Speculative fiction heroines who are 40+

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Paladin of Souls (World of the Five Gods, #2)
Paladin of Souls (World of the Five Gods, #2) 4.18 avg rating — 26,659 ratings
2.
Wyrd Sisters (Discworld, #6; Witches, #2)
Wyrd Sisters (Discworld, #6; Witches, #2) 4.16 avg rating — 127,780 ratings
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Remnant Population
Remnant Population 4.11 avg rating — 7,106 ratings
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Witches Abroad (Discworld, #12; Witches, #3)
Witches Abroad (Discworld, #12; Witches, #3) 4.25 avg rating — 95,925 ratings
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Wheel of the Infinite
Wheel of the Infinite 3.94 avg rating — 3,042 ratings
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Lords and Ladies (Discworld, #14; Witches, #4)
Lords and Ladies (Discworld, #14; Witches, #4) 4.21 avg rating — 84,326 ratings
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Carpe Jugulum (Discworld, #23; Witches, #6)
Carpe Jugulum (Discworld, #23; Witches, #6) 4.19 avg rating — 66,834 ratings
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Cordelia's Honor (Vorkosigan Omnibus, #1)
Cordelia's Honor (Vorkosigan Omnibus, #1) 4.33 avg rating — 14,358 ratings
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Boneshaker (The Clockwork Century, #1)
Boneshaker (The Clockwork Century, #1) 3.52 avg rating — 34,059 ratings
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New Amsterdam (New Amsterdam, #1)
New Amsterdam (New Amsterdam, #1) 3.57 avg rating — 1,739 ratings
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Grass (Arbai, #1)
Grass (Arbai, #1) 4.03 avg rating — 13,134 ratings
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The Gate to Women's Country
The Gate to Women's Country 4.06 avg rating — 13,951 ratings
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The Year of the Flood (MaddAddam, #2)
The Year of the Flood (MaddAddam, #2) 4.07 avg rating — 130,985 ratings
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The Fifth Season (The Broken Earth, #1)
The Fifth Season (The Broken Earth, #1) 4.29 avg rating — 317,120 ratings
15.
Tehanu (Earthsea Cycle, #4)
Tehanu (Earthsea Cycle, #4) 4.05 avg rating — 56,908 ratings
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The Wood Wife
The Wood Wife 4.20 avg rating — 3,533 ratings
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The Lady Astronaut of Mars
The Lady Astronaut of Mars 4.19 avg rating — 6,620 ratings
18.
Gate of Ivrel (The Morgaine Cycle, #1)
Gate of Ivrel (The Morgaine Cycle, #1) 3.91 avg rating — 2,747 ratings
19.
Wyrd Sisters: The Play
Wyrd Sisters: The Play 4.41 avg rating — 12,293 ratings
20.
Mirabile
Mirabile 4.34 avg rating — 638 ratings
21.
Barrayar (Vorkosigan Saga, #7)
Barrayar (Vorkosigan Saga, #7) 4.30 avg rating — 30,484 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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Hammered (Jenny Casey, #1)
Hammered (Jenny Casey, #1) 3.75 avg rating — 2,243 ratings
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Gibbon's Decline and Fall
Gibbon's Decline and Fall 3.95 avg rating — 2,194 ratings
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Silver Moon
Silver Moon 3.56 avg rating — 304 ratings
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Equal Rites (Discworld, #3; Witches, #1)
Equal Rites (Discworld, #3; Witches, #1) 4.07 avg rating — 194,522 ratings
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The Element of Fire (Ile-Rien, #1)
The Element of Fire (Ile-Rien, #1) 3.87 avg rating — 3,796 ratings
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The Hearing Trumpet
The Hearing Trumpet really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 10,848 ratings
29.
