Female Science Fiction Authors

[jeffreyab]

Who are the up and coming female science fiction, not fantasy, authors?

I grew up with Anne McCaffery, Andre Norton and Marion Zimmer Bradley and moved on to C.J. Cherryh, Lois McMaster Bujold and Connie Willis.

I read them because they wrote science fiction because back then that was what sold but they have gotten older or moved into the fantasy field because that is where the market is now so I read them less.

I have yet to find new female authors to replace them in the subgenres I like to read.

These are space opera like the Miles Vorkosigan books or adventures like "Space Odyssey" by Bradley, cyberpunk, alternate history like Andre Norton's crosstime books.

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[shsilver.livejournal.com]

And looking at my collection, the following have all published sf (as opposed to fantasy) books in the 21st century:

Kage Baker
Sheila Finch
Eileen Gunn
Kay Kenyon
Nancy Kress
Louise Marley
Susan R. Matthews
Syne Mitchell
Elizabeth Moon
Lyda Morehouse
Pat Murphy
Rebecca Ore
Kit Reed
Justina Robson
C.J. Ryan
Wen Spencer
Steph Swainston
Karen Traviss
Liz Williams

[benet.livejournal.com]

Oh yeah, I forgot about Karen Traviss! +1 to that.