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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4.30 avg rating — 4,118 ratings
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3.82 avg rating — 3,904 ratings
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3.74 avg rating — 492 ratings
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4.03 avg rating — 3,764 ratings
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3.82 avg rating — 8,436 ratings
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4.07 avg rating — 21,707 ratings
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3.78 avg rating — 95,704 ratings
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3.34 avg rating — 2,066 ratings
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4.35 avg rating — 3,018 ratings
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3.68 avg rating — 7,194 ratings
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4.29 avg rating — 18,374 ratings
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3.93 avg rating — 3,437 ratings
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3.51 avg rating — 496 ratings
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3.54 avg rating — 214 ratings
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3.59 avg rating — 1,801 ratings
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3.89 avg rating — 2,505 ratings
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3.95 avg rating — 37,162 ratings
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319

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3.83 avg rating — 353 ratings
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3.72 avg rating — 1,546 ratings
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4.06 avg rating — 34,342 ratings
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3.78 avg rating — 420 ratings
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4.24 avg rating — 5,892 ratings
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4.05 avg rating — 13,418 ratings
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4.07 avg rating — 56 ratings
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3.73 avg rating — 1,915 ratings
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327

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3.96 avg rating — 49 ratings
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3.98 avg rating — 2,939 ratings
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329

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4.19 avg rating — 5,907 ratings
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3.72 avg rating — 1,095 ratings
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329

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3.86 avg rating — 17,268 ratings
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3.85 avg rating — 827 ratings
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3.90 avg rating — 19,979 ratings
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3.51 avg rating — 4,441 ratings
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4.22 avg rating — 4,038 ratings
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4.25 avg rating — 3,639 ratings
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3.70 avg rating — 223 ratings
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3.75 avg rating — 1,325 ratings
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3.53 avg rating — 445 ratings
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4.23 avg rating — 47 ratings
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336

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4.06 avg rating — 252 ratings
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3.92 avg rating — 12 ratings
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4.29 avg rating — 17 ratings
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3.81 avg rating — 1,383 ratings
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3.80 avg rating — 2,135 ratings
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4.68 avg rating — 444 ratings
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4.71 avg rating — 21 ratings
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4.21 avg rating — 154 ratings
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4.61 avg rating — 18 ratings
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3.39 avg rating — 79 ratings
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3.61 avg rating — 945 ratings
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4.14 avg rating — 456 ratings
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3.43 avg rating — 176 ratings
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3.63 avg rating — 35 ratings
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4.09 avg rating — 5,273 ratings
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4.25 avg rating — 110 ratings
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3.94 avg rating — 1,232 ratings
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3.84 avg rating — 268 ratings
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3.95 avg rating — 92 ratings
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4.19 avg rating — 23,197 ratings
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3.52 avg rating — 1,522 ratings
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4.28 avg rating — 3,325 ratings
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3.54 avg rating — 17,597 ratings
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3.86 avg rating — 6,235 ratings
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3.94 avg rating — 152,500 ratings
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4.15 avg rating — 7,544 ratings
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3.82 avg rating — 962 ratings
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3.96 avg rating — 681 ratings
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4.03 avg rating — 10,687 ratings
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4.26 avg rating — 4,001 ratings
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3.84 avg rating — 20,994 ratings
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4.16 avg rating — 2,866 ratings
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4.16 avg rating — 358 ratings
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4.01 avg rating — 82 ratings
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3.74 avg rating — 3,200 ratings
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3.59 avg rating — 1,627 ratings
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377

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3.75 avg rating — 28,906 ratings
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378

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4.14 avg rating — 287 ratings
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3.99 avg rating — 1,770 ratings
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4.24 avg rating — 31,737 ratings
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3.83 avg rating — 10,156 ratings
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4.19 avg rating — 246 ratings
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3.79 avg rating — 2,519 ratings
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4.55 avg rating — 66 ratings
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4.03 avg rating — 1,902 ratings
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3.85 avg rating — 117 ratings
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3.89 avg rating — 356,888 ratings
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4.10 avg rating — 1,470 ratings
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4.23 avg rating — 26,900 ratings
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4.13 avg rating — 58,673 ratings
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3.83 avg rating — 11,453 ratings
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3.81 avg rating — 436 ratings
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4.41 avg rating — 3,191 ratings
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3.97 avg rating — 1,490 ratings
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3.78 avg rating — 514 ratings
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3.75 avg rating — 3,606 ratings
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3.95 avg rating — 362 ratings
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4.10 avg rating — 2,472 ratings
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4.08 avg rating — 84 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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