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Sci-Fi Mistressworks

I originally created this list back in 2013 as an antidote to the SF Masterwork series published by Gollancz since their list was almost entirely books by men. The SF Mistressworks list went on to inspire the SF Mistressworks website, which has been reviewing science fiction books by women writers, published during the twentieth century and earlier, for the past four years.
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Frankenstein (Mary Shelley)
Frankenstein
1
Mary Shelley
Herland (Charlotte Perkins Gilman)
Herland
2
Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Orlando (Virginia Woolf)
Orlando
3
Virginia Woolf
Lest Ye Die (Cicely Hamilton)
Lest Ye Die
4
Cicely Hamilton
Swastika Night (Katherine Burdekin)
Swastika Night
5
Katherine Burdekin
Shadow on the Hearth (Judith Merril)
Shadow on the Hearth
6
Judith Merril
Judgment Night (CL Moore)
Judgment Night
7
CL Moore
The Sword of Rhiannon (Leigh Brackett)
The Sword of Rhiannon
8
Leigh Brackett
Agent of the Unknown (Margaret St Clair)
Agent of the Unknown
9
Margaret St Clair
Pilgrimage: The Book of the People (Zenna Henderson)
Pilgrimage: The Book of the People
10
Zenna Henderson
Catseye (Andre Norton)
Catseye
11
Andre Norton
Memoirs of a Spacewoman (Naomi Mitchison)
Memoirs of a Spacewoman
12
Naomi Mitchison
Sunburst (Phyllis Gotlieb)
Sunburst
13
Phyllis Gotlieb
Heroes and Villains (Angela Carter)
Heroes and Villains
14
Angela Carter
Armed Camps (Kit Reed)
Armed Camps
15
Kit Reed
Darkover Landfall (Marion Zimmer Bradley)
Darkover Landfall
16
Marion Zimmer Bradley
Ten Thousand Light-Years From Home (James Tiptree Jr)
Ten Thousand Light-Years From Home
17
James Tiptree Jr
The Dispossessed (Ursula K Le Guin)
The Dispossessed
18
Ursula K Le Guin
Walk to the End of the World (Suzy McKee Charnas)
Walk to the End of the World
19
Suzy McKee Charnas
Star Rider (Doris Piserchia)
Star Rider
20
Doris Piserchia
The Female Man (Joanna Russ)
The Female Man
21
Joanna Russ
Missing Man (Katherine MacLean)
Missing Man
22
Katherine MacLean
Arslan (MJ Engh)
Arslan
23
MJ Engh
Don't Bite the Sun (Tanith Lee)
Don't Bite the Sun
24
Tanith Lee
Floating Worlds (Cecelia Holland)
Floating Worlds
25
Cecelia Holland
Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang (Kate Wilhelm)
Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang
26
Kate Wilhelm
Islands (Marta Randall)
Islands
27
Marta Randall
Dreamsnake (Vonda N McIntyre)
Dreamsnake
28
Vonda N McIntyre
False Dawn (Chelsea Quinn Yarbro)
False Dawn
29
Chelsea Quinn Yarbro
Shikasta (Doris Lessing)
Shikasta
30
Doris Lessing
Kindred (Octavia Butler)
Kindred
31
Octavia Butler
Benefits (Zoë Fairbairns)
Benefits
32
Zoë Fairbairns
Leviathan's Deep (Jayge Carr)
Leviathan's Deep
33
Jayge Carr
A Voice Out of Ramah (Lee Killough)
A Voice Out of Ramah
34
Lee Killough
The Snow Queen (Joan D Vinge)
The Snow Queen
35
Joan D Vinge
The Silent City (Élisabeth Vonarburg)
The Silent City
36
Élisabeth Vonarburg
The Many-Coloured Land (Julian May)
The Many-Coloured Land
37
Julian May
Darkchild (Sydney J Van Scyoc)
Darkchild
38
Sydney J Van Scyoc
The Crystal Singer (Anne McCaffrey)
The Crystal Singer
39
Anne McCaffrey
Native Tongue (Suzette Haden Elgin)
Native Tongue
40
Suzette Haden Elgin
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