Classic female sci-fi/fantasy

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Dark Of The Gods
1.  Dark Of The Gods by P. C. Hodgell
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  "A strange haunted heroine, trying always to do the honourable thing with sometimes hilarious, sometimes tragic conseqences."
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Swordspoint: A Melodrama of Manners
2.  Swordspoint: A Melodrama of Manners by Ellen Kushner
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  "Stylish tale of swords-for-hire and scheming nobles, set in a crumbling decadent city."
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The Death of the Necromancer
3.  The Death of the Necromancer by Martha Wells
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  "Fast paced adventure with a criminal mastermind in a superbly realised alternate fin de siecle city"
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Lady in Gil
4.  Lady in Gil by Rebecca Bradley
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  "One of the best first-person narratives in fantasy, with cynical scholar forced into position of hero."
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The Steerswoman's Road
5.  The Steerswoman's Road by Rosemary Kirstein
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  "A woman battling to keep knowledge freely available in a world where a secretive guild controls the science. Originally published as 2 novels - The Steerswoman/The Outskirters Secret"
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Of Swords and Spells
6.  Of Swords and Spells by Delia Marshall Turner
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  "Exit wizard's familiar, pursued by former master and various forces dedicated to destroying magic. Much mayhem ensues."
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Psion (Orbit Books)
7.  Psion (Orbit Books) by Joan D. Vinge
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  "Another brilliant first-person narrative - a half-feral street kid is recruited into a psi unit"
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The Dark is Rising Sequence: "Over Sea, Under Stone"; The "Dark Is Rising"; "Greenwitch"; The "Grey King"; "Silver O" (Puffin Books)
8.  The Dark is Rising Sequence: "Over Sea, Under Stone"; The "Dark Is Rising"; "Greenwitch"; The "Grey King"; "Silver O" (Puffin Books) by Susan Cooper
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  "The title book of the sequence in particular is classic children's fantasy - dark and edgy."
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Code of Conduct
9.  Code of Conduct by Kristine Smith
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  "Strong female lead, compelling action, nasty twisted politics. Great stuff."
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Prospero's Children
10.  Prospero's Children by Jan Siegel
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  "Beautifully written, quintessentially english contemporary fantasy."
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Rider at the Gate
11.  Rider at the Gate by C. J. Cherryh
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  "Human settlers maintaining a precarious existence on a world with a devastatingly hostile ecology."
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Lens of the World (Lens of the World Trilogy)
12.  Lens of the World (Lens of the World Trilogy) by R. A. MacAvoy
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  "Nazhuret is one of the great creations in fantasy - an innocent who leaves chaos in his wake, open-minded to the point of insanity."
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A Matter of Oaths
13.  A Matter of Oaths by Helen S. Wright
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  "Patrol-ship Bhattye needs a new first officer - but the only available candidate is a memory-wiped aristo whose past is about to catch up with him in explosive fashion."
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Dog Wizard
14.  Dog Wizard by Barbara Hambly
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  "Third in the 'Silicon Mage' series. My favourite amongst BH's many superb books."
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Southern Fire: The Aldabreshin Compass Book 1 (Aldabreshin Compass S.)
15.  Southern Fire: The Aldabreshin Compass Book 1 (Aldabreshin Compass S.) by Juliet E. McKenna
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  "Juliet McKenna creates the most vivid worlds, cultures and characters. All this and breath-taking action too."
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Catspaw
16.  Catspaw by Joan D. Vinge
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  "Sequel to 'Psion' but can be read as stand-alone.Telepathic ex-street kid  Cat is coerced into acting as bodyguard for a member of one of the elite Families. The fur flies."
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The Thief
17.  The Thief by Megan Whalen Turner
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  "The adventures of Eugenides, named for the God of Thieves. Devious with a capital D."
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Brothers in Arms
18.  Brothers in Arms by Lois McMaster Bujold
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  "Sublimely-plotted comedy of errors. To prevent his cover being blown, Miles pretends to be his own clone."
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Warchild
19.  Warchild by Karin Lowachee
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  "Traditional space opera with orphan kid caught up in alien wars and piracy."
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Gathering Blue (Readers Circle)
20.  Gathering Blue (Readers Circle) by Lois Lowry
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  "A simple coming of age tale set in a fallen society. Haunting."
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Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell
21.  Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke
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  "As much affectionate literary pastiche as fantasy, so perhaps not to everyone's taste, but I enjoyed it immensely."
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New Moon: Book One of the Oran Trilogy
22.  New Moon: Book One of the Oran Trilogy by Midori Snyder
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  "Lively underworld tale."
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The Graveyard Game (Company)
23.  The Graveyard Game (Company) by Kage Baker
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  "Interesting take on immortality."
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A College of Magics
24.  A College of Magics by Caroline Stevermer
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  "Rather dotty light  fantasy based in an Edwardian finishing school."
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A Parliament Of Owls
25.  A Parliament Of Owls by Beth Hilgartner
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  "Traditional court fantasy with some of the twistiest plotting you're ever likely to encounter."
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