Fantasy Books with strong female characters and no romance (16 books)

We are searching for strong female leads in fantasy books, but with a catch: there should be no romance plot involving them.

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1	Equal Rites (Discworld, #3; Witches, #1) by Terry Pratchett 4.07 avg rating — 198,059 ratings score: 297, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	Monstrous Regiment (Discworld, #31; Industrial Revolution, #3) by Terry Pratchett 4.27 avg rating — 84,367 ratings score: 199, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	Hogfather (Discworld, #20) by Terry Pratchett 4.26 avg rating — 102,363 ratings score: 195, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	The Ropemaker by Peter Dickinson 3.70 avg rating — 2,718 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	The Slow Regard of Silent Things (The Kingkiller Chronicle, #2.5) by Patrick Rothfuss (Goodreads Author) 3.87 avg rating — 159,103 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	Nimona by N.D. Stevenson 4.18 avg rating — 185,510 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	Demon Road (Demon Road, #1) by Derek Landy really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 6,372 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	Sting & Song (Beesong Chronicles #1) by Benjamin Medrano (Goodreads Author) 4.38 avg rating — 537 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	Northern Lights (His Dark Materials, #1) by Philip Pullman 4.03 avg rating — 1,609,161 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	The Emperor's Soul by Brandon Sanderson (Goodreads Author) 4.37 avg rating — 127,704 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	The Maleficent Seven by Derek Landy 4.31 avg rating — 7,979 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	Six-Gun Snow White by Catherynne M. Valente (Goodreads Author) 3.63 avg rating — 4,509 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	The Thousand Names (The Shadow Campaigns, #1) by Django Wexler (Goodreads Author) 4.04 avg rating — 20,478 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	Skulduggery Pleasant (Skulduggery Pleasant, #1) by Derek Landy 4.18 avg rating — 72,434 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	The Seventh Bride by T. Kingfisher 3.93 avg rating — 16,391 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	Till We Have Faces by C.S. Lewis 4.20 avg rating — 79,374 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars