Best Female Lead Characters in Fantasy

1.
Obsidian Wings (Rune Alexander, #4)
Obsidian Wings (Rune Alexander, #4) 4.28 avg rating — 1,151 ratings
1.
Shiv Crew (Rune Alexander, #1)
Shiv Crew (Rune Alexander, #1) 3.90 avg rating — 2,698 ratings
3.
Strange Trouble (Rune Alexander #3)
Strange Trouble (Rune Alexander #3) 4.06 avg rating — 1,320 ratings
4.
Blood and Bite (Rune Alexander, #2)
Blood and Bite (Rune Alexander, #2) 4.17 avg rating — 1,764 ratings
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The Hunt for Xanadu (Kelsey Porter, #1)
The Hunt for Xanadu (Kelsey Porter, #1) 4.23 avg rating — 102 ratings
6.
The Mists of Avalon (Avalon, #1)
The Mists of Avalon (Avalon, #1) 4.13 avg rating — 211,208 ratings
7.
Howl’s Moving Castle (Howl’s Moving Castle, #1)
Howl’s Moving Castle (Howl’s Moving Castle, #1) 4.29 avg rating — 426,826 ratings
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Sabriel (Abhorsen, #1)
Sabriel (Abhorsen, #1)
by: Garth Nix
4.17 avg rating — 215,936 ratings
9.
The Golden Compass (His Dark Materials, #1)
The Golden Compass (His Dark Materials, #1) 4.03 avg rating — 1,594,269 ratings
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Uprooted
Uprooted 4.03 avg rating — 256,819 ratings
11.
Sheepfarmer's Daughter (The Deed of Paksenarrion, #1)
Sheepfarmer's Daughter (The Deed of Paksenarrion, #1) 4.13 avg rating — 13,518 ratings
12.
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass 4.06 avg rating — 597,654 ratings
13.
Dealing with Dragons (Enchanted Forest Chronicles, #1)
Dealing with Dragons (Enchanted Forest Chronicles, #1) 4.16 avg rating — 93,520 ratings
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The Two Princesses of Bamarre (The Two Princesses of Bamarre, #1)
The Two Princesses of Bamarre (The Two Princesses of Bamarre, #1) 4.06 avg rating — 74,110 ratings
15.
Crown Duel (Crown & Court, #1-2)
Crown Duel (Crown & Court, #1-2) 4.19 avg rating — 25,456 ratings
16.
The Hero and the Crown (Damar, #2)
The Hero and the Crown (Damar, #2) 4.21 avg rating — 54,707 ratings
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Seraphina (Seraphina, #1)
Seraphina (Seraphina, #1) 3.94 avg rating — 88,791 ratings
18.
Wild Magic (Immortals, #1)
Wild Magic (Immortals, #1) 4.31 avg rating — 82,316 ratings
19.
A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1)
A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1) 4.45 avg rating — 2,674,030 ratings
20.
Anne McCaffrey's Dragonflight #1
Anne McCaffrey's Dragonflight #1 4.45 avg rating — 36,772 ratings
21.
Arrows of the Queen (Heralds of Valdemar, #1)
Arrows of the Queen (Heralds of Valdemar, #1) 4.14 avg rating — 39,495 ratings
22.
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 — 669,474 ratings
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Magic Bites (Kate Daniels, #1)
Magic Bites (Kate Daniels, #1) 4.05 avg rating — 132,861 ratings
24.
The Last Unicorn (The Last Unicorn, #1)
The Last Unicorn (The Last Unicorn, #1) 4.16 avg rating — 119,403 ratings
25.
Sunshine
Sunshine 3.84 avg rating — 43,832 ratings
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The Wee Free Men (Discworld, #30; Tiffany Aching, #1)
The Wee Free Men (Discworld, #30; Tiffany Aching, #1) 4.30 avg rating — 118,211 ratings
26.
The Ordinary Princess
The Ordinary Princess
by: M.M. Kaye
4.21 avg rating — 14,221 ratings
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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 — 26,662 ratings
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Stranger at the Wedding (Windrose Chronicles #4)
Stranger at the Wedding (Windrose Chronicles #4) 3.89 avg rating — 1,405 ratings
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The Magicians' Guild (The Black Magician Trilogy #1)
The Magicians' Guild (The Black Magician Trilogy #1) 3.95 avg rating — 89,161 ratings
31.
Bloodring (Rogue Mage, #1)
Bloodring (Rogue Mage, #1) 3.75 avg rating — 5,542 ratings
32.
Green Rider (Green Rider, #1)
Green Rider (Green Rider, #1) 4.09 avg rating — 40,220 ratings
33.
Troubled Waters (Elemental Blessings, #1)
Troubled Waters (Elemental Blessings, #1) 4.02 avg rating — 9,989 ratings
34.
So You Want to Be a Wizard (Young Wizards, #1)
So You Want to Be a Wizard (Young Wizards, #1) 3.85 avg rating — 28,169 ratings
35.
