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50 Must-Read Fantasy Books by Women (Bookriot)

This list featured by Bookriot recommends 50 fantasy books written by women. If the recommended book is the first in a series or trilogy, however, I have included the sequel(s) currently published or known to be published soon. So here are quite a few more than 50 fantasy recommendations.
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All the Birds in the Sky (Charlie Jane Anders)
All the Birds in the Sky
1
Charlie Jane Anders
Among Others (Jo Walton)
Among Others
2
Jo Walton
Arrows of the Queen (Merceds Lackey)
Arrows of the Queen
3
Merceds Lackey
Arrow's Flight
Arrow's Flight
4
Arrow's Fall
Arrow's Fall
5
Assassin's Apprentice (Robin Hobb)
Assassin's Apprentice
6
Robin Hobb
Royal Assassin (Robin Hobb)
Royal Assassin
7
Robin Hobb
Assassin's Quest (Robin Hobb)
Assassin's Quest
8
Robin Hobb
The Bear and the Nightingale (Katherine Arden)
The Bear and the Nightingale
9
Katherine Arden
The Girl in the Tower (Katherine Arden)
The Girl in the Tower
10
Katherine Arden
The Winter of the Witch (Katherine Arden)
The Winter of the Witch
11
Katherine Arden
The Belles (Dhonielle Clayton (Louisiana))
The Belles
12
Dhonielle Clayton (Louisiana)
The Everlasting Rose (Dhonielle Clayton)
The Everlasting Rose
13
Dhonielle Clayton
Binti (Nnedi Okorafor)
Binti
14
Nnedi Okorafor
Binti: Home (Nnedi Okorafor)
Binti: Home
15
Nnedi Okorafor
Binti: The Night Masquerade (Nnedi Okorafor)
Binti: The Night Masquerade
16
Nnedi Okorafor
Carry on (Rainbow Rowell)
Carry On
17
Rainbow Rowell
Wayward Son (Rainbow Rowell)
Wayward Son
18
Rainbow Rowell
Children of Blood and Bone (Tomi Adyemi)
Children of Blood and Bone
19
Tomi Adyemi
Children of Virtue and Vengeance (Tome Adeyemi)
Children of Virtue and Vengeance
20
Tome Adeyemi
Circe (Madeline Miller)
Circe
21
Madeline Miller
The City of Brass (S.A.Chakraborty)
The City of Brass
22
S.A.Chakraborty
The Kingdom of Copper (S.A. Chakraborty)
The Kingdom of Copper
23
S.A. Chakraborty
The Empire of Gold (S.A. Chakraborty)
The Empire of Gold
24
S.A. Chakraborty
A Darker Shade of Magic (V.E. Schwab)
A Darker Shade of Magic
25
V.E. Schwab
A Gathering of Shadows (V.E. Schwab)
A Gathering of Shadows
26
V.E. Schwab
A Conjuring of Light (V. E. Schwab)
A Conjuring of Light
27
V. E. Schwab
A Discovery of Witches (Deborah Harkness)
A Discovery of Witches
28
Deborah Harkness
Shadow of Night (Deborah Harkness)
Shadow of Night
29
Deborah Harkness
The Book of Life (Deborah Harkness)
The Book of Life
30
Deborah Harkness
An Ember in the Ashes (Sabaa Tahir)
An Ember in the Ashes
31
Sabaa Tahir
A Torch Against the Night (Sabaa Tahir)
A Torch Against the Night
32
Sabaa Tahir
A Reaper at the Gates (Sabaa Tahir)
A Reaper at the Gates
33
Sabaa Tahir
Empire of Sand (Tasha Suri)
Empire of Sand
34
Tasha Suri
Realm of Ash (Tasha Suri)
Realm of Ash
35
Tasha Suri
Every Heart a Doorway (Seanan McGuire)
Every Heart a Doorway
36
Seanan McGuire
Down Among the Sticks and Bones (Seanan McGuire)
Down Among the Sticks and Bones
37
Seanan McGuire
Beneath the Sugar Sky (Seanan McGuire)
Beneath the Sugar Sky
38
Seanan McGuire
In an Absent Dream (Seanan McGuire)
In an Absent Dream
39
Seanan McGuire
Come Tumbling Down (Seanan McGuire)
Come Tumbling Down
40
Seanan McGuire
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