Favorite Science Fiction by Women Authors

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List of the Month: March 2021 Add works of science fiction by women authors. Please only thumb down if a book does not meet the requirements of the list (i.e. not science fiction and/or not by a woman). Updated to Favorite to provide a better framework for selection.
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hailelib, Quaisior, Herenya, Nerilka, ejmam, sarahemmm, merrystar, RBeffa, Subhome, Tremendamente, igorken, Maddz, SChant, skaplanolmsted, quondame, YakkoRex, yenforbooks
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sarahemmm: Bujold herself calls this space opera, but it is science fiction in that it is about how people deal with a situation that is different from our present. In this case, a world which reverted to the 19th century meeting FTL travel.
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markon, Quaisior, trollsdotter, ejmam, juniperSun, cek2read, SChant, dianeham, skaplanolmsted, quondame
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juniperSun: affirmative story of an elder woman finally taking control of her life, being creative, enjoying nature, overcoming the inner voice that used to always tell her she was no good & has no power.
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markon, Quaisior, aprille, kleo, SylviaC, fuzzi, SFF1928-1973, quondame,merrystar
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fuzzi: FYI: this is not a work of fantasy, but SciFi. The "dragons" are genetically engineered from native lizards. It remains one of my most favorite reads.
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juniperSun: Time of social breakdown, Lauren has learned to be a leader, yet questions status quo. She believes people can influence change & begins preparing for when times get even harder. Community is composed of mixed races, but that is a fact not theme.
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anglemark, Herenya, BookDoc16, mooingzelda, charl08, sarahemmm, PaperbackPirate, sturlington, hoddybook, IrishSue, gypsysmom, al.vick, JackMello, Peace2, ReaderSally, Superenigmatix, JAlison.Stirling, quondame, Julie_in_the_Library,lorax ,Quaisior , ,susanbooks ,zmeischa , ,TamaraMerrill
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lorax : Not science fiction. Mainstream fiction with some SF trappings.
sarahemmm: My opinion is that all SF is 'mainstream with SF trappings'. It is interesting on the confusion caused by unexpected TT.
sturlington: I don't consider this book to be science fiction.
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andyl : This is fantasy for me
Aquila : Yeah, this is pretty classic fantasy, unless you want to put all systematic magic into scifi.
anglemark : Books don't really get to be more fantasy than this.
ejmam : Definitely fantasy
amanda4242 : This is a fantasy novel that is on several existing lists of fantasy novels.
Maddz : Fantasy not SF
waltzmn: Yes, it's fantasy, but if it's on the "Science Fiction" list, I put it on MY favorites list because it's one of the three or four best fantasy series of all time. We need a way to vote it to a fantasy list that doesn't imply it's a bad book!
: This is fantasy, not SF
SChant : Fantasy
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andyl : From the tags (and online reviews) looks like fantasy rather than SF.
Maddz : Urban Fantasy
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Quaisior : fantasy
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wyvernfriend, tardis, Morphidae, ejmam, hoddybook,Quaisior
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Morphidae: They are all police procedurals/mysteries set around 2060 New York. Some of the first novels also have romance, It also has off-planet flight, floating/flying cars, laser weapons instead of projectile weapons, virtual rooms, ubiquitous service droids as bartenders/maids/sex partners, probes that can tell you the exact time of death, etc. Of course it's science fiction.
ejmam: How is a book with hover cars, space installations,etc. set in the future not science fiction? Is Caves of Steel not SF because it's a mystery?