Older Women in SFF
Science fiction and fantasy books with female protagonists who are NOT teenage girls!
created by kateesreads
last updated August, 2026
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I needed this list so much đâ€ïž
So pleased to find this list, thanks for putting it together! Hope it keeps growing.
Thank you for this list, if I read one more adult book where the protagonist is 18 I'm gonna scream đ
May I offer up all (or at least some đ) of T. Kingfisher's works for the lists consideration? Nettle & Bone is a great standalone, and the Clocktaur War duology and Saint of Steel series all have protagonists in their 30s and 40s! (And they actually act their age as well!)
Thanks for putting together an absolutely awesome list! May I suggest A Key, an Egg, an Unfortunate Remark by Harry Connolly as an addition?
ooh yes will add it!
The Keeper's Six by Kate Elliott would fit here, I think :)
oh great! I've been meaning to read her work but haven't got to it yet
She's one of my absolute fave authors! I hope you enjoy!
