Books like Poison Study
30 fantasy books to read after Poison Study, by Snyder, Maria V., the closest match first.
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Study book 2
1. Magic Study
by Snyder, Maria V.
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- Same author
So far, I've managed to survive. You would think after being kidnapped as a child, imprisoned in my teens and released to become a poison taster, I would have endured...
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Study book 3
2. Fire Study
by Snyder, Maria V.
- Same series
- Same author
Yelena's apprenticeship is over, and word has spread that she is a Soulfinder, able to capture and release souls, which makes her feared and mistrusted in Sitia. While the Council...
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3. Shadow Study
by Snyder, Maria V.
- Same series
- Same author
Former poison taster Yelena has become a vital part of the balance of power between rival countries Ixia and Sitia. Now she uses her magic to keep the peace in...
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4. Night Study
by Snyder, Maria V.
- Same series
- Same author
"Ever since being kidnapped from the Illiais Jungle as a child, Yelena Zaltana's life has been fraught with peril. But the recent loss of her Soulfinding abilities has endangered her...
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5. Study
by Snyder, Maria V.
- Same series
- Same author
Poison Study is another novel that toes the line between young adult and mature. It opens with an incredible hook and drags you all the way through the story on...
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The Immortals book 1 Start here
6. Wild Magic
by Pierce, Tamora
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This is Pierce’s best piece - a fantastic and touching tale about Daine, a young girl with the magical ability to speak to animals. It’s a perfect blend of adventure,...
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Exiles book 1 Start here
7. The Ruins Of Ambrai
by Rawn, Melanie
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Amazon Book Description Fleeing persecution to build a free colony on the planet Lenfell, the magic-wielding Mageborns find their new home torn apart by civil war between the Mage Guardians...
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8. Dragon Prince Trilogy
by Rawn, Melanie
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Amazon Book Description Melanie Rawn's best-selling debut is a novel of love and war, magic and madness, and deadly dangerous dragons that hold the secret to unimaginable wealth that could...
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Dragonlord book 3
9. Dragon And The Phoenix
by Bertin, Joanne
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Amazon Book Description Once every thousand years the phoenix of Jehanglan burns to death in a magical release. For millennia the emperors of Jehanglan have tried to harness the awesome...
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Samaria book 1 Start here
10. Archangel
by Shinn, Sharon
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This series does something a bit different from your usual fantasy romance. The setting of the book is a different world, a world with different legends and religions. There is...
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The Mists Of Avalon book 1 Start here
11. The Mists Of Avalon
by Bradley, Marion Zimmer
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A story of King Arthur's court, through the eyes of Arthur's half-sister Morgaine Le Fay.
I can't do a list of the top 50 fantasy novels with strong female leads without including The Mists of Avalon. Considered one of the great classics of modern fantasy...
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Damar book 2
12. The Hero And The Crown
by Mckinley, Robin
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A classic book that features many recognizable Fantasy tropes: royalty, romance, enchantment, dragons, war.
Aerin is shy, clumsy, ugly, and mistrusted by the people she is supposed to rule. She is ridiculed for being the daughter of a witch with none of her witchy...
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The Queen Of The Tearling book 1 Start here
13. The Queen Of The Tearling
by Johansen, Erika
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In a post-apocalyptic rendition of Earth, civilization has returned to medieval technology, and the rightful queen who was hidden away as a child seeks to regain her throne. Johansen attempts...
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14. Tiger And Del Series
by Robertson, Jennifer
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This series starts off with so much promise. Del, brave warrior-woman in the North has been training for five years to rescue her brother from slavers in the South and...
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15. Liveship Traders Trilogy
by Hobb, Robin
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A nautical fantasy featuring pirates, dragons, and magic? What's not to love? To top it off, Liveship Traders is filled with fantastic women. Ronica, the widow of the liveship's former...
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World Of The Five Gods book 2
16. Paladin Of Souls
by Bujold, Lois Mcmaster
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Paladin of Souls is the only book I know of featuring a middle-aged, retired queen on a pilgrimage, who is chalked up as mad—though personally I think she's just bored...
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First Law World book 4
17. Best Served Cold
by Abercrombie, Joe
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Monza Murcatto is out for blood. Known as the Snake of Talins, the most feared and famous mercenary in Styria, she is betrayed by her employer and left for dead....
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18. The Black Jewels Series
by Bishop, Anne
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A landmark step in feminist fiction, this dark fantasy series is unlike anything you've ever read. Bishop takes the physical and typical differences between men and women, highlights rather than...
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Outlander book 1 Start here
19. Outlander
by Gabaldon, Diana
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Claire is on her second honeymoon in 1945 when she walks through an ancient stone circle and right into 1743. This series is part portal fantasy, part historical novel, and part romance.
In the Outlander series, Diana Gabaldon reinvents the use of time-travel in fantasy and historical fiction, crafting a thrilling drama set in the 18th and 20th centuries. The series follows...
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20. The Wee Free Men
by Pratchett, Terry
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"Yes! I'm *me*! I am careful and logical and I look up things I don't understand! When I hear people use the wrong words, I get edgy! I am good...
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21. Nausicaä Of The Valley Of The Wind
by Miyazaki, Hayao
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Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind is listed by Stephen Betts as one of the 1001 Comics You Must Read Before You Die in his book of the same...
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22. By The Sword
by Lackey, Mercedes
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By the Sword is full of kickass women. Kerowyn is the granddaughter of the sorceress Kethry, daughter of a noble house, runs the family keep, loves hunting and training horses....
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23. Wonder Woman 75th Anniversary
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Speaking of Classics, we cannot have a list featuring strong female heroines and leave out Wonder Woman. With the 2017 movie featuring Gal Gadot there's been renewed interest in her...
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24. Song Of The Lioness Quartet
by Pierce, Tamora
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Many fantasy-loving women got hooked on fantasy with Alanna as teens. She has her heart set on being a knight, even though it's not "what girls do," and that passion...
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The Immortals book 1 Start here
25. The Immortals
by Pierce, Tamora
- On the same lists
Couldn't leave this one out. Yes, it's another Tamora Pierce YA treasure set in the Kingdom of Tortall,; you can even cross paths with the Lioness herself. Yet Immortals takes...
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26. The Forgotten Beasts Of Eld
by Mckillip, Patricia A.
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Sybel is only sixteen when she is brought an orphaned baby to raise. She has little love for humans, having been raised alone on Eld Mountain with only the magical...
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Ms. Marvel book 1 Start here
27. Ms. Marvel
by Wilson, G. Willow
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This reboot is everything. Diversity FTW! I love that this incarnation of Ms. Marvel is a teenage Pakistani-American from Jersey, who's just as thrilled about her superpowers as she is...
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Fire And Thorns book 1 Start here
28. The Girl Of Fire And Thorns
by Carson, Rae
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FINALLY. A high fantasy novel featuring someone whose beauty isn't one of her major selling points. I love that Elisa is a clever, resourceful, humanly flawed heroine who relies on...
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A Court Of Thorns And Roses book 1 Start here
29. A Court Of Thorns And Roses Series
by Maas, Sarah J.
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For romantic fantasy fans, A Court of Thorns and Roses has it all: mysterious men, tension, romance, magic, and steamy sex scenes. By the end of book one Feyre is...
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Wildwood Chronicles book 1 Start here
30. Wildwood
by Meloy, Colin
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I loved this wild and unruly story for its whimsical course, poetic prose, and indomitable heroine. She is a fiercely independent 7th grader who is so wonderfully Portland. She's vegan,...
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