/r/Fantasy Top Female Authored Books 2018

1.
The Bear and the Nightingale (The Winternight Trilogy, #1)
The Bear and the Nightingale (The Winternight Trilogy, #1) 4.09 avg rating — 224,642 ratings
2.
Kushiel's Dart (Phèdre's Trilogy, #1)
Kushiel's Dart (Phèdre's Trilogy, #1) 4.02 avg rating — 83,230 ratings
3.
Uprooted
Uprooted 4.03 avg rating — 256,808 ratings
4.
The Goblin Emperor (The Chronicles of Osreth, #1)
The Goblin Emperor (The Chronicles of Osreth, #1) 4.07 avg rating — 52,298 ratings
5.
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter, #1)
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter, #1) 4.47 avg rating — 11,064,067 ratings
6.
The Curse of Chalion (World of the Five Gods, #1)
The Curse of Chalion (World of the Five Gods, #1) 4.18 avg rating — 41,759 ratings
7.
The Golem and the Jinni (The Golem and the Jinni, #1)
The Golem and the Jinni (The Golem and the Jinni, #1) 4.13 avg rating — 129,518 ratings
8.
The Fifth Season (The Broken Earth, #1)
The Fifth Season (The Broken Earth, #1) 4.29 avg rating — 317,153 ratings
9.
Howl’s Moving Castle (Howl’s Moving Castle, #1)
Howl’s Moving Castle (Howl’s Moving Castle, #1) 4.29 avg rating — 426,799 ratings
10.
Heart's Blood
Heart's Blood 4.09 avg rating — 17,563 ratings
11.
Moon Called (Mercy Thompson, #1)
Moon Called (Mercy Thompson, #1) 4.15 avg rating — 215,719 ratings
11.
Range of Ghosts (Eternal Sky, #1)
Range of Ghosts (Eternal Sky, #1) 3.68 avg rating — 3,925 ratings
13.
Kindred
Kindred 4.31 avg rating — 258,312 ratings
14.
The Night Circus
The Night Circus really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1,068,411 ratings
15.
The Blue Sword (Damar, #1)
The Blue Sword (Damar, #1) 4.21 avg rating — 62,465 ratings
16.
Deerskin
Deerskin 3.94 avg rating — 24,046 ratings
17.
A Wizard of Earthsea (Earthsea Cycle, #1)
A Wizard of Earthsea (Earthsea Cycle, #1) 4.01 avg rating — 348,965 ratings
17.
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell 3.87 avg rating — 249,834 ratings
19.
Alanna: The First Adventure (Song of the Lioness, #1)
Alanna: The First Adventure (Song of the Lioness, #1) 4.27 avg rating — 135,450 ratings
20.
Sorcery & Cecelia: or The Enchanted Chocolate Pot (Cecelia and Kate, #1)
Sorcery & Cecelia: or The Enchanted Chocolate Pot (Cecelia and Kate, #1) 4.02 avg rating — 21,504 ratings
21.
Dragonflight (Dragonriders of Pern, #1)
Dragonflight (Dragonriders of Pern, #1) 4.08 avg rating — 142,182 ratings
22.
Ella Enchanted (Ella Enchanted, #1)
Ella Enchanted (Ella Enchanted, #1) 4.01 avg rating — 421,424 ratings
23.
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet (Wayfarers, #1)
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet (Wayfarers, #1) 4.17 avg rating — 175,372 ratings
24.
The Raven Boys (The Raven Cycle, #1)
The Raven Boys (The Raven Cycle, #1) 4.05 avg rating — 394,632 ratings
25.
The Dispossessed: An Ambiguous Utopia
The Dispossessed: An Ambiguous Utopia 4.25 avg rating — 143,151 ratings
26.
Shards of Honour (Vorkosigan Saga, #1)
Shards of Honour (Vorkosigan Saga, #1) 4.07 avg rating — 39,435 ratings
27.
The Sorceress and the Cygnet (Cygnet, #1)
The Sorceress and the Cygnet (Cygnet, #1) 3.91 avg rating — 1,713 ratings
28.
Cinder (The Lunar Chronicles, #1)
Cinder (The Lunar Chronicles, #1) 4.13 avg rating — 992,900 ratings
29.
Every Heart a Doorway (Wayward Children, #1)
Every Heart a Doorway (Wayward Children, #1) 3.81 avg rating — 120,810 ratings
30.
Six of Crows (Six of Crows, #1)
Six of Crows (Six of Crows, #1) 4.46 avg rating — 1,103,624 ratings
30.
A Wrinkle in Time (Time Quintet, #1)
A Wrinkle in Time (Time Quintet, #1) 3.97 avg rating — 1,263,371 ratings
32.
Seraphina (Seraphina, #1)
Seraphina (Seraphina, #1) 3.94 avg rating — 88,791 ratings
33.
