Hey, reader friends, we’ve got a great working list so far, but thought there might be a few ladies who were forgotten last week, so I’m giving one more chance to nominate.
Tomorrow, we’ll have the run-off for one-character-per-author, right now we’re looking at a handful.
Here’s a total list of nominees so far:
Young Adult Sci-fi, Fantasy & Dystopia
Ai-Ling, Silver Phoenix, Beyond the Kingdom of Xia by Cindy Pon
Alice, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
Amy, The Ordinary Princess by M.M. Kaye
Ann, Hexwood by Diana Wynne Jones
Annabeth Chase, Percy Jackson and the Olympians by Rick Riordan
Arya, Inheritance series by Christopher Paolini
Beka Cooper, Provost’s Dog series ,Tamora Pierce
Bitterblue, Bitterblue by Kristin Cashore
Cimorene, Enchanted Forest Quartet by Patricia Wrede
Clarisse La Rue, Percy Jackson and the Olympians byRick Riordan
Coraline, Coraline byNeil Gaiman
Countess Meliara, Crown & Court Duet by Sherwood Smith
Danica, Hawksong by Amelia Atwater-Rhodes
Elda, The Year of the Griffin by Diana Wynne Jones
Elisa, The Girl of Fire and Thorns by Rae Carson
Ella, Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine
Gemma Doyle, Gemma Doyle series by Libba Bray
Ginny Weasley, Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling
Guinevere, The Dark Is Rising series by Susan Cooper
Harry, The Blue Sword by Robin McKinley
Jane Drew, The Dark Is Rising series bySusan Cooper
Kami Glass, Unspoken by Sarah Rees Brennan
Karou, Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor
Katniss Everdeen, Hunger Games series by Suzanne Collins
Katsa, Graceling by Kristin Cashore
Kaye, Tithe by Holly Black
Keladry of Mindelan, The Protector of the Small Quartet by Tamora Pierce
Lady Fire, Fire by Kristin Cashore
Lirael, Lirael and Abhorsen by Garth Nix
Liyana, Vessel by Sarah Beth Durst
Luce, Lost Voices Trilogy by Sarah Porter
Luna Lovegood, Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling
Lyra Belacqua, His Dark Materials Trilogy by Phillip Pullman
Meg Murray, A Wrinkle in Time by Madeline L’Engle
Meliara, Crown & Court Duet by Sherwood Smith
Menolly, Dragonsong/Dragonsinger/Dragondrums by Anne McCaffrey
Nasuada, Inheritance series by Christopher Paolini
Natalie Stewart, Magic Most Foul series by Leanna Renee Hieber
Odge Gribble, The Secret of Platform 13 by Eva Ibbotson
Princess Celie, Tuesdays at the Castle by Jessica Day George
Rachel Elizabeth Dare, Percy Jackson and the Olympians by Rick Riordan
Raisa Ana Marianna, Seven Realms series by Cinda Williams Chima
Sabriel, Lirael and Abhorsen byGarth Nix
Saphira, Inheritance series by Christopher Paolini
Scraps the Patchwork Girl, Oz books by L. Frank Baum
September, The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making by Catherine M Valtente
Tally, The Uglies series by Scott Westerfield
Tess, Infernal Devices by Cassandra Clare
Thalia Grace, Percy Jackson and the Olympians by Rick Riordan
Tiffany Aching, The Wee Free Men series by Terry Pratchett
Urdda, Tender Morsels by Margo Lanagan
Veralidaine Sarrasri, The Immortals series by Tamora Pierce
Violet Baudelaire, A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket
Yvaine, Stardust by Neil Gaiman
Zahrah, Zahrah the Windseeker by Nnedi Okorafor-Mbachu
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Young Adult Literary Fiction
Anastasia Krupnik, Anastasia Krupnik series by Lois Lowry
Betsy Ray, The Betsy-Tacy series by Maud Hart Lovelace
Boston Jane, Boston Jane series by Jennifer L. Holm
Cassie, Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor
Charlotte A. Cavatica, Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White
Charlotte Doyle, The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle by Avi
Claudia Kincaid, From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Franweiler by E.L. Konigsburg
Dicey Tillerman, Homecoming by Cynthia Voight
Elizabeth, Elizabeth, Hecate, Macbeth, William McKinley & Me by E.L. Konigsburg
Frances Purcell, Sisters of the Quantock Hills by Ruth Elwin Harris
Harriet, Harriet the Spy by Louise Fitzhugh
Hazel, The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
