Bujold, Paladin of Souls (surprised not to see it on your list?)
Mercedes Lackey, Arrows of the Queen trilogy and others.
Melanie Rawn unfinished Exiles Trilogy: The Ruins of Ambrai and the Mageborn Traitor
Barbara Hambly, Dragonsbane, and I think also other books I haven't read.
Brandon Sanderson's earliest work Elantris and the first two Mistborn books just barely fit the time frame.
Caroline Stevermer, A College of Magics and A Scholar of Magics
Ellen Kushner, The Privilege of the Sword (secondary world without magic)
Diana Wynne Jones, Howl's Moving Castle, The Spellcoats, The Crown of Dalemark! I think those are the only ones of her books that fits both 'secondary world fantasy' and 'individual female protag'.
I suspect some Kate Elliott fits the description, but I've only read her recent YA trilogy.
Alison Croggon The Naming (US title: original Australian title is The Gift) is fairly generic, but fits. Also while we're on Australian fantasy that people recommended to me but I found forgettable, The Witches of Eileanan and sequels by Kate Forsyth.
Lloyd Alexander, The Wizard in the Tree and The Rope Trick are I think the two of his umpteen books that fit, and they are rather atypical fantasies.
The first three Tiffany Aching books fit into your timeframe.
I think there's some stuff in the 'YA fairytale retelling' genre that fits your description if it counts as secondary-world. E.g. Spindle's End and other Robin McKinley, Ella Enchanted and other Gail Carson Levine.
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Date: 2017-07-28 06:11 pm (UTC)Bujold, Paladin of Souls (surprised not to see it on your list?)
Mercedes Lackey, Arrows of the Queen trilogy and others.
Melanie Rawn unfinished Exiles Trilogy: The Ruins of Ambrai and the Mageborn Traitor
Barbara Hambly, Dragonsbane, and I think also other books I haven't read.
Brandon Sanderson's earliest work Elantris and the first two Mistborn books just barely fit the time frame.
Caroline Stevermer, A College of Magics and A Scholar of Magics
Ellen Kushner, The Privilege of the Sword (secondary world without magic)
Diana Wynne Jones, Howl's Moving Castle, The Spellcoats, The Crown of Dalemark! I think those are the only ones of her books that fits both 'secondary world fantasy' and 'individual female protag'.
I suspect some Kate Elliott fits the description, but I've only read her recent YA trilogy.
Alison Croggon The Naming (US title: original Australian title is The Gift) is fairly generic, but fits. Also while we're on Australian fantasy that people recommended to me but I found forgettable, The Witches of Eileanan and sequels by Kate Forsyth.
Lloyd Alexander, The Wizard in the Tree and The Rope Trick are I think the two of his umpteen books that fit, and they are rather atypical fantasies.
The first three Tiffany Aching books fit into your timeframe.
I think there's some stuff in the 'YA fairytale retelling' genre that fits your description if it counts as secondary-world. E.g. Spindle's End and other Robin McKinley, Ella Enchanted and other Gail Carson Levine.