Best SF/F for Adults with Strong Female Main Characters

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Shards of Honor (Vorkosigan Saga, #1)
Shards of Honor (Vorkosigan Saga, #1) 4.07 avg rating — 39,436 ratings
2.
Kushiel's Dart (Phèdre's Trilogy, #1)
Kushiel's Dart (Phèdre's Trilogy, #1) 4.02 avg rating — 83,236 ratings
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The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms (Inheritance, #1)
The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms (Inheritance, #1) 3.89 avg rating — 80,315 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 — 26,661 ratings
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Soulless (Parasol Protectorate, #1)
Soulless (Parasol Protectorate, #1) 3.90 avg rating — 113,363 ratings
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Moon Called (Mercy Thompson, #1)
Moon Called (Mercy Thompson, #1) 4.15 avg rating — 215,723 ratings
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Magic Bites (Kate Daniels, #1)
Magic Bites (Kate Daniels, #1) 4.05 avg rating — 132,861 ratings
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Dead Witch Walking (The Hollows, #1)
Dead Witch Walking (The Hollows, #1) 4.04 avg rating — 128,581 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 Eyre Affair (Thursday Next, #1)
The Eyre Affair (Thursday Next, #1) 3.88 avg rating — 136,057 ratings
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Dune (Dune, #1)
Dune (Dune, #1) 4.28 avg rating — 1,570,330 ratings
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Poison Study (Study, #1)
Poison Study (Study, #1) 4.09 avg rating — 174,076 ratings
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Dragonsong (Harper Hall, #1)
Dragonsong (Harper Hall, #1) 4.26 avg rating — 58,216 ratings
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The Fifth Season (The Broken Earth, #1)
The Fifth Season (The Broken Earth, #1) 4.29 avg rating — 317,179 ratings
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Guilty Pleasures (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter, #1)
Guilty Pleasures (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter, #1) 4.02 avg rating — 152,240 ratings
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Bitten (Otherworld, #1)
Bitten (Otherworld, #1) 4.02 avg rating — 105,143 ratings
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Burn for Me (Hidden Legacy, #1)
Burn for Me (Hidden Legacy, #1) 4.30 avg rating — 70,783 ratings
18.
Wild Seed (Patternmaster, #1)
Wild Seed (Patternmaster, #1) 4.21 avg rating — 38,337 ratings
18.
The Fire Rose (Elemental Masters, #0)
The Fire Rose (Elemental Masters, #0) 3.99 avg rating — 10,974 ratings
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Kushiel's Avatar (Phèdre's Trilogy, #3)
Kushiel's Avatar (Phèdre's Trilogy, #3) 4.38 avg rating — 37,557 ratings
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Fledgling
Fledgling 3.80 avg rating — 37,690 ratings
22.
The Firebrand
The Firebrand 4.07 avg rating — 11,317 ratings
23.
Barrayar (Vorkosigan Saga, #7)
Barrayar (Vorkosigan Saga, #7) 4.30 avg rating — 30,484 ratings
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The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet (Wayfarers, #1)
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet (Wayfarers, #1) 4.17 avg rating — 175,386 ratings
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Elantris (Elantris, #1)
Elantris (Elantris, #1) 4.17 avg rating — 329,854 ratings
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Kindred
Kindred 4.31 avg rating — 258,331 ratings
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Mystic and Rider (Twelve Houses, #1)
Mystic and Rider (Twelve Houses, #1) 4.11 avg rating — 10,737 ratings
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Tigana
Tigana 4.08 avg rating — 51,017 ratings
29.
Trading in Danger (Vatta's War, #1)
Trading in Danger (Vatta's War, #1) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 16,049 ratings
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Fortune's Pawn (Paradox, #1)
Fortune's Pawn (Paradox, #1) 3.94 avg rating — 15,991 ratings
31.
Naked in Death (In Death, #1)
Naked in Death (In Death, #1)
by: J.D. Robb
4.13 avg rating — 201,513 ratings
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Sheepfarmer's Daughter (The Deed of Paksenarrion, #1)
Sheepfarmer's Daughter (The Deed of Paksenarrion, #1) 4.13 avg rating — 13,517 ratings
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Monstrous Regiment (Discworld, #31)
Monstrous Regiment (Discworld, #31) 4.26 avg rating — 83,268 ratings
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Dragonflight (Dragonriders of Pern, #1)
Dragonflight (Dragonriders of Pern, #1) 4.08 avg rating — 142,186 ratings
35.
