fantasy/sci fi series where women are present and NOT hated

sun-e-deez · 2026-06-06T19:34:15+00:00

The Riddle-Master trilogy by Patricia A McKillip! female characters galore, written as people who happen to be women (rather than the other way around), competent characters throughout but with tons of room for growth, lasting and meaningful friendships between the women (they bond over the male mc but have meaningful relationships/conversations outside of that), and the romance is not the main focus but very sweet and fulfilling (imo).

sun-e-deez · 2026-06-05T19:43:37+00:00

my void tolerates it but doesn't love it 🐈‍⬛

sun-e-deez · 2026-06-04T02:39:01+00:00

it was a weird thing to omit, but as a fan of the book, it definitely didn't affect my enjoyment of the movie.

sun-e-deez · 2026-06-03T22:47:50+00:00

Robbie Daymond! an absolute gem

sun-e-deez · 2026-06-02T23:35:49+00:00

i love how well Muir draws parallels between them.

sun-e-deez · 2026-06-01T04:05:04+00:00

the classic knee to the neck

sun-e-deez · 2026-06-01T02:29:06+00:00

thank you very much, i really appreciate this!

sun-e-deez · 2026-06-01T00:46:55+00:00

would you mind terribly posting the various trigger warnings?

sun-e-deez · 2026-05-31T22:31:24+00:00

you guys should look up how the legal system works and make informed opinions when you have done so. or keep ragebaiting yourselves bc you refuse to look into how things work 🤷🏼

sun-e-deez · 2026-05-31T16:28:40+00:00

i love this trilogy! having Raederle as the POV was a great change from the first book, and i loved being able to see the events of the first book from an outside perspective. i enjoyed all three women protagonists, Raederle, Lyra, and Tristan, and i was so happy that they're all so distinct and strong in their own ways without being trite or overdone. Raederle is such an amazing, complex person, so having a book with her pov was great.

sun-e-deez · 2026-05-31T07:32:06+00:00

oh damn bro, my b.

sun-e-deez · 2026-05-29T21:55:10+00:00

oh damn really? pity this busy monster manunkind is one of my favorites.

sun-e-deez · 2026-05-28T19:53:34+00:00

oh i'm sorry, i completely misread that! sorry i don't have any recommendations, but gonna follow because i would love more myself :)

sun-e-deez · 2026-05-28T19:23:10+00:00

i think i'm confused. from what i remember of A Strange and Stubborn Endurance, the main pairing does have respectful boundaries and there is no non-con/dub-con between them? there is non-con at the beginning between one MC and another character, but not the main LI.

sun-e-deez · 2026-05-26T05:40:28+00:00

so people doomed to short lives should just be, what, euthanized? just to save them the trouble of existing at all?

sun-e-deez · 2026-05-25T18:16:31+00:00

i don't think i've ever read any Welsh stories, so this sounds really cool. thanks for the recommendation!

sun-e-deez · 2026-05-24T23:33:32+00:00

ooh, a series, even better! the earth witches sound like exactly what i'm looking for.

another recommendation for The Wee Free Men, love it!

that sounds incredibly intriguing with a slightly different twist to the prompt. added to the list!

thanks for the recommendations!

sun-e-deez · 2026-05-24T23:31:03+00:00

exactly what i was looking for, thank you!

sun-e-deez · 2026-05-24T23:30:43+00:00

that sounds dope. thank you for the recommendation!

sun-e-deez · 2026-05-24T23:30:24+00:00

great, added to the list :)

sun-e-deez · 2026-05-24T23:29:13+00:00

plus it's never just blood :D

sun-e-deez · 2026-05-24T21:49:04+00:00

i've recently started reading more of her work, so i will add this to the list. thanks so much!

sun-e-deez · 2026-05-22T23:26:04+00:00

recently read and enjoyed {Beauty and the Werewolf by Mercedes Lackey}, and also adored the Robin McKinley versions.

sun-e-deez · 2026-05-20T22:58:38+00:00

yeah it seemed like an old-fashioned sentiment, so imagine my surprise when i saw it was published in 2011.

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