Cutting-Edge SF by Women

1.
Ancillary Justice (Imperial Radch, #1)
Ancillary Justice (Imperial Radch, #1) 3.99 avg rating — 115,495 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 — 2,322,972 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 — 175,367 ratings
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The Left Hand of Darkness
The Left Hand of Darkness 4.10 avg rating — 209,429 ratings
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The Dispossessed: An Ambiguous Utopia
The Dispossessed: An Ambiguous Utopia 4.25 avg rating — 143,141 ratings
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Doomsday Book (Oxford Time Travel, #1)
Doomsday Book (Oxford Time Travel, #1) 4.03 avg rating — 63,442 ratings
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Binti (Binti, #1)
Binti (Binti, #1) 3.85 avg rating — 78,677 ratings
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To Say Nothing of the Dog (Oxford Time Travel, #2)
To Say Nothing of the Dog (Oxford Time Travel, #2) 4.11 avg rating — 43,397 ratings
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Zoo City
Zoo City 3.62 avg rating — 11,529 ratings
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The White Dragon (The Dragonriders of Pern, #3)
The White Dragon (The Dragonriders of Pern, #3) 4.20 avg rating — 49,818 ratings
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Frankenstein
Frankenstein 3.89 avg rating — 1,772,133 ratings
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Ancillary Sword (Imperial Radch, #2)
Ancillary Sword (Imperial Radch, #2) 4.08 avg rating — 59,024 ratings
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Ancillary Mercy (Imperial Radch, #3)
Ancillary Mercy (Imperial Radch, #3) 4.22 avg rating — 48,681 ratings
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Ammonite
Ammonite 3.90 avg rating — 6,980 ratings
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Crystal Singer (Crystal Singer, #1)
Crystal Singer (Crystal Singer, #1) 4.13 avg rating — 21,705 ratings
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Parable of the Sower (Earthseed, #1)
Parable of the Sower (Earthseed, #1) 4.20 avg rating — 238,892 ratings
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Planetfall (Planetfall, #1)
Planetfall (Planetfall, #1) 3.73 avg rating — 12,636 ratings
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The Stars Are Legion
The Stars Are Legion 3.65 avg rating — 10,658 ratings
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The Female Man
The Female Man 3.47 avg rating — 8,757 ratings
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The Sparrow (The Sparrow, #1)
The Sparrow (The Sparrow, #1) 4.14 avg rating — 80,277 ratings
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Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang
Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang 3.84 avg rating — 10,835 ratings
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Abendau's Heir
Abendau's Heir 4.17 avg rating — 94 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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Shards of Honour (Vorkosigan Saga, #1)
Shards of Honour (Vorkosigan Saga, #1) 4.07 avg rating — 39,435 ratings
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The Lathe of Heaven
The Lathe of Heaven 4.13 avg rating — 84,202 ratings
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Dragonsdawn (Pern, #9)
Dragonsdawn (Pern, #9) 4.23 avg rating — 41,223 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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Dawn (Xenogenesis, #1)
Dawn (Xenogenesis, #1) 4.15 avg rating — 60,524 ratings
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Hunting Party (The Serrano Legacy, #1)
Hunting Party (The Serrano Legacy, #1) 3.89 avg rating — 6,405 ratings
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Native Tongue
Native Tongue 4.01 avg rating — 4,580 ratings
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The Time Traveler's Wife
The Time Traveler's Wife really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1,843,011 ratings
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Station Eleven
Station Eleven 4.07 avg rating — 590,242 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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Earth Girl (Earth Girl, #1)
Earth Girl (Earth Girl, #1) 3.84 avg rating — 5,737 ratings
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Earth Star (Earth Girl, #2)
Earth Star (Earth Girl, #2) 4.13 avg rating — 2,316 ratings
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The Year of the Flood (MaddAddam, #2)
The Year of the Flood (MaddAddam, #2) 4.07 avg rating — 130,987 ratings
