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25 Books by Female Authors That May Be Less Known, but Are Still Great

25 Books, all by female authors, each of them excellent in some way and hopefully they are not the "obvious" options.
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The Word for World Is Forest (Ursula K. Le Guin)
The Word for World Is Forest
1
Ursula K. Le Guin
The Land of Little Rain (Mary Austin)
The Land of Little Rain
2
Mary Austin
Beggars in Spain
Beggars in Spain
3
Gobbolino the Witch's Cat (Ursula Moray Williams)
Gobbolino the Witch's Cat
4
Ursula Moray Williams
The Ladies of Grace Adieu (Susanna Clarke)
The Ladies of Grace Adieu
5
Susanna Clarke
From Dark Places (Emma Newman)
From Dark Places
6
Emma Newman
Goblin Market (Christina Rossetti)
Goblin Market
7
Christina Rossetti
Radiance (Catherynne M. Valente)
Radiance
8
Catherynne M. Valente
The Bookshop (Penelope Fitzgerald)
The Bookshop
9
Penelope Fitzgerald
A Natural History of Dragons (Marie Brennan)
A Natural History of Dragons
10
Marie Brennan
Crystal Singer
Crystal Singer
11
Searoad (Ursula K. Le Guin)
Searoad
12
Ursula K. Le Guin
The Sparrow
The Sparrow
13
Benigna Machiavelli (Gilman, Charlotte Perkins)
Benigna Machiavelli
14
Gilman, Charlotte Perkins
Cranford (Elizabeth Gaskell)
Cranford
15
Elizabeth Gaskell
The Little Endless Storybook (Jill Thompson)
The Little Endless Storybook
16
Jill Thompson
Gods Behaving Badly
Gods Behaving Badly
17
Alabaster: Wolves (Caitlin R.Kiernan)
Alabaster: Wolves
18
Caitlin R.Kiernan
Lolly Willowes
Lolly Willowes
19
Walk the Blue Fields (Claire Keegan)
Walk the Blue Fields
20
Claire Keegan
The Legend of Wonder Woman (Renae De Liz)
The Legend of Wonder Woman
21
Renae De Liz
The Colour of Bee Larkham's Murder (Sarah J Harris)
The Colour of Bee Larkham's Murder
22
Sarah J Harris
Among Others (Jo Walton)
Among Others
23
Jo Walton
Snowspelled (Stephanie Burgess)
Snowspelled
24
Stephanie Burgess
Six Wakes (Mur Lafferty)
Six Wakes
25
Mur Lafferty
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