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Science Fiction by Women Writers

From Worlds Without End. Slants old. I wonder why? Lots of good stuff that's more current.
"After admiring several lists devoted to women science fiction writers, Jim Harris and Mike Jorgensen created the Science Fiction by Women Writers list to statistically show the most remembered books. Harris and Jorgensen used the same sources (1949-2016) they used to assemble the Classics of Science Fiction list to create the women's list, setting the criteria to books being on 4 or more of the 65 source lists. The results are 98 titles, very close to a Top 100 list. Visit The Classics of Science Fiction website for the source lists and essays."
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The Left Hand of Darkness (Ursula K. Le Guin)
The Left Hand of Darkness
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Ursula K. Le Guin
The Dispossessed (Ursula K Le Guin)
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Ursula K Le Guin
Doomsday Book (Connie Willis)
Doomsday Book
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Connie Willis
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
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Frankenstein (Mary Shelley)
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The Hunger Games (Suzanne Collins)
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The Female Man (Joanna Russ)
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Ancillary Justice (Ann Leckie)
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The Sparrow (Mary Doria Russell)
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Cyteen (C.J. Cherryh)
Cyteen
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C.J. Cherryh
A Wrinkle in Time (Madeleine L'engle)
A Wrinkle in Time
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Madeleine L'engle
Downbelow Station (C.J. Cherryh)
Downbelow Station
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C.J. Cherryh
The Time Traveller's Wife (Audrey Niffenegger)
The Time Traveller's Wife
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Audrey Niffenegger
Grass (Sheri S Tepper)
Grass
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China Mountain Zhang (Maureen F. Mchugh)
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Maureen F. Mchugh
Barrayar
Barrayar
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The Snow Queen (Joan D Vinge)
The Snow Queen
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Joan D Vinge
Ammonite (Nicola Griffith)
Ammonite
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Nicola Griffith
To Say Nothing of the Dog (Connie Willis)
To Say Nothing of the Dog
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Connie Willis
A Door Into Ocean (Joan Slonczewski)
A Door Into Ocean
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Joan Slonczewski
Dragonflight (McCaffrey, Anne)
Dragonflight
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McCaffrey, Anne
Blackout (Connie Willis)
Blackout
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Connie Willis
All Clear (Connie Willis)
All Clear
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Connie Willis
Her Smoke Rose Up Forever (James Tiptree, Jr.)
Her Smoke Rose Up Forever
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James Tiptree, Jr.
Parable of the Sower (Octavia E Butler)
Parable of the Sower
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Octavia E Butler
Dreamsnake
Dreamsnake
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Among Others (Jo Walton)
Among Others
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Jo Walton
Synners (Pat Cadigan)
Synners
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Pat Cadigan
Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang (Kate Wilhelm)
Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang
29
Kate Wilhelm
Boneshaker (Cherie Priest)
Boneshaker
30
Cherie Priest
Sarah Canary (Karen Joy Fowler)
Sarah Canary
31
Karen Joy Fowler
Kindred (Octavia Butler)
Kindred
32
Octavia Butler
Station Eleven (Emily St John Mandel)
Station Eleven
33
Emily St John Mandel
Mockingjay (Suzanne Collins)
Mockingjay
34
Suzanne Collins
The Lathe of Heaven (Ursula K Le Guin)
The Lathe of Heaven
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Ursula K Le Guin
The Gate to Women's Country (Sheri S. Tepper)
The Gate to Women's Country
36
Sheri S. Tepper
Beggars in Spain (Nancy Kress)
Beggars in Spain
37
Nancy Kress
The Speed of Dark (Elizabeth Moon)
The Speed of Dark
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Elizabeth Moon
Falling Free (Lois McMaster Bujold)
Falling Free
39
Lois McMaster Bujold
Woman on the Edge of Time (Marge Piercy)
Woman on the Edge of Time
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Marge Piercy
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