Comments on: Female Leads in Science Fiction Novels

By: dcroe05

dcroe05 — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 04:52:25 +0000

Connie Willis writes many female leads. Not everything she writes is pure Sci-Fi but much of it is. Off the top of my head I can recommend Doomsday Book, but there are many others by Willis.

That said, you're right. There is a dearth of good female sci-fi characters.

By: George

George — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 02:36:06 +0000

The main character in Steven R. Donaldson's trilogy-in-progress “The Last Chronicles of Thomas Covenant” is female (Linden Avery)

By: Paul

Paul — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 01:38:47 +0000

It's probably more speculative than sci-fi, but John Wyndham's Trouble with Lichen has an incredibly strong female lead character.

By: dcroe05

dcroe05 — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 21:52:25 +0000

Connie Willis writes many female leads. Not everything she writes is pure Sci-Fi but much of it is. Off the top of my head I can recommend Doomsday Book, but there are many others by Willis.

That said, your right. There is a dearth of good female sci-fi characters.

By: dcroe05

dcroe05 — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 21:50:00 +0000

Connie Willis writes many female leads. Not everything she writes is pure Sci-Fi but much of it is. Off the top of my head I can recommend Doomsday Book, but there are many others by Willis.

That said, your right. There is a dearth of good female sci-fi characters.

By: George

George — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 19:36:06 +0000

The main character in Steven R. Donaldson's trilogy-in-progress “The Last Chronicles of Thomas Covenant” is female (Linden Avery)

By: Paul

Paul — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 18:38:47 +0000

It's probably more speculative than sci-fi, but John Wyndham's Trouble with Lichen has an incredibly strong female lead character.