Best Female Lead Characters in Sci-Fi

1.
A Wrinkle in Time (Time, #1)
A Wrinkle in Time (Time, #1) 3.97 avg rating — 1,263,381 ratings
2.
The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)
The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1) 4.35 avg rating — 9,594,622 ratings
3.
The Handmaid’s Tale (The Handmaid's Tale, #1)
The Handmaid’s Tale (The Handmaid's Tale, #1) 4.15 avg rating — 2,323,136 ratings
4.
Shards of Honor (Vorkosigan Saga, #1)
Shards of Honor (Vorkosigan Saga, #1) 4.07 avg rating — 39,436 ratings
5.
Barrayar (Vorkosigan Saga, #7)
Barrayar (Vorkosigan Saga, #7) 4.30 avg rating — 30,484 ratings
6.
Trading in Danger (Vatta's War, #1)
Trading in Danger (Vatta's War, #1) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 16,049 ratings
7.
The Gate to Women's Country
The Gate to Women's Country 4.06 avg rating — 13,951 ratings
8.
Contact
Contact 4.15 avg rating — 149,998 ratings
9.
A Wind in the Door (Time, #2)
A Wind in the Door (Time, #2) 3.99 avg rating — 130,962 ratings
10.
Acorna: The Unicorn Girl (Acorna, #1)
Acorna: The Unicorn Girl (Acorna, #1) 3.72 avg rating — 10,913 ratings
11.
The Snow Queen (The Snow Queen Cycle, #1)
The Snow Queen (The Snow Queen Cycle, #1) 3.94 avg rating — 13,071 ratings
12.
Consider (Holo, #1)
Consider (Holo, #1) 4.06 avg rating — 1,051 ratings
13.
A Confederation of Valor (Confederation, #1-2)
A Confederation of Valor (Confederation, #1-2) 4.20 avg rating — 1,545 ratings
14.
Engaging the Enemy (Vatta's War, #3)
Engaging the Enemy (Vatta's War, #3) 4.08 avg rating — 10,101 ratings
15.
Marque and Reprisal (Vatta's War, #2)
Marque and Reprisal (Vatta's War, #2) 4.09 avg rating — 11,192 ratings
15.
Friday
Friday 3.85 avg rating — 30,144 ratings
15.
Cordelia's Honor (Vorkosigan Omnibus, #1)
Cordelia's Honor (Vorkosigan Omnibus, #1) 4.33 avg rating — 14,358 ratings
18.
Crystal Singer (Crystal Singer #1)
Crystal Singer (Crystal Singer #1) 4.13 avg rating — 21,706 ratings
19.
City of Pearl (Wess'har Wars, #1)
City of Pearl (Wess'har Wars, #1) 3.91 avg rating — 2,312 ratings
20.
Grimspace (Sirantha Jax, #1)
Grimspace (Sirantha Jax, #1) 3.74 avg rating — 16,210 ratings
21.
On Basilisk Station (Honor Harrington, #1)
On Basilisk Station (Honor Harrington, #1) 4.14 avg rating — 48,419 ratings
22.
Rimrunners (The Company Wars, #3)
Rimrunners (The Company Wars, #3) 3.87 avg rating — 2,167 ratings
23.
Kiya and the Morian Treasure
Kiya and the Morian Treasure 4.03 avg rating — 34 ratings
24.
Never Let Me Go
Never Let Me Go 3.85 avg rating — 813,225 ratings
25.
Catching Fire (The Hunger Games, #2)
Catching Fire (The Hunger Games, #2) 4.35 avg rating — 4,011,768 ratings
26.
Finders Keepers
Finders Keepers 3.93 avg rating — 3,251 ratings
27.
Grass (Arbai, #1)
Grass (Arbai, #1) 4.03 avg rating — 13,135 ratings
27.
Golden Witchbreed (Orthe, #1)
Golden Witchbreed (Orthe, #1) 3.76 avg rating — 1,119 ratings
29.
Primary Inversion (Saga of the Skolian Empire, #1)
Primary Inversion (Saga of the Skolian Empire, #1) 3.74 avg rating — 4,252 ratings
30.
The Summer Queen (The Snow Queen Cycle, #3)
The Summer Queen (The Snow Queen Cycle, #3) 4.07 avg rating — 3,345 ratings
31.
Conflict of Honors (Liaden Universe, #8)
Conflict of Honors (Liaden Universe, #8) 4.33 avg rating — 2,867 ratings
32.
