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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9,058 members
176 reviews
3.9
Global Rank 7
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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2,058 members
148 reviews
3.8
Global Rank 56
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15,919 members
370 reviews
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Global Rank 728
7 Members
rosalita, jannon, waltzmn, TopFiveBooks, JackMello, ReaderSally, allyrod113,andyl ,Aquila ,tardis ,Quaisior ,anglemark ,jain ,ejmam , ,RoboSchro ,amanda4242 ,CarltonC ,merrystar ,sturlington ,Maddz ,zmeischa ,gypsysmom , ,SChant
Explanations
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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1,582 members
114 reviews
3.9
Global Rank 40
17 Members
bkhl, andyl, Aquila, rosalita, anglemark, monkity, jain, Ennas, ejmam, sturlington, hoddybook, Maddz, gypsysmom, JackMello, timetunnel, skaplanolmsted, Deborama,
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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