High fantasy with female leads protoganists 403 books. Looking for a strong female lead in your fantasy book. What i really like about nayla treeborn, the female protagonist in a warriors tale, is how the author builds her character. In the following list of 50 mustread fantasy books by women, youll find a range of. Aerin grew up listening to the story of her mother, the witch, who had cast a spell on the king and married him. Luckily its becoming more and more common to see strong female leads in science fiction books. Sciencefiction including dystopian, apocalyptic, or postapocalyptic. I hope this isnt way too specific of a description. Some romance would be ok, but not the whole book about it. There are many incredibly strong female characters in chain of gold but personally cordelia is my favorite. Urban fantasy series recommendations and the difference.
Jul 12, 2017 fantasy gets a bad rap for being male dominated but there are feminine leads. I am not expecting to find books exactly fitting my criteria but i would like it close. The great thing about wellwritten fiction is that even a childrens book can. Id like a fantasy book that has a strong female preferably the main character, and id like it if she were some kind of spy or thief and was good at what she does. I just finished reading fools war by sarah zettel sf, not fantasy. The hunger games vampire academy graceling twilight warprize sweep series kelly armstrong books weather warden meg cabot books true blood iron. Top 6 sci fi books with strong female leads kay l moody. Best fantasy books for teens, books like hunger games. I finished the kate daniels series would totally recommend it fyi for anyone looking for a kick ass female heroine and basically everything else you could possibly want and im looking for a book along the same lines. Fantasy book recommendations featuring a strong female lead. Best strong female fantasy novels 3329 books goodreads. She can make a wound compress out of a maxi pad while. Fantasy books with powerful female characters read it forward. I needed something more, and i began to find it largely on the shelves of ya fantasy, but also in classic books for girls and novels about contemporary girls breaking the mold.
Id like to see more adulttargeted high and historical fantasies with women as lead characters. If youre searching for scifi books with badass female protagonists, look no further. This collection of book series each feature at least one inspiring female character and often more, with suggestions for early readers right through to books for preteens and teens. At the same time, the book also cleverly tells the story of a. Indeed, women often find greater representation in scifi and fantasy movies and shows than in any other genre. When i saw that this weeks topic for best book ever was strong female leads one book immediately came to mind. Fantasy scifi books with strong female characters when i was growing up, i was shocked by the lack of strong, female leads in the type of books i liked to read. Sci fi books with strong female leads used to be hard to find. If you ladies want to read fantasy books with shoddy female characters, books with strong male protagonists, and books where females are treated like crap, then. Her name was ruphas mafahl, a great woman dreaded as the blackwinged overlord. Were a group of strong personalities, and we all love books with great female protagonists. Female protagonists in science fiction and fantasy the. Along the lines of strong female lead, romance, comedy, fantasy, adventure. Alys is a widowed mother with an aptitude for magic in a.
Looking for an adult fantasy book with a strong female. The hunger games by suzanne collins, divergent by veronica roth, catching fire by suzanne collins, mockingjay by suz. Harry potter has a lot of strong female characters from mcgonagall to luna, but the protagonist is a boy. Urban fantasy series recommendations and the difference between paranormal romance and urban fantasy genres. Fantasy book series with female lead kristin cashore.
The genre fantasy fiction is fictitious construct but brilliant in rendering a different world for you to wade into. Both major protagonists are male, although there are certainly other points of view, including the lead female. Any fantasy books with a strong female and thieves. Looking for fantasy with male protagonist and romance. The female lead is a clever and strong willed sorceress. A star wars story about to hit theaters, star wars is continuing the everdeveloping tradition of women leading scifi blockbusters and tv shows. I love reading a good series of fantasyfiction books, more especially when the main character or one of them is a woman and shes strong and independent, but still funny well ok, before she. Kill bill 2003 the bride uma thurman for the record, there are several tarantino classics which feature a strong female lead pulp fiction, true romance, from dusk till dawn, but kill bill has to take the cake. That was recommended to me because it has some very strong female leading characters. This fantasy fiction novel is one of many that you should collect. Shes an assassin, a spy, a soldier, a superhero, a c. I scoured the internet for the best books i could find and this list is the result. I have 12 femaledriven scifi and fantasy novels youll love to read, so be.
You can also check the tags awesome female leads and female lead or you can go to my goodreads account and look at the shelf strong female characters. The book features an ancient egyptian sorcerer, a modern millionaire, a bodyswitching. Memory sorrow, and thorn by tad williams its a bildungsroman with the main character being a young man who grows up to save the world. In so many fantasy stories female characters are the ones needing rescuing and are usually strong because of some magical power. High fantasy books with a strong female lead 178 books.
