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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700

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3.85 avg rating — 26 ratings
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700

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3.88 avg rating — 52,246 ratings
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700

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4.21 avg rating — 19,215 ratings
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700

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3.57 avg rating — 1,133 ratings
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700

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3.87 avg rating — 7,302 ratings
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707

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4.08 avg rating — 2,033 ratings
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707

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3.65 avg rating — 409 ratings
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707

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4.11 avg rating — 2,228 ratings
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707

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4.29 avg rating — 3,600 ratings
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707

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4.04 avg rating — 1,905 ratings
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707

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4.21 avg rating — 98 ratings
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707

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3.88 avg rating — 26,522 ratings
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707

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3.80 avg rating — 1,025 ratings
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707

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3.91 avg rating — 100 ratings
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707

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3.75 avg rating — 77,570 ratings
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717

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4.33 avg rating — 192 ratings
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717

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3.86 avg rating — 1,310 ratings
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717

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4.12 avg rating — 2,421 ratings
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717

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3.64 avg rating — 1,372 ratings
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717

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3.66 avg rating — 1,535 ratings
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717

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3.82 avg rating — 171 ratings
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717

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4.03 avg rating — 2,275 ratings
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717

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3.91 avg rating — 1,981 ratings
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717

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3.85 avg rating — 315,660 ratings
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726

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4.13 avg rating — 2,524 ratings
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726

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4.11 avg rating — 9 ratings
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726

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3.67 avg rating — 362 ratings
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726

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3.99 avg rating — 3,922 ratings
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726

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3.59 avg rating — 140 ratings
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731

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4.13 avg rating — 2,947 ratings
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731

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4.47 avg rating — 17 ratings
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731

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2.87 avg rating — 406 ratings
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731

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3.92 avg rating — 117 ratings
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731

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3.84 avg rating — 3,723 ratings
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731

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4.04 avg rating — 4,197 ratings
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731

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3.95 avg rating — 2,994 ratings
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738

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3.57 avg rating — 341 ratings
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738

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4.10 avg rating — 2,723 ratings
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738

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4.52 avg rating — 21 ratings
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738

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3.87 avg rating — 19,106 ratings
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738

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3.64 avg rating — 298 ratings
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738

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4.05 avg rating — 3,419 ratings
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738

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3.76 avg rating — 2,014 ratings
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738

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4.02 avg rating — 417 ratings
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746

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3.62 avg rating — 107 ratings
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746

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4.10 avg rating — 6,761 ratings
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746

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4.19 avg rating — 1,779 ratings
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746

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3.81 avg rating — 1,156 ratings
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746

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3.82 avg rating — 2,359 ratings
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746

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4.07 avg rating — 3,490 ratings
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746

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3.83 avg rating — 277,923 ratings
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746

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4.03 avg rating — 6,912 ratings
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754

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3.99 avg rating — 1,474 ratings
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754

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4.11 avg rating — 7,596 ratings
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754

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4.11 avg rating — 5,126 ratings
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754

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754

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4.05 avg rating — 3,340 ratings
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754

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3.49 avg rating — 196 ratings
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760

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3.53 avg rating — 14,601 ratings
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760

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3.75 avg rating — 9,628 ratings
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760

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4.06 avg rating — 2,897 ratings
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760

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3.25 avg rating — 44 ratings
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760

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3.58 avg rating — 1,374 ratings
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765

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3.89 avg rating — 23,521 ratings
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765

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3.32 avg rating — 78 ratings
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765

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3.76 avg rating — 499 ratings
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765

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3.94 avg rating — 5,905 ratings
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769

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3.80 avg rating — 40 ratings
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769

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4.10 avg rating — 14,791 ratings
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769

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3.77 avg rating — 890 ratings
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769

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3.77 avg rating — 1,093 ratings
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769

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3.78 avg rating — 2,790 ratings
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769

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3.85 avg rating — 1,890 ratings
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775

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3.25 avg rating — 337 ratings
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775

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3.87 avg rating — 621 ratings
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775

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4.04 avg rating — 1,835 ratings
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775

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4.30 avg rating — 267 ratings
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779

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3.50 avg rating — 3,561 ratings
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779

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4.23 avg rating — 22 ratings
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779

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3.87 avg rating — 2,187 ratings
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779

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3.67 avg rating — 87 ratings
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779

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3.56 avg rating — 833 ratings
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779

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3.93 avg rating — 7,422 ratings
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779

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3.76 avg rating — 28,250 ratings
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779

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4.06 avg rating — 2,426 ratings
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787

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3.60 avg rating — 4,394 ratings
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787

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3.88 avg rating — 38,915 ratings
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789

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4.14 avg rating — 270 ratings
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789

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3.54 avg rating — 6,254 ratings
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789

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3.74 avg rating — 7,092 ratings
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789

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4.23 avg rating — 319 ratings
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789

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4.04 avg rating — 1,850 ratings
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794

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3.82 avg rating — 1,102 ratings
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794

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3.77 avg rating — 8,453 ratings
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794

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4.18 avg rating — 350 ratings
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794

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4.12 avg rating — 9,618 ratings
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794

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4.23 avg rating — 29,702 ratings
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794

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3.90 avg rating — 126 ratings
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800

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3.89 avg rating — 1,410 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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