Bradley, Marion Z.: SWORD AND SORCERESS IX

With blade honed and spells brewed - the defenders of the innocent and the makers of greatenchantments prepare to face the many challenges of evil´s foraces. In all of fantasy´s far-flung realms, women of power - whether trained in the ways of the warrior or in the deepest secrets of sorcery - rally against tose who seek to conquer and enslave.

Join today´s most visionary fantasy writers - Mercedes Lackey, Diana Paxson, Josepha Sherman, and their comrades in words - as they lead you on quests for: shapechangers who prowl the night in search of unsuspecting prey; a sword whose cost could prove far greater than gold; a dragon whose magic may seem more ofa curse than a blessing - and countless other adventures where one miscast spell or off-target arrow could see the forces of darkness invading allof magic´s lands...

CONTENTS:

• Slave To The Sword (Tanya Beaty)
• Shadows Do Not Bleed (Bruce D. Arthurs)
• Beastly! (Lynne Armstrong-Jones)
• Piper (Susan Hanniford Crowley)
• Stopthrust (Diana L. Paxson)
• Elynne Dragonchild (Phil Brucato)
• Freeing Souls (Lisa Deason)
• Blademistress (Jessie D. Eaker)
• Sorcerers´ Gate (Patricia Duffy Novak)
• The Birthday Gift (Elisabeth Waters)
• Tangled Webs (Laura J. Underwood)
• Winterwood (Stephanie D. Shaver)
• Red Wings (Josepha Sherman)
• Above The Ground (Eric Haines)
• On A Night Like Any Other (Mark Tompkins)
• A Woman´s Weapon (Mercedes Lackey)
• Behind The Waterfall (Mary Frey)
• Hoard (Steven Pziks)
• Queen Of The Dead (Dorothy J. Heydt)
• The Flower That Does Not Wither (Dave Smeds)
• To Have And To Hold (Linda Gordon)
• The Catalyst (Lee Ann Martins)
• Breaking Walls (Leslie Ann Miller)
• The Enchanted Frog (Cynthia L. Ward)
• The Price Of The Gods (Roxana Pierson)
• Tiger´s Eye (Syne Mitchell)

EDITOR:  Marion Zimmer Bradley

COVER: paperback

PAGES: 299

LANGUAGE: english