Theme & Character Lists: The Chosen One
The Chosen One ... is female.
Including works where a woman fulfills a prophecy, religious
or heroic, or otherwise, I guess.
- Bechard, Gorman. The Second Greatest Story Ever Told
(1991). God's latest kid is a girl.
- Elgin, Suzette Haden. Star Anchored, Star Angered -
Drussa Silver is a messiah figure.
- Hand, Elizabeth. Waking the Moon
- Haydon, Elizabeth. Rhapsody
--. Prophecy
- Hodgell, P. C. Godstalk series: Godstalk,
Dark of the Moon, Seeker's Mask - protagonist is one of a
trinity; female is The Destroyer of the trinity
- Le Guin, Ursula. The Tombs of Atuan. Tenar, the
protagonist, is The Eaten One, discovered via a Dalai Lama like search.
- Morrow, James. Only Begotten Daughter. Another sequel
to The New Testament, with a daughter. Deeply satirical.
- Norton, Andre, and Sasha Miller. To the King a
Daughter (2000)
- Norton, Andre, and Mercedes Lackey. Elvenbane
--. Elvenblood
- Snyder, Midori. New Moon (1989)
--. Sadar's Keep (1991)
--. Beldan's Fire (1993)
(a quartet of novels about 4 women who fulfill a
religio-political prophecy & free their people)
- Tepper, Sheri. Singer from the Sea
- Yolen, Jane. Sister Light Sister Dark
Others:
- Baudino, Gael. -- some of her works, surely?
- Clemen, James. WIT'CH series
- Griffith, Nicola. Ammonite
- Horwood, William. Second Duncton Wood series: Duncton
Tales, Duncton Rising, Duncton Stone. But Privet
doesn't fulfill a prophecy.
- McKinley, Robin. The Blue Sword
- Moon, Elizabeth. Paksennarion - fulfills a prophecy?
- Pratchett, Terry. Equal Rites -- the 8th son of an 8th
son turns out to be a daughter ... not exactly prophecied ...
- Scarborough, Elizabeth.

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