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Best Feminist Science Fiction

Description: This should be science fiction with a feminist theme, NOT fantasy or science fiction that happens to have women in it or is written by a woman.

Members: 39 participating members (show all)

All members' list: [1] 2Sort: Score | Title | Author | Date
1
The Handmaid's Tale
by Margaret Atwood
36,785 members, 1,055 reviews
4.11 stars (4.11 stars)

Lists: sturlington (1), KingRat (1), JuliaMaria (1), melsbks (1), ahef1963 (1), andyl (1), Dilara86 (1), calm (1), itazviaharan (2), tohtorikuka (2), DorsVenabili (2) — 9 more, souloftherose (3), vwinsloe (5), ManWithAnAgenda (8), sandstone78 (8), psybre (14), karenb (24), Quaisior (84), Myyst, pammab

Thumbs down: abraxas27

2
The Left Hand of Darkness
by Ursula K. Le Guin
13,737 members, 339 reviews
4.05 stars (4.05 stars)

Lists: Garzo (1), sandstone78 (1), souloftherose (2), srtsrt (2), sturlington (3), Dilara86 (3), melsbks (4), DorsVenabili (4), Quaisior (4), andyl (5), ManWithAnAgenda (7) — 2 more, psybre (10), aulsmith (16)

Thumbs down: FrancoisTremblay, pammab

3
Native Tongue
by Suzette Haden Elgin
987 members, 27 reviews
3.79 stars (3.79 stars)

Lists: Moomin_Mama (1), andyl (2), Dilara86 (2), TadAD (2), melsbks (3), aulsmith (5), psybre (7), souloftherose (9), sandstone78 (9), karenb (23), sturlington (28) — 1 more, pammab

4
Parable of the Sower
by Octavia E. Butler
6,156 members, 181 reviews
4.05 stars (4.05 stars)

Lists: psybre (1), srtsrt (1), invisigoth (2), DorsVenabili (3), andyl (4), Dilara86 (4), ManWithAnAgenda (5), Quaisior (6), sandstone78 (13), souloftherose (16), sturlington (25)

5
The Female Man
by Joanna Russ
1,926 members, 48 reviews
3.49 stars (3.49 stars)

Lists: TadAD (1), melsbks (2), andyl (3), tohtorikuka (3), sandstone78 (3), calm (5), psybre (6), Dilara86 (8), sturlington (16), karenb (25), pammab

6
The Gate to Women's Country
by Sheri S. Tepper
1,983 members, 51 reviews
4.06 stars (4.06 stars)

Lists: tohtorikuka (1), Quaisior (1), tottman (2), calm (2), Storeetllr (3), sturlington (9), sandstone78 (11), aulsmith (11), psybre (16), souloftherose (17)

7
Grass
by Sheri S. Tepper
2,163 members, 44 reviews
3.97 stars (3.97 stars)

Lists: dreamweaver529 (1), Quaisior (2), psybre (3), Storeetllr (4), tottman (4), melsbks (5), aulsmith (10), souloftherose (14), karenb (19), sturlington (31)

8
Parable of the Talents
by Octavia E. Butler
2,773 members, 80 reviews
4.05 stars (4.05 stars)

Lists: Bernadette877 (1), srtsrt (3), Dilara86 (5), ManWithAnAgenda (6), Quaisior (7), psybre (12), sandstone78 (14), souloftherose (18), sturlington (26)

9
Lilith's Brood
by Octavia E. Butler
2,252 members, 51 reviews
4.25 stars (4.25 stars)

Lists: sandstone78 (2), sturlington (4), psybre (4), srtsrt (4), Storeetllr (5), DorsVenabili (5), Dilara86 (7), karenb (36)

10
Slow River
by Nicola Griffith
1,104 members, 44 reviews
3.86 stars (3.86 stars)

Lists: KingRat (2), psybre (2), melsbks (7), andyl (8), sandstone78 (22), sturlington (32), karenb (37), pammab

