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R/Fantasy Top Books by Women

The best fantasy and sci-fi books as voted on by the people of r/Fantasy. Series are grouped together.
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Realm of the Elderlings (Robin Hobb)
Realm of the Elderlings
1
Robin Hobb
The Broken Earth (N.K. Jemisin)
The Broken Earth
2
N.K. Jemisin
Murderbot Diaries (Martha Wells)
Murderbot Diaries
3
Martha Wells
Earthsea Cycle
Earthsea Cycle
4
The Goblin Emperor (Katherine Addison)
The Goblin Emperor
5
Katherine Addison
Wayfarers (Becky Chambers)
Wayfarers
6
Becky Chambers
Gideon the Ninth (Tamsyn Muir)
Gideon the Ninth
7
Tamsyn Muir
Harry Potter (J. K. Rowling)
Harry Potter
8
J. K. Rowling
The Curse of Chalion
The Curse of Chalion
9
Hainish Cycle
Hainish Cycle
10
Circe (Madeline Miller)
Circe
11
Madeline Miller
Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell (Susanna Clarke)
Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell
12
Susanna Clarke
The Bear and the Nightingale #1 (Katherine Arden)
The Bear and the Nightingale #1
13
Katherine Arden
A Memory Called Empire (Arkady Martine)
A Memory Called Empire
14
Arkady Martine
Tortall and Other Lands: A Collection of Stories (Tamora Pierce)
Tortall and Other Lands: A Collection of Stories
15
Tamora Pierce
Kushiel's Universe (Jacqueline Carey)
Kushiel's Universe
16
Jacqueline Carey
Spinning Silver (Naomi Novik)
Spinning Silver
17
Naomi Novik
The Poppy War (R. F. Kuang)
The Poppy War
18
R. F. Kuang
Jade City (Fonda Lee)
Jade City
19
Fonda Lee
Howl's Moving Castle (Diana Wynne Jones)
Howl's Moving Castle
20
Diana Wynne Jones
The Sword of Kaigen (M. L. Wang)
The Sword of Kaigen
21
M. L. Wang
His Majesty's Dragon (Naomi Novik)
His Majesty's Dragon
22
Naomi Novik
Ancillary Justice (Ann Leckie)
Ancillary Justice
23
Ann Leckie
Piranesi (Susanna Clarke)
Piranesi
24
Susanna Clarke
Lady Astronaut Series (Mary Robinette Kowal)
Lady Astronaut Series
25
Mary Robinette Kowal
Earthseed
Earthseed
26
The Night Circus (Erin Morgenstern)
The Night Circus
27
Erin Morgenstern
Kindred (Octavia Butler)
Kindred
28
Octavia Butler
Uprooted (Naomi Novik)
Uprooted
29
Naomi Novik
The Grisha Series (Leigh Bardugo)
The Grisha Series
30
Leigh Bardugo
The Ten Thousand Doors of January (Alix E. Harrow)
The Ten Thousand Doors of January
31
Alix E. Harrow
The Golem and the Jinni (Helene Wecker)
The Golem and the Jinni
32
Helene Wecker
Pern (The Dragonriders of Pern)
Pern (The Dragonriders of Pern)
33
Station Eleven (Emily St John Mandel)
Station Eleven
34
Emily St John Mandel
The Books of the Raksura (Martha Wells)
The Books of the Raksura
35
Martha Wells
The City of Brass (S.A.Chakraborty)
The City of Brass
36
S.A.Chakraborty
Doomsday Book (Connie Willis)
Doomsday Book
37
Connie Willis
The Queen's Thief (Megan Whalen Turner)
The Queen's Thief
38
Megan Whalen Turner
The Priory of the Orange Tree (Samantha Shannon)
The Priory of the Orange Tree
39
Samantha Shannon
The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August (Claire North)
The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August
40
Claire North
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