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Earth Flight (Earth Girl, #3)
Earth Flight (Earth Girl, #3) 4.30 avg rating — 1,765 ratings
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Oryx and Crake (MaddAddam, #1)
Oryx and Crake (MaddAddam, #1) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 281,935 ratings
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Ancient Light (Orthe #2)
Ancient Light (Orthe #2) 3.66 avg rating — 405 ratings
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Memory (Vorkosigan Saga, #10)
Memory (Vorkosigan Saga, #10) 4.43 avg rating — 19,527 ratings
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Golden Witchbreed (Orthe, #1)
Golden Witchbreed (Orthe, #1) 3.76 avg rating — 1,119 ratings
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The Warrior's Apprentice (Vorkosigan Saga, #2)
The Warrior's Apprentice (Vorkosigan Saga, #2) 4.27 avg rating — 29,853 ratings
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Fluency (Confluence, #1)
Fluency (Confluence, #1) 3.83 avg rating — 11,443 ratings
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Mirror Dance (Vorkosigan Saga, #8)
Mirror Dance (Vorkosigan Saga, #8) 4.32 avg rating — 22,994 ratings
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Barrayar (Vorkosigan Saga, #7)
Barrayar (Vorkosigan Saga, #7) 4.30 avg rating — 30,484 ratings
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Cordelia's Honor (Vorkosigan Omnibus, #1)
Cordelia's Honor (Vorkosigan Omnibus, #1) 4.33 avg rating — 14,358 ratings
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Star Trek II: The Wrath Of Khan
Star Trek II: The Wrath Of Khan 4.09 avg rating — 3,672 ratings
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Gemsigns (®Evolution, #1)
Gemsigns (®Evolution, #1) 3.79 avg rating — 499 ratings
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Kindred
Kindred 4.31 avg rating — 258,296 ratings
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The Glorious Angels
The Glorious Angels 3.59 avg rating — 192 ratings
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Snake Agent (Detective Inspector Chen, #1)
Snake Agent (Detective Inspector Chen, #1) 3.72 avg rating — 2,423 ratings
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Woman on the Edge of Time
Woman on the Edge of Time 3.92 avg rating — 18,311 ratings
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Pilgrimage: The Book of the People
Pilgrimage: The Book of the People 4.29 avg rating — 1,508 ratings
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Sabella, or The Blood Stone
Sabella, or The Blood Stone 3.85 avg rating — 783 ratings
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A Door Into Ocean (Elysium Cycle, #1)
A Door Into Ocean (Elysium Cycle, #1) 3.99 avg rating — 2,384 ratings
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Crystal Line (Crystal Singer, #3)
Crystal Line (Crystal Singer, #3) 4.07 avg rating — 12,734 ratings
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Killashandra (Crystal Singer, #2)
Killashandra (Crystal Singer, #2) 4.08 avg rating — 15,757 ratings
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The Best of All Possible Worlds
The Best of All Possible Worlds 3.61 avg rating — 5,456 ratings
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On a Red Station, Drifting
On a Red Station, Drifting 3.76 avg rating — 2,105 ratings
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Ring of Swords (Hwarhath, #1)
Ring of Swords (Hwarhath, #1) 3.92 avg rating — 404 ratings
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Floating Worlds
Floating Worlds 3.48 avg rating — 637 ratings
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Banner of Souls
Banner of Souls 3.54 avg rating — 242 ratings
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The Gate to Women's Country
The Gate to Women's Country 4.06 avg rating — 13,951 ratings
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Lilith's Brood (Xenogenesis, #1-3)
Lilith's Brood (Xenogenesis, #1-3) 4.37 avg rating — 21,511 ratings
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We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves
We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves 3.71 avg rating — 125,614 ratings
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Queen of Nowhere (Hidden Empire, #5)
Queen of Nowhere (Hidden Empire, #5) 3.91 avg rating — 86 ratings
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MaddAddam (MaddAddam, #3)
MaddAddam (MaddAddam, #3) 4.02 avg rating — 81,090 ratings
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The Ships of Aleph
The Ships of Aleph really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 15 ratings
