Upcoming 2023 SFF Books With Female Leads or Co-Leads

1.
Into the Sunken City
Into the Sunken City 3.64 avg rating — 992 ratings
2.
The General (Heroes of the Empire, #2)
The General (Heroes of the Empire, #2) 4.59 avg rating — 141 ratings
3.
The Remarkable Retirement of Edna Fisher
The Remarkable Retirement of Edna Fisher 3.66 avg rating — 1,998 ratings
4.
Trials of the Innermost (The Etherea Cycle, #1)
Trials of the Innermost (The Etherea Cycle, #1) 4.07 avg rating — 27 ratings
5.
Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries (Emily Wilde, #1)
Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries (Emily Wilde, #1) 3.98 avg rating — 183,010 ratings
6.
The Stolen Heir (The Stolen Heir Duology #1)
The Stolen Heir (The Stolen Heir Duology #1) 3.93 avg rating — 157,467 ratings
7.
The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi (Amina al-Sirafi, #1)
The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi (Amina al-Sirafi, #1) 4.25 avg rating — 72,333 ratings
8.
Hell Bent (Alex Stern, #2)
Hell Bent (Alex Stern, #2) 4.11 avg rating — 168,045 ratings
9.
The Sun and the Void (The Warring Gods #1)
The Sun and the Void (The Warring Gods #1) 3.31 avg rating — 3,815 ratings
10.
The Surviving Sky (Rages, #1)
The Surviving Sky (Rages, #1) 3.57 avg rating — 2,233 ratings
11.
Bitter Medicine
Bitter Medicine
by: Mia Tsai
3.69 avg rating — 2,132 ratings
12.
Seven Faceless Saints (Seven Faceless Saints, #1)
Seven Faceless Saints (Seven Faceless Saints, #1)
by: M.K. Lobb
3.48 avg rating — 6,833 ratings
13.
The Becalmer
The Becalmer 4.71 avg rating — 14 ratings
14.
The Mimicking of Known Successes (The Investigations of Mossa and Pleiti, #1)
The Mimicking of Known Successes (The Investigations of Mossa and Pleiti, #1) 3.62 avg rating — 8,634 ratings
15.
The Water Outlaws
The Water Outlaws 3.79 avg rating — 3,947 ratings
16.
The Foxglove King (The Nightshade Crown, #1)
The Foxglove King (The Nightshade Crown, #1) 3.76 avg rating — 33,211 ratings
17.
The Last Lion of Karkov
The Last Lion of Karkov 4.18 avg rating — 38 ratings
18.
The Valkyrie
The Valkyrie 3.44 avg rating — 1,206 ratings
19.
Untethered Sky
Untethered Sky
by: Fonda Lee
3.88 avg rating — 11,015 ratings
20.
Immortal Longings (Flesh and False Gods, #1)
Immortal Longings (Flesh and False Gods, #1) 3.53 avg rating — 26,614 ratings
21.
Some Desperate Glory
Some Desperate Glory 4.05 avg rating — 16,248 ratings
22.
The Heavenly Sword (Sword Maiden from the Moon, #1)
The Heavenly Sword (Sword Maiden from the Moon, #1) 3.51 avg rating — 73 ratings
23.
Dark Water Daughter (The Winter Sea, #1)
Dark Water Daughter (The Winter Sea, #1)
by: H.M. Long
3.84 avg rating — 5,230 ratings
24.
The Infinite Miles
The Infinite Miles 3.57 avg rating — 380 ratings
25.
The Warden (The Warden, #1)
The Warden (The Warden, #1) 3.82 avg rating — 2,401 ratings
26.
Silver in the Bone (Silver in the Bone, #1)
Silver in the Bone (Silver in the Bone, #1) 3.88 avg rating — 11,903 ratings
27.
The Bone Shard War (The Drowning Empire, #3)
The Bone Shard War (The Drowning Empire, #3) 3.93 avg rating — 7,858 ratings
28.
A Day of Fallen Night (The Roots of Chaos, #0)
A Day of Fallen Night (The Roots of Chaos, #0) 4.33 avg rating — 50,217 ratings
29.
The Weaver and the Witch Queen
The Weaver and the Witch Queen 3.85 avg rating — 9,032 ratings
30.
Tolerant
Tolerant 4.14 avg rating — 37 ratings
31.
The Daughters of Izdihar (The Alamaxa Duology, #1)
The Daughters of Izdihar (The Alamaxa Duology, #1) 3.75 avg rating — 3,353 ratings
32.
Unseelie (The Unseelie Duology, #1)
Unseelie (The Unseelie Duology, #1) 3.75 avg rating — 2,675 ratings
32.
Barrow of Winter (The Four Pillars, #3)
Barrow of Winter (The Four Pillars, #3)
by: H.M. Long
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 539 ratings
34.
