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Fifty Female-Led, Female-Written Fantasy Books

Fifty fantasy books that have a female lead and were written by women! How many of these have you read?
This list does include ensemble casts.
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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
And I Darken (Kiersten White)
And I Darken
3
Kiersten White
Ash (Melinda Lo)
Ash
4
Melinda Lo
Ash Princess (Laura Sebastian)
Ash Princess
5
Laura Sebastian
The Bear and the Nightingale (Katherine Arden)
The Bear and the Nightingale
6
Katherine Arden
Book of Shadows (Cate Tiernan)
Book of Shadows
7
Cate Tiernan
Caraval (Stephanie Garber)
Caraval
8
Stephanie Garber
Circe (Madeleine Miller)
Circe
9
Madeleine Miller
The City of Brass (S. A. Chakraborty)
The City of Brass
10
S. A. Chakraborty
Daughter of Smoke and Bone (Laini Taylor)
Daughter of Smoke and Bone
11
Laini Taylor
Down Among the Sticks and Bones (Seanan McGuire)
Down Among the Sticks and Bones
12
Seanan McGuire
Dragon Keeper (Robin Hobb)
Dragon Keeper
13
Robin Hobb
Earthsea: Tehanu (Ursula K. Le Guin)
Earthsea: Tehanu
14
Ursula K. Le Guin
Every Heart a Doorway (Seanan McGuire)
Every Heart a Doorway
15
Seanan McGuire
The Fifth Season (N. K. Jemisin)
The Fifth Season
16
N. K. Jemisin
Frostblood (Elly Blake)
Frostblood
17
Elly Blake
The Gift (Alison Croggon)
The Gift
18
Alison Croggon
The Girl King (Mimi Yu)
The Girl King
19
Mimi Yu
Green Rider (Kristen Britain)
Green Rider
20
Kristen Britain
The Hazel Wood (Melissa Albert)
The Hazel Wood
21
Melissa Albert
The Heart of Myrial (Maggie Furey)
The Heart of Myrial
22
Maggie Furey
The Heir of Night (Helen Lowe)
The Heir of Night
23
Helen Lowe
In an Absent Dream (Seanan McGuire)
In an Absent Dream
24
Seanan McGuire
Ink (Alice Broadway)
Ink
25
Alice Broadway
The Invisible Library (Genevieve Cogman)
The Invisible Library
26
Genevieve Cogman
The Magician's Guild (Trudi Canavan)
The Magician's Guild
27
Trudi Canavan
Midnight Never Come (Marie Brennan)
Midnight Never Come
28
Marie Brennan
A Natural History of Dragons (Marie Brennan)
A Natural History of Dragons
29
Marie Brennan
Of Fire and Stars (Audrey Coulthurst)
Of Fire and Stars
30
Audrey Coulthurst
A Pocketful of Crows (Joanne Harris)
A Pocketful of Crows
31
Joanne Harris
Poison Study (Maria V. Snyder)
Poison Study
32
Maria V. Snyder
The Priory of the Orange Tree (Samantha Shannon)
The Priory of the Orange Tree
33
Samantha Shannon
A Promise of Fire (Amanda Bouchet)
A Promise of Fire
34
Amanda Bouchet
The Queens of Innis Lear (Tessa Gratton)
The Queens of Innis Lear
35
Tessa Gratton
Sea (Sarah Driver)
Sea
36
Sarah Driver
A Secret History of Witches (Louisa Morgan)
A Secret History of Witches
37
Louisa Morgan
Seraphina (Rachel Hartman)
Seraphina
38
Rachel Hartman
Ship of Magic (Robin Hobb)
Ship of Magic
39
Robin Hobb
A Shiver of Snow and Sky (Lisa Lueddecke)
A Shiver of Snow and Sky
40
Lisa Lueddecke
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