Best Science Fiction Books with Female Main Characters

1.
The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)
The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1) 4.35 avg rating — 9,593,460 ratings
2.
On Basilisk Station (Honor Harrington, #1)
On Basilisk Station (Honor Harrington, #1) 4.14 avg rating — 48,415 ratings
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A Wrinkle in Time (A Wrinkle in Time Quintet, #1)
A Wrinkle in Time (A Wrinkle in Time Quintet, #1) 3.97 avg rating — 1,263,303 ratings
4.
The Handmaid’s Tale (The Handmaid's Tale, #1)
The Handmaid’s Tale (The Handmaid's Tale, #1) 4.15 avg rating — 2,322,780 ratings
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Trading in Danger (Vatta's War, #1)
Trading in Danger (Vatta's War, #1) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 16,048 ratings
6.
Grimspace (Sirantha Jax, #1)
Grimspace (Sirantha Jax, #1) 3.74 avg rating — 16,210 ratings
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Cordelia's Honor (Vorkosigan Omnibus, #1)
Cordelia's Honor (Vorkosigan Omnibus, #1) 4.33 avg rating — 14,358 ratings
8.
Crystal Singer (Crystal Singer, #1)
Crystal Singer (Crystal Singer, #1) 4.13 avg rating — 21,705 ratings
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Contact
Contact 4.15 avg rating — 149,987 ratings
10.
Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, #3)
Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, #3) 4.11 avg rating — 3,593,059 ratings
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Valor's Choice (Confederation, #1)
Valor's Choice (Confederation, #1) 3.99 avg rating — 8,824 ratings
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Catching Fire (The Hunger Games, #2)
Catching Fire (The Hunger Games, #2) 4.35 avg rating — 4,011,168 ratings
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Dragonflight (Dragonriders of Pern, #1)
Dragonflight (Dragonriders of Pern, #1) 4.08 avg rating — 142,178 ratings
14.
Shards of Honour (Vorkosigan Saga, #1)
Shards of Honour (Vorkosigan Saga, #1) 4.07 avg rating — 39,433 ratings
15.
The Ship Who Sang (Brainship, #1)
The Ship Who Sang (Brainship, #1) 4.04 avg rating — 26,298 ratings
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Snow Crash
Snow Crash 4.01 avg rating — 293,446 ratings
17.
Kindred
Kindred 4.31 avg rating — 258,261 ratings
18.
V for Vendetta
V for Vendetta 4.26 avg rating — 320,827 ratings
19.
Dragonsong (Harper Hall, #1)
Dragonsong (Harper Hall, #1) 4.26 avg rating — 58,212 ratings
20.
Divergent (Divergent, #1)
Divergent (Divergent, #1) 4.14 avg rating — 4,286,576 ratings
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Doomsday Book (Oxford Time Travel, #1)
Doomsday Book (Oxford Time Travel, #1) 4.03 avg rating — 63,438 ratings
22.
Stardoc (Stardoc, #1)
Stardoc (Stardoc, #1) 3.80 avg rating — 3,906 ratings
23.
The Diamond Age: Or, a Young Lady's Illustrated Primer
The Diamond Age: Or, a Young Lady's Illustrated Primer 4.16 avg rating — 92,359 ratings
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Fortune's Pawn (Paradox, #1)
Fortune's Pawn (Paradox, #1) 3.94 avg rating — 15,989 ratings
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A Soldier's Duty (Theirs Not to Reason Why, #1)
A Soldier's Duty (Theirs Not to Reason Why, #1) 3.99 avg rating — 4,861 ratings
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Dune (Dune, #1)
Dune (Dune, #1) 4.28 avg rating — 1,570,069 ratings
27.
Parable of the Sower (Earthseed, #1)
Parable of the Sower (Earthseed, #1) 4.20 avg rating — 238,831 ratings
28.
Command Decision (Vatta's War, #4)
Command Decision (Vatta's War, #4) 4.11 avg rating — 10,354 ratings
29.
Cinder (The Lunar Chronicles, #1)
Cinder (The Lunar Chronicles, #1) 4.13 avg rating — 992,832 ratings
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Dragonsinger (Harper Hall, #2)
Dragonsinger (Harper Hall, #2) 4.30 avg rating — 48,272 ratings
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The Snow Queen (The Snow Queen Cycle, #1)
The Snow Queen (The Snow Queen Cycle, #1) 3.94 avg rating — 13,070 ratings
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Uglies (Uglies, #1)
Uglies (Uglies, #1) 3.84 avg rating — 701,251 ratings
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Sassinak (Planet Pirates, #1)
Sassinak (Planet Pirates, #1) 3.93 avg rating — 8,538 ratings
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Friday
Friday 3.85 avg rating — 30,143 ratings
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Impermanence
Impermanence 4.24 avg rating — 89 ratings
36.
