Recs if you like Through Wolf's Eyes (Firekeeper Saga, #1)...
80s-90s-00s✨High Fantasy✨by female authors
A list of First books in Fantasy series (or standalones) published in 1980s-2000s written by female authors. Many of these authors are/were prolific writers so most additions are limited to their debut book or most popular series. Go read more by these authors!
A boy and his, er, dog? Best animal companions
YA and adult sci-fi/fantasy. Comment with suggestions!
Running with the Wolves
This list gathers fiction where wolves take centre stage. As companions, narrators, and symbols of survival. These aren’t werewolves or shapeshifters, but wolves, running wild across the pages. Wolf stories often explore survival, wilderness, and loss. Be mindful that some books on this list may contain intense or tragic themes.
(Fantasy wolf stories that don’t involve shifting make this list!)
Classic Fantasy By Female Authors
A collection of older, sometimes lesser-known, fantasy (or science fantasy) books written by incredible women and published primarily between the 1980s and early 2000s (with nods to a few older ones). In a time when female fantasy authors were few and far between, these authors carved out their own space in the genre. These stories might not be mainstream hits today, but they are full of brilliant magic, deep characters, and/or worlds that helped shape the genre. (First in Series / standalones only for now - open to suggestions!)
backlist of Fantasy written by women
the foundation of the woman written fantasy,
The Magic of Speaking to Animals
Inspired by a post I made: Fantasy books where the MC has the ability to talk to animals (not to be conflated with where a talking animal is a character) I welcome recommendations!!
Honorable Mention of Graceling by Kristin Cashore for a character’s ability to “sense” plants and animals however they do not communicate with them.
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