House of Many Ways (Howl's Moving Castle, #3)
House of Many Ways (Howl's Moving Castle, #3) 4.05 avg rating — 48,108 ratings
36.
Lines upon the Skin
Lines upon the Skin 4.03 avg rating — 36 ratings
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Pride and Prejudice and Zombies (Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, #1)
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies (Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, #1) 3.32 avg rating — 141,411 ratings
38.
Nemesis (Indigo #1)
Nemesis (Indigo #1) 3.77 avg rating — 793 ratings
39.
The King's Peace (Tir Tanagiri, #1)
The King's Peace (Tir Tanagiri, #1)
by: Jo Walton
3.55 avg rating — 777 ratings
40.
The Night Circus
The Night Circus really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1,068,441 ratings
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Monstrous Regiment (Discworld, #31)
Monstrous Regiment (Discworld, #31) 4.26 avg rating — 83,270 ratings
42.
Three Parts Dead (Craft Sequence, #1)
Three Parts Dead (Craft Sequence, #1) 3.97 avg rating — 15,297 ratings
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The Lark and the Wren (Bardic Voices, #1)
The Lark and the Wren (Bardic Voices, #1) 4.06 avg rating — 9,829 ratings
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Wyrd Sisters (Discworld, #6; Witches, #2)
Wyrd Sisters (Discworld, #6; Witches, #2) 4.16 avg rating — 127,792 ratings
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The Game
The Game 3.64 avg rating — 3,992 ratings
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The Privilege of the Sword (Riverside, #2)
The Privilege of the Sword (Riverside, #2) 3.93 avg rating — 5,426 ratings
47.
Sun and Moon, Ice and Snow
Sun and Moon, Ice and Snow 3.99 avg rating — 22,530 ratings
48.
Sing the Four Quarters (Quarters, #1)
Sing the Four Quarters (Quarters, #1) 3.87 avg rating — 5,614 ratings
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Leviathan (Leviathan, #1)
Leviathan (Leviathan, #1) 3.92 avg rating — 94,193 ratings
49.
Summers at Castle Auburn
Summers at Castle Auburn 4.05 avg rating — 12,351 ratings
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The Safe-Keeper's Secret (Safe-Keepers, #1)
The Safe-Keeper's Secret (Safe-Keepers, #1) 3.82 avg rating — 4,877 ratings
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Chalice
Chalice 3.84 avg rating — 15,372 ratings
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Mistborn: The Final Empire (Mistborn, #1)
Mistborn: The Final Empire (Mistborn, #1) 4.49 avg rating — 897,402 ratings
54.
Ella Enchanted (Ella Enchanted, #1)
Ella Enchanted (Ella Enchanted, #1) 4.01 avg rating — 421,428 ratings
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Book of a Thousand Days
Book of a Thousand Days 3.97 avg rating — 56,015 ratings
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Netherworld (The Chronicles of Koa, #1)
Netherworld (The Chronicles of Koa, #1)
by: K.N. Lee
3.82 avg rating — 712 ratings
57.
The Ill-Made Mute (The Bitterbynde, #1)
The Ill-Made Mute (The Bitterbynde, #1) 3.75 avg rating — 4,850 ratings
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The Rook (The Checquy Files, #1)
The Rook (The Checquy Files, #1) 4.10 avg rating — 62,183 ratings
59.
Jerlayne
Jerlayne 3.64 avg rating — 237 ratings
59.
Queen of Shadows (Throne of Glass, #4)
Queen of Shadows (Throne of Glass, #4) 4.62 avg rating — 1,260,400 ratings
61.
The Valley of Horses (Earth's Children, #2)
The Valley of Horses (Earth's Children, #2) 4.04 avg rating — 94,556 ratings
62.
The Clan of the Cave Bear (Earth's Children, #1)
The Clan of the Cave Bear (Earth's Children, #1) 4.10 avg rating — 278,697 ratings
63.
Obernewtyn (The Obernewtyn Chronicles, #1)
Obernewtyn (The Obernewtyn Chronicles, #1) 3.96 avg rating — 12,405 ratings
64.
Princess of the Midnight Ball (The Princesses of Westfalin Trilogy, #1)
Princess of the Midnight Ball (The Princesses of Westfalin Trilogy, #1) 3.95 avg rating — 36,700 ratings
65.
Cobweb Bride (Cobweb Bride Trilogy, #1)
Cobweb Bride (Cobweb Bride Trilogy, #1) 3.64 avg rating — 2,443 ratings
65.
The Paper Magician (The Paper Magician #1)
The Paper Magician (The Paper Magician #1) 3.69 avg rating — 89,500 ratings
67.
Dragon Slippers (Dragon Slippers, #1)
Dragon Slippers (Dragon Slippers, #1) 4.26 avg rating — 29,727 ratings
67.
The Silicon Mage (Windrose Chronicles, #2)
The Silicon Mage (Windrose Chronicles, #2) 3.97 avg rating — 2,363 ratings
67.
