The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsFrankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft ShelleyThe Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le GuinA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle
Science Fiction Books by Female Authors
1,710 books — 1,560 voters
The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienDune by Frank HerbertEnder’s Game by Orson Scott CardThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienHarry Potter Series Box Set by J.K. Rowling
Science Fiction and Fantasy Must Reads
4,001 books — 5,151 voters

The Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsDivergent by Veronica RothThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodCinder by Marissa MeyerThe Host by Stephenie Meyer
Best Science Fiction With a Female Protagonist
1,400 books — 2,828 voters
The Caphenon by Fletcher DeLanceyThe Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky ChambersProtector of the Realm by Gun BrookeThe Temple at Landfall by Jane FletcherPast Imperfect by Fletcher DeLancey
Lesbian Sci-Fi
192 books — 151 voters

The Warrior's Path by Catherine M. WilsonThe Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha ShannonGideon the Ninth by Tamsyn MuirA Journey of the Heart by Catherine M. WilsonA Hero's Tale by Catherine M. Wilson
Lesbian Fantasy
464 books — 486 voters