11
Woman on the Edge of Time
by Marge Piercy
2,320 members, 46 reviews
3.92 stars (3.92 stars)

Lists: DorsVenabili (1), mkbird (4), TadAD (4), psybre (5), melsbks (6), souloftherose (6), sturlington (17)

12
Ancillary Justice
by Ann Leckie
4,881 members, 326 reviews
4.01 stars (4.01 stars)

Lists: souloftherose (1), KingRat (3), Storeetllr (6), Dilara86 (13), psybre (23), sturlington (36)

13
Ammonite
by Nicola Griffith
1,177 members, 47 reviews
3.86 stars (3.86 stars)

Lists: m_island (1), sandstone78 (7), melsbks (8), psybre (8), karenb (17), sturlington (20)

14
Gibbon's Decline and Fall
by Sheri S. Tepper
791 members, 11 reviews
3.69 stars (3.69 stars)

Lists: tottman (1), Quaisior (3), calm (3), andyl (6), souloftherose (15)

15
Raising the Stones
by Sheri S. Tepper
814 members, 10 reviews
3.96 stars (3.96 stars)

Lists: dreamweaver529 (2), tottman (6), Quaisior (8), psybre (11), aulsmith (12)

16
He, She and It
by Marge Piercy
1,218 members, 23 reviews
4 stars (4 stars)

Lists: sturlington (2), calm (4), andyl (7), sandstone78 (18), karenb (22)

17
Air: Or, Have Not Have
by Geoff Ryman
818 members, 29 reviews
3.7 stars (3.7 stars)

Lists: aulsmith (1), psybre (9), andyl (9), karenb (20), sturlington (38)

18
Herland
by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
2,330 members, 64 reviews
3.45 stars (3.45 stars)

Lists: ManWithAnAgenda (4), Dilara86 (15), sturlington (18), Quaisior (85), Myyst

19
Always Coming Home
by Ursula K. Le Guin
1,878 members, 19 reviews
3.9 stars (3.9 stars)

Lists: srtsrt (5), sturlington (6), souloftherose (8), Quaisior (9), aulsmith (17)

Explanations:

sturlington (6): Quasi-science fiction

20
Motherlines
by Suzy McKee Charnas
220 members, 4 reviews
3.62 stars (3.62 stars)

Lists: aulsmith (4), Storeetllr (8), melsbks (10), sandstone78 (10), karenb (15)

21
The Pride of Chanur
by C. J. Cherryh
1,382 members, 31 reviews
3.93 stars (3.93 stars)

Lists: itazviaharan (1), kceccato (3), souloftherose (12), melsbks (22)

Explanations:

kceccato (3): One of the more sympathetically depicted matriarchal societies in sci-fi.

22
Her Smoke Rose Up Forever
by James Tiptree Jr.
1,110 members, 35 reviews
4.24 stars (4.24 stars)

Lists: invisigoth (1), sandstone78 (6), srtsrt (7), sturlington (41)

23
How to Suppress Women's Writing
by Joanna Russ
659 members, 18 reviews
4.29 stars (4.29 stars)

Lists: srtsrt (6), aulsmith (8), melsbks (9), pammab

24
The Judas Rose
by Suzette Haden Elgin
371 members, 6 reviews
3.68 stars (3.68 stars)

Lists: Moomin_Mama (2), Dilara86 (12), melsbks (15), aulsmith (29)

26
A Door Into Ocean
by Joan Slonczewski
816 members, 20 reviews
3.96 stars (3.96 stars)

Lists: KingRat (4), karenb (12), melsbks (13), psybre (13)

27
The Unit
by Ninni Holmqvist
967 members, 105 reviews
3.77 stars (3.77 stars)

Lists: vwinsloe (1), ManWithAnAgenda (2), sturlington (35)

29
Rocannon's World
by Ursula K. Le Guin
1,256 members, 34 reviews
3.41 stars (3.41 stars)

Lists: ManWithAnAgenda (1), melsbks (25), sturlington (29), Quaisior (60)