Hope For The Future
Hope For The Future 4.89 avg rating — 36 ratings
37.
Engaging the Enemy (Vatta's War, #3)
Engaging the Enemy (Vatta's War, #3) 4.08 avg rating — 10,100 ratings
38.
Wool Omnibus (Silo, #1)
Wool Omnibus (Silo, #1) 4.20 avg rating — 367,296 ratings
39.
Freedom's Landing (Catteni, #1)
Freedom's Landing (Catteni, #1) 3.99 avg rating — 12,196 ratings
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Virtues of War (Virtues of War, #1)
Virtues of War (Virtues of War, #1) 3.69 avg rating — 311 ratings
41.
Beggars in Spain (Sleepless, #1)
Beggars in Spain (Sleepless, #1) 3.93 avg rating — 8,818 ratings
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Victory Conditions (Vatta's War, #5)
Victory Conditions (Vatta's War, #5) 4.10 avg rating — 9,303 ratings
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The Eyre Affair (Thursday Next, #1)
The Eyre Affair (Thursday Next, #1) 3.88 avg rating — 136,051 ratings
44.
In Fury Born (1) (Fury Series)
In Fury Born (1) (Fury Series) 4.31 avg rating — 7,337 ratings
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Tehanu (Earthsea Cycle, #4)
Tehanu (Earthsea Cycle, #4) 4.05 avg rating — 56,906 ratings
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Mutineer (Kris Longknife, #1)
Mutineer (Kris Longknife, #1) 3.90 avg rating — 5,869 ratings
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Dreamsnake
Dreamsnake 3.87 avg rating — 11,064 ratings
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Leviathan (Leviathan, #1)
Leviathan (Leviathan, #1) 3.92 avg rating — 94,191 ratings
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The Iron Duke (Iron Seas, #1)
The Iron Duke (Iron Seas, #1) 3.85 avg rating — 17,138 ratings
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City of Pearl (Wess'har Wars, #1)
City of Pearl (Wess'har Wars, #1) 3.91 avg rating — 2,312 ratings
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A Wind in the Door (Time Quintet, #2)
A Wind in the Door (Time Quintet, #2) 3.99 avg rating — 130,954 ratings
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Barrayar (Vorkosigan Saga, #7)
Barrayar (Vorkosigan Saga, #7) 4.30 avg rating — 30,482 ratings
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They Came to Help Us
They Came to Help Us 4.70 avg rating — 37 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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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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Touched by an Alien (Katherine "Kitty" Katt, #1)
Touched by an Alien (Katherine "Kitty" Katt, #1)
by: Gini Koch
3.70 avg rating — 5,608 ratings
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A Thousand Words for Stranger (Trade Pact Universe, #1)
A Thousand Words for Stranger (Trade Pact Universe, #1) 3.89 avg rating — 2,886 ratings
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Once a Hero (The Serrano Legacy, #4)
Once a Hero (The Serrano Legacy, #4) 4.08 avg rating — 5,417 ratings
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A Galaxy Unknown (A Galaxy Unknown #1)
A Galaxy Unknown (A Galaxy Unknown #1) 3.95 avg rating — 3,496 ratings
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Ancillary Justice (Imperial Radch, #1)
Ancillary Justice (Imperial Radch, #1) 3.99 avg rating — 115,493 ratings
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Project Butterfly (Project Butterfly #1)
Project Butterfly (Project Butterfly #1) 4.28 avg rating — 65 ratings
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Fledgling
Fledgling 3.80 avg rating — 37,682 ratings
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Fledgling (Theo Waitley, #1; Liaden Universe, #12)
Fledgling (Theo Waitley, #1; Liaden Universe, #12) 4.27 avg rating — 3,220 ratings
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Alien
Alien 4.09 avg rating — 22,039 ratings
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Marque and Reprisal (Vatta's War, #2)
Marque and Reprisal (Vatta's War, #2) 4.09 avg rating — 11,192 ratings
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Lilith's Brood (Xenogenesis, #1-3)
Lilith's Brood (Xenogenesis, #1-3) 4.37 avg rating — 21,510 ratings
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The Year of the Flood (MaddAddam, #2)
The Year of the Flood (MaddAddam, #2) 4.07 avg rating — 130,982 ratings
68.
