Favorite Science Fiction by Women Authors

Description
List of the Month: March 2021 Add works of science fiction by women authors. Please only thumb down if a book does not meet the requirements of the list (i.e. not science fiction and/or not by a woman). Updated to Favorite to provide a better framework for selection.
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937 membres
23 critiques
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807 membres
61 critiques
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Quaisior, jain, ejmam
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2,225 membres
108 critiques
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1,967 membres
47 critiques
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1,031 membres
51 critiques
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jain, ejmam, lizzy50usa
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2,861 membres
242 critiques
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1,137 membres
41 critiques
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9,050 membres
176 critiques
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39 Members
hailelib, Aquila, markon, tardis, aprille, rosalita, Nerilka, lidaskoteina, Storeetllr, Jambyfool, monkity, Morphidae, ejmam, kleo, sarahemmm, patri50, CarltonC, drsabs, SylviaC, calm, Maddz, fuzzi, gypsysmom, al.vick, ahef1963, Michael.Rimmer, Peace2, ReaderSally, JAlison.Stirling, SFF1928-1973, jr33rpm, FeleciaB, quondame, YakkoRex, TamaraMerrill, yenforbooks, Brandy1411, SFDiamond, arwa-fm,merrystar , ,ManWithAnAgenda
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fuzzi: The "dragons" are genetically engineered from native fauna, though it is not explained in this particular volume. Many think this is a fantasy, but it is SciFi.
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1,343 membres
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556 membres
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1,667 membres
49 critiques
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17 Members
hailelib, Quaisior, Herenya, Nerilka, ejmam, sarahemmm, merrystar, RBeffa, Subhome, Tremendamente, igorken, Maddz, SChant, skaplanolmsted, quondame, YakkoRex, yenforbooks
Explications
sarahemmm: Bujold herself calls this space opera, but it is science fiction in that it is about how people deal with a situation that is different from our present. In this case, a world which reverted to the 19th century meeting FTL travel.
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963 membres
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8,075 membres
237 critiques
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timspalding, Edward, andyl, kbuxton, markon, Quaisior, anglemark, jain, ejmam, mooingzelda, sarahemmm, jannon, Ling.Lass, sturlington, hoddybook, elkiedee, Dilara86, IrishSue, juniperSun, AthenaGracyk, gypsysmom, TopFiveBooks, timetunnel, JAlison.Stirling, ManWithAnAgenda, cviera, Deborama, elahrairah, chrisofspades, StMarysAbbey, SCKH, allyrod113, mrortiz, SFDiamond,TamaraMerrill
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juniperSun: Time of social breakdown, Lauren has learned to be a leader, yet questions status quo. She believes people can influence change & begins preparing for when times get even harder. Community is composed of mixed races, but that is a fact not theme.
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261 membres
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ejmam
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1,530 membres
37 critiques
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1,093 membres
20 critiques
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1,824 membres
54 critiques
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1,119 membres
30 critiques
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794 membres
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4,060 membres
211 critiques
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Aquila, markon, lampbane, anglemark, Herenya, Morphidae, ejmam, lizzy50usa, andersonden, Heather39, JAlison.Stirling, skaplanolmsted, jr33rpm, quondame, raychelbennet, skid0612,sturlington ,aspirit ,SFDiamond
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aspirit : One of the two co-authors is not a woman.
SFDiamond : author is not a woman
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1,243 membres
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tardis, ejmam, SChant
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4,733 membres
254 critiques
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1,193 membres
38 critiques
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992 membres
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331 membres
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662 membres
32 critiques
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1,338 membres
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616 membres
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2,048 membres
130 critiques
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1,799 membres
59 critiques
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227 membres
10 critiques
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andyl, markon, ejmam
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1,101 membres
90 critiques
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795 membres
23 critiques
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2,781 membres
118 critiques
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1,885 membres
58 critiques
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554 membres
14 critiques
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jain, ejmam, SChant
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255 membres
6 critiques
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ejmam
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1,229 membres
49 critiques
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10 Members
markon, Quaisior, trollsdotter, ejmam, juniperSun, cek2read, SChant, dianeham, skaplanolmsted, quondame
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juniperSun: affirmative story of an elder woman finally taking control of her life, being creative, enjoying nature, overcoming the inner voice that used to always tell her she was no good & has no power.
