Killing Moon by N.K. Jemisin
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
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
71. The Red by Linda Nagata
72. Redemption in Indigo by Karen Lord
73. Rosemary and Rue by Seanan McGuire
74. Salt Fish Girl by Larissa Lai
75. The Second Mango by Shira Glassman
76. Shards of Honor by Lois McMaster Bujold
77. Shikasta by Doris Lessing
78. The Snow Queen by Joan D. Vinge
79. Slave to Sensation by Nalini Singh
80. So Far from God by Ana Castillo
81. Sorcerer to the Crown by Zen Cho
82. Soulless by Gail Carriger
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
88. Sunshine by Robin McKinley
89. Swamplandia! by Karen Russell
90. Swordspoint by Ellen Kushner. (Beautiful. Did not like the sequels as much.)
91. The Thief by Megan Whalen Turner (Everything in this series. My god.)
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
99. The Wrath and the Dawn by Renée Ahdieh
100. A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle
*side-eyes*: They missed out The Changeover by Margaret Mahy. And The Dark is Rising by Susan Cooper.
***
Have dominion, Queen Helen, Magician's Nephew, Narnia, by edenfalling
God Save the Queen, RPF, Captain America et al, by copperbadge
Only Begotten and sequel, Whosoever Believeth, Lucifer/Damian crossover, and something like, canon is its own warning?, by astolat