Isabel, Chains by Laurie Halse Anderson
Julie, Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein
Karana, Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O’Dell
Laura Ingalls, Little House on the Prairie series by Laura Ingalls Wilder
Leslie, Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson
Liesel Meminger, The Book Thief by Markus Zusack
Marjane Satrapi, Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi
Mary Poppins, Mary Poppins by P.L. Travers
Nancy Drew, Nancy Drew series by Carolyn Keene
Petrova Fossil, Ballet Shoes by Noel Streafield
Pippi Longstocking, Pippi Longstocking series by Astrid Lindgren
Ramona Flowers, Scott Pilgrim series by Bryan Lee O’Malley
Ramona Quimby, Ramona Quimby series by Beverly Cleary
Sherri (Cherry), The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton
Susie Derkins, Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson
The Paperbag Princess, The Paperbag Princess by Robert Munsch
Turtle Wexler, The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin
Weetzie Bat, Weetzie Bat by Francesca Lia Block
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Adult Sci-fi, Fantasy, and Dystopia
Adora Belle Dearheart, Discworld series by Terry Pratchett
Alais de la Courcel, Imriel Trilogy by Jacqueline Carey
Alexia Tarrabotti, The Parasol Protectorate series by Gail Carriger
Angua, Discworld series by Terry Pratchett
Ariane I, Cyteen by CJ Cherryh
Ariane II, Cyteen by CJ Cherryh
Asha Greyjo, A Song of Ice and Fire series by George R.R. Martin
Bellis Cordwin, The Scar by China Mieville
Brienne of Tarth, A Song of Ice and Fire series by George R.R. Martin
Cally O’Neill, Legacy of the Aldenata series by John Ringo
Cara, Sword of Truth series by Terry Goodkind
Catelyn Stark, A Song of Ice and Fire series by George R.R. Martin
Cheery Littlebotton, Discworld series by Terry Pratchett
Claudia, Interview with a Vampire by Anne Rice
Clodagh, Sevenwaters trilogy by Juliette Marillier
Cordela Vorkosigan,Vorkosigan series by Lois McMaster Bujold
Daenerys Tagaryen, A Song of Ice and Fire series by George R.R. Martin
Death, Sandman by Neil Gaiman
Door, Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman
Drou, Vorkosigan series by Lois McMaster Bujold
Eliza (Duchess of Qwghlm, Comtesse de la Zeur, Duchesse d’Arcachon), The Baroque Cycle by Neal Stephenson
Elli Quinn,Vorkosigan series by Lois McMaster Bujold
Erde, The Book of Earth by Marjorie B. Kellogg
Eskarina Smith, Discworld series by Terry Pratchett
Fainne, Sevenwaters trilogy by Juliette Marillier
Honor Harrington, Honor Harrington series by David Weber
Illisidi, Foreigner by CJ Cherryh
Jaenell Angelline, Black Jewels Trilogy by Anne Bishop
Jago, Foreigner by CJ Cherryh
Juliette Nichols, Wool series by Hugh Howey
Kahlan Amnell, Sword of Truth series by Terry Goodkind
Karla, Black Jewels Trilogy by Anne Bishop
Kathy H., Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro
Liadan, Sevenwaters trilogy by Juliette Marillier
Mercy Lynch, Dreadnaught by Cherie Priest
Mercy Thompson, Mercy Thompson series by Patricia Briggs
Moirin mac Fainche, Naamah Trilogy by Jacqueline Carey
Moreta, Moreta: Dragonlady of Pern by Anne McCaffrey
Morgaine, The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley
Nanny Ogg, Discworld series by Terry Pratchett
Nell, The Diamond Age by Neal Stephenson
Nicola L’Envers y Aragon, Kushiel’s Legacy series by Jacqueline Carey
Nynaeve al’Meara, Wheel of Time series by Robert Jordan
Offred, Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
Phèdre nó Delaunay, Kushiel’s Legacy series by Jacqueline Carey
Reverend Mother Gaius Hele Mohiam, Dune by Frank Herbert
Sansa Stark, A Song of Ice and Fire series by George R.R. Martin
Shirakawa Kaede, Tales of the Otori by Lian Hearn
Sidonie de la Courcel, Imriel Trilogy by Jacqueline Carey
Snow Tiger, Naamah Trilogy by Jacqueline Carey
Sorcha, Sevenwaters trilogy by Juliette Marillier
Sunshine, Sunshine by Robin McKinley
Surreal SaDiablo, Black Jewels Trilogy by Anne Bishop
Taura, Vorkosigan series by Lois McMaster Bujold
Thrusday Next, Thursday Next series by Jasper Fforde