Agent of Change (Liaden Universe, #9)
Agent of Change (Liaden Universe, #9) 4.16 avg rating — 4,384 ratings
33.
Merchanter's Luck (The Company Wars, #2)
Merchanter's Luck (The Company Wars, #2) 4.05 avg rating — 2,856 ratings
33.
Angel with the Sword (Merovingen Nights, #0)
Angel with the Sword (Merovingen Nights, #0) 3.82 avg rating — 1,016 ratings
35.
The Pride of Chanur (Chanur, #1)
The Pride of Chanur (Chanur, #1) 3.94 avg rating — 7,632 ratings
36.
Downbelow Station (The Company Wars, #1)
Downbelow Station (The Company Wars, #1) 3.90 avg rating — 16,166 ratings
37.
Beholder's Eye (Web Shifters, #1)
Beholder's Eye (Web Shifters, #1) 3.99 avg rating — 1,771 ratings
37.
The Price of the Stars (Mageworlds, #1)
The Price of the Stars (Mageworlds, #1) 3.90 avg rating — 1,611 ratings
39.
Dragonsong (Pern: Harper Hall, #1)
Dragonsong (Pern: Harper Hall, #1) 4.26 avg rating — 58,215 ratings
40.
The Ship Who Sang (Brainship, #1)
The Ship Who Sang (Brainship, #1) 4.04 avg rating — 26,298 ratings
40.
Parable of the Sower (Earthseed, #1)
Parable of the Sower (Earthseed, #1) 4.20 avg rating — 238,935 ratings
42.
The Dragonriders of Pern (Dragonriders of Pern, #1-3)
The Dragonriders of Pern (Dragonriders of Pern, #1-3) 4.28 avg rating — 30,708 ratings
43.
Rissa Kerguelen
Rissa Kerguelen 4.08 avg rating — 84 ratings
44.
The Year of the Flood (MaddAddam, #2)
The Year of the Flood (MaddAddam, #2) 4.07 avg rating — 130,988 ratings
45.
Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, #3)
Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, #3) 4.11 avg rating — 3,593,638 ratings
45.
Fledgling (Theo Waitley, #1; Liaden Universe, #12)
Fledgling (Theo Waitley, #1; Liaden Universe, #12) 4.27 avg rating — 3,221 ratings
45.
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
48.
Gathering Blue (The Giver, #2)
Gathering Blue (The Giver, #2) 3.82 avg rating — 204,962 ratings
48.
Binti (Binti, #1)
Binti (Binti, #1) 3.85 avg rating — 78,682 ratings
50.
The Sparrow (The Sparrow, #1)
The Sparrow (The Sparrow, #1) 4.14 avg rating — 80,279 ratings
50.
Job: A Comedy of Justice
Job: A Comedy of Justice 3.78 avg rating — 18,492 ratings
52.
In Conquest Born (In Conquest Born, #1)
In Conquest Born (In Conquest Born, #1) 3.90 avg rating — 2,917 ratings
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An Acceptable Time (Time, #5)
An Acceptable Time (Time, #5) 3.78 avg rating — 23,459 ratings
54.
The King's Peace (Tir Tanagiri, #1)
The King's Peace (Tir Tanagiri, #1)
by: Jo Walton
3.55 avg rating — 777 ratings
55.
The Birthgrave (Birthgrave, #1)
The Birthgrave (Birthgrave, #1) 3.78 avg rating — 1,729 ratings
56.
Remnant Population
Remnant Population 4.11 avg rating — 7,106 ratings
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Serpent's Reach
Serpent's Reach 3.90 avg rating — 1,422 ratings
57.
Wild Seed (Patternist, #1)
Wild Seed (Patternist, #1) 4.21 avg rating — 38,337 ratings
59.
Fallen Host (LINK Angel, #2)
Fallen Host (LINK Angel, #2) 3.92 avg rating — 235 ratings
59.
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
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Dreadnought!
Dreadnought! 3.61 avg rating — 1,704 ratings
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Kindred
Kindred 4.31 avg rating — 258,320 ratings
63.
The Windup Girl
The Windup Girl 3.75 avg rating — 77,343 ratings
64.
Island in the Sea of Time (Nantucket, #1)
Island in the Sea of Time (Nantucket, #1) 4.01 avg rating — 8,393 ratings
65.
Battlestations!
Battlestations! 3.75 avg rating — 1,273 ratings
66.
