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100 Must Read Sci-Fi & Fantasy Novels by Female Authors

Bookriot published this list of 100 female SFF authors and I really, really like the books they've chosen. There are some books I've read, others I own, and many I don't know at all yet. So naturally, I now want to check out everything on this list and read it.
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A Stranger in Olondria (Sofia Samatar)
A Stranger in Olondria
1
Sofia Samatar
A Wrinkle in Time (Madeleine L'engle)
A Wrinkle in Time
2
Madeleine L'engle
Among Others (Jo Walton)
Among Others
3
Jo Walton
An Ember in the Ashes (Sabaa Tahir)
An Ember in the Ashes
4
Sabaa Tahir
Ancient, Ancient (Kiini Ibura Salaam)
Ancient, Ancient
5
Kiini Ibura Salaam
Ancillary Justice (Ann Leckie)
Ancillary Justice
6
Ann Leckie
Arabella Strange (Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell)
Arabella Strange (Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell)
7
Arthurian Saga (Mary Stewart)
Arthurian Saga
8
Mary Stewart
Ash (Melinda Lo)
Ash
9
Melinda Lo
Assassin's Apprentice (Robin Hobb)
Assassin's Apprentice
10
Robin Hobb
Assassin's Quest (Robin Hobb)
Assassin's Quest
11
Robin Hobb
Brown Girl in the Ring (Nalo Hopkinson)
Brown Girl in the Ring
12
Nalo Hopkinson
China Mountain Zhang (Maureen F Mchugh)
China Mountain Zhang
13
Maureen F Mchugh
Chorus of Mushrooms (Hiromi Goto)
Chorus of Mushrooms
14
Hiromi Goto
Chronicles of Elantra (Michelle Sangara)
Chronicles of Elantra
15
Michelle Sangara
Daughter of the Forest (Sevenwaters, #1) (Juliet Marillier)
Daughter of the Forest (Sevenwaters, #1)
16
Juliet Marillier
Deathless (Catherynne M. Valente)
Deathless
17
Catherynne M. Valente
Doomsday Book (Willis)
Doomsday Book
18
Willis
Dragon Sword and Wind Child (Noriko Ogiwara)
Dragon Sword and Wind Child
19
Noriko Ogiwara
Dragonriders of Pern
Dragonriders of Pern
20
Earthseed: The Complete Series (Octavia E. Butler)
Earthseed: The Complete Series
21
Octavia E. Butler
Frankenstein (Mary Shelley)
Frankenstein
22
Mary Shelley
Funke, Cornelia (Cornelia Funke)
Funke, Cornelia
23
Cornelia Funke
Graceling (Kristin Cashore)
Graceling
24
Kristin Cashore
Harry Potter (J. K. Rowling)
Harry Potter
25
J. K. Rowling
Her Smoke Rose Up Forever (James Tiptree, Jr.)
Her Smoke Rose Up Forever
26
James Tiptree, Jr.
Hild (Nicola Griffith)
Hild
27
Nicola Griffith
His Majesty's Dragon (Naomi Novik)
His Majesty's Dragon
28
Naomi Novik
Howl's Moving Castle (Diana Wynne Jones)
Howl's Moving Castle
29
Diana Wynne Jones
Ink (Sabrina Vourvoulias)
Ink
30
Sabrina Vourvoulias
Karen Memory (Elizabeth Bear)
Karen Memory
31
Elizabeth Bear
Kushiel's Trilogy (Jacqueline Carey)
Kushiel's Trilogy
32
Jacqueline Carey
Lighthouse (Carol Berg)
Lighthouse
33
Carol Berg
Magic for Beginners (Kelly Link)
Magic for Beginners
34
Kelly Link
Moving the Mountain (Charlotte Perkins Gilman)
Moving the Mountain
35
Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Mr. Fox (Helen Oyeyemi)
Mr. Fox
36
Helen Oyeyemi
My Christina (Mercè Rodoreda)
My Christina
37
Mercè Rodoreda
My Soul to Keep (Tananarive Due)
My Soul to Keep
38
Tananarive Due
Native Tongue (Suzette Haden Elgin)
Native Tongue
39
Suzette Haden Elgin
Nightrunner (Lynn Flewelling)
Nightrunner
40
Lynn Flewelling
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