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Search Image (Web Shifter's Library, #1)
Search Image (Web Shifter's Library, #1) 4.11 avg rating — 195 ratings
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vN (The Machine Dynasty, #1)
vN (The Machine Dynasty, #1) 3.44 avg rating — 3,087 ratings
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Bringer of Light
Bringer of Light 3.89 avg rating — 91 ratings
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A Civil Campaign (Vorkosigan Saga, #12)
A Civil Campaign (Vorkosigan Saga, #12) 4.41 avg rating — 20,044 ratings
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Black Wine
Black Wine 3.73 avg rating — 376 ratings
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Prophecy (Prophecy, #1)
Prophecy (Prophecy, #1)
by: Lea Kirk
3.71 avg rating — 384 ratings
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Dreamsnake
Dreamsnake 3.87 avg rating — 11,065 ratings
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Synners
Synners 3.67 avg rating — 2,193 ratings
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Guardians of Paradise
Guardians of Paradise 3.86 avg rating — 116 ratings
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The Steerswoman's Road (The Steerswoman, #1-2)
The Steerswoman's Road (The Steerswoman, #1-2) 4.27 avg rating — 516 ratings
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The Lost Steersman (The Steerswoman, #3)
The Lost Steersman (The Steerswoman, #3) 4.29 avg rating — 2,018 ratings
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The Word for World Is Forest
The Word for World Is Forest 4.06 avg rating — 40,127 ratings
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The Many-Coloured Land (Saga of Pliocene Exile, #1)
The Many-Coloured Land (Saga of Pliocene Exile, #1) 4.07 avg rating — 13,331 ratings
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Consorts of Heaven
Consorts of Heaven 3.86 avg rating — 130 ratings
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The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August
The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August 4.03 avg rating — 96,326 ratings
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Star Trek III: The Search for Spock
Star Trek III: The Search for Spock 3.92 avg rating — 2,189 ratings
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Regeneration (®Evolution, #3)
Regeneration (®Evolution, #3) 4.08 avg rating — 84 ratings
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Principles of Angels
Principles of Angels 3.54 avg rating — 272 ratings
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Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (Star Trek: The Original Series Unnumbered; Movie Novelization #4)
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (Star Trek: The Original Series Unnumbered; Movie Novelization #4) 3.97 avg rating — 1,778 ratings
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Binary (®Evolution, #2)
Binary (®Evolution, #2) 4.14 avg rating — 142 ratings
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Lightborn
Lightborn 2.92 avg rating — 141 ratings
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The Host (The Host, #1)
The Host (The Host, #1) 3.86 avg rating — 1,039,908 ratings
91.
Keir (Redemption, #1)
Keir (Redemption, #1)
by: Pippa Jay
3.63 avg rating — 260 ratings
91.
The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)
The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1) 4.35 avg rating — 9,594,096 ratings
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Deep Deception
Deep Deception 3.54 avg rating — 221 ratings
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Summer of Love
Summer of Love 3.94 avg rating — 349 ratings
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Becoming Human (Harmony of Worlds, #1)
Becoming Human (Harmony of Worlds, #1) 4.10 avg rating — 121 ratings
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Ignition Point (The Progenitor Saga, #0.5)
Ignition Point (The Progenitor Saga, #0.5) 4.42 avg rating — 43 ratings
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Erasure
Erasure 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings
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Who Fears Death
Who Fears Death 3.93 avg rating — 27,809 ratings
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Imago (Xenogenesis, #3)
Imago (Xenogenesis, #3) 4.20 avg rating — 23,528 ratings
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Cyber Circus, & Black Sunday
Cyber Circus, & Black Sunday 3.66 avg rating — 59 ratings
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