Adult Fantasy Books with Female Leads

1.
Spinning Silver
Spinning Silver 4.18 avg rating — 146,056 ratings
2.
Circe
Circe 4.22 avg rating — 1,276,236 ratings
3.
The Mists of Avalon (Avalon, #1)
The Mists of Avalon (Avalon, #1) 4.13 avg rating — 211,201 ratings
4.
Warbreaker
Warbreaker 4.30 avg rating — 260,172 ratings
5.
Warprize (Chronicles of the Warlands, #1)
Warprize (Chronicles of the Warlands, #1) 3.96 avg rating — 20,136 ratings
6.
The Princess Bride
The Princess Bride 4.27 avg rating — 936,532 ratings
7.
A Discovery of Witches (All Souls, #1)
A Discovery of Witches (All Souls, #1) 4.02 avg rating — 542,062 ratings
8.
Graceling (Graceling Realm, #1)
Graceling (Graceling Realm, #1) 4.06 avg rating — 476,665 ratings
9.
Daughter of the Forest (Sevenwaters, #1)
Daughter of the Forest (Sevenwaters, #1) 4.29 avg rating — 69,725 ratings
9.
Red Sister (Book of the Ancestor, #1)
Red Sister (Book of the Ancestor, #1) 4.16 avg rating — 61,718 ratings
11.
Poison Study (Study, #1)
Poison Study (Study, #1) 4.09 avg rating — 174,072 ratings
12.
Magic Bites (Kate Daniels, #1)
Magic Bites (Kate Daniels, #1) 4.05 avg rating — 132,856 ratings
13.
Master of Crows (Master of Crows, #1)
Master of Crows (Master of Crows, #1) 3.91 avg rating — 20,509 ratings
14.
Kushiel's Dart (Phèdre's Trilogy, #1)
Kushiel's Dart (Phèdre's Trilogy, #1) 4.02 avg rating — 83,226 ratings
15.
The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms (Inheritance, #1)
The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms (Inheritance, #1) 3.89 avg rating — 80,313 ratings
16.
Kill the Queen (Crown of Shards, #1)
Kill the Queen (Crown of Shards, #1) 4.02 avg rating — 16,352 ratings
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The Winter King (Weathermages of Mystral, #1)
The Winter King (Weathermages of Mystral, #1) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 30,805 ratings
18.
The City of Brass (The Daevabad Trilogy, #1)
The City of Brass (The Daevabad Trilogy, #1) 4.14 avg rating — 146,188 ratings
19.
Sacrifice (The Evensong Enchantments #1)
Sacrifice (The Evensong Enchantments #1) 4.41 avg rating — 46 ratings
20.
The Fifth Season (The Broken Earth, #1)
The Fifth Season (The Broken Earth, #1) 4.29 avg rating — 317,130 ratings
21.
One Fell Sweep (Innkeeper Chronicles, #3)
One Fell Sweep (Innkeeper Chronicles, #3) 4.45 avg rating — 34,856 ratings
22.
Pathfinder's Way (The Broken Lands, #1)
Pathfinder's Way (The Broken Lands, #1) 4.12 avg rating — 13,178 ratings
23.
Sweep in Peace (Innkeeper Chronicles, #2)
Sweep in Peace (Innkeeper Chronicles, #2) 4.32 avg rating — 41,198 ratings
24.
Magic Breaks (Kate Daniels, #7)
Magic Breaks (Kate Daniels, #7) 4.49 avg rating — 53,978 ratings
24.
Nevernight (The Nevernight Chronicle, #1)
Nevernight (The Nevernight Chronicle, #1) 4.22 avg rating — 110,424 ratings
26.
Magic Bleeds (Kate Daniels, #4)
Magic Bleeds (Kate Daniels, #4) 4.43 avg rating — 88,528 ratings
27.
Sweep with Me (Innkeeper Chronicles, #4.5)
Sweep with Me (Innkeeper Chronicles, #4.5) 4.38 avg rating — 20,405 ratings
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Beren and Lúthien
Beren and Lúthien 4.05 avg rating — 23,126 ratings
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Magic Strikes (Kate Daniels, #3)
Magic Strikes (Kate Daniels, #3) 4.43 avg rating — 90,090 ratings
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Magic Burns (Kate Daniels, #2)
Magic Burns (Kate Daniels, #2) 4.30 avg rating — 93,223 ratings
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Uprooted
Uprooted 4.03 avg rating — 256,796 ratings
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The Witching Hour (Lives of the Mayfair Witches, #1)
The Witching Hour (Lives of the Mayfair Witches, #1)
by: Anne Rice
4.10 avg rating — 122,718 ratings
33.
Diamond Fire (Hidden Legacy, #3.5)
Diamond Fire (Hidden Legacy, #3.5) 4.23 avg rating — 25,232 ratings
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Wildfire (Hidden Legacy, #3)
Wildfire (Hidden Legacy, #3) 4.48 avg rating — 45,626 ratings
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Holy Sister (Book of the Ancestor, #3)
Holy Sister (Book of the Ancestor, #3) 4.31 avg rating — 30,734 ratings
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Grey Sister (Book of the Ancestor, #2)
Grey Sister (Book of the Ancestor, #2) 4.35 avg rating — 37,436 ratings
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White Hot (Hidden Legacy, #2)
White Hot (Hidden Legacy, #2) 4.44 avg rating — 52,132 ratings
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Burn for Me (Hidden Legacy, #1)
Burn for Me (Hidden Legacy, #1) 4.30 avg rating — 70,777 ratings
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Clean Sweep (Innkeeper Chronicles, #1)
Clean Sweep (Innkeeper Chronicles, #1) 4.15 avg rating — 61,402 ratings
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Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West (The Wicked Years, #1)
Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West (The Wicked Years, #1) 3.51 avg rating — 669,445 ratings
41.