30
Walk to the End of the World
by Suzy McKee Charnas
294 members, 6 reviews
3.23 stars (3.23 stars)

Lists: Storeetllr (7), karenb (8), sandstone78 (15), melsbks (16)

31
The Wall
by Marlen Haushofer
1,012 members, 65 reviews
4.2 stars (4.2 stars)

Lists: JuliaMaria (2), mkbird (8), pammab

32
Houston, Houston, Do You Read? / Souls
by James Tiptree Jr.
142 members, 2 reviews
3.82 stars (3.82 stars)

Lists: aulsmith (2), melsbks (21), sandstone78 (21), sturlington (40)

33
Trouble and Her Friends
by Melissa Scott
631 members, 12 reviews
3.67 stars (3.67 stars)

Lists: mkbird (5), psybre (17), karenb (18), aulsmith (20)

34
Mission Child
by Maureen F. McHugh
340 members, 12 reviews
3.72 stars (3.72 stars)

Lists: mkbird (6), aulsmith (9), sandstone78 (20), karenb (32)

35
Ange'el
by Jamie Le Fay
4 members, 0 reviews
5 stars (5 stars)

Lists: JamieLeFay (1), GabrielWarren (1), mkbird (10)

Thumbs down: sturlington

36
I Who Have Never Known Men
by Jacqueline Harpman
314 members, 13 reviews
3.95 stars (3.95 stars)

Lists: tottman (3), DorsVenabili (6), Dilara86 (6)

37
Women of Wonder
by Pamela Sargent
312 members, 6 reviews
3.46 stars (3.46 stars)

Lists: karenb (9), aulsmith (15), melsbks (17), Quaisior (87)

39
Watchtower
by Elizabeth A. Lynn
626 members, 5 reviews
3.41 stars (3.41 stars)

Lists: karenb (11), melsbks (14), psybre (24), Quaisior (80)

40
The Stepford Wives
by Ira Levin
2,688 members, 76 reviews
3.61 stars (3.61 stars)

Lists: ManWithAnAgenda (3), Dilara86 (9), sandstone78 (19)

41
The Snow Queen
by Joan D. Vinge
2,125 members, 47 reviews
3.92 stars (3.92 stars)

Lists: kceccato (1), sturlington (30), Quaisior (89)

43
Burning Bright
by Melissa Scott
344 members, 6 reviews
3.83 stars (3.83 stars)

Lists: kceccato (5), mkbird (9), aulsmith (25)

44
The Summer Queen
by Joan D. Vinge
879 members, 10 reviews
4.01 stars (4.01 stars)

Lists: kceccato (6), karenb (13), Quaisior (18)

45
The Family Tree
by Sheri S. Tepper
990 members, 21 reviews
3.9 stars (3.9 stars)

Lists: tottman (5), Quaisior (10), sturlington (33)

46
The Furies (The Holdfast Chronicles, Book 3)
by Suzy McKee Charnas
174 members, 1 review
3.52 stars (3.52 stars)

Lists: karenb (5), sandstone78 (16), melsbks (19)

47
Fledgling
by Octavia E. Butler
2,541 members, 130 reviews
3.83 stars (3.83 stars)

Lists: Storeetllr (10), sturlington (12), psybre (21)

48
The Compass Rose
by Ursula K. Le Guin
1,184 members, 13 reviews
3.82 stars (3.82 stars)

Lists: aulsmith (7), melsbks (12), sturlington (39)

49
Beauty
by Sheri S. Tepper
1,529 members, 28 reviews
3.8 stars (3.8 stars)

Lists: souloftherose (7), Storeetllr (9), psybre (18), Quaisior (90)

Thumbs down: sturlington

Explanations:

sturlington (0): More fantasy than sci-fi

50
Downbelow Station
by C. J. Cherryh
2,550 members, 66 reviews
3.76 stars (3.76 stars)

Lists: melsbks (11), karenb (14), Quaisior (40)

