Listopia > Best Fantasy Books with Strong Women Characters
The book must feature/star a STRONG main female character. If she is in a relationship/partnership with someone, she must not need (regular) rescuing, be able to take care of herself, and intelligent. This means no silly women who think they don’t need help as well.
Also, no Ana Steeles or Bella Swans. No emotionally dysfunctional relationships or romances (this means YOU Beautiful Disaster).
Please, do not add any Romance books to this list. This list is exclusively for Fantasy, please do not add any Science Fiction.
Please do not add any HORROR. This list is for Fantasy only.
NO SELF-PROMOTION. If you wrote it, do NOT add it.
NO Shilling or "up voting." This list is NOT for commercial purposes and those books will be removed.
PLEASE let's keep this list functional. Do not add every book in a series. PLEASE. Only add BOOK 1 of a series. Books 2 thru infinity will be removed.
Also, no Ana Steeles or Bella Swans. No emotionally dysfunctional relationships or romances (this means YOU Beautiful Disaster).
Please, do not add any Romance books to this list. This list is exclusively for Fantasy, please do not add any Science Fiction.
Please do not add any HORROR. This list is for Fantasy only.
NO SELF-PROMOTION. If you wrote it, do NOT add it.
NO Shilling or "up voting." This list is NOT for commercial purposes and those books will be removed.
PLEASE let's keep this list functional. Do not add every book in a series. PLEASE. Only add BOOK 1 of a series. Books 2 thru infinity will be removed.
518 books ·
417 voters ·
list created August 21st, 2012
by MrsJoseph *grouchy* (votes) .
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Some one gave me a great comment that explains exactly what this list attempts to do:
when you are looking at books with strong women, certain other indirect characteristics need to be met: is there only one strong women (who perhaps is the ideal/goddess) and the rest exist as plot tools? Is the storyline focused on the journey/conflict the woman faces, or is she merely supporting plot dynamics (as I feel is the case in the first three Black Company)? Is/are the women portrayed in a way that represents a multitude of experience and feelings, or does she/they exist as tropes?
@ MrsJoseph"NO SELF-PROMOTION. If you wrote it, do NOT add it.
NO Shilling or "up voting." This list is NOT for commercial purposes and those books will be removed"
Unfortunately it is necessary to add this to the description. It shouldn't be, but it is. Well done :-)
So sorry. I did nothing with malice, only ignorance. Please forgive me, as I am still trying to get an understanding of the norms of Goodreads. Have a wonderful day.
Black Jewels has been added to this list but from shelvings, I see this is a Romance series. If someone has an argument as to why this series is NOT Romance, I am willing to hear. Otherwise this series will be removed by the end of the day today.
I am noticing a LOT of PNR (Paranormal Romance) on this list. As time permits, those will be removed as well.If you have an argument as to why a particular series/book is NOT Romance/Paranormal Romance, please state your case - otherwise the book(s) in question will be removed.
Do these women have chivalry? I think Katniss does in that she tries to protect her sister from villains.













I'm sorry I didn't make it clearer that this list should not include any romance or PNR books. But because your additions are so good I made a new list specific for romance and PNR. http://www.goodreads.com/list/show/24...
I removed your books from this list and added them to the Romance/PNR list. Could you look at it and make sure I have everything? Thanks!!