Upcoming 2016 sci-fi/fantasy novels with female leads or co-leads

1.
Strange the Dreamer (Strange the Dreamer, #1)
Strange the Dreamer (Strange the Dreamer, #1) 4.28 avg rating — 132,386 ratings
2.
Truthwitch (The Witchlands, #1)
Truthwitch (The Witchlands, #1) 3.85 avg rating — 52,956 ratings
3.
The Girl Who Raced Fairyland All the Way Home (Fairyland, #5)
The Girl Who Raced Fairyland All the Way Home (Fairyland, #5) 4.48 avg rating — 2,229 ratings
4.
Magic Binds (Kate Daniels, #9)
Magic Binds (Kate Daniels, #9) 4.53 avg rating — 39,183 ratings
5.
Den of Wolves (Blackthorn & Grim, #3)
Den of Wolves (Blackthorn & Grim, #3) 4.37 avg rating — 7,516 ratings
6.
The Obelisk Gate (The Broken Earth, #2)
The Obelisk Gate (The Broken Earth, #2) 4.29 avg rating — 187,514 ratings
7.
Memories of Ash (The Sunbolt Chronicles, #2)
Memories of Ash (The Sunbolt Chronicles, #2) 4.52 avg rating — 1,913 ratings
8.
A Closed and Common Orbit (Wayfarers, #2)
A Closed and Common Orbit (Wayfarers, #2) 4.37 avg rating — 84,560 ratings
9.
Company Town
Company Town 3.50 avg rating — 5,223 ratings
10.
Consider (Holo, #1)
Consider (Holo, #1) 4.06 avg rating — 1,051 ratings
11.
Age of Myth (The Legends of the First Empire, #1)
Age of Myth (The Legends of the First Empire, #1) 4.22 avg rating — 39,868 ratings
12.
The Dream-Quest of Vellitt Boe
The Dream-Quest of Vellitt Boe 3.86 avg rating — 4,874 ratings
13.
The Abyss Surrounds Us (The Abyss Surrounds Us, #1)
The Abyss Surrounds Us (The Abyss Surrounds Us, #1) 3.87 avg rating — 7,495 ratings
14.
Ghost Talkers
Ghost Talkers 3.86 avg rating — 4,660 ratings
15.
Ninefox Gambit (The Machineries of Empire, #1)
Ninefox Gambit (The Machineries of Empire, #1) 3.80 avg rating — 21,100 ratings
16.
City of Blades (The Divine Cities, #2)
City of Blades (The Divine Cities, #2) 4.21 avg rating — 18,911 ratings
17.
Stiletto (The Checquy Files, #2)
Stiletto (The Checquy Files, #2) 4.14 avg rating — 21,914 ratings
18.
The Sleeping Life (Eferum, #2)
The Sleeping Life (Eferum, #2) 4.18 avg rating — 211 ratings
19.
Hope and Red (Empire of Storms, #1)
Hope and Red (Empire of Storms, #1) 3.91 avg rating — 3,430 ratings
20.
The Crown's Game (The Crown's Game, #1)
The Crown's Game (The Crown's Game, #1) 3.82 avg rating — 26,071 ratings
20.
The Star-Touched Queen (The Star-Touched Queen, #1)
The Star-Touched Queen (The Star-Touched Queen, #1) 3.57 avg rating — 28,174 ratings
22.
Rebel of the Sands (Rebel of the Sands, #1)
Rebel of the Sands (Rebel of the Sands, #1) 3.95 avg rating — 65,613 ratings
23.
Children of Earth and Sky
Children of Earth and Sky 4.16 avg rating — 7,894 ratings
24.
Fridays with the Wizards (Castle Glower, #4)
Fridays with the Wizards (Castle Glower, #4) 4.19 avg rating — 3,810 ratings
24.
Imprudence (The Custard Protocol, #2)
Imprudence (The Custard Protocol, #2) 4.07 avg rating — 10,067 ratings
26.
Roses and Rot
Roses and Rot 3.55 avg rating — 3,679 ratings
27.
The Guns of Empire (The Shadow Campaigns, #4)
The Guns of Empire (The Shadow Campaigns, #4) 4.28 avg rating — 6,625 ratings
28.
Poison or Protect (Delightfully Deadly, #1)
Poison or Protect (Delightfully Deadly, #1) 4.06 avg rating — 5,554 ratings
29.
Four Roads Cross (Craft Sequence, #5)
Four Roads Cross (Craft Sequence, #5) 4.34 avg rating — 3,128 ratings
29.
Empire of Storms (Throne of Glass, #5)
Empire of Storms (Throne of Glass, #5) 4.63 avg rating — 1,097,375 ratings
31.
Dreaming Death (Palace of Dreams, #1)
Dreaming Death (Palace of Dreams, #1) 3.99 avg rating — 316 ratings
32.
A Criminal Magic
A Criminal Magic
by: Lee Kelly
3.54 avg rating — 1,858 ratings
32.
