Ladies, best female characters? - Page 3

MichelleR · 03-02-2009, 02:42 PM

Jo in The Crying Child by the aforementioned Barbara Michaels -- when she's not being Elizabeth Peters.

Buffy in Buffy The Vampire Slayer.

ronejay · 03-04-2009, 02:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Moejoe

I never could understand the popularity of Laurel K Hamilton. It really does baffle me, after about five books in they're nothing but terribly written erotica. Anita Blake spends more time in bed than hunting vampires.

That's disappointing. A lot of people on Amazon recommend Anita Blake. I will delete the series from Fictionwise wishlist.

badgoodDeb · 03-04-2009, 02:24 PM

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Originally Posted by ronejay

That's disappointing. A lot of people on Amazon recommend Anita Blake. I will delete the series from Fictionwise wishlist.

You might enjoy Charlaine Harris' "Sookie Stackhouse" series. Vampires, etc, but treated very light heartedly. Fluffy, you might say. A little sex, in some of the series, but not in all. It starts with "Dead After Dark".

ronejay · 03-04-2009, 03:40 PM

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Originally Posted by badgoodDeb

You might enjoy Charlaine Harris' "Sookie Stackhouse" series.

I love Sookie! I love paranormal & do not mind a little romance. There's a list of favorite authors in one of the threads in Amazon paranormal. I use that list as a guide to decide what I'm going to read next. Right now I'm reading Mercy Thompson series.

tompe · 03-04-2009, 03:46 PM

The first couple Anita Blake books was good. I like Tanya Huff's "Blood" books and Vicki Nelson feels to me like a good female character.

da_jane · 03-04-2009, 04:27 PM

Jessica Trent in Lord of Scoundrels is one of my all time favorite female leads. She seduces the hero, enacts a fearsome revenge when he mistreats her, and ultimately pounds the villian's head to death (somewhat figuratively) at the end of the book.

Patricia · 03-04-2009, 04:47 PM

Ah. If it's revenge fantasies that we're interested in, then Fay Weldon's heroine in "The Life and Loves of a She-Devil" may be worth considering.
(The book; maybe the UK TV adaptation, but not the film.)

Justy · 03-06-2009, 12:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Moejoe

I never could understand the popularity of Laurel K Hamilton. It really does baffle me, after about five books in they're nothing but terribly written erotica. Anita Blake spends more time in bed than hunting vampires.

Honestly it was the first five or so books that I was thinking of. When Anita was still finding her way and fighting herself as much as she fought the Things that Go Bump in the Night.

Laine · 03-09-2009, 09:42 AM

I'm surprised no-one's mentioned Elizabeth Moon. Both her sf - Serrano Legacy, Vatta' War and f - Paksenarrion, have strong leading female characters. Her stand alone Remnant Population has an elderly lady who stays behind alone when the population of her settled planet is removed.
Elizabeth Moon and Lois McMaster Bujold are on my automatic buy list.

FizzyWater · 03-10-2009, 12:59 AM

Linnea Sinclair writes great strong women:

Trilby Elliot in Finders Keepers
Captain Tasha "Sass" Sebastian in Games of Command
Jorie Mikkalah in Down Home Zombie Blues
Chasidah "Chaz" Bergren in Gabriel's Ghost and Shades of Dark

And I love Patricia Briggs' Mercedes "Mercy" Thompson (series begins with Moon Called).

BlackVoid · 03-10-2009, 07:25 AM

The main character (Moon Dawntreader) in Snowqueen by Joan D. Vinge.

CaptOzone · 03-10-2009, 01:49 PM

Kim Harrison's "Rachel Morgan" - series. Nothing like a smart-ass witch who likes to kick ass.

sunflower42479 · 03-10-2009, 03:11 PM

Cassandra - is the novel by the same name by Christa Wolfe
I just finished reading a friends novel and while quite brassy and brash Zen in Zen and the Art of Murder and Zen and the city of Angels is quite a character.

Any woman in a book by Thomas Hardy (not really modern but...)

DDHarriman · 03-12-2009, 09:48 AM

Maureen Johnson Smith Long from Heinlein's "To Sail Beyond the Sunset".

What a Lady!

MelC · 03-12-2009, 10:01 AM

On a serious note:
Eat, Pray, Love (okay not so much a "character" as a memoir but she makes herself very relatable.
The Girl With the Green Dragon Tattoo - really strong female character.
Blue from Special Topics in Calamity Physics.
Plus one vote for Elizabeth Bennett and many of the other JA heroines (except the one from Northanger Abbey and the histrionic one from Sense and Sensibility).

From SF:
Anne McCaffrey's heroines

From Children's Lit:
Anne (of Green Gables) and Pippi Longstocking.

