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I’ve been reading SciFi since before I saw the film of The Day Of The Triffids on BBC TV, back in the mid-1960s. I’ve read 6 of the 11 books listed, and consider Cyteen and Dragonflight to be the best two books. Judging by title alone, not content nor cover art, I’d go for Cyteen for its SciFi overtones of Cyborg Teenagerism!
I was only able to nominate one entry. I would add a couple others if I could: The Left Hand of God by Ursula K. Leguin Downbelow Station by C. J. Cherryh Also someone probably can name a “best” title by one of these authors: Marion Zimmer Bradley (I know she’s great but I only read a small amount of her work years ago) Andre Norton (It’s been too long ago for me to name a favorite or “best” title) C. L. Moore … and others. But apparently I could only nominate one title (which was Anne McCaffrey’s first Dragonrider novel).
Sheri Tepper’s books should be in the line-up. She has a very feminist and ecological bend. I have read many and my favorite is The Gate to Women’s Country.
Let’s start with the obvious: “The Martian” is by Andy Weir, who is of the male persuasion.
Next, since the title of the article is “What Are the Best Sci-Fi Titles Written by Women?” let’s remove the fantasy titles (nothing wrong with them, but they should be in another post):
The Broken Earth Trilogy by N.K. Jemisin Farseer Series by Robin Hobb Deryni Series by Katherine Kurtz The Akata series by Nnedi Okorafor Raksura series by Martha Wells
Now remove the duplicates: “Beggars in Spain” is subsumed under “Beggars in Spain” by Nancy Kress (who knew?); combine the Octavia Butler nominations, the Lois McMaster Bujold Vorkosigan nominations, and the Anne McCaffrey nominations.
Spell everything right, so it at looks as if we’re actually trying, and now there will be a nice, neat list, with plenty of space for other worthy nominations, such as:
“Gibbon’s Decline and Fall” by Sheri S. Tepper “The Handmaid’s Tale” by Margaret Atwood (how is this one not already on the list??) “The Hunger Games” by Suzanne Collins (ditto) “The Time Traveler’s Wife” by Audrey Niffenegger “A Door into Ocean” by Joan Slonczewski “Synners” by Pat Cadigan Any of the Oxford time travel novels by Connie Willis, or her “Bellwether” “Midnight Robber” by Nalo Hopkinson “The Lathe of Heaven” by Ursula K. Le Guin
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I’ve been reading SciFi since before I saw the film of The Day Of The Triffids on BBC TV, back in the mid-1960s. I’ve read 6 of the 11 books listed, and consider Cyteen and Dragonflight to be the best two books. Judging by title alone, not content nor cover art, I’d go for Cyteen for its SciFi overtones of Cyborg Teenagerism!
I was only able to nominate one entry. I would add a couple others if I could:
The Left Hand of God by Ursula K. Leguin
Downbelow Station by C. J. Cherryh
Also someone probably can name a “best” title by one of these authors:
Marion Zimmer Bradley (I know she’s great but I only read a small amount of her work years ago)
Andre Norton (It’s been too long ago for me to name a favorite or “best” title)
C. L. Moore
… and others. But apparently I could only nominate one title (which was Anne McCaffrey’s first Dragonrider novel).
I loved the Pern series, but think it is more fantasy than scifi
I have read Antidote by R.A.STEFFAN finished it one day now about to read the second one when it comes out, I wish I coadd more aurthors
Sheri Tepper’s books should be in the line-up. She has a very feminist and ecological bend. I have read many and my favorite is The Gate to Women’s Country.
*Sigh*
Let’s start with the obvious: “The Martian” is by Andy Weir, who is of the male persuasion.
Next, since the title of the article is “What Are the Best Sci-Fi Titles Written by Women?” let’s remove the fantasy titles (nothing wrong with them, but they should be in another post):
The Broken Earth Trilogy by N.K. Jemisin
Farseer Series by Robin Hobb
Deryni Series by Katherine Kurtz
The Akata series by Nnedi Okorafor
Raksura series by Martha Wells
Now remove the duplicates: “Beggars in Spain” is subsumed under “Beggars in Spain” by Nancy Kress (who knew?); combine the Octavia Butler nominations, the Lois McMaster Bujold Vorkosigan nominations, and the Anne McCaffrey nominations.
Spell everything right, so it at looks as if we’re actually trying, and now there will be a nice, neat list, with plenty of space for other worthy nominations, such as:
“Gibbon’s Decline and Fall” by Sheri S. Tepper
“The Handmaid’s Tale” by Margaret Atwood (how is this one not already on the list??)
“The Hunger Games” by Suzanne Collins (ditto)
“The Time Traveler’s Wife” by Audrey Niffenegger
“A Door into Ocean” by Joan Slonczewski
“Synners” by Pat Cadigan
Any of the Oxford time travel novels by Connie Willis, or her “Bellwether”
“Midnight Robber” by Nalo Hopkinson
“The Lathe of Heaven” by Ursula K. Le Guin