Best Science Fiction Books with Female Main Characters

This list features the best books in science fiction featuring great female protagonists.
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4.14 avg rating — 48,535 ratings
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3.97 avg rating — 1,267,905 ratings
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4.15 avg rating — 2,349,339 ratings
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3.74 avg rating — 16,227 ratings
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4.33 avg rating — 14,373 ratings
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4.14 avg rating — 21,761 ratings
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4.15 avg rating — 150,707 ratings
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4.11 avg rating — 3,629,355 ratings
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3.99 avg rating — 8,849 ratings
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4.35 avg rating — 4,051,880 ratings
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4.08 avg rating — 142,624 ratings
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4.07 avg rating — 39,633 ratings
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4.04 avg rating — 26,330 ratings
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4.01 avg rating — 294,645 ratings
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4.31 avg rating — 261,908 ratings
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18

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4.26 avg rating — 321,960 ratings
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4.26 avg rating — 58,396 ratings
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4.13 avg rating — 4,310,818 ratings
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21

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4.03 avg rating — 63,830 ratings
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22

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3.80 avg rating — 3,912 ratings
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23

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4.16 avg rating — 92,586 ratings
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24

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3.94 avg rating — 16,060 ratings
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25

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3.99 avg rating — 4,874 ratings
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26

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4.29 avg rating — 1,585,738 ratings
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27

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4.20 avg rating — 245,821 ratings
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28

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4.11 avg rating — 10,384 ratings
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29

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4.13 avg rating — 998,046 ratings
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30

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4.30 avg rating — 48,403 ratings
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31

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3.94 avg rating — 13,090 ratings
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32

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3.84 avg rating — 703,184 ratings
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33

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3.93 avg rating — 8,549 ratings
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34

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3.85 avg rating — 30,186 ratings
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35

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4.23 avg rating — 90 ratings
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36

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4.89 avg rating — 36 ratings
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37

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4.08 avg rating — 10,135 ratings
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38

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4.23 avg rating — 267,042 ratings
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39

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3.99 avg rating — 12,251 ratings
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40

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3.69 avg rating — 313 ratings
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41

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3.93 avg rating — 8,848 ratings
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42

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4.10 avg rating — 9,336 ratings
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43

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3.88 avg rating — 136,417 ratings
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44

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4.31 avg rating — 7,349 ratings
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45

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4.06 avg rating — 57,618 ratings
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46

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3.90 avg rating — 5,878 ratings
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47

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3.87 avg rating — 11,105 ratings
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48

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3.92 avg rating — 94,344 ratings
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49

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3.85 avg rating — 17,164 ratings
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50

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3.91 avg rating — 2,314 ratings
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51

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3.99 avg rating — 131,258 ratings
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52

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4.30 avg rating — 30,578 ratings
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53

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4.70 avg rating — 37 ratings
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54

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3.94 avg rating — 7,654 ratings
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55

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3.74 avg rating — 4,255 ratings
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56

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3.70 avg rating — 5,609 ratings
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57

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3.89 avg rating — 2,888 ratings
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58

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4.08 avg rating — 5,425 ratings
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59

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3.95 avg rating — 3,502 ratings
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60

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3.99 avg rating — 116,382 ratings
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61

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4.28 avg rating — 65 ratings
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62

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3.80 avg rating — 38,156 ratings
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63

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4.27 avg rating — 3,223 ratings
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64

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4.09 avg rating — 22,162 ratings
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4.09 avg rating — 11,233 ratings
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66

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4.37 avg rating — 21,643 ratings
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67

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4.07 avg rating — 131,532 ratings
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68

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4.27 avg rating — 289,356 ratings
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really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1,847,201 ratings
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4.11 avg rating — 7,198 ratings
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3.72 avg rating — 10,929 ratings
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3.99 avg rating — 5,782 ratings
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4.06 avg rating — 18,160 ratings
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4.05 avg rating — 60 ratings
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3.62 avg rating — 2,909 ratings
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76

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3.96 avg rating — 2,219 ratings
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4.07 avg rating — 3,355 ratings
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78

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3.98 avg rating — 4,319 ratings
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79

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4.08 avg rating — 15,791 ratings
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80

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4.24 avg rating — 2,166 ratings
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81

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4.04 avg rating — 4,190 ratings
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82

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3.63 avg rating — 105 ratings
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83

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3.86 avg rating — 2,176 ratings
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84

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4.16 avg rating — 356,276 ratings
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really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 10,505 ratings
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86

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4.17 avg rating — 41,150 ratings
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87

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4.16 avg rating — 959 ratings
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88

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4.21 avg rating — 38,735 ratings
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89

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4.50 avg rating — 232,456 ratings
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4.05 avg rating — 10,818 ratings
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91

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3.82 avg rating — 25,015 ratings
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92

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4.06 avg rating — 13,980 ratings
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93

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3.80 avg rating — 382 ratings
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94

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4.17 avg rating — 177,851 ratings
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95

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4.11 avg rating — 76 ratings
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96

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3.88 avg rating — 11,606 ratings
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97

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3.79 avg rating — 1,614 ratings
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98

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4.23 avg rating — 454,636 ratings
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4.08 avg rating — 21,736 ratings
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4.29 avg rating — 322,033 ratings
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890 books · 880 voters · list created July 18th, 2009 by Kevis Hendrickson (votes) .
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message 1: by Monique (new)

Monique Guilland How few!


message 2: by CaliGirlRae (new)

CaliGirlRae So true. Certainly there's more SF books to add with awesome main female characters!


Kagama-the Literaturevixen Isnt the Meljean Brooks book more of a steampunk?


message 4: by Dawn (new)

Dawn Dragondrums has a male protagonist, BTW (Piemur).

Nice list.


message 5: by Karen (new)

Karen Love the Tamora Pierce but that is fantasy isn't?


message 6: by Lou (new)

Lou Bell No Sarah Zettel, or did I miss one? Fool's War is a classic!


message 7: by Marne (new)

Marne Wilson By what stretch of the imagination is the Mists of Avalon a science fiction book?


message 8: by Kevis (new)

Kevis Hendrickson Marne wrote: "By what stretch of the imagination is the Mists of Avalon a science fiction book?"

Good question, Marne. I think that book warrants removal.


message 9: by Anastasia (new)

Anastasia I deleted a score of books which are fantasy:
- Birthgrave by Tanith Lee (happens to be my favorite book ever... still not scifi, although you could argue that point, it's classical pulp sword & sorcery)
- Tamora Pierce books
- Golden Compass books by Pullman
- Paladin of Souls by Lois McMaster Bujold
- Dragonsbane by Barbara Hambly
- Godstalk by P.C. Hodgell (great book)


message 10: by Sarah (new)

Sarah I cleaned out some fantasy books
- Tamora Pierce books (someone post have added them back in after Anastasia deleted them)
- Golden Compass books by Pullman (ditto)
- The Blue Sword by Robin McKinley


message 11: by Amy (new)

Amy I also have to say the Tehanu by Ursula K. Le Guin is also a fantasy novel. Mrs. Le Guin did write a number of Sci Fi books though.


message 12: by David (new)

David Leemon Monique wrote: "How few!"

I thought of five books to add to the list.


message 13: by Lida (new)

Lida Keshvarikanzagh The Deity I Did Not Want
After a long time, I finally read a book with a completely fresh and original idea. This is a short story available on Amazon Kindle, and it takes no more than 20 minutes to read — but it has so much to say. Once you start, you simply can't put it down. I highly recommend it to everyone!


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