Old School SFF from female authors Public

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Keeping track of the fantasy/sci-fi/horror novels I've read from female authors, focusing on little known authors/books and on anything pre-2000.

  1. Year of the Unicorn by 

    No rating

    The Were Riders wore the shape of men but they were not human. The price of their aid was thirteen …

    radio-appears says:

    My favorite from the three I've read so far and also basically a romance novel.

  2. The Dispossessed by 

    4 stars

    E-book extra: In-depth study guide.Shevek, a brilliant physicist, decides to take action. He will seek answers, question the unquestionable, and …

    radio-appears says:

    Needs no introduction. A great look at what an anarchist society could look like, without falling into utopian thinking.

  3. The Tombs of Atuan by 

    4 stars

    When young Tenar is chosen as high priestess to the ancient and nameless Powers of the Earth, everything is taken …

  4. The Farthest Shore (Earthsea, Volume 3) by 

    4 stars

    A young prince joins forces with a master wizard on a journey to discover a cause and remedy for the …

  5. Tehanu by 

    4 stars

    In this final episode of "The Earthsea Cycle", the widowed Tenar finds and nurses her aging friend, Sparrowhawk, a magician …

  6. Deerskin by 

    5 stars

    From the award-winning author of Sunshine comes a novel that "will involve readers from the first to the last page …

    radio-appears says:

    A retelling of Grimm's most disturbing fairy tale. I love fairy tale retellings, and this is a nice change of pace from the 1000th Cinderella (and let's be real, no one could ever top Ella Enchanted anyway).

  7. The Planet Savers by 

    4 stars

    Darkover was experiencing a flare-up of Trailmen's fever, an episodic disease that would decimate the entire human population of Darkover, …

    radio-appears says:

    Adding because I'm a completionist, but I can't in good conscience recommend this author, considering the accusations of child molestation against her.

  8. Torenhoog en mijlen breed by 

    4 stars

    Naar wouden heeft Edu zijn hele leven al verlangd. Op aarde zijn de bossen inmiddels verdwenen, en daarom is hij …

    radio-appears says:

    Science fiction from Dutch author Tonke Dragt. Incorporating her experiences growing up in Indonesia, she depicts the planet Venus as a unspoiled, tropical paradise, that's only dangerous to humans as long as we are unwilling to adapt to a new way of living.

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