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To Read: 100 Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books Written by Women

Based on my own extensive to-read list. If an author is on this list but an iconic book of theirs is missing, chances are I've already read it or the author is just too prolific for me to include all of their works.
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The Goblin Emperor (Katherine Addison)
The Goblin Emperor
1
Katherine Addison
All the Birds in the Sky (Charlie Jane Anders)
All the Birds in the Sky
2
Charlie Jane Anders
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale
3
Margaret Atwood
The Bear and the Nightingale (Katherine Arden)
The Bear and the Nightingale
4
Katherine Arden
The Girl in the Tower (Katherine Arden)
The Girl in the Tower
5
Katherine Arden
The Winter of the Witch (Katherine Arden)
The Winter of the Witch
6
Katherine Arden
Six of Crows (Leigh Bardugo)
Six of Crows
7
Leigh Bardugo
Crooked Kingdom (Leigh Bardugo)
Crooked Kingdom
8
Leigh Bardugo
The Silence of the Girls (Pat Barker)
The Silence of the Girls
9
Pat Barker
The Curse of Chalion (Lois McMaster Bujold)
The Curse of Chalion
10
Lois McMaster Bujold
Paladin of Souls (Lois McMaster Bujold)
Paladin of Souls
11
Lois McMaster Bujold
The Hallowed Hunt (Lois McMaster Bujold)
The Hallowed Hunt
12
Lois McMaster Bujold
The Spirit Ring (Lois McMaster Bujold)
The Spirit Ring
13
Lois McMaster Bujold
Lilith's Brood (Octavia E. Butler)
Lilith's Brood
14
Octavia E. Butler
Mind of My Mind (Octavia Butler)
Mind of My Mind
15
Octavia Butler
Parable of the Sower (Octavia Butler)
Parable of the Sower
16
Octavia Butler
Parable of the Talents (Octavia Butler)
Parable of the Talents
17
Octavia Butler
Kindred (Octavia Butler)
Kindred
18
Octavia Butler
The City of Brass (S.A.Chakraborty)
The City of Brass
19
S.A.Chakraborty
The Kingdom of Copper (S.A. Chakraborty)
The Kingdom of Copper
20
S.A. Chakraborty
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet (Becky Chambers)
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet
21
Becky Chambers
A Closed and Common Orbit (Becky Chambers)
A Closed and Common Orbit
22
Becky Chambers
Record of a Spaceborn Few (Becky Chambers)
Record of a Spaceborn Few
23
Becky Chambers
Cyteen (CJ Cherryh)
Cyteen
24
CJ Cherryh
Downbelow Station (C.J. Cherryh)
Downbelow Station
25
C.J. Cherryh
A Winter's Promise (Christelle Dabos)
A Winter's Promise
26
Christelle Dabos
The Missing of Clairdelune (Christelle Dabos)
The Missing of Clairdelune
27
Christelle Dabos
The Secret Country (Pamela Dean)
The Secret Country
28
Pamela Dean
The Hidden Land (Pamela Dean)
The Hidden Land
29
Pamela Dean
The Whim of the Dragon (Pamela Dean)
The Whim of the Dragon
30
Pamela Dean
Amberlough (Lara Elena Donnelly)
Amberlough
31
Lara Elena Donnelly
So You Want to Be a Wizard (Diane Duane)
So You Want to Be a Wizard
32
Diane Duane
The Book of the Unnamed Midwife (Meg Elison)
The Book of the Unnamed Midwife
33
Meg Elison
Winter Tide (Ruthanna Emrys)
Winter Tide
34
Ruthanna Emrys
Deep Roots (Ruthanna Emrys)
Deep Roots
35
Ruthanna Emrys
The House of the Scorpion (Nancy Farmer)
The House of the Scorpion
36
Nancy Farmer
Herland (Charlotte Perkins Gilman)
Herland
37
Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Ammonite (Nicola Griffith)
Ammonite
38
Nicola Griffith
Tess of the Road (Rachel Hartman)
Tess of the Road
39
Rachel Hartman
The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms (NK Jemisin)
The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms
40
NK Jemisin
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