The Eyre Affair (Thursday Next, #1)
The Eyre Affair (Thursday Next, #1) 3.88 avg rating — 136,058 ratings
67.
Princess of Glass (The Princesses of Westfalin Trilogy, #2)
Princess of Glass (The Princesses of Westfalin Trilogy, #2) 4.06 avg rating — 22,928 ratings
67.
Spinning Silver
Spinning Silver 4.18 avg rating — 146,070 ratings
72.
The Silent Tower (Windrose Chronicles, #1)
The Silent Tower (Windrose Chronicles, #1) 3.93 avg rating — 3,533 ratings
72.
Princess of the Silver Woods (The Princesses of Westfalin Trilogy, #3)
Princess of the Silver Woods (The Princesses of Westfalin Trilogy, #3) 4.06 avg rating — 13,690 ratings
72.
Alanna: The First Adventure (Song of the Lioness, #1)
Alanna: The First Adventure (Song of the Lioness, #1) 4.27 avg rating — 135,452 ratings
75.
The Witches of Eileanan (The Witches of Eileanan, #1)
The Witches of Eileanan (The Witches of Eileanan, #1) 4.03 avg rating — 7,361 ratings
76.
The Steerswoman (The Steerswoman, #1)
The Steerswoman (The Steerswoman, #1) 4.03 avg rating — 3,743 ratings
76.
Moon Called (Mercy Thompson, #1)
Moon Called (Mercy Thompson, #1) 4.15 avg rating — 215,723 ratings
78.
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter, #1)
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter, #1) 4.47 avg rating — 11,064,676 ratings
79.
The Hob's Bargain
The Hob's Bargain 3.99 avg rating — 9,904 ratings
79.
Steal the Dragon (Sianim, #2)
Steal the Dragon (Sianim, #2) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 7,280 ratings
81.
The Glasswrights' Apprentice (Glasswright, #1)
The Glasswrights' Apprentice (Glasswright, #1) 3.56 avg rating — 1,567 ratings
81.
If I Pay Thee Not In Gold
If I Pay Thee Not In Gold 3.76 avg rating — 6,079 ratings
83.
Sacred Ground (Jennifer Talldeer, #1)
Sacred Ground (Jennifer Talldeer, #1) 3.90 avg rating — 2,841 ratings
84.
Gunmetal Magic (Kate Daniels, #5.5; World of Kate Daniels, #6 & #6.5; Andrea Nash, #1)
Gunmetal Magic (Kate Daniels, #5.5; World of Kate Daniels, #6 & #6.5; Andrea Nash, #1) 4.25 avg rating — 39,227 ratings
85.
The Ladies of Mandrigyn (Sun Wolf and Starhawk, No. 1)
The Ladies of Mandrigyn (Sun Wolf and Starhawk, No. 1) 3.98 avg rating — 3,424 ratings
86.
Inkheart (Inkworld, #1)
Inkheart (Inkworld, #1) 3.93 avg rating — 438,726 ratings
87.
The Goose Girl (The Books of Bayern, #1)
The Goose Girl (The Books of Bayern, #1) 4.14 avg rating — 147,429 ratings
88.
The Emperor's Soul
The Emperor's Soul 4.38 avg rating — 122,468 ratings
89.
Sorcery & Cecelia: or The Enchanted Chocolate Pot (Cecelia and Kate, #1)
Sorcery & Cecelia: or The Enchanted Chocolate Pot (Cecelia and Kate, #1) 4.02 avg rating — 21,504 ratings
90.
Boudica: Dreaming the Bull (Boudica, #2)
Boudica: Dreaming the Bull (Boudica, #2) 4.29 avg rating — 2,750 ratings
90.
Burning Water (Diana Tregarde, #1)
Burning Water (Diana Tregarde, #1) 3.89 avg rating — 6,078 ratings
90.
Shadow of the Dragon
Shadow of the Dragon
by: Kyra Dune
3.42 avg rating — 19 ratings
90.
A Snag in the Tapestry (Thalia's Musings, #1)
A Snag in the Tapestry (Thalia's Musings, #1) 4.42 avg rating — 43 ratings
90.
Stolen (Stolen, #1)
Stolen (Stolen, #1) 3.96 avg rating — 28 ratings
90.
The Darkangel
The Darkangel 3.92 avg rating — 9,546 ratings
90.
A Turn of Light (Night's Edge, #1)
A Turn of Light (Night's Edge, #1) 3.78 avg rating — 1,058 ratings
90.
A New Age (The Book of One, #1)
A New Age (The Book of One, #1) 3.85 avg rating — 1,111 ratings
90.
An Enchanting Time
An Enchanting Time 4.04 avg rating — 25 ratings
90.
The Earthquake Machine
The Earthquake Machine 3.74 avg rating — 124 ratings
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Silverwood (Silverwood #1)
Silverwood (Silverwood #1) 3.53 avg rating — 66 ratings
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