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100 Fantasy and Science Fiction Books by Women

Most of the science fiction and fantasy lists are dominated by male writers. Here are some women authors to read!
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Harry Potter (Jk Rowling)
Harry Potter
1
Jk Rowling
Howl's Moving Castle (Diana Wynne Jones)
Howl's Moving Castle
2
Diana Wynne Jones
The Chronicles of Chrestomanci
The Chronicles of Chrestomanci
3
Nice Dragons Finish Last (Rachel Aaron)
Nice Dragons Finish Last
4
Rachel Aaron
The Goblin Emperor (Katherine Addison)
The Goblin Emperor
5
Katherine Addison
The Fifth Season (N. K. Jemisin)
The Fifth Season
6
N. K. Jemisin
The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms (NK Jemisin)
The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms
7
NK Jemisin
Children of Blood and Bone (Tomi Adyemi)
Children of Blood and Bone
8
Tomi Adyemi
The Forgotten Beasts of Eld (Patricia A. McKillip)
The Forgotten Beasts of Eld
9
Patricia A. McKillip
Ancillary Justice (Ann Leckie)
Ancillary Justice
10
Ann Leckie
The Raven Tower (Ann Leckie)
The Raven Tower
11
Ann Leckie
Assassin's Apprentice (Robin Hobb)
Assassin's Apprentice
12
Robin Hobb
Ship of Magic (Robin Hobb)
Ship of Magic
13
Robin Hobb
Ring of Swords (Eleanor Arnason)
Ring of Swords
14
Eleanor Arnason
Borderline (Mishell Baker)
Borderline
15
Mishell Baker
Six of Crows (Leigh Bardugo)
Six of Crows
16
Leigh Bardugo
The Raven Boys (Maggie Stiefvater)
The Raven Boys
17
Maggie Stiefvater
Range of Ghosts (Elizabeth Bear)
Range of Ghosts
18
Elizabeth Bear
Zoo City (Lauren Beukes)
Zoo City
19
Lauren Beukes
The Darkest Part of the Forest (Holly Black)
The Darkest Part of the Forest
20
Holly Black
The Curse of Chalion
The Curse of Chalion
21
War for the Oaks
War for the Oaks
22
Dawn (Octavia Butler)
Dawn
23
Octavia Butler
Wild Seed
Wild Seed
24
Parable of the Sower (Octavia Butler)
Parable of the Sower
25
Octavia Butler
The City of Brass (S.A.Chakraborty)
The City of Brass
26
S.A.Chakraborty
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet (Becky Chambers)
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet
27
Becky Chambers
Cyteen (C.J. Cherryh)
Cyteen
28
C.J. Cherryh
Sorcerer to the Crown (Zen Cho)
Sorcerer to the Crown
29
Zen Cho
The Woman Who Thought She Was a Planet and Other Stories (Vandana Singh)
The Woman Who Thought She Was a Planet and Other Stories
30
Vandana Singh
The Ghost Bride (Yangsze Choo)
The Ghost Bride
31
Yangsze Choo
Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell (Susanna Clarke)
Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell
32
Susanna Clarke
The Hunger Games (Suzanne Collins)
The Hunger Games
33
Suzanne Collins
Labyrinth Lost (Zoraida Córdova)
Labyrinth Lost
34
Zoraida Córdova
Forest of a Thousand Lanterns (Julie C.Dao)
Forest of a Thousand Lanterns
35
Julie C.Dao
The Poppy War (R. F. Kuang)
The Poppy War
36
R. F. Kuang
All the Birds in the Sky (Charlie Jane Anders)
All the Birds in the Sky
37
Charlie Jane Anders
In the Vanishers' Palace (Aliette De Bodard)
In the Vanishers' Palace
38
Aliette De Bodard
Medusa Uploaded (Emily Devenport)
Medusa Uploaded
39
Emily Devenport
Amberlough (Lara Elena Donnelly)
Amberlough
40
Lara Elena Donnelly
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