51
Ring of Swords
by Eleanor Arnason
271 members, 8 reviews
4.1 stars (4.1 stars)

Lists: karenb (16), aulsmith (18), sandstone78 (23)

52
Cetaganda
by Lois McMaster Bujold
2,469 members, 51 reviews
4 stars (4 stars)

Lists: souloftherose (11), aulsmith (21), Quaisior (36)

53
When She Woke
by Hillary Jordan
1,524 members, 162 reviews
3.71 stars (3.71 stars)

Lists: vwinsloe (2), sturlington (15)

54
Fireship {novella}
by Joan D. Vinge
161 members, 1 review
3.29 stars (3.29 stars)

Lists: mkbird (1), Quaisior (72)

57
The Conqueror's Child (Holdfast Chronicles)
by Suzy McKee Charnas
105 members, 4 reviews
3.83 stars (3.83 stars)

Lists: karenb (3), sandstone78 (17)

58
Brightness Falls from the Air
by James Tiptree Jr.
617 members, 11 reviews
3.64 stars (3.64 stars)

Lists: sandstone78 (5), karenb (10)

59
Four Ways to Forgiveness
by Ursula K. Le Guin
1,091 members, 22 reviews
3.91 stars (3.91 stars)

Lists: aulsmith (3), sturlington (21)

60
The Power
by Naomi Alderman
3,556 members, 214 reviews
3.78 stars (3.78 stars)

Lists: vwinsloe (3), sturlington (22)

61
The Carhullan Army
by Sarah Hall
639 members, 45 reviews
3.38 stars (3.38 stars)

Lists: KingRat (5), sturlington (11)

62
Phoenix in the Ashes
by Joan D. Vinge
161 members, 3 reviews
3.45 stars (3.45 stars)

Lists: mkbird (2), Quaisior (71)

63
Red Clocks
by Leni Zumas
914 members, 55 reviews
3.75 stars (3.75 stars)

Lists: vwinsloe (4), sturlington (24)

64
Into the Forest
by Jean Hegland
1,416 members, 46 reviews
3.87 stars (3.87 stars)

Lists: mkbird (7), sturlington (13)

65
Ancillary Sword
by Ann Leckie
2,423 members, 154 reviews
4.04 stars (4.04 stars)

Lists: souloftherose (4), sturlington (37)

66
Heaven Chronicles
by Joan D. Vinge
171 members, 2 reviews
3.64 stars (3.64 stars)

Lists: mkbird (3), Quaisior (70)

67
Shadow's End
by Sheri S. Tepper
707 members, 5 reviews
3.65 stars (3.65 stars)

Lists: tottman (10), Quaisior (14)

68
The Wanderground: Stories of the Hill Women
by Sally Miller Gearhart
327 members, 1 review
3.22 stars (3.22 stars)

Lists: calm (6), melsbks (27)

69
White Queen
by Gwyneth Jones
260 members, 9 reviews
2.95 stars (2.95 stars)

Lists: karenb (7), aulsmith (22)

70
After Long Silence
by Sheri S. Tepper
539 members, 7 reviews
3.88 stars (3.88 stars)

Lists: tottman (11), Quaisior (13)

71
Shadow Man
by Melissa Scott
245 members, 9 reviews
3.73 stars (3.73 stars)

Lists: mkbird (11), aulsmith (19)

72
The Terrorists of Irustan
by Louise Marley
196 members, 6 reviews
4.11 stars (4.11 stars)

Lists: Storeetllr (1)

73
Memoirs of a Spacewoman
by Naomi Mitchison
284 members, 10 reviews
3.36 stars (3.36 stars)

Lists: Dilara86 (11), karenb (40)

74
Earthsong
by Suzette Haden Elgin
245 members, 3 reviews
3.32 stars (3.32 stars)

Lists: Dilara86 (14), aulsmith (30)