Throne of Glass (Throne of Glass, #1)
Throne of Glass (Throne of Glass, #1) 4.18 avg rating — 2,188,646 ratings
36.
Ship of Magic (Liveship Traders, #1)
Ship of Magic (Liveship Traders, #1) 4.23 avg rating — 98,561 ratings
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The Black Jewels Trilogy: Daughter of the Blood, Heir to the Shadows, Queen of the Darkness (The Black Jewels, #1-3)
The Black Jewels Trilogy: Daughter of the Blood, Heir to the Shadows, Queen of the Darkness (The Black Jewels, #1-3) 4.39 avg rating — 14,167 ratings
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Clean Sweep (Innkeeper Chronicles, #1)
Clean Sweep (Innkeeper Chronicles, #1) 4.15 avg rating — 61,405 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 — 4,862 ratings
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The Mists of Avalon (Avalon, #1)
The Mists of Avalon (Avalon, #1) 4.13 avg rating — 211,208 ratings
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The Handmaid’s Tale (The Handmaid's Tale, #1)
The Handmaid’s Tale (The Handmaid's Tale, #1) 4.15 avg rating — 2,323,212 ratings
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The Oathbound (Vows and Honor, #1)
The Oathbound (Vows and Honor, #1) 4.09 avg rating — 15,195 ratings
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Silver Shark (Kinsmen, #2)
Silver Shark (Kinsmen, #2) 4.27 avg rating — 12,230 ratings
44.
Parable of the Sower (Earthseed, #1)
Parable of the Sower (Earthseed, #1) 4.20 avg rating — 238,956 ratings
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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
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Some Girls Bite (Chicagoland Vampires, #1)
Some Girls Bite (Chicagoland Vampires, #1) 3.98 avg rating — 65,488 ratings
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The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making (Fairyland, #1)
The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making (Fairyland, #1) 3.95 avg rating — 41,352 ratings
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Rhapsody: Child of Blood (Symphony of Ages, #1)
Rhapsody: Child of Blood (Symphony of Ages, #1) 3.97 avg rating — 20,098 ratings
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The Clan of the Cave Bear
The Clan of the Cave Bear 4.10 avg rating — 278,697 ratings
50.
Doomsday Book (Oxford Time Travel, #1)
Doomsday Book (Oxford Time Travel, #1) 4.03 avg rating — 63,443 ratings
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Lady of the Forest
Lady of the Forest 3.86 avg rating — 3,068 ratings
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Midnight's Daughter (Dorina Basarab, #1)
Midnight's Daughter (Dorina Basarab, #1) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 20,233 ratings
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Phoenix and Ashes (Elemental Masters, #3)
Phoenix and Ashes (Elemental Masters, #3) 4.06 avg rating — 8,512 ratings
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The Ship Who Sang (Brainship, #1)
The Ship Who Sang (Brainship, #1) 4.04 avg rating — 26,298 ratings
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The Serpent's Shadow (Elemental Masters, #1)
The Serpent's Shadow (Elemental Masters, #1) 4.03 avg rating — 11,274 ratings
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Dragonsdawn (Pern, #9)
Dragonsdawn (Pern, #9) 4.23 avg rating — 41,224 ratings
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By the Sword (Valdemar, #9)
By the Sword (Valdemar, #9) 4.27 avg rating — 21,444 ratings
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Halfway to the Grave (Night Huntress, #1)
Halfway to the Grave (Night Huntress, #1) 4.13 avg rating — 163,189 ratings
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Letters from the Light
Letters from the Light 4.35 avg rating — 85 ratings
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Helluland
Helluland 3.91 avg rating — 22 ratings
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Vertigo (Aurora Rhapsody, #2)
Vertigo (Aurora Rhapsody, #2) 4.23 avg rating — 1,640 ratings
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Sins of the Demon (Kara Gillian, #4)
Sins of the Demon (Kara Gillian, #4) 4.11 avg rating — 8,032 ratings
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Tiger Burning Bright
Tiger Burning Bright 3.86 avg rating — 3,681 ratings
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Starshine (Aurora Rising #1; Aurora Rhapsody #1)
Starshine (Aurora Rising #1; Aurora Rhapsody #1) 3.93 avg rating — 3,769 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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Shadow Watcher (Darkness, #6)
Shadow Watcher (Darkness, #6) 4.37 avg rating — 8,901 ratings
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Summon the Keeper (Keeper's Chronicles #1)
Summon the Keeper (Keeper's Chronicles #1) 3.96 avg rating — 5,790 ratings
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Annihilation (Southern Reach, #1)
Annihilation (Southern Reach, #1) 3.79 avg rating — 281,927 ratings
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Warrior (Doppelganger, #1)
Warrior (Doppelganger, #1) 3.88 avg rating — 3,280 ratings
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Nemesis (Indigo #1)
Nemesis (Indigo #1) 3.77 avg rating — 793 ratings
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Dreamsnake
Dreamsnake 3.87 avg rating — 11,065 ratings
72.
