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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3.48 avg rating — 178 ratings
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4.55 avg rating — 11 ratings
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3.72 avg rating — 19,661 ratings
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3.79 avg rating — 287,059 ratings
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4.27 avg rating — 116,172 ratings
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4.40 avg rating — 78 ratings
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4.21 avg rating — 52 ratings
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3.38 avg rating — 42 ratings
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3.37 avg rating — 576 ratings
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3.89 avg rating — 1,364 ratings
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3.48 avg rating — 166 ratings
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4.43 avg rating — 49 ratings
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4.05 avg rating — 2,977 ratings
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3.80 avg rating — 604 ratings
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4.23 avg rating — 69,422 ratings
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4.13 avg rating — 2,618 ratings
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3.95 avg rating — 570 ratings
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4.06 avg rating — 273 ratings
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3.58 avg rating — 1,388 ratings
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4.44 avg rating — 9 ratings
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4.27 avg rating — 199,122 ratings
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3.80 avg rating — 100,731 ratings
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4.14 avg rating — 305 ratings
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3.93 avg rating — 184 ratings
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3.87 avg rating — 301 ratings
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4.40 avg rating — 376 ratings
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3.71 avg rating — 7,713 ratings
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3.64 avg rating — 1,140 ratings
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4.16 avg rating — 1,780 ratings
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3.93 avg rating — 3,782 ratings
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3.71 avg rating — 27,644 ratings
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3.58 avg rating — 26 ratings
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3.51 avg rating — 442 ratings
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3.88 avg rating — 33 ratings
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3.84 avg rating — 811 ratings
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4.10 avg rating — 578 ratings
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4.10 avg rating — 197,690 ratings
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4.30 avg rating — 163,670 ratings
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3.88 avg rating — 875 ratings
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4.13 avg rating — 1,873 ratings
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3.46 avg rating — 1,162 ratings
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4.41 avg rating — 481 ratings
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3.75 avg rating — 235 ratings
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4.59 avg rating — 37 ratings
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4.13 avg rating — 3,532 ratings
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3.80 avg rating — 1,650 ratings
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3.88 avg rating — 51,224 ratings
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890 books · 880 voters · list created July 18th, 2009 by Kevis Hendrickson (votes) .
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Jerry 234 books
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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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