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Fantasy Series and Standalones by Female Authors

This List contains first books in a Series* and Standalones. Fantasy is a very Men dominated Genre, so I would like to highlight some awesome Fantasy written by Women.
*except for Jade War, just act like that's Jade City
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Alanna: The First Adventure (Tamora Pierce)
Alanna: The First Adventure
1
Tamora Pierce
An Ember in the Ashes (Sabaa Tahir)
An Ember in the Ashes
2
Sabaa Tahir
An Enchantment of Ravens (Margaret Rogerson)
An Enchantment of Ravens
3
Margaret Rogerson
Assassin's Apprentice (Robin Hobb)
Assassin's Apprentice
4
Robin Hobb
Babel (R. F. Kuang)
Babel
5
R. F. Kuang
The Bear and the Nightingale (Katherine Arden)
The Bear and the Nightingale
6
Katherine Arden
Black Sun (Rebecca Roanhorse)
Black Sun
7
Rebecca Roanhorse
The Bone Season (Samantha Shannon)
The Bone Season
8
Samantha Shannon
The Bone Shard Daughter (Andrea Stewart)
The Bone Shard Daughter
9
Andrea Stewart
Chain of Gold (Cassandra Clare)
Chain of Gold
10
Cassandra Clare
Children of Blood and Bone (Tomi Adyemi)
Children of Blood and Bone
11
Tomi Adyemi
Circe (Madeline Miller)
Circe
12
Madeline Miller
City of Bones (Cassandra Clare)
City of Bones
13
Cassandra Clare
The City of Brass (S.A.Chakraborty)
The City of Brass
14
S.A.Chakraborty
The City We Became (N K Jemisin)
The City We Became
15
N K Jemisin
Clockwork Angel (Cassandra Clare)
Clockwork Angel
16
Cassandra Clare
A Court of Thorns and Roses (Sarah J. Mass)
A Court of Thorns and Roses
17
Sarah J. Mass
A Darker Shade of Magic (V.E Schwab)
A Darker Shade of Magic
18
V.E Schwab
Daughter of the Moon Goddess (Sue Lynn Tan)
Daughter of the Moon Goddess
19
Sue Lynn Tan
Daughter of Smoke and Bone (Lani Taylor)
Daughter of Smoke and Bone
20
Lani Taylor
A Discovery of Witches (Deborah Harkness)
A Discovery of Witches
21
Deborah Harkness
Every Heart a Doorway (Seanan McGuire)
Every Heart a Doorway
22
Seanan McGuire
The Fifth Season (N. K. Jemisin)
The Fifth Season
23
N. K. Jemisin
Fool's Assassin (Robin Hobb)
Fool's Assassin
24
Robin Hobb
Fool's Errand (Robin Hobb)
Fool's Errand
25
Robin Hobb
The Gilded Wolves (Roshani Chokshi)
The Gilded Wolves
26
Roshani Chokshi
The Golem and the Jinni (Helene Wecker)
The Golem and the Jinni
27
Helene Wecker
Graceling (Kristin Cashore)
Graceling
28
Kristin Cashore
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
29
J.K. Rowling
His Majesty's Dragon (Naomi Novik)
His Majesty's Dragon
30
Naomi Novik
House of Earth and Blood (Sarah Maas)
House of Earth and Blood
31
Sarah Maas
Howl's Moving Castle (Diana Wynne Jones)
Howl's Moving Castle
32
Diana Wynne Jones
The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms (N.K. Jemisin)
The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms
33
N.K. Jemisin
The Invisible Life of Addie Larue (V.E. Schwab)
The Invisible Life of Addie Larue
34
V.E. Schwab
Jade War (Fonda Lee)
Jade War
35
Fonda Lee
The Jasmine Throne (Tasha Suri)
The Jasmine Throne
36
Tasha Suri
Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell (Susanna Clarke)
Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell
37
Susanna Clarke
Kaikeyi (Vaishnavi Patel)
Kaikeyi
38
Vaishnavi Patel
Lady Midnight (Cassandra Clare)
Lady Midnight
39
Cassandra Clare
Legendborn (Tracy Deonn)
Legendborn
40
Tracy Deonn
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