Women Over 30 in Sci-fi and Fantasy
A list of well-rated sci-fi and fantasy books featuring a woman who's 30 or older as the main character. I'm open to recommendations - I'd love this list to be long
created by Squiggls
last updated October, 2026
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Yo, you could add The Very Secret society of irregular witches and/or A witches guide to magical innkeeping, the main character in both of these is a woman of colour over 30
SquigglsOP
Ooh these sound perfect, I'll check them out - thanks! 😊
Ooh, The Girl With a Thousand Faces by Sunyi Dean might fit. The main character, Mercy Chan, is in her 50s (though a lot of the book also happens in the past when she was younger, so it is up to you if you want to include it or not!) 😊
SquigglsOP
Ah that sounds like a good fit, I'll look into it - thank you! 😊
The Storm Captain series is about 30+ year old magic, pirate, assassin wives and their world jumping adventures~ I’ve been loving it and can recommend for fun time fantasy
SquigglsOP
Ooh that sounds great! I'll look into it, thanks 😊
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