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50 Must-Read Fantasy Books by Women (Bookriot)

This list featured by Bookriot recommends 50 fantasy books written by women. If the recommended book is the first in a series or trilogy, however, I have included the sequel(s) currently published or known to be published soon. So here are quite a few more than 50 fantasy recommendations.
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#1
Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell (Susanna Clarke)
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Kindred (Octavia Butler)
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The Golem and the Jinni (Helene Wecker)
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Among Others (Jo Walton)
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The Girl in the Tower (Katherine Arden)
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Binti (Nnedi Okorafor)
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Binti: Home (Nnedi Okorafor)
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Binti: The Night Masquerade (Nnedi Okorafor)
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Children of Blood and Bone (Tomi Adyemi)
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#10
A Darker Shade of Magic (V.E. Schwab)
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#11
A Gathering of Shadows (V.E. Schwab)
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#12
A Conjuring of Light (V. E. Schwab)
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Every Heart a Doorway (Seanan McGuire)
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Down Among the Sticks and Bones (Seanan McGuire)
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#15
The Fifth Season (N. K. Jemisin)
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The Obelisk Gate (N.K. Jemison)
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The Stone Sky (N. K. Jemisin)
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#18
The Girl From Everywhere (Heidi Heilig)
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The Ship Beyond Time (Heidi Heilig)
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#20
Gods of Jade and Shadow (Silvia Moreno-Garcia)
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#21
Jade City (Fonda Lee)
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#22
The Left Hand of Darkness (Ursula K Le Guin)
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#23
The Poppy War (R. F. Kuang)
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#24
The Queen of the Tearling (Erika Johansen)
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#25
The Strange Case of the Alchemist's Daughter (Theodora Goss)
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#26
European Travel for the Monstrous Gentlewoman (Theodora Goss)
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#27
Witchmark (C.L.Polk)
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#28
All the Birds in the Sky (Charlie Jane Anders)
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Arrows of the Queen
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Arrow's Flight
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Arrow's Fall
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Royal Assassin (Robin Hobb)
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Assassin's Quest (Robin Hobb)
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The Bear and the Nightingale (Katherine Arden)
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The Winter of the Witch (Katherine Arden)
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#36
The Belles (Dhonielle Clayton (Louisiana))
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The Everlasting Rose (Dhonielle Clayton)
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#38
Carry on (Rainbow Rowell)
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Wayward Son (Rainbow Rowell)
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Children of Virtue and Vengeance (Tome Adeyemi)
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#41
Circe (Madeline Miller)
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The Kingdom of Copper (S.A. Chakraborty)
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The Empire of Gold (S.A. Chakraborty)
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#44
Shadow of Night (Deborah Harkness)
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The Book of Life (Deborah Harkness)
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#46
A Torch Against the Night (Sabaa Tahir)
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#47
A Reaper at the Gates (Sabaa Tahir)
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#48
Empire of Sand (Tasha Suri)
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Realm of Ash (Tasha Suri)
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#50
Beneath the Sugar Sky (Seanan McGuire)
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#51
In an Absent Dream (Seanan McGuire)
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#52
Come Tumbling Down (Seanan McGuire)
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#53
Flame in the Mist (Renee Ahdieh)
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Smoke in the Sun (Renée Ahdieh)
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#55
Forest of a Thousand Lanterns (Julie C.Dao)
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Kingdom of the Blazing Phoenix (Julie C.Dao)
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Song of the Crimson Flower (Julie C. Dao)
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#58
The Ghost Bride (Yangsze Choo)
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#59
Graceling (Kristin Cashore)
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Fire (Kristin Cashore)
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Bitterblue (Kristin Cashore)
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#62
Huntress (Malinda Lo)
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#63
The Iron King (Julie Kagawa)
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The Iron Daughter (Julie Kagawa)
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The Iron Queen (Julie Kagawa)
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The Iron Knight (Julie Kagawa)
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The Lost Prince (Julie Kagawa)
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Iron Traitor
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The Iron Warrior (Julie Kagawa)
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#70
Jade War (Fonda Lee)
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Jade Legacy (Fonda Lee)
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Kushiel's Dart (Jacqueline Carey)
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Kushiel's Chosen (Jacqueline Carey)
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Kushiel's Avatar (Jacqueline Carey)
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Labyrinth Lost (Zoraida Córdova)
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Bruja Born (Zoraida Córdova)
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Nimona (Noelle Stevenson)
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The Dragon Republic (R.F. Kuang)
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The Priory of the Orange Tree (Samantha Shannon)
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The Invasion of Tearling (Erika Johansen)
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The Fate of the Tearling (Erika Johansen)
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#82
The Serpent's Secret (Sayantani Dasgupta)
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Shatter Me (Tahereh Mafi)
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Destroy Me (Tahereh Mafi)
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Unravel Me (Tahereh Mafi)
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Ignite Me (Tahereh Mafi)
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Restore Me (Tahereh Mafi)
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Defy Me (Tahereh Mafi)
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Imagine Me (Tahereh Mafi)
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Sorcerer to the Crown (Zen Cho)
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The True Queen (Zen Cho)
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The Star-Touched Queen (Roshani Chokshi)
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A Crown of Wishes (Roshani Chokshi)
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The Sinister Mystery of the Mesmerizing Girl (Theodora Goss)
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Throne of Glass (Sarah J. Maas)
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Crown of Midnight (Sarah J.Maas)
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Heir of Fire (Sarah J.Maas)
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Queen of Shadows (Sarah J. Maas)
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Empire of Storms (Sarah J. Maas)
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Tower of Dawn (Sarah J. Maas)
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Kingdom of Ash (Sarah J. Maas)
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An Unkindness of Magicians (Kat Howard)
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Uprooted (Naomi Novik)
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We Hunt the Flame (Hafsah Faizal)
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We Free the Stars (Hafsah Faizal)
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The Winged Histories (Sofia Samatar)
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Wintersong (S. Jae-Jones)
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Stormsong (C. L. Polk)
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The Young Elites (Marie Lu)
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The Rose Society (Marie Lu)
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The Midnight Star (Marie Lu)
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#112
Assassin's Apprentice (Robin Hobb)
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The City of Brass (S.A.Chakraborty)
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A Discovery of Witches (Deborah Harkness)
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An Ember in the Ashes (Sabaa Tahir)
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Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (J. K. Rowling)
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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (J.K. Rowling)
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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (J.K. Rowling)
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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (J.K. Rowling)
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Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (J.K. Rowling)
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Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (J.K. Rowling)
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (J.K. Rowling)
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