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.

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[–] eRac@lemmings.world 9 points 1 day ago (1 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.

[–] elephantium@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago (1 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.

[–] eRac@lemmings.world 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

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.

[–] elephantium@lemmy.world 1 points 23 hours ago

I've read most of these, plus the Soldier Son trilogy. She's writing more? Fantastic! I've loved all of her books. Robin Hobb is easily one of my favorite authors.