Fantasy novels with positive portrayals of female leadership

A list of books that provide an antidote to the "God Save Us From the Queen" trope. Any book in which at least one woman holds authority (as a queen, a commander, an employer, etc.) and exercises that authority with competence, wisdom, and a modicum of kindness belongs here. (Note: Princesses wouldn't belong here, unless in the course of the book/series they rise to be queens in their own right.)

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1	A-Ma Alchemy of Love by Nataša Nuit Pantović (Goodreads Author) 4.52 avg rating — 27 ratings score: 300, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	Reader and Raelynx (Twelve Houses, #4) by Sharon Shinn 4.11 avg rating — 4,784 ratings score: 183, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	The Curse of Chalion (World of the Five Gods, #1) by Lois McMaster Bujold (Goodreads Author) 4.16 avg rating — 27,057 ratings score: 162, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	The Shadow Throne (The Shadow Campaigns, #2) by Django Wexler (Goodreads Author) 4.11 avg rating — 8,204 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	Mistress of the Stone by Maria Zannini (Goodreads Author) 3.86 avg rating — 22 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	Loderunner by Christina Engela (Goodreads Author) 4.50 avg rating — 6 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	The Oaken Throne (The Deptford Histories, #2) by Robin Jarvis 4.24 avg rating — 431 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	The Queen of Attolia (The Queen's Thief, #2) by Megan Whalen Turner (Goodreads Author) 4.22 avg rating — 29,868 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	The Price of Valor (The Shadow Campaigns, #3) by Django Wexler (Goodreads Author) 4.25 avg rating — 5,777 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	The Copper Crown (The Tales of Aeron, #1) by Patricia Kennealy-Morrison 4.02 avg rating — 1,432 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	Black Sunrise by Christina Engela (Goodreads Author) 3.75 avg rating — 4 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	The Guns of Empire (The Shadow Campaigns, #4) by Django Wexler (Goodreads Author) 4.30 avg rating — 3,844 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	The Gate to Women's Country by Sheri S. Tepper 4.05 avg rating — 10,920 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	Dead Beckoning by Christina Engela (Goodreads Author) 4.60 avg rating — 5 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	Daughter of the Empire (The Empire Trilogy, #1) by Raymond E. Feist 4.26 avg rating — 29,038 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	Finnikin of the Rock (Lumatere Chronicles, #1) by Melina Marchetta (Goodreads Author) 3.93 avg rating — 35,829 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	Cold Iron (The Malorum Gates #1) by Stina Leicht (Goodreads Author) 3.58 avg rating — 373 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	Crown of Vengeance (The Dragon Prophecy, #1) by Mercedes Lackey 4.05 avg rating — 1,251 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	Scriber by Ben S. Dobson (Goodreads Author) 4.10 avg rating — 973 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	Steles of the Sky (Eternal Sky, #3) by Elizabeth Bear (Goodreads Author) 4.09 avg rating — 962 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	Three Parts Dead (Craft Sequence, #1) by Max Gladstone (Goodreads Author) 3.98 avg rating — 10,006 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	Fire in the Mist (Arhel, #1) by Holly Lisle (Goodreads Author) 3.70 avg rating — 1,445 ratings score: 90, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	Bones of the Past (Arhel, #2) by Holly Lisle (Goodreads Author) 3.65 avg rating — 327 ratings score: 89, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	The Steel Seraglio by Mike Carey (Goodreads Author) 4.11 avg rating — 628 ratings score: 88, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	The Cloud Roads (Books of the Raksura, #1) by Martha Wells (Goodreads Author) 3.96 avg rating — 5,263 ratings score: 87, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
26	The Serpent Sea (Books of the Raksura #2) by Martha Wells (Goodreads Author) 4.07 avg rating — 2,845 ratings score: 86, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	The Siren Depths (Books of the Raksura, #3) by Martha Wells (Goodreads Author) 4.25 avg rating — 2,246 ratings score: 85, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
28	Jovah's Angel (Samaria, #2) by Sharon Shinn 3.94 avg rating — 4,901 ratings score: 84, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
29	Feet of Clay (Discworld, #19; City Watch, #3) by Terry Pratchett 4.28 avg rating — 59,123 ratings score: 82, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
