5 Female Fantasy Books Written by Women You Need to Read in 2018

[...]literary elites and mainstream publishers often dismiss books like hers, further widening the gender gap—this when 57 percent of paranormal and urban fantasy submissions are from women authors. Hit TV series like Outlander (on Starz) and Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale (Hulu) have exposed the popu...

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Published in:	Newsweek 2018-03, Vol.170 (9)
Main Author:	Cuen, Leigh
Format:	Magazinearticle
Language:	eng
Subjects:	Atwood, Margaret (1939- ) Dick, Philip K Feminism Gabaldon, Diana Gaiman, Neil King, Stephen (1947- ) Lackey, Mercedes Le Guin, Ursula K (1929-2018) Novels Pierce, Tamora Science fiction & fantasy Tahir, Sabaa Tolkien, John Ronald Reuel (1892-1973) Writers
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Summary:	[...]literary elites and mainstream publishers often dismiss books like hers, further widening the gender gap—this when 57 percent of paranormal and urban fantasy submissions are from women authors. Hit TV series like Outlander (on Starz) and Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale (Hulu) have exposed the popularity of fantasy series with strong female characters and attracted more readers to the novels of authors like Maas, whose Throne of Glass is currently in development for Hulu. (March 6) Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi This West African–inspired fantasy debut will kick off a series called Legacy of Orisha, about a dark land where snow leopards prowl and vengeful spirits hide in the waters.
ISSN:	2572-5346