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Book recommendation: Fantasy, female author, strong feminine main character (lemmy.world)
submitted 8 months ago by to c/books@lemmy.world
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Hey, im searching for a (character driven) fantasy book written by a female author with a female lead, who despite being strong doesnt loose her feminity over it. So absolutely no "not like the other girls" characters pls. I want a strong mc whos feminity is part of her, which she's proud of. The book also would preferably not be solely romantasy. I love love love interpersonal relationships in books a whole lot but i would prefer the romance not being the sole focus.

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[–] 9 points 8 months ago (3 children)

Series 2 and 4 of Robin Hobb's main universe follow female leads who absolutely fit this. Liveship Traders and Rain Wild Chronicles.

They can technically be read stand-alone, but I'd highly recommend reading the whole universe in order. It's pretty quick.

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  • [–] 6 points 8 months ago (2 children)

    The whole universe would be around 20 books by now, wouldn't it?

    googling

    Oh, hey, she has some books out that I haven't read yet. BRB, gotta add them to the list.

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  • [–] 1 point 8 months ago (1 child)

    5 sub-series, each 3-4 books. They are pretty short, so they go fast.

    Series 3 is a sequel to 1, series 4 is a less-direct sequel to 2. Series 5 acts as an ending for 1/3 and epilogue for 2/4. I believe she is currently writing series 6, which will follow one of the main characters from 5. It's all written chronologically though.

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