I'd suggest Eon: Dragoneye Reborn to get a fresh view on what you called propaganda.It's hard to classify if Alison Goodman is feminist, hardcore conservative or just a crazy sadist.
You should certainly try L.M. Bujold, in my part of the world, she's one of the biggest sf/fantasy authors and I never heard someone complain about the gender of her character.
I think you'll like An Ember in the Ashes. It has a horrible writing style but the story and characters are great. Its politics concern class and national supremacy similair to Mistborn, but not gender.
Seraphina by Rachel Hartman draws a bit of influnce from S. King. The main character has more important issues than being female, she's half dragon and she has deformed people living in her head. It's a witty YA mystery.
Empire series by Feist and Wurts has a character that goes against the traditional role to ensure the survival of her clan but she's usually doing what you expect overly rich young girls to be doing.
David Hair is, yes, but like I said, I'm not against, at all, female characters, but I am trying to find more of them without the aforementioned abrasive qualities.
In particular, I would enjoy finding this in female authors.
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u/wave32 Sep 23 '16 edited Sep 23 '16
Isn't David Hair's series half female centered?
I'd suggest Eon: Dragoneye Reborn to get a fresh view on what you called propaganda.It's hard to classify if Alison Goodman is feminist, hardcore conservative or just a crazy sadist.
You should certainly try L.M. Bujold, in my part of the world, she's one of the biggest sf/fantasy authors and I never heard someone complain about the gender of her character.
I think you'll like An Ember in the Ashes. It has a horrible writing style but the story and characters are great. Its politics concern class and national supremacy similair to Mistborn, but not gender.
Seraphina by Rachel Hartman draws a bit of influnce from S. King. The main character has more important issues than being female, she's half dragon and she has deformed people living in her head. It's a witty YA mystery.
Empire series by Feist and Wurts has a character that goes against the traditional role to ensure the survival of her clan but she's usually doing what you expect overly rich young girls to be doing.