Finder's Reviews
Fantasy
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Highly Recommended
- Beyond the Pale by Mark Anthony
- Duel of Dragons by Gael Baudino
- Tower of the King's Daughter by Chaz Brenchley
- From the Ashes by Meghan Brunner
- Kushiel's Dart by Jacqueline Carey
- Kushiel's Avatar by Jacqueline Carey
- Kushiel's Justice by Jacqueline Carey
- Kushiel's Chosen by Jacqueline Carey
- Kushiel's Scion by Jacqueline Carey
- The Door Into Sunset by Diane Duane
- The Door Into Fire by Diane Duane
- The Door Into Shadow by Diane Duane
- The Still by David Feintuch
- Luck in the Shadows by Lynn Flewelling
- The Bone Doll's Twin by Lynn Flewelling
- Stalking Darkness by Lynn Flewelling
- Traitor's Moon by Lynn Flewelling
- Once Upon a Time: Erotic Fairy Tales for Women edited by Michael Ford
- Jesus Is Sending You This Message by Jim Grimsley
- King & King & Family by Linda de Haan and Stern Nijland
- King & King by Linda de Haan and Stern Nijland
- The Salt Roads by Nalo Hopkinson
- The Windrider by Stephanie T. Hoppe
- Sing the Four Quarters by Tanya Huff
- The Quartered Sea by Tanya Huff
- Relative Magic by Tanya Huff
- Fifth Quarter by Tanya Huff
- No Quarter by Tanya Huff
- The Black Chalice by Marie Jakober
- Magic's Price by Mercedes Lackey
- Magic's Pawn by Mercedes Lackey
- Magic's Promise by Mercedes Lackey
- Watchtower by Elizabeth A. Lynn
- The Dancers of Arun by Elizabeth A. Lynn
- The Sorcerer's Web by T. P. Macer
- Out of Time by Paula Martinac
- Mélusine by Sarah Monette
- Temporary Agency by Rachel Pollack
- Tripping to Somewhere by Kristopher Reisz
- Journey to Zelindar by Diana Rivers
- The Amazon Chronicles by Jane E. M. Robinson
- The Claiming of Sleeping Beauty by Anne Rice writing as A. N. Roquelaure
- Beauty's Release by Anne Rice writing as A. N. Roquelaure
- Beauty's Punishment by Anne Rice writing as A. N. Roquelaure
- Things Invisible to See edited by Lawrence Schimel
- Through a Brazen Mirror by Delia Sherman
- Troll: A Love Story by Johanna Sinisalo
- The Fifth Sacred Thing by Starhawk
- Nightshade by Karen Williams
- Love Spell by Karen Williams
- The PowerBook by Jeanette Winterson
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Recommended
- Sleight of Hand by Karin Kallmaker writing as Laura Adams
- Seeds of Fire by Karin Kallmaker writing as Laura Adams
- The Keep of Fire by Mark Anthony
- Imajica by Clive Barker
- Dragon Death by Gael Baudino
- Gossamer Axe by Gael Baudino
- Dragonsword by Gael Baudino
- Falling to Earth by Elizabeth Brownrigg
- Into the Storm by Meghan Brunner
- Naamah's Kiss by Jacqueline Carey
- Kushiel's Mercy by Jacqueline Carey
- Tales of Nevèrÿon by Samuel R. Delany
- Black Wine by Candas Jane Dorsey
- The World Celaeno Chose by Jane Fletcher
- Hidden Warrior by Lynn Flewelling
- Swords of the Rainbow edited by Eric Garber and Jewelle Gomez
- Bending the Landscape: Fantasy edited by Nicola Griffith and Stephen Pagel
- Kirith Kirin by Jim Grimsley
- The Gumshoe, the Witch, and the Virtual Corpse by Keith Hartman
- A Business of Ferrets by Beth Hilgartner
- The Fire's Stone by Tanya Huff
- The Enchantment Emporium by Tanya Huff
- Swordspoint: A Melodrama of Manners by Ellen Kushner
- When Fox is a Thousand by Larissa Lai
- Dragon's Winter by Elizabeth A. Lynn
- The Woman Who Loved the Moon and Other Stories by Elizabeth A. Lynn
- Fire Logic by Laurie J. Marks
- The Virtu by Sarah Monette
- Godmother Night by Rachel Pollack
- The Hadra by Diana Rivers
- Daughters of the Great Star by Diana Rivers
- Clouds of War by Diana Rivers
- Silverglass by J.F. Rivkin
- The Drag Queen of Elfland: Short Stories by Lawrence Schimel by Lawrence Schimel
- Snowbrother by S. M. Stirling
- Cheon of Weltanland by Charlotte Stone
- Genderflex edited by Cecilia Tan
- Palimpsest by Catherynne M. Valente
- The Duke Who Outlawed Jelly Beans and Other Stories by Johnny Valentine and Lynette Schmidt
- Les Guérillères by Monique Wittig
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Not Recommended
- The Dark Remains by Mark Anthony
- Shadowdance by Robin Wayne Bailey
- So Fey edited by Steve Berman
- Lythande by Marion Zimmer Bradley
- The First Betrayal by Patricia Bray
- Feast of the King's Shadow by Chaz Brenchley
- Naamah's Curse by Jacqueline Carey
- Santa Olivia by Jacqueline Carey
- The Warrior's Tale by Allan Cole and Chris Bunch
- The Walls of Westernfort by Jane Fletcher
