Recs if you like The Curse of the Mistwraith (Wars of Light and Shadow, #1)...

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!

Fantasy titles that have become foundational to the genre and/or that are considered fantasy classics, written by women. Always open to suggestions!

Series starting points for getting into some of the most prolific women authors in sci-fi and fantasy from the 70s-00s.

no dude bro fantasy books on this list

The top 100 fantasy novels according to the r/fantasy list as voted on by the community - this includes series (represented by the first book in the series) and standalones.

The list is in order with Middle Earth ( represented by Lord of the rings) being number 1 going down to the 100th.

(Note: Mistborn is position 8 while Cosmere is position 35 - as Mistborn is within the Cosmere I lumped it in with the 35th position so it is lower down than on the original list)

A list of Fantasy books where the magic system is based off of music in some form

for times when a tall mc might not be what you want, here’s a list of short baddies 😈 what they lack in vertical height, they make up for in other areas 🥵 canonically shorter characters deserve their own list 🙂‍↕️

you know the drill, always taking suggestions!

Mostly fantasy series not well known, with a few from other genres mixed in.

Your favourite female fantasy writer's... favourite female fantasy writer. Works of SFF by female writers which proved critically lauded or influential to subsequent writers.

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!)

Your next adventure begins here

“Vintage” fantasy books: hidden, well-loved treasures often discovered in places like garage sales or your local thrift store 📚

This is a not quite exhaustive list of notable fantasy works from the Tolkien era to pretty much today. In the case of series I have only included the first book. I know there are books I am missing so if you can see any let me know and I will add them. (Not necessarily in order of release date)

Multigenerational conflict between 2 half brothers

the foundation of the woman written fantasy,

Genre fiction for readers who like their prose dense and experimental and value sentences above plot twists.