Every Heart a Doorway (Wayward Children, #1)
Every Heart a Doorway (Wayward Children, #1) 3.81 avg rating — 120,810 ratings
32.
A Little Knowledge (The Split Worlds, #4)
A Little Knowledge (The Split Worlds, #4) 4.07 avg rating — 699 ratings
35.
Daughter of Albion
Daughter of Albion 3.72 avg rating — 1,211 ratings
36.
Masks and Shadows (Masks and Shadows, #1)
Masks and Shadows (Masks and Shadows, #1) 3.61 avg rating — 586 ratings
36.
Winterwood (Rowankind, #1)
Winterwood (Rowankind, #1) 3.51 avg rating — 728 ratings
36.
Labyrinth Lost (Brooklyn Brujas, #1)
Labyrinth Lost (Brooklyn Brujas, #1) 3.72 avg rating — 14,413 ratings
39.
Strife's Bane (Shattered Kingdoms, #3)
Strife's Bane (Shattered Kingdoms, #3) 3.80 avg rating — 49 ratings
40.
The Starfighter Invitation (The Singularity Game, #1)
The Starfighter Invitation (The Singularity Game, #1) 4.04 avg rating — 215 ratings
40.
The Last Days of Magic
The Last Days of Magic 3.23 avg rating — 2,965 ratings
40.
On the Edge of Gone
On the Edge of Gone 3.90 avg rating — 3,681 ratings
40.
The Sudden Appearance of Hope
The Sudden Appearance of Hope 3.64 avg rating — 11,807 ratings
44.
Tangleways (The Trifold Age, #2)
Tangleways (The Trifold Age, #2) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings
45.
An Accident of Stars (Manifold Worlds, #1)
An Accident of Stars (Manifold Worlds, #1) 3.70 avg rating — 1,325 ratings
46.
The Vanishing Throne (The Falconer, #2)
The Vanishing Throne (The Falconer, #2) 4.13 avg rating — 8,551 ratings
47.
Heartless
Heartless 4.09 avg rating — 243,126 ratings
48.
Updraft (Bone Universe, #1)
Updraft (Bone Universe, #1) 3.58 avg rating — 3,331 ratings
49.
Unquiet Land (Elemental Blessings, #4)
Unquiet Land (Elemental Blessings, #4) 4.07 avg rating — 2,120 ratings
50.
An Import of Intrigue (The Maradaine Constabulary, #2)
An Import of Intrigue (The Maradaine Constabulary, #2) 3.93 avg rating — 524 ratings
51.
Crooked Kingdom (Six of Crows, #2)
Crooked Kingdom (Six of Crows, #2) 4.57 avg rating — 738,991 ratings
52.
Fear the Drowning Deep
Fear the Drowning Deep 3.61 avg rating — 1,407 ratings
53.
Kingdom of Ash and Briars (The Nissera Chronicles, #1)
Kingdom of Ash and Briars (The Nissera Chronicles, #1) 3.64 avg rating — 2,536 ratings
54.
The Dark Days Club (Lady Helen, #1)
The Dark Days Club (Lady Helen, #1) 3.79 avg rating — 20,105 ratings
55.
The Forbidden Wish (The Forbidden Wish, #1)
The Forbidden Wish (The Forbidden Wish, #1) 3.99 avg rating — 14,039 ratings
56.
Tell the Wind and Fire
Tell the Wind and Fire 3.43 avg rating — 3,215 ratings
56.
Goldenhand (Abhorsen, #5)
Goldenhand (Abhorsen, #5)
by: Garth Nix
4.11 avg rating — 18,718 ratings
58.
Iron Cast
Iron Cast 3.70 avg rating — 2,349 ratings
59.
The Blue Codex (The Blue Codex, #1)
The Blue Codex (The Blue Codex, #1) 4.70 avg rating — 10 ratings
59.
The Book of Em: The Last Gatekeeper
The Book of Em: The Last Gatekeeper 4.22 avg rating — 68 ratings
59.
Future Shock (Future Shock, #1)
Future Shock (Future Shock, #1) 3.80 avg rating — 1,531 ratings
62.
It's All Fun and Games
It's All Fun and Games 3.63 avg rating — 272 ratings
62.
Gentleman Jole and the Red Queen (Vorkosigan Saga, #16)
Gentleman Jole and the Red Queen (Vorkosigan Saga, #16) 3.83 avg rating — 10,105 ratings
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The Great St Mary's Day Out (The Chronicles of St Mary's, #7.5)
The Great St Mary's Day Out (The Chronicles of St Mary's, #7.5) 4.41 avg rating — 4,262 ratings
64.
Penric and the Shaman (Penric and Desdemona, #2)
Penric and the Shaman (Penric and Desdemona, #2) 4.17 avg rating — 8,033 ratings
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A Court of Mist and Fury (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #2)
A Court of Mist and Fury (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #2) 4.64 avg rating — 2,951,650 ratings
66.
