From hags and harpies to sorceresses and sirens, this volume features twenty all-new tales that prove women are far from the weaker sex-in all their alluring, magical, and monstrous roles.
Introduction (Treachery and Treason) • (2000) • essay by Laura Anne Gilman and Jennifer HeddleWhere the Advantage Lies • (2000) • short story by Yvonne CoatsMiranda's Muse • (2000) • novelette by Esther FriesnerIn Man's Image • (2000) • sh
WOMEN OF POWERTwo sisters, one a mercenary, one a practitioner of earth magic, learn that the irony of love knows no justice...A sorceress must come to the aid of a creature out of legend...A seeress has her life forever changed by a "voice" she never dre
THE STRENGTH OF WOMENCan a young witch survive when summoned to intervene in a marital spat between angry gods?When a Seeker of Truth discovers a terrible tragedy, will she choose to uphold her vows of honesty, or will she withhold evidence to protect her
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
Contents:Introduction · Elisabeth WatersA Passage of Power · Diana L. PaxsonLessons Learned · Kati Doughery-CarthumKendat’s Ax · Jan CombsThe Tower of Song · Howard HolmanThe Needed Stone · Denise Lopes HealdArmageddon · Lisa S. SilverthorneThe L
WOMEN OF COURAGE AND POWER......roam lands filled with danger, mystery, and magic. They are sword-wielding defenders or sorcerous spell-casters - roles too often considered the exclusive province of men.In 26 original stories of bold and talented women, D
