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.
Anthem
In a world where individuality is a sin, one man's quest for forbidden knowledge ignites a rebellion against conformity.
By Ayn Rand
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
Star Born
On a faraway planet, two young explorers traveling together uncover the secrets of an ancient civilization.
By Andre Norton
The Planet Savers
A man with a shattered memory must embrace a dual identity to combat a deadly plague and bridge the gap between humans and the mysterious inhabitants of a distant planet.
By Marion Zimmer Bradley
The Sound of Silence
Burdened by a secret ability to hear thoughts, a young woman seeks understanding and connection in a world that struggles to accept her.
By Barbara Constant
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
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
Mizora: A Prophecy A MSS. Found Among the Private Papers of the Princess Vera Zarovitch
Fleeing political turmoil, one woman discovers a hidden world run entirely by women, where science and intellect reign supreme, challenging everything she thought she knew about society and gender.
By Mary E. Bradley Lane
Voodoo Planet
On a mysterious planet ruled by voodoo, a spaceship crew is trapped in a deadly game of magic and survival.
By Andre Norton
I'll Kill You Tomorrow
In a maternity ward, a nurse and doctor discover that newborn babies are being possessed by parasitic entities destined to become assassins.
By Helen Huber
All cats are gray
A colorblind woman, her cat, and a desperate spacer uncover an invisible entity aboard a haunted spaceship, forging an unlikely bond that could save them all.
By Andre Norton
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
The Time Traders
Given a choice between punishment and the unknown, a young man journeys through time to face dangers and alter the course of history.
By Andre Norton
Year of the Big Thaw
When a farmer discovers a crashed spaceship with a baby inside, his world changes forever as he raises the child who possesses unbelievable gifts.
By Marion Zimmer Bradley
The Venus Trap
On a new planet, a love triangle between a man, his wife, and a sentient tree may decide the future of love and acceptance.
By Evelyn E. Smith
The Defiant Agents
In a world of time travel and alien secrets, a team must uncover a traitor in their midst to save their mission and the future of humanity.
By Andre Norton
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
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
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
Old Mr. Wiley
A deathly ill boy is visited by his ghostly great-grandfather and a mysterious dog, sparking a miraculous recovery and a shift in his family's dynamic.
By Greye La Spina