Sword and Sorceress XVI
by Various and Elisabeth Waters and Lawrence Schimel and Lawrence Watt-Evans and Marion Zimmer Bradley and Diana L. Paxson and Terry McGarry and Linda J. Dunn and Deborah Wheeler and Laura J. Underwood and Kathleen M. Massie-Ferch and Lisa Silverthorne and Vera Nazarian and Dorothy J. Heydt and Selina Rosen and Patricia B. Cirone and Cynthia McQuillin and Michael Spence and Mary Catelli and Lisa Deason and Dayle A. Dermatis and Christina Krueger and Fujiko and Sonya Fedotowsky and Charlotte Carlson and Carol E. Leever and Gail Sosinsky Wickman and Susan Wolven and Katherine L. Rogers
FOR HONOR AND VALORWhen a young woman gravely injures a powerful creature out of legend, can she find the courage to return to her victim and face redemption of death?Can an itinerant witch restore the power of a dying god?Will a woman's vow to become the best sword-smith in her land sever her from the person she loves most?Can the bravery of a low-born lass chosen as a sacrifice to a terrible beast finally free her kingdom from tyranny?With an ancient spell prove to a budding sorceress that magic is overrated?Join Diana Paxson, Lawrence Watt-Evans, Deborah Wheeler, and Dorothy J. Heydt, and their fellow adventurers through perilous lands where women - whether they be powerful magicians, or sword fighters sworn to protect - take up challenges so often considered the sole province of men, in twenty-six original stories collected and edited by Marion Zimmer Bradley.The sixteenth volume of "Sword & Sorceress" includes 25 all-original stories of strong, heroic women characters -- female warriors and wizards who face down perils and come to the aid of those in need. Includes the fantasy fiction of Diana Paxson, Lawrence Watt-Evans, Deborah Wheeler, and Dorothy J. Heydt, as well as an introduction by Marion Zimmer Bradley.
Release Date:
May 31, 1999