The Scourge Between Stars
The Scourge Between Stars 3.56 avg rating — 4,899 ratings
35.
A Ruinous Fate (A Ruinous Fate #1)
A Ruinous Fate (A Ruinous Fate #1) 3.61 avg rating — 2,754 ratings
36.
Labyrinth's Heart (Rook & Rose #3)
Labyrinth's Heart (Rook & Rose #3) 4.26 avg rating — 3,986 ratings
37.
City of Nightmares (City of Nightmares, #1)
City of Nightmares (City of Nightmares, #1) 3.76 avg rating — 6,967 ratings
38.
The First Bright Thing
The First Bright Thing 3.58 avg rating — 3,318 ratings
39.
The Salt Grows Heavy
The Salt Grows Heavy 3.55 avg rating — 25,372 ratings
39.
The Jasad Heir (The Scorched Throne, #1)
The Jasad Heir (The Scorched Throne, #1) 3.99 avg rating — 22,252 ratings
41.
The Crane Husband
The Crane Husband 3.86 avg rating — 8,126 ratings
41.
Dead Country (The Craft Wars, #1)
Dead Country (The Craft Wars, #1) 4.13 avg rating — 1,304 ratings
43.
The Terraformers
The Terraformers 3.33 avg rating — 6,921 ratings
44.
The Keeper's Six
The Keeper's Six 3.62 avg rating — 1,479 ratings
44.
Deep as the Sky, Red as the Sea
Deep as the Sky, Red as the Sea 3.48 avg rating — 5,125 ratings
46.
The Principle of Moments (Order of Legends #1)
The Principle of Moments (Order of Legends #1) 3.61 avg rating — 1,343 ratings
47.
The Last Tale of the Flower Bride
The Last Tale of the Flower Bride 3.69 avg rating — 29,584 ratings
48.
The Last Heir to Blackwood Library
The Last Heir to Blackwood Library 3.38 avg rating — 16,177 ratings
49.
To Shape a Dragon's Breath (Nampeshiweisit, #1)
To Shape a Dragon's Breath (Nampeshiweisit, #1) 4.13 avg rating — 10,623 ratings
50.
Capture the Sun (Starlight's Shadow, #3)
Capture the Sun (Starlight's Shadow, #3) 3.77 avg rating — 2,961 ratings
51.
Menewood (The Hild Sequence #2)
Menewood (The Hild Sequence #2) 4.48 avg rating — 1,328 ratings
52.
The London Séance Society
The London Séance Society 3.49 avg rating — 65,337 ratings
53.
Godkiller (Fallen Gods, #1)
Godkiller (Fallen Gods, #1) 3.87 avg rating — 52,202 ratings
54.
Frontier
Frontier 3.61 avg rating — 2,046 ratings
55.
When a Moth Loved a Bee (Destini Chronicles, #1)
When a Moth Loved a Bee (Destini Chronicles, #1) 3.80 avg rating — 1,260 ratings
56.
The Splinter in the Sky
The Splinter in the Sky 3.48 avg rating — 1,181 ratings
57.
Modern Divination (Spells for Life and Death, #1)
Modern Divination (Spells for Life and Death, #1) 3.61 avg rating — 2,765 ratings
57.
The Battle Drum (The Ending Fire Trilogy, #2)
The Battle Drum (The Ending Fire Trilogy, #2) 4.31 avg rating — 3,901 ratings
59.
Sun of Blood and Ruin (Sun of Blood and Ruin #1)
Sun of Blood and Ruin (Sun of Blood and Ruin #1) 3.19 avg rating — 2,847 ratings
60.
Shield Maiden
Shield Maiden 3.66 avg rating — 1,620 ratings
60.
Divine Rivals (Letters of Enchantment, #1)
Divine Rivals (Letters of Enchantment, #1) 4.16 avg rating — 673,517 ratings
62.
Night's Edge (Night's Edge, #1)
Night's Edge (Night's Edge, #1)
by: Liz Kerin
3.88 avg rating — 3,570 ratings
63.
Nocturne
Nocturne 3.24 avg rating — 2,119 ratings
64.
Hearts Forged in Dragon Fire
Hearts Forged in Dragon Fire 3.74 avg rating — 171 ratings
65.
Threads That Bind (Threads That Bind, #1)
Threads That Bind (Threads That Bind, #1) 3.90 avg rating — 13,000 ratings
66.
The Phoenix King (The Ravence Trilogy, #1)
The Phoenix King (The Ravence Trilogy, #1) 3.67 avg rating — 5,119 ratings
67.
The Shadow of Perseus
The Shadow of Perseus 3.64 avg rating — 6,009 ratings
67.
Atalanta
Atalanta 3.74 avg rating — 32,050 ratings
69.
