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SPELLS CAST...SWORDS BLOODIED... As evil stalks the realms of enchantment, valient women must face the challenges of dark magic, dread lords, demon hunters, vampires' fangs and dragons' fury. armed with knowledge of the ways of Light, these warriors and wizards, healers and thieves are all that stand between the innocent people of the land and the soul- and life-stealing horrors bent on conquering all humankind. So join this brand-new campaign in the ongoing war between good and ill, as such masters as Jennifer Roberson, Mercedes Lackey, Charles de Lint and Diana Paxson - and their fellow spinners of tales and legends - lead their forces off to battle... Marion Zimmer Bradley's Sword and Sorceress series 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 or Something · Marion Zimmer Bradley Sorcerer's Pet · Margaret L. Carter Into the Green [Angharad] · Charles de Lint Eyes of the Laemi · Janet Fox Jewels · Linda Gordon Dance of the Healer · M.R. Hildebrand One Night at the Inn · Millea Kenin Keys [Vows and Honor] · Mercedes Lackey Drum Duel · Gerald Perkins The Eye of Toyur · Diana L. Paxson Peet's Bride · Dana Kramer-Rolls Warrior's Way · A.D. Overstreet Spoils of War · Jennifer Roberson Cholin of Carnel · B.A. Rolls Rite of Vengeance · Deborah Wheeler Bloodstone · Mary Frances Zambreno Sword Singer · Laura J. Underwood Stormbringer · Steve Tymon Sorceress of the Gulls · Dave Smeds Runaways · Josepha Sherman The Golden Egg · Morning Glory Zell Revised Standard Virgin · Rick Cook Dragon Lovers · Cynthia Drolet