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290 membres
15 critiques
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andyl, Aquila, ejmam
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5,120 membres
238 critiques
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wyvernfriend, tardis, Morphidae, ejmam, hoddybook,Quaisior
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Morphidae: They are all police procedurals/mysteries set around 2060 New York. Some of the first novels also have romance, It also has off-planet flight, floating/flying cars, laser weapons instead of projectile weapons, virtual rooms, ubiquitous service droids as bartenders/maids/sex partners, probes that can tell you the exact time of death, etc. Of course it's science fiction.
ejmam: How is a book with hover cars, space installations,etc. set in the future not science fiction? Is Caves of Steel not SF because it's a mystery?
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2,182 membres
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182 membres
5 critiques
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359 membres
15 critiques
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543 membres
27 critiques
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613 membres
19 critiques
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1,582 membres
114 critiques
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17 Members
bkhl, andyl, Aquila, rosalita, anglemark, monkity, jain, Ennas, ejmam, sturlington, hoddybook, Maddz, gypsysmom, JackMello, timetunnel, skaplanolmsted, Deborama,
Explications
Aquila: I think of them as more science fiction than fantasy, especially if they fork from one small change.
rosalita: I don't think of alternative history books like Farthing to be science fiction, but that might just be me.
anglemark: Alternate history has long been classified by scholars as science fiction.
ejmam: Alternate history is SF, especially if it isn't alternate because magic
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1,349 membres
57 critiques
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1,314 membres
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542 membres
11 critiques
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294 membres
14 critiques
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371 membres
20 critiques
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4 Members
ejmam, kleo, Maddz, SChant
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880 membres
54 critiques
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121 membres
2 critiques
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2,134 membres
22 critiques
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385 membres
18 critiques
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3 Members
ejmam, SChant, quondame
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739 membres
14 critiques
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1,151 membres
69 critiques
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5 Members
Aquila, markon, ejmam, souloftherose, quondame,jain
Explications
jain : Rivers Solomon is nonbinary.
ejmam: They self describe as a she-beast and a dyke. I'm not sure what that means about their inclusion on a list of women in science fiction.
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3,191 membres
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1,860 membres
59 critiques
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Quaisior, ejmam
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609 membres
20 critiques
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ejmam
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2,126 membres
119 critiques
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1,120 membres
24 critiques
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1,486 membres
25 critiques
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2,667 membres
72 critiques
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983 membres
12 critiques
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2,345 membres
65 critiques
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625 membres
9 critiques
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4 Members
ejmam, kleo, fuzzi, quondame
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3,469 membres
46 critiques
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3,258 membres
196 critiques
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2,955 membres
180 critiques
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3,326 membres
77 critiques
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151 membres
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1,094 membres
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ejmam
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2,815 membres
53 critiques
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ejmam, juniperSun
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15,949 membres
370 critiques
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rosalita, jannon, waltzmn, TopFiveBooks, JackMello, ReaderSally, allyrod113,andyl ,Aquila ,tardis ,Quaisior ,anglemark ,jain ,ejmam , ,RoboSchro ,amanda4242 ,CarltonC ,merrystar ,sturlington ,Maddz ,zmeischa ,gypsysmom , ,SChant
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andyl : This is fantasy for me
Aquila : Yeah, this is pretty classic fantasy, unless you want to put all systematic magic into scifi.
anglemark : Books don't really get to be more fantasy than this.
ejmam : Definitely fantasy
amanda4242 : This is a fantasy novel that is on several existing lists of fantasy novels.
Maddz : Fantasy not SF
waltzmn: Yes, it's fantasy, but if it's on the "Science Fiction" list, I put it on MY favorites list because it's one of the three or four best fantasy series of all time. We need a way to vote it to a fantasy list that doesn't imply it's a bad book!
: This is fantasy, not SF
SChant : Fantasy
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95 membres
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ejmam : Is this Science Fiction? It has a real fantasy feel for me. I nominated her space stuff for this list.
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5,291 membres
83 critiques
3.8
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vwinsloe, TopFiveBooks,andyl ,Aquila ,tardis ,anglemark ,jain ,Morphidae ,ejmam ,RoboSchro ,amanda4242 ,merrystar ,Maddz ,zmeischa ,
Explications
andyl : Fantasy
Aquila : Definitely fantasy
Morphidae : Fantasy
ejmam : Fantasy
Maddz : Fantasy
: This is fantasy, not SF