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 I'm so tired of teenagers being "the chosen ones" in fiction. please, let a middle-aged woman save the universe! she's seen some shit and dealt with it. she's tired of it all. she doesn't give a fuck. she's angry. she will get this shit done. 
 @b43f9310 Everything, Everywhere, All At Once 
 @b43f9310 Broken Earth series by NK Jemisin? 
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- Mommy has to go save the world! Daddy will take care of you kids while I'm gone!
- Mommy, can we survive this?
- Yes, yes! That's why I have to go and save the future!
- That's not what I meant...
*looks at Daddy snoring on the couch* 
 @b43f9310 Have you read "The Annihilation Score" by @0c1a9324 ? 
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Everything everywhere all at once. 
 @b43f9310 Not exactly what you posit, but Martha Wells’ Murderbot Diaries fit a fair portion of this bill. 
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You are describing Woman On The Edge of Time by Marge Piercy!! 
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I have a middle-aged woman as main character in my dragon fantasy tale "Dragon Prey". She's also disabled.

And yeah, Sidren does get shit done once it's clear she has to lead. 🙂 

Maybe we need to find a way to tell more readers about all these books.

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