30	Cobweb Bride (Cobweb Bride Trilogy, #1) by Vera Nazarian (Goodreads Author) 3.61 avg rating — 1,773 ratings score: 81, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
31	Seraphina (Seraphina, #1) by Rachel Hartman (Goodreads Author) 3.97 avg rating — 67,505 ratings score: 80, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
32	Shadow Scale (Seraphina, #2) by Rachel Hartman (Goodreads Author) 3.74 avg rating — 14,267 ratings score: 79, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
33	Alphabet of Thorn by Patricia A. McKillip 4.06 avg rating — 4,796 ratings score: 78, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
34	Cygnet (Cygnet, #1-2) by Patricia A. McKillip 4.08 avg rating — 519 ratings score: 77, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
35	Till We Have Faces by C.S. Lewis 4.19 avg rating — 44,098 ratings score: 76, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
36	Destiny: Child of the Sky (Symphony of Ages, #3) by Elizabeth Haydon 4.12 avg rating — 10,315 ratings score: 75, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
37	Priestess of the White (Age of the Five, #1) by Trudi Canavan 3.85 avg rating — 13,863 ratings score: 74, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
38	The Witches of Eileanan (The Witches of Eileanan, #1) by Kate Forsyth (Goodreads Author) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 5,381 ratings score: 73, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
39	The Pool of Two Moons (The Witches of Eileanan, #2) by Kate Forsyth (Goodreads Author) 4.15 avg rating — 3,690 ratings score: 72, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
40	The Heart of Stars (Rhiannon's Ride #3) by Kate Forsyth (Goodreads Author) 4.05 avg rating — 1,839 ratings score: 71, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
41	The Shining City (Rhiannon's Ride #2) by Kate Forsyth (Goodreads Author) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2,100 ratings score: 70, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
42	Queen's Own (Valdemar: Arrows of the Queen #1-3) by Mercedes Lackey 4.40 avg rating — 6,097 ratings score: 69, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
43	Firebird (Fairy Tales #1) by Mercedes Lackey 3.85 avg rating — 5,712 ratings score: 68, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
44	The Snow Queen (Five Hundred Kingdoms, #4) by Mercedes Lackey 3.77 avg rating — 7,181 ratings score: 67, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
45	The Fairy Godmother (Five Hundred Kingdoms, #1) by Mercedes Lackey 3.97 avg rating — 16,271 ratings score: 66, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
46	The Summer Queen (The Snow Queen Cycle, #3) by Joan D. Vinge 4.04 avg rating — 2,958 ratings score: 65, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
47	The Broken Crown (The Sun Sword, #1) by Michelle West 3.92 avg rating — 2,675 ratings score: 64, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
48	The Cry of the Icemark (The Icemark Chronicles, #1) by Stuart Hill 4.11 avg rating — 9,769 ratings score: 62, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
49	Kushiel's Dart (Phèdre's Trilogy, #1) by Jacqueline Carey (Goodreads Author) 4.04 avg rating — 62,222 ratings score: 61, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
50	The Palace Job (Rogues of the Republic, #1) by Patrick Weekes 3.82 avg rating — 6,205 ratings score: 60, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
51	The Prophecy Con (Rogues of the Republic, #2) by Patrick Weekes 4.13 avg rating — 2,819 ratings score: 59, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
52	Age of Myth (The Legends of the First Empire, #1) by Michael J. Sullivan (Goodreads Author) 4.25 avg rating — 17,307 ratings score: 58, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
53	Age of Swords (The Legends of the First Empire, #2) by Michael J. Sullivan (Goodreads Author) 4.30 avg rating — 8,636 ratings score: 57, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
54	Black Wolves (Black Wolves, #1) by Kate Elliott (Goodreads Author) 3.96 avg rating — 1,252 ratings score: 56, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
55	Green Rider (Green Rider, #1) by Kristen Britain 4.09 avg rating — 27,960 ratings score: 55, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
56	First Rider's Call (Green Rider, #2) by Kristen Britain 4.21 avg rating — 18,935 ratings score: 54, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
57	The High King's Tomb (Green Rider, #3) by Kristen Britain 4.22 avg rating — 13,938 ratings score: 53, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
58	The Queen of Blood (The Queens of Renthia, #1) by Sarah Beth Durst (Goodreads Author) 3.89 avg rating — 5,980 ratings score: 52, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars