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Fantasy and SF Books (And Stories) by Women Whose Pen Names Disguised Their Gender

Each of these authors used a pen name which disguised their being female. While in a couple cases it is debated whether or not that was the purpose, it was certainly the result. But for the most part, it *was* intentional. Obviously, for all of these women the secret came out. However, a couple of these are current authors, so who knows which names we think are men are actually women today!
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Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
1
J.K. Rowling
Huon of the Horn
Huon of the Horn
2
Gate of Ivrel (C.J. Cherryh)
Gate of Ivrel
3
C.J. Cherryh
Plague Ship/Voodoo Planet (Andre Norton)
Plague Ship/Voodoo Planet
4
Andre Norton
Black God's Kiss (C. L. Moore)
Black God's Kiss
5
C. L. Moore
Doomsday Morning (C. L. Moore)
Doomsday Morning
6
C. L. Moore
Shambleu (C. L. Moore)
Shambleu
7
C. L. Moore
Downbelow Station (C.J. Cherryh)
Downbelow Station
8
C.J. Cherryh
Naked in Death (J.D. Robb)
Naked in Death
9
J.D. Robb
Ten Thousand Light-Years From Home (James Tiptree Jr)
Ten Thousand Light-Years From Home
10
James Tiptree Jr
Up the Walls of the World (James Tiptree Jr)
Up the Walls of the World
11
James Tiptree Jr
Miss Fury (June Tarpé Mills)
Miss Fury
12
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He Walked the Americas (L. Taylor Hansen)
He Walked the Americas
13
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The Undersea Tube (L. Taylor Hansen)
The Undersea Tube
14
L. Taylor Hansen
City of Dark Magic (Magnus Flyte)
City of Dark Magic
15
Magnus Flyte
Swastika Night (Murray Constantine)
Swastika Night
16
Murray Constantine
The Devil, Poor Devil! (Murray Constantine (Katharine Burdekin))
The Devil, Poor Devil!
17
Murray Constantine (Katharine Burdekin)
Big Sword (Paul Ash)
Big Sword
18
Paul Ash
The Wings of a Bat (Paul Ash)
The Wings of a Bat
19
Paul Ash
Oke of Okehurst (Vernon Lee)
Oke of Okehurst
20
Vernon Lee
The Virgin of the Seven Daggers Vernon Lee (Vernon Lee)
The Virgin of the Seven Daggers Vernon Lee
21
Vernon Lee
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