75
The Eye of the Heron
by Ursula K. Le Guin
870 members, 16 reviews
3.48 stars (3.48 stars)

Lists: sturlington (8), Quaisior (91)

76
Mindscape
by Andrea Hairston
109 members, 5 reviews
3.86 stars (3.86 stars)

Lists: psybre (25), karenb (30)

77
The Color of Distance
by Amy Thomson
341 members, 7 reviews
4.22 stars (4.22 stars)

Lists: kceccato (2)

78
The Child Goddess
by Louise Marley
128 members, 5 reviews
3.58 stars (3.58 stars)

Lists: Storeetllr (2)

79
The City, Not Long After
by Pat Murphy
457 members, 21 reviews
3.9 stars (3.9 stars)

Lists: sturlington (34), karenb (34)

80
The Cleft
by Doris Lessing
686 members, 33 reviews
2.81 stars (2.81 stars)

Lists: JuliaMaria (3)

81
Remnant Population
by Elizabeth Moon
1,069 members, 46 reviews
3.88 stars (3.88 stars)

Lists: aulsmith (33), Quaisior (92)

82
The Steerswoman
by Rosemary Kirstein
507 members, 24 reviews
3.98 stars (3.98 stars)

Lists: kceccato (4)

83
And Chaos Died
by Joanna Russ
354 members, 3 reviews
3.27 stars (3.27 stars)

Lists: sandstone78 (4)

84
Kindred
by Octavia E. Butler
6,560 members, 295 reviews
4.2 stars (4.2 stars)

Lists: sturlington (5)

85
Ancillary Mercy
by Ann Leckie
2,017 members, 116 reviews
4.17 stars (4.17 stars)

Lists: souloftherose (5)

86
The Saga of the Renunciates
by Marion Zimmer Bradley
385 members, 4 reviews
3.96 stars (3.96 stars)

Lists: calm (7), Quaisior (11)

Thumbs down: ManWithAnAgenda

87
The Knife of Never Letting Go
by Patrick Ness
5,668 members, 379 reviews
4.01 stars (4.01 stars)

Lists: KingRat (6)

88
Monsters of Men
by Patrick Ness
2,223 members, 149 reviews
4.15 stars (4.15 stars)

Lists: KingRat (7)

89
The Kin of Ata Are Waiting for You
by Dorothy Bryant
460 members, 17 reviews
3.76 stars (3.76 stars)

Lists: sturlington (7)

90
The Ask and the Answer
by Patrick Ness
2,588 members, 163 reviews
4.16 stars (4.16 stars)

Lists: KingRat (8)

91
Barrayar
by Lois McMaster Bujold
2,360 members, 70 reviews
4.18 stars (4.18 stars)

Lists: kceccato (8), Quaisior (17)

Thumbs down: aulsmith

Explanations:

aulsmith (0): I don't think a feminist book has the strong heroine depend on men to save her.

92
A Plague of Angels
by Sheri S. Tepper
923 members, 10 reviews
3.65 stars (3.65 stars)

Lists: tottman (9)

93
Brown Girl In The Ring
by Nalo Hopkinson
1,025 members, 44 reviews
3.71 stars (3.71 stars)

Lists: sturlington (10)

94
Alanya to Alanya
by L. Timmel Duchamp
98 members, 5 reviews
3.52 stars (3.52 stars)

Lists: andyl (10)

95
The Shore of Women
by Pamela Sargent
372 members, 11 reviews
3.57 stars (3.57 stars)

Lists: sandstone78 (12)

97
Bloodchild and Other Stories
by Octavia E. Butler
439 members, 13 reviews
4.2 stars (4.2 stars)

Lists: sturlington (14)

99
Who Fears Death
by Nnedi Okorafor
1,834 members, 95 reviews
3.81 stars (3.81 stars)

Lists: sturlington (19)

100
Sideshow
by Sheri S. Tepper
815 members, 11 reviews
3.7 stars (3.7 stars)

Lists: Quaisior (19)

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