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Sword and Sorceress #10
Sternenschwester. Magische Geschichten 10.
DEFENDERS OF JUSTICE -
With swords and spells they face the unexpected perils of the fantasy lands, either fighting for their own survival or sworn to protect those who cannot protect themselves
From a temple guardian forced to face the justice of the gods, to a witch of ancient Rome challenged to unmask a murdereer, to the latest adventure of that popular duo Tarma and Kethry,
here are brand new tales of magic and mayhem specially selected by Marion Zimmer Bradley - spellbinding stories by such masters of the imagination as Mercedes Lackey, Diana Paxson, and Deborah Wheeler.
Introduction (Sword and Sorceress X) (1993) essay by Marion Zimmer Bradley
Lorelei (1993) short story by Tina Good
Falcon's Shadow (1993) short story by Diana L. Paxson
The Proper Balance (1993) short story by Robyn McGrew
The Gift of Minerva (1993) short story by Dorothy J. Heydt
Friendly Fire (1993) short story by Mercedes Lackey
Heart in a Box (1993) short story by Lynne Armstrong-Jones
Dance of Death (1993) short story by Donna Bocian Currie
Earth, Air, Fire, and Water (1993) short story by Kirsten M. Corby
Fealty (1993) short story by Kati Dougherty-Carthum
Hunt for the Queen's Beast (1993) short story by J.M. Cressy
Robes (1993) short story by Patricia Duffy Novak
Bonds of Light (1993) short story by Vera Nazarian
Night, Who Creeps Through Keyholes (1993) short story by Francesca Myman
Oaths (1993) short story by Leslie Ann Miller
Double Vision (1993) short story by Lucas K. Law
The Phoenix Medallion (1993) short story by Diann Partridge
A Run in the Forest (1993) short story by David A. Pillard
Old Age and Treachery… (1993) short story by Nancy L. Pine
In Sheep's Clothing (1993) short story by Lawrence Schimel
Her Mother's Sword (1993) short story by Stephanie D. Shaver
The Sorceress' Apprentice (1993) short story by Deborah Wheeler
Mage-Sight (1993) short story by Lynne Alisse Witten
Ether and the Skeptic (1993) short story by Katy Huth Jones
The Limwitch (1993) short fiction by Rebekah Jensen
Smile of the Goddess (1993) short story by Lorina J. Stephens
Just Reward (1993) short story by Karen Luk
Boys Will Be Girls (1993) short story by Vicki Kirchhoff
Taking Shape (1993) short story by Lisa Deason
Justice Is Mine (1993) short fiction by Carolee J. Edwards
With swords and spells they face the unexpected perils of the fantasy lands, either fighting for their own survival or sworn to protect those who cannot protect themselves
From a temple guardian forced to face the justice of the gods, to a witch of ancient Rome challenged to unmask a murdereer, to the latest adventure of that popular duo Tarma and Kethry,
here are brand new tales of magic and mayhem specially selected by Marion Zimmer Bradley - spellbinding stories by such masters of the imagination as Mercedes Lackey, Diana Paxson, and Deborah Wheeler.
Introduction (Sword and Sorceress X) (1993) essay by Marion Zimmer Bradley
Lorelei (1993) short story by Tina Good
Falcon's Shadow (1993) short story by Diana L. Paxson
The Proper Balance (1993) short story by Robyn McGrew
The Gift of Minerva (1993) short story by Dorothy J. Heydt
Friendly Fire (1993) short story by Mercedes Lackey
Heart in a Box (1993) short story by Lynne Armstrong-Jones
Dance of Death (1993) short story by Donna Bocian Currie
Earth, Air, Fire, and Water (1993) short story by Kirsten M. Corby
Fealty (1993) short story by Kati Dougherty-Carthum
Hunt for the Queen's Beast (1993) short story by J.M. Cressy
Robes (1993) short story by Patricia Duffy Novak
Bonds of Light (1993) short story by Vera Nazarian
Night, Who Creeps Through Keyholes (1993) short story by Francesca Myman
Oaths (1993) short story by Leslie Ann Miller
Double Vision (1993) short story by Lucas K. Law
The Phoenix Medallion (1993) short story by Diann Partridge
A Run in the Forest (1993) short story by David A. Pillard
Old Age and Treachery… (1993) short story by Nancy L. Pine
In Sheep's Clothing (1993) short story by Lawrence Schimel
Her Mother's Sword (1993) short story by Stephanie D. Shaver
The Sorceress' Apprentice (1993) short story by Deborah Wheeler
Mage-Sight (1993) short story by Lynne Alisse Witten
Ether and the Skeptic (1993) short story by Katy Huth Jones
The Limwitch (1993) short fiction by Rebekah Jensen
Smile of the Goddess (1993) short story by Lorina J. Stephens
Just Reward (1993) short story by Karen Luk
Boys Will Be Girls (1993) short story by Vicki Kirchhoff
Taking Shape (1993) short story by Lisa Deason
Justice Is Mine (1993) short fiction by Carolee J. Edwards
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About the author
Marion Zimmer Bradley
800 books4,879 followersMarion Eleanor Zimmer Bradley was an American author of fantasy novels such as The Mists of Avalon and the Darkover series, often with a feminist outlook.
Bradley's first published novel-length work was Falcons of Narabedla, first published in the May 1957 issue of Other Worlds. When she was a child, Bradley stated that she enjoyed reading adventure fantasy authors such as Henry Kuttner, Edmond Hamilton, and Leigh Brackett, especially when they wrote about "the glint of strange suns on worlds that never were and never would be." Her first novel and much of her subsequent work show their influence strongly.