Black Wolves (Black Wolves, #1)
Black Wolves (Black Wolves, #1) 3.96 avg rating — 1,653 ratings
34.
Too Like the Lightning (Terra Ignota, #1)
Too Like the Lightning (Terra Ignota, #1) 3.82 avg rating — 15,221 ratings
35.
Rosemary and Rue (October Daye, #1)
Rosemary and Rue (October Daye, #1) 3.78 avg rating — 39,756 ratings
36.
Daughter of the Forest (Sevenwaters, #1)
Daughter of the Forest (Sevenwaters, #1) 4.29 avg rating — 69,729 ratings
37.
Green Rider (Green Rider, #1)
Green Rider (Green Rider, #1) 4.09 avg rating — 40,219 ratings
38.
Among Others
Among Others
by: Jo Walton
3.71 avg rating — 25,524 ratings
38.
The Winged Histories
The Winged Histories 3.99 avg rating — 891 ratings
40.
A Darker Shade of Magic (Shades of Magic, #1)
A Darker Shade of Magic (Shades of Magic, #1) 4.04 avg rating — 415,388 ratings
41.
The Cloud Roads (Books of the Raksura, #1)
The Cloud Roads (Books of the Raksura, #1) 3.98 avg rating — 15,699 ratings
42.
Foreigner (Foreigner, #1)
Foreigner (Foreigner, #1) 3.92 avg rating — 10,804 ratings
43.
The Magicians' Guild (The Black Magician Trilogy #1)
The Magicians' Guild (The Black Magician Trilogy #1) 3.95 avg rating — 89,155 ratings
44.
The Gray House
The Gray House 4.26 avg rating — 9,273 ratings
45.
Graceling (Graceling Realm, #1)
Graceling (Graceling Realm, #1) 4.06 avg rating — 476,669 ratings
46.
Assassin's Apprentice (Farseer Trilogy, #1)
Assassin's Apprentice (Farseer Trilogy, #1) 4.19 avg rating — 378,334 ratings
46.
The Master of Whitestorm
The Master of Whitestorm 3.90 avg rating — 1,350 ratings
48.
In the Night Garden (The Orphan's Tales, #1)
In the Night Garden (The Orphan's Tales, #1) 4.03 avg rating — 9,242 ratings
49.
Swordspoint (Riverside, #1)
Swordspoint (Riverside, #1) 3.80 avg rating — 10,930 ratings
50.
Sandry's Book (Circle of Magic, #1)
Sandry's Book (Circle of Magic, #1) 4.03 avg rating — 44,726 ratings
51.
Radiance
Radiance 3.72 avg rating — 5,415 ratings
52.
Written in Red (The Others, #1)
Written in Red (The Others, #1) 4.25 avg rating — 63,876 ratings
53.
The Silent Tower (Windrose Chronicles, #1)
The Silent Tower (Windrose Chronicles, #1) 3.93 avg rating — 3,533 ratings
54.
Parable of the Sower (Earthseed, #1)
Parable of the Sower (Earthseed, #1) 4.20 avg rating — 238,922 ratings
55.
Sword-Dancer (Tiger and Del, #1)
Sword-Dancer (Tiger and Del, #1) 3.99 avg rating — 8,225 ratings
56.
Planetfall (Planetfall, #1)
Planetfall (Planetfall, #1) 3.73 avg rating — 12,637 ratings
57.
Inda (Inda, #1)
Inda (Inda, #1) 4.02 avg rating — 4,875 ratings
57.
Touch
Touch 3.82 avg rating — 12,392 ratings
59.
Karen Memory (Karen Memory, #1)
Karen Memory (Karen Memory, #1) 3.71 avg rating — 4,755 ratings
60.
His Majesty's Dragon (Temeraire, #1)
His Majesty's Dragon (Temeraire, #1) 4.07 avg rating — 109,176 ratings
61.
The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)
The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1) 4.35 avg rating — 9,594,422 ratings
62.
The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms (Inheritance, #1)
The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms (Inheritance, #1) 3.89 avg rating — 80,315 ratings
63.
The Thief (The Queen's Thief, #1)
The Thief (The Queen's Thief, #1) 3.85 avg rating — 91,901 ratings
63.
King's Dragon (Crown of Stars, #1)
King's Dragon (Crown of Stars, #1) 3.81 avg rating — 9,579 ratings
65.
Doomsday Book (Oxford Time Travel, #1)
Doomsday Book (Oxford Time Travel, #1) 4.03 avg rating — 63,442 ratings
65.
The Copper Promise (The Copper Cat, #1)
The Copper Promise (The Copper Cat, #1) 3.67 avg rating — 3,442 ratings
67.
Ancillary Justice (Imperial Radch, #1)
Ancillary Justice (Imperial Radch, #1) 3.99 avg rating — 115,500 ratings
67.
Tam Lin
Tam Lin 3.84 avg rating — 5,795 ratings
69.