Into the Darkness (Darkness, #1)
Into the Darkness (Darkness, #1) 3.87 avg rating — 18,309 ratings
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Naamah's Kiss (Naamah Trilogy, #1)
Naamah's Kiss (Naamah Trilogy, #1) 4.14 avg rating — 14,822 ratings
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The Lions of Al-Rassan
The Lions of Al-Rassan 4.30 avg rating — 25,413 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 — 13,071 ratings
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The Broken Kingdoms (The Inheritance Trilogy, #2)
The Broken Kingdoms (The Inheritance Trilogy, #2) 4.14 avg rating — 38,518 ratings
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Deerskin
Deerskin 3.94 avg rating — 24,047 ratings
78.
Broken Soul (Jane Yellowrock, #8)
Broken Soul (Jane Yellowrock, #8) 4.36 avg rating — 11,772 ratings
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Honor's Knight (Paradox, #2)
Honor's Knight (Paradox, #2) 3.97 avg rating — 10,100 ratings
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Crystal Singer (Crystal Singer, #1)
Crystal Singer (Crystal Singer, #1) 4.13 avg rating — 21,706 ratings
81.
In Fury Born (1) (Fury Series)
In Fury Born (1) (Fury Series) 4.31 avg rating — 7,337 ratings
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Secrets of the Demon (Kara Gillian, #3)
Secrets of the Demon (Kara Gillian, #3) 4.08 avg rating — 9,160 ratings
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Honor Among Enemies (Honor Harrington, #6)
Honor Among Enemies (Honor Harrington, #6) 4.28 avg rating — 18,883 ratings
84.
Shadows Before the Sun (Charlie Madigan, #4)
Shadows Before the Sun (Charlie Madigan, #4)
by: Kelly Gay
4.23 avg rating — 2,138 ratings
84.
Silent Blade (Kinsmen, #1)
Silent Blade (Kinsmen, #1) 3.95 avg rating — 16,000 ratings
86.
Awakened (Auralight Codex: Dakota Shepherd #1)
Awakened (Auralight Codex: Dakota Shepherd #1) 3.85 avg rating — 482 ratings
87.
Destiny Abounds (Starlight Saga, #1)
Destiny Abounds (Starlight Saga, #1) 3.66 avg rating — 89 ratings
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Daughter of the Moon Goddess (The Celestial Kingdom, #1)
Daughter of the Moon Goddess (The Celestial Kingdom, #1) 4.08 avg rating — 119,511 ratings
89.
Archangel's Kiss (Guild Hunter, #2)
Archangel's Kiss (Guild Hunter, #2) 4.19 avg rating — 60,605 ratings
89.
Penric’s Demon (Penric and Desdemona, #1)
Penric’s Demon (Penric and Desdemona, #1) 4.20 avg rating — 11,915 ratings
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Jagannath
Jagannath 4.09 avg rating — 98 ratings
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Dreamweavers
Dreamweavers 4.58 avg rating — 48 ratings
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The Underground Railroad
The Underground Railroad 4.06 avg rating — 433,331 ratings
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The Eye of the World (The Wheel of Time, #1)
The Eye of the World (The Wheel of Time, #1) 4.19 avg rating — 575,794 ratings
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Skinwalker (Jane Yellowrock, #1)
Skinwalker (Jane Yellowrock, #1) 3.94 avg rating — 39,347 ratings
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Winter Be My Shield (Children of the Black Sun, #1)
Winter Be My Shield (Children of the Black Sun, #1) 3.86 avg rating — 1,116 ratings
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The Gone World
The Gone World 3.92 avg rating — 25,400 ratings
98.
Carpe Jugulum (Discworld, #23; Witches, #6)
Carpe Jugulum (Discworld, #23; Witches, #6) 4.19 avg rating — 66,838 ratings
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Remnant Population
Remnant Population 4.11 avg rating — 7,106 ratings
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Polgara the Sorceress
Polgara the Sorceress 4.12 avg rating — 30,871 ratings
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