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GrandEasterly t1_jdpr01g wrote

Becky Chambers (Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet) wrote a sci fi series she self published and from what I recall of my read through is that it has female centred storylines, an appreciation of diversity, no damsel in distress tropes and it avoids the DV angle. Her characters aren't "damaged" but they are human/humane and have their own histories.

I'm not a huge fan of the sci fi in that book, but I'm not unhappy with it. I think it's more an opening to a bigger story.

Either way, try it out. Her fans may show you a gateway to other similar stories.

She definitely seems like one of the more positive story authors I've come across and that in itself is valuable.

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Comfortable-Gold-982 t1_jdpzh7z wrote

I preferred her 'To be taught if fortunate' personally, but in terms of passing the 'please can we stop making women victims for 5 fucking minutes?' Vibe check: Goblin Emperor, The night circus, the girl King, she and her cat were all good. In terms of 'violence but with some genuine meaning behind it, Christina Henry writes strong but ultimately human women overcoming issues through a variety of different traits, and whilst some if the suffer domestic violence, the story centers on how it is overcome (and it's only 2 of hers thus far).

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