Realm of the Elderlings is my favorite series of all time and its written by a woman, but every other book series ive read that ive liked has been written by a man. Not sure how to describe how most books I tried written by woman in the past felt other than the audience not feeling like me. Realm of the elderlings I never had this issue, I enjoyed following the female protoganists and the fool even if I dont identify with how they feel, so I think its not necessarily the main character being a male for half the series being why I like it.
I just typically dont like men written by woman like woman rightfully dont like woman written by most male authors, since it tends to be done poorlly. Looking for series/authors that do a good job of representing both genders and writing for them, not misrepresenting either or acting like its the only thing that defines them and all their actions.
GIDEON THE NINTH!!!
I just realized almost all the books I’ve read are written by men, except a couple of Ursula K. le guin books.
I hadn’t really considered the sex of the authors in what I’ve read, but looking at my shelves and picking some feminine names in the genre:
- Jacqueline Carey’s Godslayer duology (Absolutely amazing. Plays with themes of morality, religion, and war with a deep lore to bring it to life) I’ve only read the first two of her Kushiel’s Legacy series but I’ve enjoyed those as well.
- Trudi Canavan’s Highlord’s Apprentice trilogy (not the hardest or heaviest read but quite fun)
- Margaret Weiss and Tracy Hickman’s Death Gate Cycle (7 books, massive story with woven storylines and a wild lore creating a world with its own redefined science)
I’ve only read the first part of the Hidden series by Tiffany Shearn, but I really liked it. I’m planning to pick up the rest of the series at the Ren fair she attends this year.
Saga of the Borderlands (La Saga de los Confines) by Liliana Bodoc is my personal favorite, it’s story is settled in a continent similar to the pre Columbian American, i absolutly love it and highly recomend it!