To Kill a Shadow (Mistlands, #1)
To Kill a Shadow (Mistlands, #1) 3.77 avg rating — 8,320 ratings
69.
Tonight, I Burn (Thorn Witch, #1)
Tonight, I Burn (Thorn Witch, #1) 3.66 avg rating — 1,720 ratings
69.
Yours for the Taking
Yours for the Taking 3.64 avg rating — 4,238 ratings
69.
The Mother (The Good Lands, #2)
The Mother (The Good Lands, #2) 3.87 avg rating — 369 ratings
69.
And Break the Pretty Kings
And Break the Pretty Kings 3.19 avg rating — 679 ratings
74.
Sing Me to Sleep (Sing Me to Sleep, #1)
Sing Me to Sleep (Sing Me to Sleep, #1) 3.84 avg rating — 6,886 ratings
75.
Slay Me (Immortal Vices and Virtues, #9)
Slay Me (Immortal Vices and Virtues, #9) 4.39 avg rating — 576 ratings
76.
Captured by the Kraken (Fated to Monsters, #1)
Captured by the Kraken (Fated to Monsters, #1) liked it 3.00 avg rating — 4 ratings
77.
What the Hex (Hex, #2)
What the Hex (Hex, #2) 3.71 avg rating — 7,286 ratings
78.
To Poison a King (Heirs of Isla, #1)
To Poison a King (Heirs of Isla, #1) 4.15 avg rating — 2,113 ratings
78.
Captured by the Orc King (Of Fate and Kings, #5)
Captured by the Orc King (Of Fate and Kings, #5) 3.67 avg rating — 3 ratings
80.
The Magician’s Daughter
The Magician’s Daughter really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 9,639 ratings
80.
Protected by the Wolf Prince (Once Upon A Fairy Tale Romance, #6)
Protected by the Wolf Prince (Once Upon A Fairy Tale Romance, #6) 4.05 avg rating — 425 ratings
82.
Shadow Guard (Scarred Dragon Prince, #1)
Shadow Guard (Scarred Dragon Prince, #1) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating
83.
A Fire in the Flesh (Flesh and Fire, #3)
A Fire in the Flesh (Flesh and Fire, #3) 4.11 avg rating — 105,932 ratings
84.
Defiant (Skyward, #4)
Defiant (Skyward, #4) 4.32 avg rating — 34,816 ratings
84.
Stolen by the Wolf King (Of Fate and Kings, #4)
Stolen by the Wolf King (Of Fate and Kings, #4) 4.43 avg rating — 7 ratings
86.
Grim and Bear It (Stay a Spell, #6)
Grim and Bear It (Stay a Spell, #6) 4.15 avg rating — 10,166 ratings
87.
Claimed by the Orc (Orc Claimed, #1)
Claimed by the Orc (Orc Claimed, #1) 3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings
88.
Rook (Romancing His Stone, #2)
Rook (Romancing His Stone, #2) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 4 ratings
89.
Gold (The Plated Prisoner, #5)
Gold (The Plated Prisoner, #5) 4.10 avg rating — 94,822 ratings
90.
Burn Me (Immortal Vices and Virtues, #10)
Burn Me (Immortal Vices and Virtues, #10) 4.33 avg rating — 509 ratings
91.
Den of Devils (Devil's Serenade, #2)
Den of Devils (Devil's Serenade, #2) 4.17 avg rating — 6 ratings
92.
Blaze (Happily Never After Fairytale Retellings, #10)
Blaze (Happily Never After Fairytale Retellings, #10) 4.07 avg rating — 96 ratings
93.
Superbia (Shades of Sin, #2)
Superbia (Shades of Sin, #2) 4.07 avg rating — 4,967 ratings
94.
A Duet with the Siren Duke (Married to Magic, #4)
A Duet with the Siren Duke (Married to Magic, #4) 3.60 avg rating — 8,074 ratings
95.
Stealing Snow (Once Upon a Shifter, #4)
Stealing Snow (Once Upon a Shifter, #4) 4.21 avg rating — 214 ratings
96.
The Fall of Rebel Angels
The Fall of Rebel Angels it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating
96.
Mating Cinderella (Once Upon a Shifter, #3)
Mating Cinderella (Once Upon a Shifter, #3) 4.28 avg rating — 249 ratings
98.
Marking Red (Once Upon a Shifter, #2)
Marking Red (Once Upon a Shifter, #2) 4.17 avg rating — 263 ratings
99.
The Witch and the Vampire
The Witch and the Vampire 3.24 avg rating — 3,621 ratings
99.
Claiming Beauty (Once Upon a Shifter, #1)
Claiming Beauty (Once Upon a Shifter, #1) 3.85 avg rating — 480 ratings
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