The Buried Giant
The Buried Giant 3.59 avg rating — 117,625 ratings
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Light from Uncommon Stars
Light from Uncommon Stars
by: Ryka Aoki
4.05 avg rating — 36,847 ratings
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Witches of Lychford (Lychford, #1)
Witches of Lychford (Lychford, #1) 3.62 avg rating — 5,041 ratings
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A Key, an Egg, an Unfortunate Remark
A Key, an Egg, an Unfortunate Remark 3.80 avg rating — 893 ratings
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The Pride of Chanur (Chanur, #1)
The Pride of Chanur (Chanur, #1) 3.94 avg rating — 7,632 ratings
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Downbelow Station (The Company Wars, #1)
Downbelow Station (The Company Wars, #1) 3.90 avg rating — 16,166 ratings
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The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires
The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires 3.79 avg rating — 279,151 ratings
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The Witches
The Witches 4.18 avg rating — 420,256 ratings
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A Crown for Cold Silver (The Crimson Empire #1)
A Crown for Cold Silver (The Crimson Empire #1) 3.71 avg rating — 3,815 ratings
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The Empress of Mars
The Empress of Mars 3.82 avg rating — 1,098 ratings
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Island in the Sea of Time (Nantucket, #1)
Island in the Sea of Time (Nantucket, #1) 4.01 avg rating — 8,393 ratings
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The Red Tree
The Red Tree 3.64 avg rating — 3,674 ratings
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The Mistress of Spices
The Mistress of Spices 3.48 avg rating — 14,721 ratings
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Exile's Gate (Morgaine Saga, #4)
Exile's Gate (Morgaine Saga, #4) 4.10 avg rating — 1,767 ratings
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Caliban’s War (The Expanse, #2)
Caliban’s War (The Expanse, #2) 4.39 avg rating — 174,893 ratings
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Record of a Spaceborn Few (Wayfarers, #3)
Record of a Spaceborn Few (Wayfarers, #3) 4.12 avg rating — 56,778 ratings
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Well of Shiuan (Morgaine & Vanye, #2)
Well of Shiuan (Morgaine & Vanye, #2) 3.93 avg rating — 1,447 ratings
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Gentleman Jole and the Red Queen (Vorkosigan Saga (Publication) #16)
Gentleman Jole and the Red Queen (Vorkosigan Saga (Publication) #16) 3.83 avg rating — 10,105 ratings
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A Nameless Witch
A Nameless Witch 3.89 avg rating — 5,061 ratings
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Monstrous Regiment (Discworld, #31; Industrial Revolution, #3)
Monstrous Regiment (Discworld, #31; Industrial Revolution, #3) 4.26 avg rating — 83,260 ratings
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Lifelode
Lifelode
by: Jo Walton
3.88 avg rating — 653 ratings
50.
A Matter of Oaths
A Matter of Oaths 3.87 avg rating — 397 ratings
51.
Seven for a Secret (New Amsterdam, #2)
Seven for a Secret (New Amsterdam, #2) 3.75 avg rating — 453 ratings
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The Unit
The Unit 3.75 avg rating — 11,555 ratings
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Dragonsbane (Winterlands, #1)
Dragonsbane (Winterlands, #1) 3.97 avg rating — 8,231 ratings
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Scardown (Jenny Casey, #2)
Scardown (Jenny Casey, #2) 3.83 avg rating — 1,167 ratings
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The Best of All Possible Worlds
The Best of All Possible Worlds 3.61 avg rating — 5,456 ratings
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The City We Became (Great Cities, #1)
The City We Became (Great Cities, #1) 3.85 avg rating — 76,602 ratings
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Beloved
Beloved 3.97 avg rating — 476,914 ratings
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The New Moon's Arms
The New Moon's Arms 3.93 avg rating — 1,158 ratings
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Or What You Will
Or What You Will
by: Jo Walton
3.78 avg rating — 1,089 ratings
60.
The Penelopiad
The Penelopiad 3.72 avg rating — 83,721 ratings
61.
Planetfall (Planetfall, #1)
Planetfall (Planetfall, #1) 3.73 avg rating — 12,636 ratings
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The Last Hero (Discworld, #27; Rincewind, #7)
The Last Hero (Discworld, #27; Rincewind, #7) 4.18 avg rating — 39,019 ratings
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Of Sorrow and Such
Of Sorrow and Such 4.06 avg rating — 2,323 ratings
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Ravenwood (Tanyth Fairport, #1)
Ravenwood (Tanyth Fairport, #1) 4.27 avg rating — 2,740 ratings
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Shelter
Shelter 3.91 avg rating — 346 ratings
65.