Deryni Rising (The Chronicles of the Deryni, #1)
Deryni Rising (The Chronicles of the Deryni, #1) 3.96 avg rating — 7,667 ratings
70.
Over Sea, Under Stone (The Dark is Rising, #1)
Over Sea, Under Stone (The Dark is Rising, #1) 3.86 avg rating — 55,629 ratings
70.
The Crystal Cave (Arthurian Saga, #1)
The Crystal Cave (Arthurian Saga, #1) 4.13 avg rating — 47,932 ratings
72.
The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August
The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August 4.03 avg rating — 96,330 ratings
72.
Dragons of Autumn Twilight (Dragonlance: Chronicles, #1)
Dragons of Autumn Twilight (Dragonlance: Chronicles, #1) 4.01 avg rating — 121,205 ratings
74.
Binti (Binti, #1)
Binti (Binti, #1) 3.85 avg rating — 78,680 ratings
75.
The Curse of the Mistwraith (Wars of Light and Shadow, #1)
The Curse of the Mistwraith (Wars of Light and Shadow, #1) 3.78 avg rating — 6,265 ratings
75.
Fortress in the Eye of Time (Fortress, #1)
Fortress in the Eye of Time (Fortress, #1) 3.89 avg rating — 4,127 ratings
77.
The Deed of Paksenarrion (The Deed of Paksenarrion, #1-3)
The Deed of Paksenarrion (The Deed of Paksenarrion, #1-3) 4.33 avg rating — 13,973 ratings
78.
The Whitefire Crossing (Shattered Sigil, #1)
The Whitefire Crossing (Shattered Sigil, #1) 3.71 avg rating — 2,497 ratings
78.
Spirits Rising (Spirit Caller, #1)
Spirits Rising (Spirit Caller, #1) 3.52 avg rating — 311 ratings
80.
A Natural History of Dragons (The Memoirs of Lady Trent, #1)
A Natural History of Dragons (The Memoirs of Lady Trent, #1) 3.83 avg rating — 44,631 ratings
81.
Nice Dragons Finish Last (Heartstrikers, #1)
Nice Dragons Finish Last (Heartstrikers, #1) 4.11 avg rating — 14,202 ratings
82.
The Riddle-Master of Hed (Riddle-Master, #1)
The Riddle-Master of Hed (Riddle-Master, #1) 3.98 avg rating — 12,978 ratings
83.
To Ride Hell’s Chasm
To Ride Hell’s Chasm 3.84 avg rating — 1,732 ratings
84.
Arrows of the Queen (Heralds of Valdemar, #1)
Arrows of the Queen (Heralds of Valdemar, #1) 4.14 avg rating — 39,494 ratings
85.
Transformation (Rai-Kirah, #1)
Transformation (Rai-Kirah, #1) 4.01 avg rating — 7,358 ratings
86.
Sunshine
Sunshine 3.84 avg rating — 43,832 ratings
87.
Flesh and Spirit (Lighthouse, #1)
Flesh and Spirit (Lighthouse, #1) 3.88 avg rating — 3,449 ratings
88.
Outlander (Outlander, #1)
Outlander (Outlander, #1) 4.26 avg rating — 1,131,984 ratings
89.
Hunter's Oath (The Sacred Hunt, #1)
Hunter's Oath (The Sacred Hunt, #1) 3.86 avg rating — 1,627 ratings
90.
Station Eleven
Station Eleven 4.07 avg rating — 590,263 ratings
91.
Daggerspell (Deverry, #1)
Daggerspell (Deverry, #1) 3.91 avg rating — 16,886 ratings
92.
The Many-Coloured Land (Saga of Pliocene Exile, #1)
The Many-Coloured Land (Saga of Pliocene Exile, #1) 4.07 avg rating — 13,331 ratings
93.
Heavy Time (The Company Wars, #4)
Heavy Time (The Company Wars, #4) 3.81 avg rating — 1,922 ratings
94.
Ash: A Secret History (Book of Ash, #1-4)
Ash: A Secret History (Book of Ash, #1-4) 4.12 avg rating — 1,215 ratings
95.
Black Sun Rising (The Coldfire Trilogy, #1)
Black Sun Rising (The Coldfire Trilogy, #1) 3.93 avg rating — 19,304 ratings
96.
Cast in Shadow (Chronicles of Elantra, #1)
Cast in Shadow (Chronicles of Elantra, #1) 3.82 avg rating — 18,092 ratings
97.
The Element of Fire (Ile-Rien, #1)
The Element of Fire (Ile-Rien, #1) 3.87 avg rating — 3,797 ratings
98.
Dark Lord of Derkholm (Derkholm, #1)
Dark Lord of Derkholm (Derkholm, #1) 4.11 avg rating — 17,880 ratings
99.
The Forgotten Beasts of Eld
The Forgotten Beasts of Eld 4.07 avg rating — 20,643 ratings
100.
Deathless
Deathless 3.93 avg rating — 22,509 ratings
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