Fantasy recommendations?
I am in dire need of expanding my reading list. Recommendations for great female fantasy authors would be welcome please 😊 I've read Robin Hobb and Anne McCaffrey and those types but really looking for more female authors I might have missed these last few years. Also would prefer female protags (don't mind if it is boy and girl protag) and extra brownie points if there's a great romance too 😍
Genre is high fantasy, I'm not really into urban fantasy or Sci fi. Lots of magic is necessary!
I looked through all my books, of which I have many, and while many are awesome I was depressed by the amount of all male writing and protagonists. So any advice would be welcome. Thank you ❤️
Hi, female author here. The first book of the series I'm writing will be out soon.
Illthdar: Guardians of Las
The story is about a dark fantasy world, a place where logic and reason forgot, where the stories you read or were told as a kid exist and not in harmony. Fairytales only sound great until it's raining actual fire, your bed is next to people who could eat you, your vegetables talk, and you can't leave. The Order of Mana doesn't want you to leave.
The main cast a mix of women, men and non-binary characters. There are also poc characters in the main group, as well as people with disabilities. Background characters aren't default white cis heterosexual, either.