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    <![CDATA[Introducing <em>Lace and Blade</em>&mdash;an original new anthology series of elegant romantic fantasy, edited by Deborah J. Ross, premiering on Valentine's Day 2008.<br/><br/>In the spirit of classic period swashbucklers, Zorro, the Scarlet Pimpernel, and D'Artagnan, brimming with romantic courtly intrigue and dangerous liaisons, with cloak and dagger and perfumed handkerchiefs, the language of the fan and stolen glances, with the manners of Jane Austen and the sparkling rapier wit of Oscar Wilde, here are nine fantastic stories of adventure, derring-do, love, and glamorous yet subtle magic, by such stellar authors as Tanith Lee, Catherine Asaro, Diana L. Paxson, Madeleine E. Robins, Robin Wayne Bailey, Dave Smeds, Mary Rosenblum, Chaz Brenchley, and Sherwood Smith.<br/><br/>Don't hesitate another moment&hellip; step into a sophisticated other world where passion is a courtly mistress, mystery is moonlight on steel, and magic is the god of love.<br/><br/>En garde, mon amour!<br/><br/>Virtue and the archangel by Madeleine E. Robins<br/>The crossroads by Diana L. Paxson<br/>Touch of moonlight by Robin Wayne Bailey<br/>Lace-maker, blade-taker, grave-breaker, priest by Tanith Lee<br/>The beheaded queen by Dave Smeds<br/>The topaz desert by Catherine Asaro<br/>Night wind by Mary Rosenblum<br/>In the night street baths by Chaz Brenchley<br/>The rule of engagement by Sherwood Smith]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[Uneven collection. <br/>Best stoties were: &quot;Rules of Engagement&quot; by Sherwood Smith, &quot;The Beheaded Queen&quot; by Dave Smeds, and &quot;Lace-Maker...&quot; by Tanith Lee story. The &quot;Topaz Desert&quot; by Catherine Asaro is a good story, specially for fans of her Lost Continent boo...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/56473192">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[Introducing <em>Lace and Blade</em>&mdash;an original new anthology series of elegant romantic fantasy, edited by Deborah J. Ross, premiering on Valentine's Day 2008.<br/><br/>In the spirit of classic period swashbucklers, Zorro, the Scarlet Pimpernel, and D'Artagnan, brimming with romantic courtly intrigue and dangerous liaisons, with cloak and dagger and perfumed handkerchiefs, the language of the fan and stolen glances, with the manners of Jane Austen and the sparkling rapier wit of Oscar Wilde, here are nine fantastic stories of adventure, derring-do, love, and glamorous yet subtle magic, by such stellar authors as Tanith Lee, Catherine Asaro, Diana L. Paxson, Madeleine E. Robins, Robin Wayne Bailey, Dave Smeds, Mary Rosenblum, Chaz Brenchley, and Sherwood Smith.<br/><br/>Don't hesitate another moment&hellip; step into a sophisticated other world where passion is a courtly mistress, mystery is moonlight on steel, and magic is the god of love.<br/><br/>En garde, mon amour!<br/><br/>Virtue and the archangel by Madeleine E. Robins<br/>The crossroads by Diana L. Paxson<br/>Touch of moonlight by Robin Wayne Bailey<br/>Lace-maker, blade-taker, grave-breaker, priest by Tanith Lee<br/>The beheaded queen by Dave Smeds<br/>The topaz desert by Catherine Asaro<br/>Night wind by Mary Rosenblum<br/>In the night street baths by Chaz Brenchley<br/>The rule of engagement by Sherwood Smith]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[I bought this mainly for Sherwood Smith's story, &quot;Rules of Engagement&quot;, and unsurprisingly, it was my favorite story in the collection (I would give it four stars), with her usual excellent worldbuilding (present even in short form) and fascinating interplay between characters. I generally...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/22598556">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[So fun I immediately ordered volume 2. ]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I enjoyed several of the short stories.]]></body>
    
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