100 Female SF&F Authors

1.
A Wrinkle in Time (A Wrinkle in Time Quintet, #1)
A Wrinkle in Time (A Wrinkle in Time Quintet, #1) 3.97 avg rating — 1,263,420 ratings
2.
The Handmaid’s Tale (The Handmaid's Tale, #1)
The Handmaid’s Tale (The Handmaid's Tale, #1) 4.15 avg rating — 2,323,384 ratings
3.
Alanna: The First Adventure (Song of the Lioness, #1)
Alanna: The First Adventure (Song of the Lioness, #1) 4.27 avg rating — 135,457 ratings
4.
Daughter of the Forest (Sevenwaters, #1)
Daughter of the Forest (Sevenwaters, #1) 4.29 avg rating — 69,731 ratings
5.
The Night Circus
The Night Circus really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1,068,487 ratings
6.
Frankenstein
Frankenstein 3.89 avg rating — 1,772,385 ratings
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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter, #1)
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter, #1) 4.47 avg rating — 11,065,215 ratings
8.
The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)
The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1) 4.35 avg rating — 9,595,574 ratings
9.
Arrows of the Queen (Heralds of Valdemar, #1)
Arrows of the Queen (Heralds of Valdemar, #1) 4.14 avg rating — 39,496 ratings
10.
Green Rider (Green Rider, #1)
Green Rider (Green Rider, #1) 4.09 avg rating — 40,221 ratings
11.
The Crystal Cave (Arthurian Saga, #1)
The Crystal Cave (Arthurian Saga, #1) 4.13 avg rating — 47,936 ratings
12.
Doomsday Book (Oxford Time Travel, #1)
Doomsday Book (Oxford Time Travel, #1) 4.03 avg rating — 63,445 ratings
13.
His Majesty's Dragon (Temeraire, #1)
His Majesty's Dragon (Temeraire, #1) 4.07 avg rating — 109,191 ratings
14.
Howl’s Moving Castle (Howl’s Moving Castle, #1)
Howl’s Moving Castle (Howl’s Moving Castle, #1) 4.29 avg rating — 426,867 ratings
15.
Sunshine
Sunshine 3.84 avg rating — 43,832 ratings
16.
Assassin's Apprentice (Farseer Trilogy, #1)
Assassin's Apprentice (Farseer Trilogy, #1) 4.19 avg rating — 378,403 ratings
17.
Ash
Ash 3.63 avg rating — 37,571 ratings
18.
Dead Until Dark (Sookie Stackhouse, #1)
Dead Until Dark (Sookie Stackhouse, #1) 3.97 avg rating — 556,239 ratings
19.
Dragonflight (Dragonriders of Pern, #1)
Dragonflight (Dragonriders of Pern, #1) 4.08 avg rating — 142,192 ratings
20.
The Forgotten Beasts of Eld
The Forgotten Beasts of Eld 4.07 avg rating — 20,644 ratings
21.
Kushiel's Dart (Phèdre's Trilogy, #1)
Kushiel's Dart (Phèdre's Trilogy, #1) 4.02 avg rating — 83,238 ratings
22.
We Have Always Lived in the Castle
We Have Always Lived in the Castle 3.92 avg rating — 273,832 ratings
23.
Ancillary Justice (Imperial Radch, #1)
Ancillary Justice (Imperial Radch, #1) 3.99 avg rating — 115,512 ratings
24.
Biting the Sun (Four-BEE, #1-2)
Biting the Sun (Four-BEE, #1-2) 4.25 avg rating — 2,158 ratings
25.
The Mists of Avalon (Avalon, #1)
The Mists of Avalon (Avalon, #1) 4.13 avg rating — 211,212 ratings
26.
Boneshaker (The Clockwork Century, #1)
Boneshaker (The Clockwork Century, #1) 3.52 avg rating — 34,059 ratings
27.
Cinder (The Lunar Chronicles, #1)
Cinder (The Lunar Chronicles, #1) 4.13 avg rating — 992,970 ratings
28.
Daughter of the Blood (The Black Jewels, #1)
Daughter of the Blood (The Black Jewels, #1) 4.03 avg rating — 43,307 ratings
29.
The Dispossessed: An Ambiguous Utopia
The Dispossessed: An Ambiguous Utopia 4.25 avg rating — 143,183 ratings
30.
