FIERCE FEMALES IN LITERATURE

2022 was a hard year for women: Roe vs Wade was overturned in the U.S.; the Taliban are still occupying Afghanistan and women are being impacted the most by Covid-19 and the turmoil it caused. Whether you are a seasoned bad-ass or aspiring activist, let me introduce you to some fierce females who can give the Taliban a run for their money. From alien planets to courtrooms, the women in these books are surviving, thriving and fighting. Become inspired by the courage, bravado and general bad-assery of the heroines, both real and fictional, in this book list.

The Last Hour of Gann by R. Lee Smith

Don’t be put off by the strange premise of this intergalactic dystopia. In this story, Amber, our bad-ass heroine, becomes stranded on a post-apocalyptic alien planet after her spacecraft is knocked off course by an asteroid. Amber struggles to survive in this hostile environment as her fellow survivors prefer to listen to the charismatic and handsome Scott, who hates Amber for refusing to respect his authority. Then she encounters one of the planet’s natives, Meoraq, a fearsome holy warrior. Meroaq is on a pilgrimage to the legendary temple of Xi’Matezh, where he could finally seek answers from God himself…