Any sci-fi or fantasy with female leads, well-done female characters, or plots/themes related to the experiences of women?
For reference, some of my favorite female characters in these genres:
1. Monza, Savine dan Glokta (First Law/Best Served Cold/Age of Madness)
2. Asha Greyjoy, Arianne Martell, Sansa Stark, Danaerys Targaryen (ASOIAF)
3. Naomi (The Expanse)
4. Shallan (Stormlight Archive)
Any others?
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Locked Tomb series, The Light Brigade, Wayfarers series, Seveneves,
The Mageworlds series by Debra Doyle and James Macdonald
The Deed of Paksenarrion (series) by Elizabeth Moon
Also by Elizabeth Moon, the Serrano Legacy series
Ascendance of a Bookworm. A modern woman died and wakes up in a fantasy world based loosely around medieval Europe. She has to overcome the limits of her social class and gender to regain her creature comforts and improve the lives of all those around her. Her ultimate goal is to bring literacy and education to the masses so that everyone can experience the greatest bliss the modern world has to offer: having enough leisure time and money to read a book.
Black Sun, by Rebecca Roanhorse; The Future of Another Timeline, by Annalee Newitz; I also want to recommend This is How You Lose the Time War, by Amal El-Mohtar, with the caveat that the characters’ genders are not identified.
The Light of the Midnight Stars