Song of Scarabaeus (Scarabaeus, #1)
Song of Scarabaeus (Scarabaeus, #1) 3.62 avg rating — 2,907 ratings
66.
Against the Tide of Years (Nantucket, #2)
Against the Tide of Years (Nantucket, #2) 4.05 avg rating — 5,053 ratings
68.
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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Spherical Harmonic (Saga of the Skolian Empire, #7)
Spherical Harmonic (Saga of the Skolian Empire, #7) 3.85 avg rating — 827 ratings
70.
Komarr (Vorkosigan Saga, #11)
Komarr (Vorkosigan Saga, #11) 4.29 avg rating — 18,308 ratings
70.
Neuromancer (Sprawl #1)
Neuromancer (Sprawl #1) 3.89 avg rating — 354,063 ratings
72.
A Civil Campaign (Vorkosigan Saga, #12)
A Civil Campaign (Vorkosigan Saga, #12) 4.41 avg rating — 20,044 ratings
73.
The Silent Tower (Windrose Chronicles, #1)
The Silent Tower (Windrose Chronicles, #1) 3.93 avg rating — 3,533 ratings
74.
Apocalypse Array (LINK Angel, #4)
Apocalypse Array (LINK Angel, #4) 3.96 avg rating — 169 ratings
75.
The Silicon Mage (Windrose Chronicles, #2)
The Silicon Mage (Windrose Chronicles, #2) 3.97 avg rating — 2,363 ratings
75.
Species Imperative
Species Imperative 4.34 avg rating — 94 ratings
77.
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
78.
The Shattered Chain
The Shattered Chain 3.95 avg rating — 2,992 ratings
79.
Archangel Protocol (LINK Angel, #1)
Archangel Protocol (LINK Angel, #1) 3.55 avg rating — 475 ratings
80.
City of Sorcery (Darkover, #14)
City of Sorcery (Darkover, #14) 3.76 avg rating — 2,011 ratings
80.
An Ancient Peace (Peacekeeper, #1; Confederation, #6)
An Ancient Peace (Peacekeeper, #1; Confederation, #6) 4.02 avg rating — 2,544 ratings
82.
Moon-Flash (Kyreol, #1-2)
Moon-Flash (Kyreol, #1-2) 3.82 avg rating — 453 ratings
83.
Aliens
Aliens 4.13 avg rating — 6,682 ratings
84.
The Color of Distance
The Color of Distance 4.27 avg rating — 912 ratings
85.
The Ship Who Searched (Brainship, #3)
The Ship Who Searched (Brainship, #3) 4.11 avg rating — 11,915 ratings
86.
Dreamsnake
Dreamsnake 3.87 avg rating — 11,065 ratings
87.
Moreta: Dragonlady of Pern (Pern, #7)
Moreta: Dragonlady of Pern (Pern, #7) 4.03 avg rating — 29,642 ratings
88.
Jovah's Angel (Samaria, #2)
Jovah's Angel (Samaria, #2) 3.96 avg rating — 5,517 ratings
89.
Earth Force I
Earth Force I 3.33 avg rating — 12 ratings
89.
Bitter Night (Horngate Witches, #1)
Bitter Night (Horngate Witches, #1) 3.82 avg rating — 5,117 ratings
89.
The Earth Girl and Queen Eliza
The Earth Girl and Queen Eliza
by: C.C. Alma
3.77 avg rating — 57 ratings
89.
The Color of Rain
The Color of Rain 4.02 avg rating — 330 ratings
89.
Cyn
Cyn 3.33 avg rating — 15 ratings
89.
Darkship Thieves (Darkship, #1)
Darkship Thieves (Darkship, #1) 3.59 avg rating — 1,801 ratings
89.
Silverwood (Silverwood #1)
Silverwood (Silverwood #1) 3.53 avg rating — 66 ratings
89.
Earth's Last War (Children of Destiny #1)
Earth's Last War (Children of Destiny #1) 3.52 avg rating — 60 ratings
89.
Erica's House: Their Shrunken World
Erica's House: Their Shrunken World 4.21 avg rating — 14 ratings
89.
Babylon Steel (Babylon Steel, #1)
Babylon Steel (Babylon Steel, #1) 3.88 avg rating — 1,006 ratings
89.
Callasandra Fractured
Callasandra Fractured 4.19 avg rating — 37 ratings
89.
Moral Compass to Be, or Not to Be
Moral Compass to Be, or Not to Be 4.42 avg rating — 76 ratings
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