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100 Must Read Sci-Fi & Fantasy Novels by Female Authors - Page 2

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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October Daye Series (Seanan McGuire)
October Daye Series
41
Seanan McGuire
Psy-Changeling
Psy-Changeling
42
Queen's Own (Mercedes Lackey)
Queen's Own
43
Mercedes Lackey
Royal Assassin (Robin Hobb)
Royal Assassin
44
Robin Hobb
Salt Fish Girl
Salt Fish Girl
45
Shikasta
Shikasta
46
So Far From God (Ana Castillo)
So Far From God
47
Ana Castillo
Song of the Lioness
Song of the Lioness
48
Sorcerer to the Crown (Zen Cho)
Sorcerer to the Crown
49
Zen Cho
Soulless (Gail Carriger)
Soulless
50
Gail Carriger
Spirits of the Ordinary (Kathleen Alcala)
Spirits of the Ordinary
51
Kathleen Alcala
Station Eleven (Emily St John Mandel)
Station Eleven
52
Emily St John Mandel
Sunshine (Robin McKinley)
Sunshine
53
Robin McKinley
Swamplandia (Karen Russell)
Swamplandia
54
Karen Russell
The Alchemy of Stone by Ekaterina Sedia
The Alchemy of Stone by Ekaterina Sedia
55
The Antelope Wife (Louise Erdrich)
The Antelope Wife
56
Louise Erdrich
The Clockworker Century (Cherie Priest)
The Clockworker Century
57
Cherie Priest
The Complete Sookie Stackhouse Novels (Charlaine Harris)
The Complete Sookie Stackhouse Novels
58
Charlaine Harris
The Darkangel (Meredith Ann Pierce)
The Darkangel
59
Meredith Ann Pierce
The Daughter of Smoke and Bone Trilogy (Laini Taylor)
The Daughter of Smoke and Bone Trilogy
60
Laini Taylor
The Devil's Arithmetic (Jane Yolen)
The Devil's Arithmetic
61
Jane Yolen
The Dispossessed (Ursula K. Le Guin)
The Dispossessed
62
Ursula K. Le Guin
The Etched City (K.J. Bishop)
The Etched City
63
K.J. Bishop
The Female Man (Joanna Russ)
The Female Man
64
Joanna Russ
The Forgotten Beasts of Eld (Patricia A. McKillip)
The Forgotten Beasts of Eld
65
Patricia A. McKillip
The Ghost Bride (Yangsze Choo)
The Ghost Bride
66
Yangsze Choo
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale
67
Margaret Atwood
The Hearing Trumpet (Leonora Carrington)
The Hearing Trumpet
68
Leonora Carrington
The House of the Spirits (Isabel Allende)
The House of the Spirits
69
Isabel Allende
The House on the Lagoon (Rosario Ferre)
The House on the Lagoon
70
Rosario Ferre
The Hunger Games (Suzanne Collins)
The Hunger Games
71
Suzanne Collins
The Island of Eternal Love (Daína Chaviano)
The Island of Eternal Love
72
Daína Chaviano
The Killing Moon (N.K. Jemisin)
The Killing Moon
73
N.K. Jemisin
The Lunar Chronicles (Marissa Meyer)
The Lunar Chronicles
74
Marissa Meyer
The Mists of Avalon (Marion Zimmer Bradley)
The Mists of Avalon
75
Marion Zimmer Bradley
The Night Circus (Erin Morgenstern)
The Night Circus
76
Erin Morgenstern
The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake (Aimee Bender)
The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake
77
Aimee Bender
The Pyramid Waltz (Barbara Ann Wright)
The Pyramid Waltz
78
Barbara Ann Wright
The Queen of the Tearling (Erika Johansen)
The Queen of the Tearling
79
Erika Johansen
The Queen's Thief Series (Megan Whalen Turner)
The Queen's Thief Series
80
Megan Whalen Turner
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