The Female Man
The Female Man 3.47 avg rating — 8,756 ratings
31.
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell 3.87 avg rating — 249,858 ratings
32.
Hild (The Hild Sequence, #1)
Hild (The Hild Sequence, #1) 3.85 avg rating — 12,544 ratings
32.
The Killing Moon (Dreamblood, #1)
The Killing Moon (Dreamblood, #1) 3.96 avg rating — 22,755 ratings
34.
The House of the Spirits
The House of the Spirits 4.29 avg rating — 304,658 ratings
35.
The Raven Boys (The Raven Cycle, #1)
The Raven Boys (The Raven Cycle, #1) 4.05 avg rating — 394,655 ratings
36.
Luck in the Shadows (Nightrunner, #1)
Luck in the Shadows (Nightrunner, #1) 4.09 avg rating — 22,971 ratings
37.
Native Tongue (Native Tongue, #1)
Native Tongue (Native Tongue, #1) 4.01 avg rating — 4,581 ratings
38.
Parable of the Sower (Earthseed, #1)
Parable of the Sower (Earthseed, #1) 4.20 avg rating — 239,010 ratings
39.
The Sparrow (The Sparrow, #1)
The Sparrow (The Sparrow, #1) 4.14 avg rating — 80,282 ratings
40.
The Speed of Dark
The Speed of Dark 3.99 avg rating — 11,545 ratings
41.
Soulless (Parasol Protectorate, #1)
Soulless (Parasol Protectorate, #1) 3.90 avg rating — 113,362 ratings
42.
Shards of Honor (Vorkosigan Saga, #1)
Shards of Honor (Vorkosigan Saga, #1) 4.07 avg rating — 39,437 ratings
43.
Swordspoint (Riverside, #1)
Swordspoint (Riverside, #1) 3.80 avg rating — 10,930 ratings
44.
Valor's Choice (Confederation, #1)
Valor's Choice (Confederation, #1) 3.99 avg rating — 8,825 ratings
44.
Woman on the Edge of Time
Woman on the Edge of Time 3.92 avg rating — 18,313 ratings
46.
The Dawn of Evil (The Wages of Sin, #5)
The Dawn of Evil (The Wages of Sin, #5) 4.55 avg rating — 49 ratings
46.
Khi To Freedom
Khi To Freedom 3.36 avg rating — 22 ratings
48.
The Alchemy of Stone
The Alchemy of Stone 3.64 avg rating — 2,488 ratings
48.
Search Image (Web Shifter's Library, #1)
Search Image (Web Shifter's Library, #1) 4.11 avg rating — 195 ratings
48.
People of the Sky
People of the Sky 3.83 avg rating — 69 ratings
51.
Among Others
Among Others
by: Jo Walton
3.71 avg rating — 25,528 ratings
51.
Gossamer Axe
Gossamer Axe 4.03 avg rating — 625 ratings
53.
The Jewels of Elvish
The Jewels of Elvish 3.12 avg rating — 94 ratings
54.
Ancient, Ancient
Ancient, Ancient 3.88 avg rating — 162 ratings
54.
The Meri (Meri, #1)
The Meri (Meri, #1) 3.75 avg rating — 77 ratings
56.
The Antelope Wife
The Antelope Wife 3.81 avg rating — 5,182 ratings
56.
Nightlife (Cal Leandros, #1)
Nightlife (Cal Leandros, #1) 3.65 avg rating — 13,338 ratings
56.
Preternatural
Preternatural 2.93 avg rating — 28 ratings
59.
Greywalker (Greywalker, #1)
Greywalker (Greywalker, #1) 3.47 avg rating — 14,083 ratings
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The Bone Flute
The Bone Flute 3.51 avg rating — 51 ratings
61.
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
61.
The Sword and the Satchel (World of the Alfar, #1)
The Sword and the Satchel (World of the Alfar, #1) 3.54 avg rating — 508 ratings
63.
Rhapsody: Child of Blood (Symphony of Ages, #1)
Rhapsody: Child of Blood (Symphony of Ages, #1) 3.97 avg rating — 20,098 ratings
63.
Lady in Gil (Gil Trilogy, #1)
Lady in Gil (Gil Trilogy, #1) 3.63 avg rating — 327 ratings
65.
The Pyramid Waltz
The Pyramid Waltz 3.76 avg rating — 971 ratings
65.
Re:Set
Re:Set 3.83 avg rating — 6 ratings
67.