The Song and the Sorceress (The Rise of the Rahar Book 1)
The Song and the Sorceress (The Rise of the Rahar Book 1) 4.04 avg rating — 99 ratings
41.
Equal Rites (Discworld, #3; Witches, #1)
Equal Rites (Discworld, #3; Witches, #1) 4.07 avg rating — 194,526 ratings
41.
The Dawn of Evil (The Wages of Sin, #5)
The Dawn of Evil (The Wages of Sin, #5) 4.55 avg rating — 49 ratings
41.
The Tiger’s Daughter (Ascendant, #1)
The Tiger’s Daughter (Ascendant, #1) 3.85 avg rating — 4,101 ratings
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Blade & Rose (Blade and Rose, #1)
Blade & Rose (Blade and Rose, #1) 3.92 avg rating — 3,058 ratings
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The Grief Nurse
The Grief Nurse 3.34 avg rating — 506 ratings
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The Northern Queen
The Northern Queen 4.21 avg rating — 43 ratings
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Monstrous Regiment (Discworld, #31; Industrial Revolution, #3)
Monstrous Regiment (Discworld, #31; Industrial Revolution, #3) 4.26 avg rating — 83,261 ratings
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The Mermaid
The Mermaid 3.63 avg rating — 10,283 ratings
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Song of Blood & Stone (Earthsinger Chronicles, #1)
Song of Blood & Stone (Earthsinger Chronicles, #1) 3.71 avg rating — 3,443 ratings
51.
Three Great Lies
Three Great Lies 4.14 avg rating — 51 ratings
51.
Best Served Cold
Best Served Cold 4.24 avg rating — 105,516 ratings
51.
The Elvenbane (Halfblood Chronicles, #1)
The Elvenbane (Halfblood Chronicles, #1) 3.96 avg rating — 15,028 ratings
51.
Flyaway
Flyaway 3.55 avg rating — 3,128 ratings
55.
Ice Magic, Fire Magic
Ice Magic, Fire Magic 4.26 avg rating — 23 ratings
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Polgara the Sorceress
Polgara the Sorceress 4.12 avg rating — 30,871 ratings
55.
Dhampir (Noble Dead Saga: Series 1, #1)
Dhampir (Noble Dead Saga: Series 1, #1) 3.83 avg rating — 8,120 ratings
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A Promise of Fire (Kingmaker Chronicles, #1)
A Promise of Fire (Kingmaker Chronicles, #1) 3.97 avg rating — 54,404 ratings
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Left-Hand Gods
Left-Hand Gods 4.19 avg rating — 21 ratings
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The Ruins of Ambrai (Exiles, #1)
The Ruins of Ambrai (Exiles, #1) 4.08 avg rating — 9,211 ratings
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Eolyn (The Silver Web #1)
Eolyn (The Silver Web #1) 3.89 avg rating — 207 ratings
61.
Sing the Four Quarters (Quarters, #1)
Sing the Four Quarters (Quarters, #1) 3.87 avg rating — 5,614 ratings
61.
Sin & Chocolate (Demigods of San Francisco, #1)
Sin & Chocolate (Demigods of San Francisco, #1) 4.21 avg rating — 39,373 ratings
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Sword of Shadows (The Silver Web #2)
Sword of Shadows (The Silver Web #2) 4.07 avg rating — 68 ratings
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The Ring of Ikribu (Red Sonja, #1)
The Ring of Ikribu (Red Sonja, #1) 3.64 avg rating — 221 ratings
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Star of the Morning (Nine Kingdoms, #1)
Star of the Morning (Nine Kingdoms, #1) 3.88 avg rating — 7,764 ratings
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Daughter of Aithne: An Epic Fantasy Adventure (The Silver Web Book 3)
Daughter of Aithne: An Epic Fantasy Adventure (The Silver Web Book 3) 3.93 avg rating — 29 ratings
67.
Sword Woman
Sword Woman 3.71 avg rating — 263 ratings
67.
Black Ships (Numinous World, #1)
Black Ships (Numinous World, #1)
by: Jo Graham
3.90 avg rating — 2,912 ratings
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Tengoku
Tengoku 4.12 avg rating — 153 ratings
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The Black Swan (Fairy Tales, #2)
The Black Swan (Fairy Tales, #2) 3.87 avg rating — 8,795 ratings
72.
The Queen of Blood (The Queens of Renthia, #1)
The Queen of Blood (The Queens of Renthia, #1) 3.91 avg rating — 13,460 ratings
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A Murder of Mages (The Maradaine Constabulary, #1)
A Murder of Mages (The Maradaine Constabulary, #1) 4.01 avg rating — 1,625 ratings
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The Bone Maker
The Bone Maker 3.86 avg rating — 3,449 ratings
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Hogfather
Hogfather 4.26 avg rating — 101,280 ratings
76.
The Palace Job (Rogues of the Republic, #1)
The Palace Job (Rogues of the Republic, #1) 3.82 avg rating — 8,670 ratings
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Jirel of Joiry
Jirel of Joiry 3.71 avg rating — 1,550 ratings
77.
House of Earth and Blood (Crescent City, #1)
House of Earth and Blood (Crescent City, #1) 4.45 avg rating — 1,014,413 ratings
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Among the Silvering Herd (Hidden Sea Tales, #0.1)
Among the Silvering Herd (Hidden Sea Tales, #0.1) 3.67 avg rating — 125 ratings