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* "[[Anamnesis (Millennium episode)|Anamnesis]]" (''Millennium'' episode 2x19) - a teenage girl who is having visions of the Magdalene, or the Virgin Mary | * "[[Anamnesis (Millennium episode)|Anamnesis]]" (''Millennium'' episode 2x19) - a teenage girl who is having visions of the Magdalene, or the Virgin Mary | ||
* Gorman Bechard. ''The Second Greatest Story Ever Told'' (1991). God's latest kid is a girl. | * Gorman Bechard. ''The Second Greatest Story Ever Told'' (1991). God's latest kid is a girl. | ||
* [[Isobelle Carmody]], ''[[Obernewtyn]]'' - [[Elspeth Gordie]] has a destiny .... | |||
* [[Suzette Haden Elgin]] ''Star Anchored, Star Angered'' - Drussa Silver is a messiah figure. | * [[Suzette Haden Elgin]] ''Star Anchored, Star Angered'' - Drussa Silver is a messiah figure. | ||
* [[Elizabeth Hand]] ''Waking the Moon'' | * [[Elizabeth Hand]] ''Waking the Moon'' | ||
Revision as of 19:04, 1 May 2009
The Chosen One is a significant trope in SF, and it's usually male.
Female Chosen One
The Chosen One ... is female.
Including works where a woman fulfills a prophecy, religious or heroic, or otherwise, I guess.
- "Anamnesis" (Millennium episode 2x19) - a teenage girl who is having visions of the Magdalene, or the Virgin Mary
- Gorman Bechard. The Second Greatest Story Ever Told (1991). God's latest kid is a girl.
- Isobelle Carmody, Obernewtyn - Elspeth Gordie has a destiny ....
- Suzette Haden Elgin Star Anchored, Star Angered - Drussa Silver is a messiah figure.
- Elizabeth Hand Waking the Moon
- Elizabeth Haydon Rhapsody
- Elizabeth Haydon Prophecy
- P. C. Hodgell Godstalk series: Godstalk, Dark of the Moon, Seeker's Mask - protagonist is one of a trinity; female is The Destroyer of the trinity
- Ursula K. Le Guin The Tombs of Atuan. Tenar, the protagonist, is The Eaten One, discovered via a Dalai Lama like search.
- James Morrow Only Begotten Daughter. Another sequel to The New Testament, with a daughter. Deeply satirical.
- Andre Norton and Sasha Miller. To the King a Daughter (2000)
- Andre Norton and Mercedes Lackey. Elvenbane
- Andre Norton and Mercedes Lackey. Elvenblood
- Midori Snyder New Moon (1989)
- Midori Snyder Sadar's Keep (1991)
- Midori Snyder Beldan's Fire (1993) (a quartet of novels about 4 women who fulfill a religio-political prophecy & free their people)
- Sheri S. Tepper Singer from the Sea
- Jane Yolen Sister Light Sister Dark
- Sydney Bristow, "Alias" (term "chosen one" used in episode 3x11 "Full Disclosure"
- Whale Rider (2002)
other possible suggestions
- Gael Baudino -- some of her works, surely?
- Clemen, James. WIT'CH series
- Nicola Griffith Ammonite
- Horwood, William. Second Duncton Wood series: Duncton Tales, Duncton Rising, Duncton Stone. But Privet doesn't fulfill a prophecy.
- Robin McKinley The Blue Sword
- Elizabeth Moon Paksennarion - fulfills a prophecy?
- Terry Pratchett Equal Rites -- the 8th son of an 8th son turns out to be a daughter ... not exactly prophecied ...
- Elizabeth Scarborough