Early in her career, writing as Morgan Ives, Miriam Gardner, John Dexter, and Lee Chapman, Marion Zimmer Bradley produced several works outside the speculative fiction genre, including some gay and lesbian pulp fiction novels. For example, I Am a Lesbian was published in 1962. Though relatively tame by today's standards, they were considered pornographic when published, and for a long time she refused to disclose the titles she wrote under these pseudonyms.
Her 1958 story The Planet Savers introduced the planet of Darkover, which became the setting of a popular series by Bradley and other authors. The Darkover milieu may be considered as either fantasy with science fiction overtones or as science fiction with fantasy overtones, as Darkover is a lost earth colony where psi powers developed to an unusual degree. Bradley wrote many Darkover novels by herself, but in her later years collaborated with other authors for publication; her literary collaborators have continued the series since her death.
Bradley took an active role in science-fiction and fantasy fandom, promoting interaction with professional authors and publishers and making several important contributions to the subculture.
For many years, Bradley actively encouraged Darkover fan fiction and reprinted some of it in commercial Darkover anthologies, continuing to encourage submissions from unpublished authors, but this ended after a dispute with a fan over an unpublished Darkover novel of Bradley's that had similarities to some of the fan's stories. As a result, the novel remained unpublished, and Bradley demanded the cessation of all Darkover fan fiction.
Bradley was also the editor of the long-running Sword and Sorceress anthology series, which encouraged submissions of fantasy stories featuring original and non-traditional heroines from young and upcoming authors. Although she particularly encouraged young female authors, she was not averse to including male authors in her anthologies. Mercedes Lackey was just one of many authors who first appeared in the anthologies. She also maintained a large family of writers at her home in Berkeley. Ms Bradley was editing the final Sword and Sorceress manuscript up until the week of her death in September of 1999.
Probably her most famous single novel is The Mists of Avalon. A retelling of the Camelot legend from the point of view of Morgaine and Gwenhwyfar, it grew into a series of books; like the Darkover series, the later novels are written with or by other authors and have continued to appear after Bradley's death.
Her reputation has been posthumously marred by multiple accusations of child sexual abuse by her daughter Moira Greyland, and for allegedly assisting her second husband, convicted child abuser Walter Breen, in sexually abusing multiple unrelated children.
(from Wikipedia)
Bradley's first published novel-length work was Falcons of Narabedla, first published in the May 1957 issue of Other Worlds. When she was a child, Bradley stated that she enjoyed reading adventure fantasy authors such as Henry Kuttner, Edmond Hamilton, and Leigh Brackett, especially when they wrote about "the glint of strange suns on worlds that never were and never would be." Her first novel and much of her subsequent work show their influence strongly.
Early in her career, writing as Morgan Ives, Miriam Gardner, John Dexter, and Lee Chapman, Marion Zimmer Bradley produced several works outside the speculative fiction genre, including some gay and lesbian pulp fiction novels. For example, I Am a Lesbian was published in 1962. Though relatively tame by today's standards, they were considered pornographic when published, and for a long time she refused to disclose the titles she wrote under these pseudonyms.
Her 1958 story The Planet Savers introduced the planet of Darkover, which became the setting of a popular series by Bradley and other authors. The Darkover milieu may be considered as either fantasy with science fiction overtones or as science fiction with fantasy overtones, as Darkover is a lost earth colony where psi powers developed to an unusual degree. Bradley wrote many Darkover novels by herself, but in her later years collaborated with other authors for publication; her literary collaborators have continued the series since her death.
Bradley took an active role in science-fiction and fantasy fandom, promoting interaction with professional authors and publishers and making several important contributions to the subculture.
For many years, Bradley actively encouraged Darkover fan fiction and reprinted some of it in commercial Darkover anthologies, continuing to encourage submissions from unpublished authors, but this ended after a dispute with a fan over an unpublished Darkover novel of Bradley's that had similarities to some of the fan's stories. As a result, the novel remained unpublished, and Bradley demanded the cessation of all Darkover fan fiction.
Bradley was also the editor of the long-running Sword and Sorceress anthology series, which encouraged submissions of fantasy stories featuring original and non-traditional heroines from young and upcoming authors. Although she particularly encouraged young female authors, she was not averse to including male authors in her anthologies. Mercedes Lackey was just one of many authors who first appeared in the anthologies. She also maintained a large family of writers at her home in Berkeley. Ms Bradley was editing the final Sword and Sorceress manuscript up until the week of her death in September of 1999.
Probably her most famous single novel is The Mists of Avalon. A retelling of the Camelot legend from the point of view of Morgaine and Gwenhwyfar, it grew into a series of books; like the Darkover series, the later novels are written with or by other authors and have continued to appear after Bradley's death.
Her reputation has been posthumously marred by multiple accusations of child sexual abuse by her daughter Moira Greyland, and for allegedly assisting her second husband, convicted child abuser Walter Breen, in sexually abusing multiple unrelated children.
(from Wikipedia)
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Like all of the S&S collections, a strong showing all around. Favorite stories: "Lorelai" "Earth, Air, Fire, Water" and "Her Mother's Sword".
Like all of the S&S collections, a strong showing all around. Favorite stories: "Lorelai" "Earth, Air, Fire, Water" and "Her Mother's Sword".
December 1, 2010
What makes this collection so interesting is the number of new authors in it. All book in the series end with a "funny" story and this one is no different. Justice Is Mine has an awful or awfully funny ending. The introductions in each book of the series is an essay on a topic and contains important truths for budding authors. In this intro, she talks about sense of wonder and amateur vs. professional as the words pertaining to writers. Her comments carry over well into other vocations or professions.
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June 3, 2009My story, Smile of the Goddess, appears in this anthology.
December 18, 2018
This book had more good stories that appealed to me.
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