The Gate To Futures Past (Reunification #2)
The Gate To Futures Past (Reunification #2) 4.08 avg rating — 251 ratings
68.
The Silver Tide (The Copper Cat, #3)
The Silver Tide (The Copper Cat, #3) 4.28 avg rating — 949 ratings
69.
Bound by Blood and Sand (Bound by Blood and Sand #1)
Bound by Blood and Sand (Bound by Blood and Sand #1) 3.57 avg rating — 1,269 ratings
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A Darkly Beating Heart
A Darkly Beating Heart 3.38 avg rating — 576 ratings
71.
The Keeper of the Mist
The Keeper of the Mist 3.25 avg rating — 1,159 ratings
71.
The Stolen Chapters (Story Thieves, #2)
The Stolen Chapters (Story Thieves, #2) 4.20 avg rating — 4,147 ratings
71.
The Mountain of Kept Memory
The Mountain of Kept Memory 3.79 avg rating — 433 ratings
74.
Games Wizards Play (Young Wizards, #10)
Games Wizards Play (Young Wizards, #10) 4.26 avg rating — 1,503 ratings
74.
Pip Bartlett's Guide to Unicorn Training (Pip Bartlett, #2)
Pip Bartlett's Guide to Unicorn Training (Pip Bartlett, #2) 4.08 avg rating — 474 ratings
76.
Leviathan's Blood (Children #2)
Leviathan's Blood (Children #2)
by: Ben Peek
4.05 avg rating — 170 ratings
76.
My Lady Jane (The Lady Janies, #1)
My Lady Jane (The Lady Janies, #1) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 79,061 ratings
78.
A Fierce and Subtle Poison
A Fierce and Subtle Poison 3.20 avg rating — 2,315 ratings
79.
If the Magic Fits (100 Dresses, #1)
If the Magic Fits (100 Dresses, #1) 4.05 avg rating — 1,831 ratings
80.
The Impostor Queen (The Impostor Queen, #1)
The Impostor Queen (The Impostor Queen, #1) 3.72 avg rating — 3,850 ratings
81.
Unicorn Tracks
Unicorn Tracks 3.77 avg rating — 295 ratings
81.
Heroine Complex (Heroine Complex, #1)
Heroine Complex (Heroine Complex, #1) 3.62 avg rating — 3,977 ratings
83.
Sword and Verse (Sword and Verse, #1)
Sword and Verse (Sword and Verse, #1) 3.47 avg rating — 2,780 ratings
84.
A Study in Sable (Elemental Masters, #11)
A Study in Sable (Elemental Masters, #11) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2,734 ratings
84.
Burning Glass (Burning Glass, #1)
Burning Glass (Burning Glass, #1) 3.39 avg rating — 7,375 ratings
86.
The Summer Dragon (The Evertide, #1)
The Summer Dragon (The Evertide, #1) 4.06 avg rating — 3,225 ratings
86.
Reign of Shadows
Reign of Shadows 3.65 avg rating — 8,747 ratings
86.
The Swan Riders (Prisoners of Peace, #2)
The Swan Riders (Prisoners of Peace, #2)
by: Erin Bow
3.78 avg rating — 1,441 ratings
89.
Revenge and the Wild
Revenge and the Wild 3.73 avg rating — 1,438 ratings
89.
Not Your Sidekick (Sidekick Squad, #1)
Not Your Sidekick (Sidekick Squad, #1)
by: C.B. Lee
3.87 avg rating — 8,706 ratings
91.
Assassin's Heart (Assassin's Heart, #1)
Assassin's Heart (Assassin's Heart, #1) 3.66 avg rating — 5,911 ratings
91.
The Root (Wrath & Athenaeum #1)
The Root (Wrath & Athenaeum #1) 3.87 avg rating — 171 ratings
93.
Blackhearts (Blackhearts, #1)
Blackhearts (Blackhearts, #1) 3.71 avg rating — 3,489 ratings
94.
Stealing Snow (Stealing Snow, #1)
Stealing Snow (Stealing Snow, #1) 3.16 avg rating — 7,237 ratings
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Never Ever (Never Ever, #1)
Never Ever (Never Ever, #1) 3.51 avg rating — 1,255 ratings
96.
Ruined (Ruined, #1)
Ruined (Ruined, #1) 3.82 avg rating — 19,259 ratings
97.
The Shadow Queen (Ravenspire, #1)
The Shadow Queen (Ravenspire, #1) 3.74 avg rating — 21,637 ratings
98.
And I Darken (The Conqueror's Saga, #1)
And I Darken (The Conqueror's Saga, #1) 3.81 avg rating — 52,919 ratings
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Behind the Throne (The Indranan War, #1)
Behind the Throne (The Indranan War, #1) 3.88 avg rating — 4,098 ratings
100.
Nevernight (The Nevernight Chronicle, #1)
Nevernight (The Nevernight Chronicle, #1) 4.22 avg rating — 110,426 ratings