Grimdark SFF with great female characters

1.
Best Served Cold
Best Served Cold 4.24 avg rating — 105,509 ratings
2.
An Echo of Things to Come (The Licanius Trilogy, #2)
An Echo of Things to Come (The Licanius Trilogy, #2) 4.22 avg rating — 44,267 ratings
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God's War (Bel Dame Apocrypha, #1)
God's War (Bel Dame Apocrypha, #1) 3.67 avg rating — 5,373 ratings
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The Poppy War (The Poppy War, #1)
The Poppy War (The Poppy War, #1) 4.17 avg rating — 419,792 ratings
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Ship of Destiny (Liveship Traders, #3)
Ship of Destiny (Liveship Traders, #3) 4.32 avg rating — 83,970 ratings
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The Mad Ship (Liveship Traders, #2)
The Mad Ship (Liveship Traders, #2) 4.32 avg rating — 78,897 ratings
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Ship of Magic (Liveship Traders, #1)
Ship of Magic (Liveship Traders, #1) 4.23 avg rating — 98,539 ratings
8.
City of Stairs (The Divine Cities, #1)
City of Stairs (The Divine Cities, #1) 4.10 avg rating — 38,743 ratings
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A Feast for Crows (A Song of Ice and Fire, #4)
A Feast for Crows (A Song of Ice and Fire, #4) 4.17 avg rating — 777,245 ratings
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The Library at Mount Char
The Library at Mount Char 4.07 avg rating — 72,397 ratings
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The Last Wish (The Witcher, #0.5)
The Last Wish (The Witcher, #0.5) 4.14 avg rating — 398,647 ratings
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Infidel (Bel Dame Apocrypha, #2)
Infidel (Bel Dame Apocrypha, #2) 4.03 avg rating — 1,896 ratings
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Children of Time (Children of Time, #1)
Children of Time (Children of Time, #1) 4.30 avg rating — 159,985 ratings
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Red Sister (Book of the Ancestor, #1)
Red Sister (Book of the Ancestor, #1) 4.16 avg rating — 61,717 ratings
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Monstress, Volume 1: Awakening
Monstress, Volume 1: Awakening 3.96 avg rating — 65,653 ratings
16.
Rapture (Bel Dame Apocrypha, #3)
Rapture (Bel Dame Apocrypha, #3) 4.05 avg rating — 1,408 ratings
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The Mirror Empire (Worldbreaker Saga, #1)
The Mirror Empire (Worldbreaker Saga, #1) 3.49 avg rating — 5,000 ratings
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Berserk, Vol. 1 (Berserk, #1)
Berserk, Vol. 1 (Berserk, #1) 4.48 avg rating — 59,786 ratings
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2000 AD Sci-Fi Special 2018
2000 AD Sci-Fi Special 2018 liked it 3.00 avg rating — 2 ratings
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Judge Anderson: Year One (Judge Anderson: Rookie #1-3)
Judge Anderson: Year One (Judge Anderson: Rookie #1-3) 3.73 avg rating — 305 ratings
21.
Empire Ascendant (Worldbreaker Saga, #2)
Empire Ascendant (Worldbreaker Saga, #2) 3.88 avg rating — 1,551 ratings
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City of Blades (The Divine Cities, #2)
City of Blades (The Divine Cities, #2) 4.21 avg rating — 18,910 ratings
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Red Country
Red Country 4.32 avg rating — 61,810 ratings
24.
A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1)
A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1) 4.45 avg rating — 2,673,791 ratings
25.
A Clash of Kings (A Song of Ice and Fire, #2)
A Clash of Kings (A Song of Ice and Fire, #2) 4.42 avg rating — 1,000,074 ratings
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A Storm of Swords (A Song of Ice and Fire, #3)
A Storm of Swords (A Song of Ice and Fire, #3) 4.55 avg rating — 830,477 ratings
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A Dance with Dragons (A Song of Ice and Fire, #5)
A Dance with Dragons (A Song of Ice and Fire, #5) 4.34 avg rating — 725,285 ratings
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The Willful Princess and the Piebald Prince
The Willful Princess and the Piebald Prince 4.05 avg rating — 10,491 ratings
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Dangerous Women
Dangerous Women 3.67 avg rating — 13,077 ratings