Science Fiction by Women
Explore the imaginative worlds crafted by talented female authors in the realm of science fiction. This collection features pioneering and contemporary voices who have shaped the genre with unique perspectives and innovative storytelling. Discover stories filled with wonder, adventure, and thought-provoking ideas, capturing the creative essence of women in science fiction. Journey through these narratives to experience the diverse possibilities that these brilliant storytellers have envisioned.
Plague Ship
On a mysterious planet, a young apprentice must navigate alien customs and deadly rivalries to survive his first interstellar trade mission.
By Andre Norton
Anthem
In a world where individuality is a sin, one man's quest for forbidden knowledge ignites a rebellion against conformity.
By Ayn Rand
The Last Man
In a world destroyed by disease, survivors confront impossible choices as they navigate love, loss, and the fading echoes of civilization.
By Mary Shelley
Frankenstein; Or, The Modern Prometheus
Driven by ambition and haunted by the consequences of playing God, a scientist's creation unleashes a wave of destruction and despair upon them both.
By Mary Shelley
Collector's Item
On a dangerous planet, a group of scientists discover they are not alone, beginning a complex game of trust, survival, and identity with the planet’s surprising inhabitants.
By Evelyn E. Smith
The Most Sentimental Man
** In a future where humanity has abandoned Earth, one man's choice to remain leads him on a journey of solitude, nostalgia, and the quiet beauty of a world reclaimed by nature.
By Evelyn E. Smith
Storm Over Warlock
After a brutal alien attack leaves him the only survivor, a lone man must cross a dangerous alien world with only mutated wolverines for company.
By Andre Norton
Star Born
On a faraway planet, two young explorers traveling together uncover the secrets of an ancient civilization.
By Andre Norton
Once a Greech
A space crew's mission to a distant moon takes a strange turn when they encounter a fellow officer who has integrated with the alien population, where a kidnapped child transforms the concept of life itself.
By Evelyn E. Smith
The Putnam Tradition
In a coastal family home, three generations of women confront a changing world as the youngest discovers powers that could either preserve or destroy their enduring legacy.
By Sonya Dorman
A World is Born
On a deadly planet, a group of tough criminals must overcome treacherous foes and their own inner demons to build a future from the ashes of their past.
By Leigh Brackett
Frankenstein; Or, The Modern Prometheus
Driven by immense ambition, a scientist attempts to become a god and create life, resulting in unexpected horrors and terrible consequences.
By Mary Shelley
Black Amazon of Mars
A rugged Earthman journeys across a frozen Mars, battling savage warriors and dark forces, haunted by visions from a stolen talisman he must return to a doomed city.
By Leigh Brackett
Helpfully Yours
A well-intentioned alien finds that helping her people adjust to Earth culture is harder than she ever imagined.
By Evelyn E. Smith
Star Hunter
A disgraced pilot risks everything to uncover a lost spaceship, battling hidden enemies and personal demons in a galaxy teeming with secrets and deception.
By Andre Norton
Frankenstein; Or, The Modern Prometheus
Driven by a desire to conquer mortality, a brilliant scientist births a creature of nightmare, unleashing a cascade of tragedy and regret upon himself and the world.
By Mary Shelley
The Carnivore
After a devastating catastrophe, one person is left to reckon with the future of humanity and aliens who harbor a chilling fear of them.
By Katherine MacLean
The Glory of Ippling
An alien cultural ambassador's grand plans to impress Earth with his advanced civilization hilariously backfire when confronted with the planet's obsession with wrestling and burlesque.
By Helen M. Urban
Prologue to an Analogue
In a world gripped by fear of a bacteriological outbreak, a newsman finds himself caught in a twisted game of corporate greed, where miracles seem possible and the line between truth and sensationalism blurs.
By Leigh Richmond
The Door Through Space
A scarred secret agent must confront inner demons and navigate an alien world’s brewing revolt while facing a personal quest involving a long-lost family member and vengeful enemies.
By Marion Zimmer Bradley