Renunciates of Darkover
by Mercedes Lackey and Elisabeth Waters and Marion Zimmer Bradley and Diana L. Paxson and Deborah Wheeler and Margaret L. Carter and Vera Nazarian and Mary Fenoglio and Chel Avery and Joan Marie Verba and Lynne Armstrong-Jones and Patricia Duffy Novak and Patricia B. Cirone and Priscilla W. Armstrong and Diann S. Partridge and Janet R. Rhodes and Judith Kobylecky and Emily Alward and Jean Lamb and Annette Rodriguez and Kelly B. Jaggers and Andrew Rey
From Guild House to lord's court, the Free Amazons ply their trade, serving as mercenaries wherever there is need, banding together in comradeship, setting themselves apart from the everyday rules of Darkovan society, earning their freedom with blade and deed, and freely giving shelter and assistance to any woman in search of a safe haven. From a fledgling matrix circle formed by Renunciates to a Free Amazon hired to protect Comyn Lord Varzil from an assassin's deadly threat to Marion's own recounting of a seemingly insurmountable conflict between Camilla and Rafaella--well-remembered characters from her magnificent novel, The Shattered Chain--here are twenty-two brand new tales about those dauntless Darkovan heroines beloved by the countless readers who are always eager to return for new adventures on the world of the Bloody Sun. Introduction (Renunciates of Darkover) • essay by Marion Zimmer Bradley Strife • short story by Chel Avery Amazon Fragment (Excerpt) • short fiction by Marion Zimmer Bradley Broken Vows • short story by Annette Rodriguez If Only Banshees Could See • novelette by Janet R. Rhodes A Midsummer Night's Gift • short story by Deborah J. Ross [as by Deborah Wheeler ] The Honor of the Guild • short story by Joan Marie Verba A Butterfly Season • short story by Diana L. Paxson Misjudged Situations • short story by Kelly B. Jaggers Awakening • novelette by Mary Fenoglio Carlina's Calling • short story by Patricia Duffy Novak A Beginning • short fiction by Judith Kobylecky Set a Thief • short story by Mercedes Lackey Shut-in • short story by Jean Lamb Danila's Song • short story by Vera Nazarian A Proper Escort • short story by Elisabeth Waters The Lesson in the Foothills • short story by Lynne Armstrong-Jones Summer Fair • short story by Emily Alward Varzil's Avengers • short story by Diann S. Partridge To Touch a Comyn • novelette by Andrew Rey About Time • short story by Patricia B. Cirone Family Visit • short story by Margaret L. Carter Dalereuth Guild House • short story by Priscilla W. Armstrong
Release Date:
March 4, 1991
