Books like The Girl Who Drank The Moon
30 fantasy books to read after The Girl Who Drank The Moon, by Barnhill, Kelly, the closest match first.
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The Queen Of The Tearling book 1 Start here
1. 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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2. 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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3. 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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4. 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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5. 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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6. 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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7. 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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8. The Immortals
by Pierce, Tamora
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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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9. 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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10. 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
11. 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
12. 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
13. 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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14. The Sun Sword Series
by West, Michele
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Here West creates a deeply original world, evocative of India, or the 1001 Arabian Nights, or ancient Japan; I really can't place it, as it is truly its own, with...
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15. The Traitor Baru Cormorant
by Dickinson, Seth
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How do you take down an empire that will wash away all traces of your culture and customs? From the inside. This provocative geopolitical fantasy was such a surprise. Don't...
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16. Amulet Collection
by Kibuishi, Kazu
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Such a lovely dark and enchanting series! Fair warning, you can't just read volume one and call it a day or you miss the great character and plot development this...
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Green Rider book 1 Start here
17. The Green Rider
by Britain, Kristen
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First thing to know? This is a high fantasy, complete with dark magic oozing into the world, valor, mysterious elves, magical artifacts, betrayal, triumph… all the good things that genre...
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18. Book Of A Thousand Days
by Hale, Shannon
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Based on an obscure Grimm fairytale, Hale weaves her magic here. If you've ever read original Grimm in all its glory, you know it's pretty harsh and cold. She stays...
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19. The Tripartite Soul
by Nicholson, Eve S.
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In this unique novel, our heroine is one of three people who have never met, yet share the thoughts and sensory experiences of each other unless carefully veiled. While they...
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20. Lockwood & Co Series
by Stroud, Jonathan
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Ghosts walk the streets of London, and if they touch you, you die. Only children can see them, so what do the local Psychic Investigations Agencies do? Hire them, of...
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21. The Golden Key
by Rawn, Melanie
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A World Fantasy Award finalist for Best Novel in 1996, Voya's 1996 SF, Fantasy, and Horror Books of the Year; The Golden Key is a submersive experience. The authors evoke...
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22. The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland In A Ship Of Her Own Making
by Valente, Catherynne M.
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A new classic has entered the literary stage. I know, a bit bold of a thing to say, but it follows in the tradition of Lewis Carol, A.A. Milne, and...
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23. Mistborn
by Sanderson, Brandon
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Brandon Sanderson is well-known for his magic systems, and Mistborn standshigh above the rest. In the Final Empire, ash falls from the sky, mist moves unnaturally through the night, and...
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Damar book 1 Start here
24. The Blue Sword
by Mckinley, Robin
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The original "strong heroine" fantasy author, McKinley broke new ground with her work in the 80's. Harry Crewe feels restless, insignificant, invisible. Until kelar, a kind of magical force handed...
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25. Deverry Cycle
by Kerr, Katherine
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This series is an example of Celtic/Historical Fantasy and does a wonderful job bringing ancient Welsh culture to life.
Deverry Cycle is a twelve-book series, but don't panic, it's broken up into "cycles," so every four books or so you get a satisfying ending. The heavy Celt flavor is...
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26. Beauty
by Mckinley, Robin
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This rendition of the classic fairytale inspired the Disney cartoon of the 90's, and the live action film in 2017. The fairytale I grew up with featured the typical ugly,...
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27. The Golden Compass
by Pullman, Philip
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His Dark Materials plunges you into an intriguing alternate universe that is both familiar, and strange. Imagine a world where we each have our own daemons (spirit animals) that are...
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28. The Books Of Bayern
by Hale, Shannon
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With the first novel of this series adapted from a fairy-tale by the Brothers Grimm, Shannon Hale has created an immersive and familiar narrative in The Books of Bayern. Hale's...
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The Broken Earth book 1 Start here
29. The Fifth Season
by Jemisin, N. K.
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Winner of the 2016 Hugo and nominated for a Nebula, The Fifth Season is a volatile combination of Sci-Fi, Fantasy, and Dystopian Fiction. Mythology comes alive in this hostile world...
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30. When Women Were Dragons
by Barnhill, Kelly
- Same author
In 1955, thousands of American women, wives and mothers among them, change into dragons in a single day and fly away. Alex Green is a little girl when her aunt...
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