The Way of Kings (The Stormlight Archive, #1)
The Way of Kings (The Stormlight Archive, #1) 4.67 avg rating — 625,715 ratings
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Mending the Moon
Mending the Moon 3.77 avg rating — 112 ratings
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Weeks in Naviras
Weeks in Naviras 3.84 avg rating — 37 ratings
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Fire Wind (The Wind Drifters, #1)
Fire Wind (The Wind Drifters, #1) 3.78 avg rating — 63 ratings
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The Bone Road
The Bone Road 4.04 avg rating — 48 ratings
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Holy Fire
Holy Fire 3.72 avg rating — 2,669 ratings
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The Undermining of Twyla and Frank (Hart and Mercy, #2)
The Undermining of Twyla and Frank (Hart and Mercy, #2) 4.05 avg rating — 8,890 ratings
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The Fortune (Blackwater, #5)
The Fortune (Blackwater, #5) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 34,553 ratings
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Etiquette for an Apocalypse
Etiquette for an Apocalypse 3.65 avg rating — 95 ratings
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The War (Blackwater, #4)
The War (Blackwater, #4) 4.01 avg rating — 37,637 ratings
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Against the Tide of Years (Nantucket, #2)
Against the Tide of Years (Nantucket, #2) 4.05 avg rating — 5,052 ratings
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Fables, Vol. 14: Witches
Fables, Vol. 14: Witches 4.13 avg rating — 11,526 ratings
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The Last Midwife
The Last Midwife 3.93 avg rating — 7,028 ratings
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The House (Blackwater, #3)
The House (Blackwater, #3) 4.15 avg rating — 42,616 ratings
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On the Oceans of Eternity (Nantucket, #3)
On the Oceans of Eternity (Nantucket, #3) 4.03 avg rating — 4,518 ratings
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Star Wars: The Force Awakens (Star Wars Novelizations, #7)
Star Wars: The Force Awakens (Star Wars Novelizations, #7) 3.71 avg rating — 17,894 ratings
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The Levee (Blackwater, #2)
The Levee (Blackwater, #2) 3.77 avg rating — 50,344 ratings
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Polgara the Sorceress
Polgara the Sorceress 4.12 avg rating — 30,871 ratings
82.
Fires of Azeroth (Morgaine & Vanye, #3)
Fires of Azeroth (Morgaine & Vanye, #3) 4.06 avg rating — 1,287 ratings
82.
Tea with the Black Dragon (Black Dragon, #1)
Tea with the Black Dragon (Black Dragon, #1) 3.95 avg rating — 5,266 ratings
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The Relentless Moon (Lady Astronaut Universe, #3)
The Relentless Moon (Lady Astronaut Universe, #3) 4.35 avg rating — 9,431 ratings
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The Dream-Quest of Vellitt Boe
The Dream-Quest of Vellitt Boe 3.86 avg rating — 4,874 ratings
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Doctor Who: The Legends of River Song
Doctor Who: The Legends of River Song 3.94 avg rating — 1,714 ratings
89.
Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four, Vol. 10
Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four, Vol. 10
by: Stan Lee
3.93 avg rating — 155 ratings
89.
Last First Snow (Craft Sequence #4)
Last First Snow (Craft Sequence #4) 4.01 avg rating — 4,016 ratings
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Dance of the Assassins (The Devil's Dances Trilogy, #1)
Dance of the Assassins (The Devil's Dances Trilogy, #1) 3.63 avg rating — 335 ratings
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Dark Orbit
Dark Orbit 3.69 avg rating — 2,343 ratings
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Petty Magic: Being the Memoirs and Confessions of Miss Evelyn Harbinger, Temptress and Troublemaker
Petty Magic: Being the Memoirs and Confessions of Miss Evelyn Harbinger, Temptress and Troublemaker 3.55 avg rating — 890 ratings
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Superman: Secret Origin
Superman: Secret Origin 3.97 avg rating — 3,246 ratings
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Tomorrow's Kin (Yesterday's Kin Trilogy, #1)
Tomorrow's Kin (Yesterday's Kin Trilogy, #1) 3.58 avg rating — 1,744 ratings
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Primary Inversion (Saga of the Skolian Empire, #1)
Primary Inversion (Saga of the Skolian Empire, #1) 3.74 avg rating — 4,252 ratings
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Clementine (The Clockwork Century, #1.1)
Clementine (The Clockwork Century, #1.1) 3.71 avg rating — 4,230 ratings
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The Cavalry: S.H.I.E.L.D. 50th Anniversary #1
The Cavalry: S.H.I.E.L.D. 50th Anniversary #1 3.84 avg rating — 55 ratings
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Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. in the Chase
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. in the Chase 3.18 avg rating — 85 ratings
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Forgotten Suns
Forgotten Suns 3.85 avg rating — 319 ratings
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