Tinker, Tinker by Wen Spencer
Tuon, Wheel of Time series by Robert Jordan
Viviane, The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley
Yeine, The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms series by N.K. Jemison
Ysandre de la Courcel, Kushiel’s Legacy series by Jacqueline Carey
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Adult Literary Fiction
Ada, Cold Mountain by Charles Frazier
Amabelle Desir, Farming of Bones by Edwidge Danticat
Arietty, The Borrowers by Mary Norton
Ava Bigtree, Swamplandia! by Karen Russell
Beatrice, Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare
Carla Jean Moss, No Country for Old Men by Cormac McCarthy
Cassandra, I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith
Catherine Earnshaw, Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte
Catherine Velis, The Eight by Katherine Neville
Cathy, Flowers in the Attic series by V. C. Andrews
Cecily, The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde
Clara, The House of the Spirits by Isabelle Allende
Dimple Lala, Born Confused by Tanuja Desai Hidier
Dolores/Lola/Lolita, Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov
Elinor Dashwood, Sense & Sensibility by Jane Austen
Elizabeth, Light A Penny Candle by Maeve Binchy
Emma Woodhouse, Emma by Jane Austen
Esther Greenwood, The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath
Grace Makutsi, The Number One Ladies Detective Agency series by Alexander McCall Smith
Helen Schlegel, Howard’s End by E.M. Forster
Jane Eyre, Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
Jennie Crawford, Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston
Lady MacBeth, MacBeth by William Shakespeare
Laura Chase, The Blind Assassin by Margaret Atwood
Lily Briscoe, To The Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf
Lily Owens, The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kid
Mary Katherine “”Merricat”” Blackwood, We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson
Mireille de Remy, The Eight by Katherine Neville
Miss Marple, collected works by Agatha Christie
Ninah, The Rapture of Canaan by Sheri Reynolds
Penelope, The Odyssey by Homer
Ree Dolly, Winter’s Bone by Daniel Woodrell
Scarlet O’Hara, Gone With the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
Sethe, Beloved by Toni Morrison
Shabanu, Shabanu, Daughter of the Wind by Suzanne Fisher Staples
Sukhvinder Jawanda, The Casual Vacancy by J.K. Rowling
Susan Voight, Freedom & Necessity by Emma Bull & Steven Brust
Taylor Greer, The Bean Trees by Barbara Kingslover
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12 replies on “Middlemarch Madness III: One More Last Time for Nominations”
Crappity crap crap crap! I combed my brain for Pratchett ladies, and I forgot THE BEST FREAKING ONE.
Sybil Ramkin (Vimes’ wife).
I think Arietty from The Borrowers may be miscategorised? It’s children’s literature, not adult…
So many awesome Pratchett ladies. I’m going to be torn between Angua and Nanny Ogg…
Angua might trigger your allergies, while Nanny Ogg will get you very happily drunk.
Just stay away from her cat.
Nanny will cook for you (or at least arrange for a daughter-in-law to arrange something) whereas Angua tends more towards steak tartare…
Although, Angua WOULD be an awesome bestie. I just remembered that she took Cheery and Tawneeeeee out to drink when Nobby was treating Tawneeeee like crap and Cheery was getting shit from the dwarves for actually looking feminine like she wanted to.
And there’s always the possibility of this:
Angua: Goddammit, it’s about that time of the month and I wanna PUNCH something.
Me: Wellllll…. there’s what my ex did 2 months ago. I’ll distract Vimes.
Angua: *cracks knuckles*
I think that’s my fault. I nominated her on the wrong day and thought she might be considered YA because I wasn’t sure that she was children’s. :S
No worries, I’ll get it sorted in time for the actual voting. : )
Let’s get ready to rumble!!!!
Oh dear, this will turn brutal.
Where is Yvaine from Stardust?! I would have sworn she was nominated for fantasy!
Ohhhh I see she’s in there under YA.
This is gonna be fun. :)