They dont have to be kick ass but they do have to have a backbone. Here are some of the most popular fantasy books with a twist. Ill give just about any urban fantasy bookseries a try and these are my absolute favorites. If youre looking for a historical fantasy female lead to. Actually, i tweeted a question to the interwebz yesterday for examples of female lead characters in fantasy novels. So what strong female leads have you been reading about lately. Your favorite female lead characters in fantasy novels. Alys is a widowed mother with an aptitude for magic in a world where only men are allowed to practice it. Fantasyscifi books with strong female characters 1029. Tricksters choicequeen and everything else by tamora pierce assassins of tamurin the thiefs gamble please let me know some good ones, thank you.
Guy gavriel kay has varying levels of strong female characters across his many books, but jehane is hands down my favorite and one of the many reasons that lions is my favorite book. When were dealing with our own issues, watching a film starring one can be a welcome escape as well as a push in the right direction. This book is packed full of strong female characters that its impossible to single out. The first book in a new fantasy series, jenna glass the womans war centers on two women with the power to shatter the glass ceiling. With lots of action and thoughtprovoking ideas stand alone complex is a mustsee anime for any anime fan, especially if youre looking for a strong female lead it hardly gets any better. For every twilight, there was a book featuring a strong, bold girl who took on the world with all of the fearlessness and reckless ambition of a traditional male hero. Which means it does not include the host, or any of the hunger games books. It seems like every day the left is getting up in arms about something, and even books arent safe. Graceling was also a really good book with an incredibly strong female lead. Here are 7 fantasy books with strong female characters. The anubis gates is a steampunk classic that feels more fantasy than scifi, but it has time travel and won the philip k.
The protangonist being a strong female in a really intriguing fantasy world with unique plot and characterization. The books has a lot more details and it way more excited than the movie. Characters in any book worth its salt are diverse and complicated, regardless of gender. Im tired of seeing so many of the strong heroines in fantasy lists dominated by urban fantasy, a genre i dont like nearly as much as high or historical fantasy. This list is to discover books featuring strong female characters. Graceling by kristin cashore, the final empire by brandon sanderson, alanna.
The first book in a stunning new fantasy series, merciful crow introduces the dark world of the crows, a caste of undertakers and assassins ostracized by the. There are, of course, exceptions, and more of them every day, as we celebrate books by more authors, male and female, who truly get that strength in a. The thousand names by diango wexler is a military fantasy novel with multiple important female characters. With the third season coming sometime in 2020 now is the perfect time. Feminists, leftists, and liberals have started crusades to prioritize female characters and female writers as if female. Their names are not bella, so please stop adding the twilight series. Twilight the twilight saga, book 1 fantasy romance novel for teen girls. There are plenty of great books featuring strong female main characters in compelling stories that are sure to appeal to boys as well as girls.
Some of my favourite fantasy novelsseries featuring a badass female protagonist. Marling is about hiresha, a narcoleptic enchantress whos returned to her hometown only to find that all the women there are mysteriously pregnant. One note of disappointment, however the number of books on this list that are ya. Female protagonists in science fiction and fantasy the illustrated.
You can also check out this post with 25 soft sci fiscience fantasty books. Whatever the reason, fantasy novels that feature strong women are something were wholeheartedly excited about at newinbooks. Graceling was also a really good book with an incredibly strong female. If you love fantasy and want a few recommendations on great new books to read that feature powerhouse women, check. These women are incredibly strong characters who audiences love to root for and who kids can look up to. But circe is a strange childnot powerful, like her father, nor viciously. Wishing to rid herself of her magical abilities, a powerful teenage. If you think girl books are just about princesses, romance, gossipy schoolgirls, and vampires, think again. Ive got 15 fantastic books and series you can pick up today to read all about powerful women warriors and.
Thats why we chose 17 films with strong female characters who. If youre looking for a shoujo in the fantasy genre with a kick ass female lead, you need to. She was too strong, too fast, and too beautiful however, she was defeated by heroes who opposed her ferocity, and her ambition was brought to an end. Im excited to see the romance develop especially since huang is a strong character and might be a little bit of a tsundere when it comes to engaging with others. Books with strong female characters common sense media. The girls maintain a strong bond of friendship over the years, despite following different paths. Divergent, like hunger games, has a strong female lead, but also features strong boys. Filled with magic, intriguing characters, strong female lead and soneas rebellion of raw full tilt magic at such young age is a book to read and character to behold. Your namestrong female leadsdoes it refer to yourselves or book characters. Incorrect book the list contains an incorrect book please specify the title of the book. Elena and lila are two girls growing up in a poor neapolitan neighborhood in the 1950s. So heres a list of books with strong heroines who fight against stereotypes of women in the fantasy and science fiction genres.
Check out this list of ya fantasy books you have to read. And you might like the best young adult dystopian books. The 20 greatest female characters in scifi and fantasy. Characters in these manga are weak, but through determination, hard work, and rigorous training, they become strong and masters of their field, whether its martial arts, a job class in a game, or a hobby such as sports. Your favorite female lead characters in fantasy novels after a rigorous and highly scientific researchbased pollokay, wait. She was the leader of her high school gang but is a strong believer in loyalty.
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