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This is a list of fictional '''swordswomen''', female characters who are professional or expert or trained in use of the sword, and whose sword skills comprise a significant part of their identities. These are most often characters in works of fantasy or alternate history, but occasionally science fiction will pop up. | This is a list of fictional '''swordswomen''', female characters who are professional or expert or trained in use of the sword, and whose sword skills comprise a significant part of their identities. These are most often characters in works of fantasy or alternate history, but occasionally science fiction will pop up. | ||
==List of characters== | |||
* character in ''[[Point of Honour]]'' by [[Madeleine Robins]] is a non-fantasy, semi-alternate history Regency swordswoman/PI | |||
* [[Katherine Talbert]], in ''[[The Privilege of the Sword]]'' by [[Ellen Kushner]] | * [[Katherine Talbert]], in ''[[The Privilege of the Sword]]'' by [[Ellen Kushner]] | ||
* character in ''[[The Blue Sword]]'' | * [[Harry]] (aka Harimad) - the protagonist; also minor character Senay in ''[[The Blue Sword]]'' by [[Robin McKinley]] | ||
* [[Aerin]] in ''[[The Hero and the Crown]]'' by [[Robin McKinley]] | |||
* [[Alanna]] from ''The Song of the Lioness'' quartet by [[Tamora Pierce]] | |||
* [[Keladry]] from ''Protector of the Small'' series by [[Tamora Pierce]] | |||
* [[Xena]] | * [[Xena]] | ||
* [[Cimorene]] from the Enchanted Forest Chronicles (''[[Dealing With Dragons]]'' etc) by [[Patricia C. Wrede]] | |||
* [[Jirel of Joiry]] by [[C. L. Moore]] | |||
* [[Dark Agnes]] and [[Sonya of Rogatino]] in ''[[Sword Woman]]'' and ''[[Shadow of the Vulture]]'' by [[Robert E. Howard]] | |||
* [[Red Sonja]] | |||
* [[Sethra Lavode]] in series by [[Steven Brust]] | |||
* [[Alyx]] in ''[[The Adventures of Alyx]]'' by [[Joanna Russ]] | |||
* character(s) in ''[[Hawk Queen]]'' and sequels by [[David Gemmell]] | |||
* character(s) in ''[[Jalva]]'' by [[Sharon Green]] | |||
* ''[[Maureen Birnbaum, Barbarian Swordsperson]]'' by [[George Alec Effinger]] | |||
* [[Paksenarrion]] in the books by [[Elizabeth Moon]] | |||
* [[Eowyn]], Shield-Maiden of Rohan in ''[[Lord of the Rings]]'' by [[J. R. R. Tolkien]] | |||
* [[Valeria of the Red Brotherhood]], from Red Nails by [[Robert E. Howard]] | |||
* ''[[Rogue Angel]]'' series by [[Alex Archer]] | |||
==Works== | ==Works== | ||
* See ''[[Sword and Sorceress series]]'' | * See ''[[Sword and Sorceress series]]'' edited by [[Marion Zimmer Bradley]] | ||
* Numerous works in the ''[[Amazons!]]'' and ''[[Amazons 2]]'' edited by [[Jessica Amanda Salmonson]] | |||
* Numerous characters in the ''[[Chicks in Chainmail series]]'' edited by [[Esther M. Friesner]] | |||
==Other suggestions== | |||
* ''[[Sasha]]'' by [[Joel Shepherd]] | |||
* ''[[Paladin]]'' by [[C. J. Cherryh]] | |||
* ''The Morgaine Saga'' by [[C. J. Cherryh]] | |||
* Wonder Woman in ''[[Kingdom Come]]'' by [[Elliot S. Maggin]] | |||
* [[Makri]] from the Thraxas series | |||
* [[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]] can wield a sword | |||
* ''[[A Taste For Death]]'' by [[Peter O'Donnell]] - [[Modesty Blaise]] is involved in a fencing match for their lives - one of the major parts of this book compared to the others, the sword thing. | |||
* ''[[Elektra]]'' by [[Yvonne Navarro]] | |||
==Further reading== | |||
* [http://www.librarything.com/talktopic.php?topic=21423 LibraryThing "Swordswomen?" thread] | |||
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This is a list of fictional swordswomen, female characters who are professional or expert or trained in use of the sword, and whose sword skills comprise a significant part of their identities. These are most often characters in works of fantasy or alternate history, but occasionally science fiction will pop up.
List of characters
- character in Point of Honour by Madeleine Robins is a non-fantasy, semi-alternate history Regency swordswoman/PI
- Katherine Talbert, in The Privilege of the Sword by Ellen Kushner
- Harry (aka Harimad) - the protagonist; also minor character Senay in The Blue Sword by Robin McKinley
- Aerin in The Hero and the Crown by Robin McKinley
- Alanna from The Song of the Lioness quartet by Tamora Pierce
- Keladry from Protector of the Small series by Tamora Pierce
- Xena
- Cimorene from the Enchanted Forest Chronicles (Dealing With Dragons etc) by Patricia C. Wrede
- Jirel of Joiry by C. L. Moore
- Dark Agnes and Sonya of Rogatino in Sword Woman and Shadow of the Vulture by Robert E. Howard
- Red Sonja
- Sethra Lavode in series by Steven Brust
- Alyx in The Adventures of Alyx by Joanna Russ
- character(s) in Hawk Queen and sequels by David Gemmell
- character(s) in Jalva by Sharon Green
- Maureen Birnbaum, Barbarian Swordsperson by George Alec Effinger
- Paksenarrion in the books by Elizabeth Moon
- Eowyn, Shield-Maiden of Rohan in Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien
- Valeria of the Red Brotherhood, from Red Nails by Robert E. Howard
- Rogue Angel series by Alex Archer
Works
- See Sword and Sorceress series edited by Marion Zimmer Bradley
- Numerous works in the Amazons! and Amazons 2 edited by Jessica Amanda Salmonson
- Numerous characters in the Chicks in Chainmail series edited by Esther M. Friesner
Other suggestions
- Sasha by Joel Shepherd
- Paladin by C. J. Cherryh
- The Morgaine Saga by C. J. Cherryh
- Wonder Woman in Kingdom Come by Elliot S. Maggin
- Makri from the Thraxas series
- Buffy the Vampire Slayer can wield a sword
- A Taste For Death by Peter O'Donnell - Modesty Blaise is involved in a fencing match for their lives - one of the major parts of this book compared to the others, the sword thing.
- Elektra by Yvonne Navarro