Urban Shaman (Walker Papers, #1)
Urban Shaman (Walker Papers, #1) 3.75 avg rating — 15,280 ratings
67.
Priestess of the Moon
Priestess of the Moon 3.73 avg rating — 52 ratings
69.
The Blazing World
The Blazing World 2.93 avg rating — 1,805 ratings
69.
The Wayfarer Redemption (Wayfarer Redemption, #1)
The Wayfarer Redemption (Wayfarer Redemption, #1) 3.96 avg rating — 17,181 ratings
69.
Child of the Light: Book One of the Madagascar Manifesto
Child of the Light: Book One of the Madagascar Manifesto 3.66 avg rating — 50 ratings
72.
The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories
The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories 3.91 avg rating — 63,244 ratings
72.
Legend of the Three Moons...
Legend of the Three Moons... 2.60 avg rating — 5 ratings
74.
Talisman
Talisman it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating
75.
Brown Girl in the Ring
Brown Girl in the Ring 3.85 avg rating — 7,279 ratings
75.
Strange Deliverance
Strange Deliverance 3.29 avg rating — 49 ratings
77.
Cast in Shadow (Chronicles of Elantra, #1)
Cast in Shadow (Chronicles of Elantra, #1) 3.82 avg rating — 18,092 ratings
77.
Souls
Souls 3.61 avg rating — 92 ratings
79.
China Mountain Zhang
China Mountain Zhang 3.96 avg rating — 4,978 ratings
79.
The Pillars of the World (Tir Alainn, #1)
The Pillars of the World (Tir Alainn, #1) 3.94 avg rating — 8,796 ratings
81.
Chorus of Mushrooms
Chorus of Mushrooms 3.84 avg rating — 1,745 ratings
81.
Sunbolt (The Sunbolt Chronicles #1)
Sunbolt (The Sunbolt Chronicles #1) 4.24 avg rating — 3,247 ratings
83.
The Steerswoman (The Steerswoman, #1)
The Steerswoman (The Steerswoman, #1) 4.03 avg rating — 3,743 ratings
84.
The Darkangel (Darkangel Trilogy, #1)
The Darkangel (Darkangel Trilogy, #1) 3.92 avg rating — 9,546 ratings
84.
In the Hands of Glory
In the Hands of Glory 3.38 avg rating — 37 ratings
86.
Daughter of Smoke & Bone (Daughter of Smoke & Bone, #1)
Daughter of Smoke & Bone (Daughter of Smoke & Bone, #1) 3.99 avg rating — 381,941 ratings
86.
The Isis Trilogy
The Isis Trilogy 4.22 avg rating — 54 ratings
88.
Wall Around Eden
Wall Around Eden 3.62 avg rating — 196 ratings
89.
The Silver Horse
The Silver Horse 3.78 avg rating — 36 ratings
90.
The Rainbow Abyss (Sun-Cross, #1)
The Rainbow Abyss (Sun-Cross, #1) 3.61 avg rating — 639 ratings
91.
Deathless
Deathless 3.93 avg rating — 22,512 ratings
91.
Intervention (Intervention #1-2)
Intervention (Intervention #1-2) 4.27 avg rating — 3,322 ratings
93.
The Devil's Arithmetic
The Devil's Arithmetic 4.03 avg rating — 61,491 ratings
93.
In the Light of Sigma Draconis (A Woman of the Iron People, #1)
In the Light of Sigma Draconis (A Woman of the Iron People, #1) 3.94 avg rating — 48 ratings
95.
The Sky-Green Blues
The Sky-Green Blues 3.24 avg rating — 17 ratings
96.
Islands
Islands 3.51 avg rating — 75 ratings
97.
Dragon Sword and Wind Child (Tales of the Magatama, #1)
Dragon Sword and Wind Child (Tales of the Magatama, #1) 4.03 avg rating — 1,179 ratings
97.
Mindplayers
Mindplayers 3.76 avg rating — 713 ratings
99.
The Outcasts of Heaven Belt (Heaven Chronicles, #1)
The Outcasts of Heaven Belt (Heaven Chronicles, #1) 3.38 avg rating — 165 ratings
100.
An Ember in the Ashes (An Ember in the Ashes, #1)
An Ember in the Ashes (An Ember in the Ashes, #1) 4.24 avg rating — 333,893 ratings
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