Need book recommendations with female magical societies like Aes Sedai

[annazruf - Member]

Just finished my second reading of Wheel of Time (first time was a decade ago) and am now needing recommendations for similar books series with powerful, female magical societies like Aes Sedai.

Thank you!

[Denver Steve - Member]

Dune.

[Jsbrads2 - Member]

Witches Three?

[Sabio - Member]

Well the Sword of Truth series basiclly ripped off the Aes Sedai.

[Maedelin - Member]

...While I am still carrying a 24 year grudge with her, Melanie Rawn is a great example of 80s/90s female gaze pioneering new aspects of the fantasy world.  Her Dragon Prince/Dragon Star series are mostly equal, but strong females exist, thrive, and often rule in the stories.  And her Exiles series was based in a matriarchial society.  However, while book 1 was well celebrated, book 2 suffered from the fact she hasn't finished the series and probably never will.

 

But, if you like to torture yourself, give that a try.  🙂

[Elder_Haman - Patron Supporter]

On 10/10/2020 at 8:37 AM, Maedelin said:

...While I am still carrying a 24 year grudge with her, Melanie Rawn is a great example of 80s/90s female gaze pioneering new aspects of the fantasy world.  Her Dragon Prince/Dragon Star series are mostly equal, but strong females exist, thrive, and often rule in the stories.  And her Exiles series was based in a matriarchial society.  However, while book 1 was well celebrated, book 2 suffered from the fact she hasn't finished the series and probably never will.

 

But, if you like to torture yourself, give that a try.  🙂

I enjoyed the Dragon Prince series. It was a pretty cool magic system. Some good political plotting/intrigue/betrayal story lines. 
 

It was a little heavy on the romance for my tastes and her characters were only okay. But the series is a good read. 

[Harldin - Member]

3 hours ago, Elder_Haman said:

I enjoyed the Dragon Prince series. It was a pretty cool magic system. Some good political plotting/intrigue/betrayal story lines. 
 

It was a little heavy on the romance for my tastes and her characters were only okay. But the series is a good read. 

Same here enjoyed the Dragon Prince trilogy but never started on the Dragon Star trilogy. I think its just i found other series better and i got into them more, Jordan, Feist, Eddings and Kerr kept me busy enough and i sort of forgot about Rawn

[Dan Tansli - Member]

On 10/1/2020 at 8:19 AM, Denver Steve said:

Dune.

I am also reading Dune now, a cool book turned out. I recently joined the forum, I want to become a chat of the book community. I can't find a topic for people who write fantasy. Is it on the service? I am writing a book with a friend. I am an author and he edits because he is a pro and works at https://edubirdie.com/revise-my-essay I'm sure you've heard about such a company. We want to create a book with a mixture of fantasy and documentary drama. The story of one hero like the Witcher.

Edited December 23, 2020 by Dan Tansli

[nynaeve's braid - Member]

Who is the author of Dune?

[SinisterDeath - Community Administrator]

2 hours ago, nynaeve's braid said:

Who is the author of Dune?

Frank Herbert.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/44767458-dune?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=T2rkNXYz5S&rank=1
 

[SinisterDeath - Community Administrator]

8 hours ago, ronawebmore said:

Such a great information

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