Hyperion (Hyperion Cantos, #1)
Hyperion (Hyperion Cantos, #1) 4.27 avg rating — 285,888 ratings
69.
The Time Traveler's Wife
The Time Traveler's Wife really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1,842,978 ratings
70.
Remnant Population
Remnant Population 4.11 avg rating — 7,106 ratings
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Acorna: The Unicorn Girl (Acorna, #1)
Acorna: The Unicorn Girl (Acorna, #1) 3.72 avg rating — 10,913 ratings
72.
He, She and It
He, She and It 3.99 avg rating — 5,764 ratings
73.
The Rowan (The Tower and the Hive, #1)
The Rowan (The Tower and the Hive, #1) 4.06 avg rating — 18,110 ratings
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According To Plan
According To Plan 4.05 avg rating — 60 ratings
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Song of Scarabaeus (Scarabaeus, #1)
Song of Scarabaeus (Scarabaeus, #1) 3.62 avg rating — 2,907 ratings
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Survival (Species Imperative, #1)
Survival (Species Imperative, #1) 3.96 avg rating — 2,215 ratings
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The Summer Queen (The Snow Queen Cycle, #3)
The Summer Queen (The Snow Queen Cycle, #3) 4.07 avg rating — 3,345 ratings
78.
Sporting Chance (The Serrano Legacy, #2)
Sporting Chance (The Serrano Legacy, #2) 3.98 avg rating — 4,313 ratings
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Killashandra (Crystal Singer, #2)
Killashandra (Crystal Singer, #2) 4.08 avg rating — 15,757 ratings
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Biting the Sun (Four-BEE, #1-2)
Biting the Sun (Four-BEE, #1-2) 4.25 avg rating — 2,158 ratings
81.
The Silver Metal Lover (Silver Metal Lover, #1)
The Silver Metal Lover (Silver Metal Lover, #1) 4.04 avg rating — 4,168 ratings
82.
Death Drop (The D-Evolution, #1)
Death Drop (The D-Evolution, #1) 3.62 avg rating — 104 ratings
83.
Rimrunners (The Company Wars, #3)
Rimrunners (The Company Wars, #3) 3.87 avg rating — 2,168 ratings
84.
Saga, Volume 1
Saga, Volume 1 4.16 avg rating — 354,221 ratings
85.
Cyteen (Cyteen, #1-3)
Cyteen (Cyteen, #1-3) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 10,485 ratings
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Behemoth (Leviathan, #2)
Behemoth (Leviathan, #2) 4.17 avg rating — 41,050 ratings
87.
Girl Genius: Omnibus Edition #1
Girl Genius: Omnibus Edition #1 4.16 avg rating — 959 ratings
88.
Wild Seed (Patternist, #1)
Wild Seed (Patternist, #1) 4.21 avg rating — 38,327 ratings
89.
The Hunger Games Trilogy Boxset (The Hunger Games, #1-3)
The Hunger Games Trilogy Boxset (The Hunger Games, #1-3) 4.50 avg rating — 231,653 ratings
90.
Archangel (Samaria, #1)
Archangel (Samaria, #1) 4.05 avg rating — 10,793 ratings
91.
Inside Out (Insider, #1)
Inside Out (Insider, #1) 3.82 avg rating — 24,975 ratings
92.
The Gate to Women's Country
The Gate to Women's Country 4.06 avg rating — 13,951 ratings
93.
Machinations (Last Resistance #1)
Machinations (Last Resistance #1) 3.80 avg rating — 379 ratings
94.
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet (Wayfarers, #1)
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet (Wayfarers, #1) 4.17 avg rating — 175,352 ratings
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Reason For Vengeance (Dark Vengeance, #1)
Reason For Vengeance (Dark Vengeance, #1) 4.11 avg rating — 76 ratings
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To Sail Beyond the Sunset
To Sail Beyond the Sunset 3.88 avg rating — 11,594 ratings
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Steel Beneath the Skin (Aneka Jansen, #1)
Steel Beneath the Skin (Aneka Jansen, #1) 3.79 avg rating — 1,609 ratings
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Scarlet (The Lunar Chronicles, #2)
Scarlet (The Lunar Chronicles, #2) 4.24 avg rating — 451,908 ratings
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All Clear: A Novel
All Clear: A Novel 4.08 avg rating — 21,652 ratings
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The Fifth Season (The Broken Earth, #1)
The Fifth Season (The Broken Earth, #1) 4.29 avg rating — 317,103 ratings
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