Young Female Protagonists in SF and Fantasy
Originally Presented at Noreascon 2004

Note: I may not have a great many books you think should be on this list. It's probably because they are books I was fairly sure you would already know! All of these are books in which the primary action/conflict is sparked by or revolves around female characters. Some are teen books, others adult.

  • Alexander, Lloyd - WESTMARK (& sequels)
  • Black, Holly - TITHE
  • Bradley, Marion Zimmer - THE MISTS OF AVALON
  • Bray, Libba - A GREAT AND TERRIBLE BEAUTY
  • Carey, Jaqueline - KUSHIEL'S DART (& sequels)
  • Carmody, Isobelle - OBERNEWTWYN (& sequels)
  • Constable, Kate - THE SINGER OF ALL SONGS
  • Coville, Bruce - JENNIFER MURDLEY'S TOAD
  • Cray, Roberta - THE SHIELD AND THE LION
  • Cutter, Leah - PAPER MAGE
  • Dickinson, Peter - THE ROPEMAKER; EVA
  • Duane, Diane - SO YOU WANT TO BE A WIZARD (& sequels)
  • Fisher, Catherine - THE ORACLE BETRAYED
  • Flewelling, Lynn - THE BONE DOLL'S TWIN; HIDDEN WARRIOR
  • Flint, Eric - 1632 (& sequels)
  • Friesner, Esther - THE PSALMS OF HEROD; THE SWORD OF MARY
  • Gaiman, Neil - CORALINE
  • Jones, Diana Wynne - HOWL'S MOVING CASTLE
  • Jordan, Sherryl - THE HUNTING OF THE LAST DRAGON
  • Kaaberbol, Lene - THE SHAMER'S DAUGHTER
  • Keyes, Greg - THE BRIAR KING; THE CHARNEL PRINCE
  • Kindl, Patrice - GOOSE CHASE; OWL IN LOVE; LOST IN THE LABYRINTH
  • King, Stephen - CARRIE; FIRESTARTER; IT
  • Levine, Gail Carson - THE TWO PRINCESSES OF BAMARRE
  • McCaffrey, Anne - DRAGONSONG (& sequels); DRAGONFLIGHT
  • McKinley, Robin - THE HERO AND THE CROWN; THE BLUE SWORD
  • Mickelm, Sarah - FIRETHORN
  • Moon, Elizabeth - SHEEPFARMER'S DAUGHTER (& sequels)
  • Nix, Garth - SABRIEL (& sequels)
  • Oppel, Ken - AIRBORN
  • Pratchett, Terry - MONSTROUS REGIMENT; THE WEE FREE MEN; A HAT FULL OF SKY
  • Pullman, Philip - THE GOLDEN COMPASS (& sequels); THE RUBY IN THE SMOKE (& sequels)
  • Saberhagen, Fred - AN OLD FRIEND OF THE FAMILY
  • Stevermer, Caroline - A COLLEGE OF MAGICS & sequel
  • Voigt, Cynthia - JACKAROO
  • Winter, Laurel - GROWING WINGS
  • Wrede, Patricia - MAIRELON THE MAGICIAN; MAGICIAN'S WARD
  • Yarbro, Chelsea Quinn - HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA
  • Yolen, Jane - SISTER LIGHT AND SISTER DARK (& sequels)

 

 

 

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