From a purely madcap perspective:
Stephanie Plum from the Janet Evanovich Plum Series.

Mel

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03-02-2009, 02:42 PM	#31
MichelleR Just Me. Posts: 35 Karma: 37810 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: MN Device: Kindle Touch, Kindle Fire, Nook Touch	Jo in The Crying Child by the aforementioned Barbara Michaels -- when she's not being Elizabeth Peters. Buffy in Buffy The Vampire Slayer.

03-04-2009, 03:46 PM	#35
tompe Grand Sorcerer Posts: 7,452 Karma: 7185064 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Linköpng, Sweden Device: Kindle Voyage, Nexus 5, Kindle PW	The first couple Anita Blake books was good. I like Tanya Huff's "Blood" books and Vicki Nelson feels to me like a good female character.

03-04-2009, 04:27 PM	#36
da_jane Evangelist Posts: 405 Karma: 692 Join Date: Sep 2006 Device: Samsung Galaxy Note 3 \| Kindle Paperwhite \| iPad Mini	Jessica Trent in Lord of Scoundrels is one of my all time favorite female leads. She seduces the hero, enacts a fearsome revenge when he mistreats her, and ultimately pounds the villian's head to death (somewhat figuratively) at the end of the book.

03-04-2009, 04:47 PM	#37
Patricia Reader Posts: 11,504 Karma: 8720163 Join Date: May 2007 Location: South Wales, UK Device: Sony PRS-500, PRS-505, Asus EEEpc 4G	Ah. If it's revenge fantasies that we're interested in, then Fay Weldon's heroine in "The Life and Loves of a She-Devil" may be worth considering. (The book; maybe the UK TV adaptation, but not the film.)

03-09-2009, 09:42 AM	#39
Laine Addict Posts: 341 Karma: 1162396 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Cabramatta, Sydney, Australia Device: Aura H2O, Voyage	I'm surprised no-one's mentioned Elizabeth Moon. Both her sf - Serrano Legacy, Vatta' War and f - Paksenarrion, have strong leading female characters. Her stand alone Remnant Population has an elderly lady who stays behind alone when the population of her settled planet is removed. Elizabeth Moon and Lois McMaster Bujold are on my automatic buy list.

03-10-2009, 12:59 AM	#40
FizzyWater You kids get off my lawn! Posts: 4,220 Karma: 73492664 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Columbus, Ohio Device: Oasis 2 and Libra H2O and half a dozen older models I can't let go of	Linnea Sinclair writes great strong women: Trilby Elliot in Finders Keepers Captain Tasha "Sass" Sebastian in Games of Command Jorie Mikkalah in Down Home Zombie Blues Chasidah "Chaz" Bergren in Gabriel's Ghost and Shades of Dark And I love Patricia Briggs' Mercedes "Mercy" Thompson (series begins with Moon Called).

03-10-2009, 07:25 AM	#41
BlackVoid Evangelist Posts: 415 Karma: 510423 Join Date: Nov 2006 Device: Sony PRS-505	The main character (Moon Dawntreader) in Snowqueen by Joan D. Vinge.

03-10-2009, 01:49 PM	#42
CaptOzone Member Posts: 18 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2008 Device: PRS-505	Kim Harrison's "Rachel Morgan" - series. Nothing like a smart-ass witch who likes to kick ass.

03-10-2009, 03:11 PM	#43
sunflower42479 Member Posts: 13 Karma: 12 Join Date: Mar 2009 Device: Kindle	Cassandra - is the novel by the same name by Christa Wolfe I just finished reading a friends novel and while quite brassy and brash Zen in Zen and the Art of Murder and Zen and the city of Angels is quite a character. Any woman in a book by Thomas Hardy (not really modern but...)

03-12-2009, 09:48 AM	#44
DDHarriman Guru Posts: 860 Karma: 4380 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Almada, Portugal Device: Cybook Gen3, Sony PRS 505, Kindle DXG and Samsung Galaxy Note	Maureen Johnson Smith Long from Heinlein's "To Sail Beyond the Sunset". What a Lady!

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03-12-2009, 10:01 AM	#45
MelC Evangelist Posts: 410 Karma: 2081 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Toronto, Canada Device: Cybook Gen3, PRS600	On a serious note: Eat, Pray, Love (okay not so much a "character" as a memoir but she makes herself very relatable. The Girl With the Green Dragon Tattoo - really strong female character. Blue from Special Topics in Calamity Physics. Plus one vote for Elizabeth Bennett and many of the other JA heroines (except the one from Northanger Abbey and the histrionic one from Sense and Sensibility). From SF: Anne McCaffrey's heroines From Children's Lit: Anne (of Green Gables) and Pippi Longstocking. From a purely madcap perspective: Stephanie Plum from the Janet Evanovich Plum Series. Mel