- The Oracle's Queen by Lynn Flewelling
- Shadows Return by Lynn Flewelling
- A Parliament of Owls by Beth Hilgartner
- Gate of Darkness, Circle of Light by Tanya Huff
- Stealing Magic by Tanya Huff
- Fires of the Faithful by Naomi Kritzer
- The Fall of the Kings by Ellen Kushner and Delia Sherman
- The Northern Girl by Elizabeth A. Lynn
- A Companion to Wolves by Sarah Monette and Elizabeth Bear
- Corambis by Sarah Monette
- The Mirador by Sarah Monette
- Gloriana, or The Unfulfill'd Queen by Michael Moorcock
- Libyrinth by Anne Harris writing as Pearl North
- The Stone Prince by Fiona Patton
- The Red Line of Yarmald by Diana Rivers
- Saber & Shadow by S. M. Stirling and Shirley Meier
- Queen of the Amazons by Judith Tarr
- The Will of the Wanderer by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman
- Mistress of Dragons by Margaret Weis
- Sister Light, Sister Dark by Jane Yolen
Science Fiction
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Highly Recommended
- Ethan of Athos by Lois McMaster Bujold
- Adulthood Rites by Octavia E. Butler
- Imago by Octavia E. Butler
- Dawn by Octavia E. Butler
- Trouble on Triton by Samuel R. Delany
- Daughters of a Coral Dawn by Katherine V. Forrest
- Expendable by James Alan Gardner
- Vigilant by James Alan Gardner
- Wanderground by Sally Miller Gearhart
- Halfway Human by Carolyn Ives Gilman
- Slow River by Nicola Griffith
- With Her Body by Nicola Griffith
- Ammonite by Nicola Griffith
- Bending the Landscape: Science Fiction edited by Nicola Griffith and Stephen Pagel
- The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin
- The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le Guin
- Dark Water's Embrace by Stephen Leigh
- A Different Light by Elizabeth A. Lynn
- The Sardonyx Net by Elizabeth A. Lynn
- Nekropolis by Maureen F. McHugh
- Mission Child by Maureen F. McHugh
- China Mountain Zhang by Maureen F. McHugh
- The Man Who Never Missed by Steve Perry
- The Machiavelli Interface by Steve Perry
- The 97th Step by Steve Perry
- The Dark Beyond the Stars by Frank M. Robinson
- The Female Man by Joanna Russ
- Daughter of Elysium by Joan Slonczewski
- Brain Plague by Joan Slonczewski
- A Door Into Ocean by Joan Slonczewski
- Venus Plus X by Theodore Sturgeon
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Recommended
- The Gods Themselves by Isaac Asimov
- Imperial Earth by Arthur C. Clarke
- The Songs of Distant Earth by Arthur C. Clarke
- Worlds Apart edited by Camilla Decarnin, Eric Garber, and Lyn Paleo
- Icehole by Kiera Dellacroix
- Daughters of an Amber Noon by Katherine V. Forrest
- Daughters of an Emerald Dusk by Katherine V. Forrest
- Commitment Hour by James Alan Gardner
- Take Back Plenty by Colin Greenland
- The Ordinary by Jim Grimsley
- Accidental Creatures by Anne Harris
- Friday by Robert A. Heinlein
- Deepdrive by Alexander Jablokov
- Periphery: Erotic Lesbian Futures edited by Lynne Jamneck
- The Telling by Ursula K. Le Guin
- Fallen Host by Lyda Morehouse
- Apocalypse Array by Lyda Morehouse
- Messiah Node by Lyda Morehouse
- Archangel Protocol by Lyda Morehouse
- Spin State by Chris Moriarty
- I Married An Earthling by Alvin Orloff
- Matadora by Steve Perry
- The Albino Knife by Steve Perry
- The Child Garden by Geoff Ryman
- The Children Star by Joan Slonczewski
- The Velderet by Cecilia Tan
- Sexcrime by Cecilia Tan
- Worlds of Women: Sapphic Science Fiction Erotica edited by Cecilia Tan
- Mind & Body edited by Cecilia Tan
- In the Mothers' Land by Élisabeth Vonarburg
- The Ghost Sister by Liz Williams
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Not Recommended
- Carnival by Elizabeth Bear
- Songmaster by Orson Scott Card
- Walk to the End of the World by Suzy McKee Charnas
- Motherlines by Suzy McKee Charnas
- The Bachelor Machine by M. Christian
- Kindred Spirits edited by Jeffrey M. Elliot
- Solitaire by Kelley Eskridge
- Dreams and Swords by Katherine V. Forrest
- The Kanshou by Sally Miller Gearhart
- Jumping Off the Planet by David Gerrold
- The Last Green Tree by Jim Grimsley
- The Future Is Queer edited by Richard Labonté and Lawrence Schimel
- The Terrorists of Irustan by Louise Marley
- Dryland's End by Felice Picano
- Califia's Daughters by Leigh Richards
- Cryptonomicon by Neal Stephenson
- Return to Isis by Jean Stewart
- Crygender by Thomas T. Thomas
- Storyteller by Amy Thomson
- The Risen Empire by Scott Westerfeld
