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Sword and Sorceress VI

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FROM A ROYAL CITADEL...TO DEATH'S ENCHANTED REALM...

They rove the magic lands, defending those who cannot defend themselves, fighting against the forces of evil which, again and again, threaten to overwhelm the strongholds of light.

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They are swords-women and sorceresses, were-women and wise women, and they will take on all challengers, working their spells and wielding their swords against masters of mayhem and chaos.

So rally to the banners of such seasoned campaigners as Jennifer Roberson, Mercedes Lackey, Diana Paxson, Elisabeth Waters, and their fellow strategists as they lead their troops to victory in the fantasy wars!

Marion Zimmer Bradley's Sword and Sorceressseries has always featured the best in contemporary women's fantasy, and this outstanding new volume carries on the tradition! These original stories of brave, talented, and heroic women will take readers through enchanted realms of the imagination into danger both physical and mystical, where the only way to survive is through the power of sword and spell.

Introduction * Marion Zimmer Bradley

Equona's Mare * Diana L. Paxson

The Hand of Fatima * Shariann Lewitt

Commencement * Lynne Armstrong-Jones

A Lesser of Evils * Morning Glory Zell

And Saavuld Danced... * Kier Neustaedter

Stone of Light * Linda Gordon

Change of Command * Nancy Jane Moore

The Starry King * Vera Nazarian

Mirror Image * Nina Boal

Sleeping Dogs * Jennifer Roberson

Shadowlands * Elisabeth Waters

The Making of a Legend [Vows and Honor] * Mercedes Lackey

Burnt Offerings * Mary Fenoglio

Ratsbane [Cynthia] * Dorothy J. Heydt

Wolf Hunt * Bobbi Miller

Pearl * Carl Thelen

Name of the Demoness * Jessie D. Eaker

Hands * Lois Tilton

Wolfrunner * Mary E. Choo

Until We Meet Again * J.A. Brebner

Black Wolf * Gemma Tarlach

Artist: Corey Wolfe

Audience
adult
Length
medium · 286 pages

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