Beldame Science Fiction (49 books)

Sylvia Spruck Wrigley's list of English language science fiction novels featuring major characters who are old women. Her essay on the topic was recently published in Nature 575, 585-587 (2019):

Space ageing: why sci-fi novels shun the badass older woman
The lack of galactic grandmothers in visions of the future reflects ageism and sexism in the here and now
https://www.nature.com/articles/d4158...

Ms. Wrigley's website is https://intrigue.co.uk

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1	Planetfall (Planetfall, #1) by Emma Newman (Goodreads Author) 3.73 avg rating — 12,836 ratings score: 369, and 4 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	Caliban’s War (The Expanse, #2) by James S.A. Corey (Goodreads Author) 4.39 avg rating — 182,140 ratings score: 367, and 4 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	Hammered (Jenny Casey, #1) by Elizabeth Bear (Goodreads Author) 3.75 avg rating — 2,276 ratings score: 264, 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
4	Downbelow Station (The Company Wars, #1) by C.J. Cherryh (Goodreads Author) 3.90 avg rating — 16,400 ratings score: 261, 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
5	The Reality Dysfunction (Night's Dawn, #1) by Peter F. Hamilton (Goodreads Author) 4.12 avg rating — 38,042 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
5	The Last Astronaut by David Wellington 3.62 avg rating — 6,448 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
7	The Rolling Stones by Robert A. Heinlein 3.89 avg rating — 7,789 ratings score: 193, 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
8	Gods, Monsters, and the Lucky Peach by Kelly Robson (Goodreads Author) 3.61 avg rating — 2,857 ratings score: 192, 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
9	Blackfish City by Sam J. Miller (Goodreads Author) 3.57 avg rating — 9,607 ratings score: 189, 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
10	Memoirs of a Spacewoman by Naomi Mitchison 3.58 avg rating — 545 ratings score: 188, 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
11	Remnant Population by Elizabeth Moon 4.11 avg rating — 7,429 ratings score: 186, 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
12	Pushing Ice by Alastair Reynolds 4.07 avg rating — 22,233 ratings score: 181, 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
12	The Sparrow (The Sparrow, #1) by Mary Doria Russell (Goodreads Author) 4.14 avg rating — 81,784 ratings score: 181, 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
14	New Moon (Luna, #1) by Ian McDonald 3.74 avg rating — 8,710 ratings score: 177, 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
15	Gibbon's Decline and Fall by Sheri S. Tepper 3.95 avg rating — 2,212 ratings score: 174, 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
16	A Matter of Oaths by Helen S. Wright 3.87 avg rating — 400 ratings score: 170, 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
17	Gentleman Jole and the Red Queen (Vorkosigan Saga, #16) by Lois McMaster Bujold (Goodreads Author) 3.83 avg rating — 10,284 ratings score: 167, 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
18	Children of Time (Children of Time, #1) by Adrian Tchaikovsky (Goodreads Author) 4.30 avg rating — 173,022 ratings score: 161, 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
19	Native Tongue (Native Tongue, #1) by Suzette Haden Elgin really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 4,754 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
19	Four Ways to Forgiveness (Hainish Cycle, #7) by Ursula K. Le Guin 4.20 avg rating — 4,871 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
21	The Dazzle of Day by Molly Gloss 3.59 avg rating — 592 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
21	The Best of All Possible Worlds by Karen Lord 3.62 avg rating — 5,520 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
23	Pandora's Star (Commonwealth Saga, #1) by Peter F. Hamilton (Goodreads Author) 4.23 avg rating — 53,772 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
23	Sisters of the Vast Black (Our Lady of Endless Worlds, #1) by Lina Rather (Goodreads Author) 3.98 avg rating — 5,246 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
23	Mirabile by Janet Kagan 4.35 avg rating — 649 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
26	Fountain of Age: Stories by Nancy Kress (Goodreads Author) 3.81 avg rating — 405 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
27	Star Nomad (Fallen Empire, #1) by Lindsay Buroker (Goodreads Author) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 7,771 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
28	The Unit by Ninni Holmqvist 3.75 avg rating — 11,839 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
29	Wool (Wool, #1) by Hugh Howey (Goodreads Author) 4.14 avg rating — 108,907 ratings score: 94, 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
29	Fluency (Confluence, #1) by Jennifer Foehner Wells (Goodreads Author) 3.83 avg rating — 11,498 ratings score: 94, 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
31	The Stand by Stephen King (Goodreads Author) 4.35 avg rating — 833,342 ratings score: 93, 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
31	Grass (Arbai, #1) by Sheri S. Tepper 4.03 avg rating — 13,350 ratings score: 93, 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
33	The Three-Body Problem (Remembrance of Earth’s Past, #1) by Liu Cixin (Goodreads Author) 4.08 avg rating — 490,554 ratings score: 92, 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
34	The Terrorists of Irustan by Louise Marley (Goodreads Author) 4.17 avg rating — 322 ratings score: 91, 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
34	Tomorrow's Kin (Yesterday's Kin Trilogy, #1) by Nancy Kress (Goodreads Author) 3.58 avg rating — 1,814 ratings score: 91, 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
36	Dark Orbit by Carolyn Ives Gilman 3.70 avg rating — 2,365 ratings score: 90, 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
37	Shards of Honour (Vorkosigan Saga, #1) by Lois McMaster Bujold (Goodreads Author) 4.07 avg rating — 40,202 ratings score: 88, 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
38	The Last Good Man by Linda Nagata (Goodreads Author) 3.99 avg rating — 1,114 ratings score: 86, 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
39	Autonomous by Annalee Newitz (Goodreads Author) 3.58 avg rating — 18,147 ratings score: 85, 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
40	Strata by Terry Pratchett 3.53 avg rating — 11,550 ratings score: 83, 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
41	Rollback by Robert J. Sawyer (Goodreads Author) 3.76 avg rating — 3,722 ratings score: 80, 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
42	Old Man's War (Old Man's War, #1) by John Scalzi (Goodreads Author) 4.23 avg rating — 223,559 ratings score: 79, 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
43	The Fifth Sacred Thing (Maya Greenwood, #1) by Starhawk (Goodreads Author) 4.22 avg rating — 7,862 ratings score: 78, 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
44	Holy Fire by Bruce Sterling 3.72 avg rating — 2,687 ratings score: 77, 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
45	The Book of Joan by Lidia Yuknavitch (Goodreads Author) 3.01 avg rating — 6,343 ratings score: 74, 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
46	Record of a Spaceborn Few (Wayfarers, #3) by Becky Chambers (Goodreads Author) 4.12 avg rating — 59,434 ratings score: 71, 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
47	Going Through the Change by Samantha Bryant (Goodreads Author) 3.33 avg rating — 386 ratings score: 69, 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
48	Feersum Endjinn by Iain M. Banks 3.84 avg rating — 11,593 ratings score: 67, 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
49	Black Oxen by Gertrude Atherton 3.19 avg rating — 77 ratings score: 66, 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