THOSE CHICKS IN CHAINMAIL ARE BACK - AND BOTH THEIR WIT AND SWORDS ARE AS SHARD AS EVER!

One good turn deserves another and those unpredictable amazons are back, swords sharpened, chainmail polished, makeup in place, ready to fight the good fight on the field of battle. But if you think they're just male wish-fulfillment fantasies, you'd better say it under your breath and out of their earshot, because these barbarian babes were born to battle.

Award-winning author Esther Friesner presents all new adventures of fearless women warriors by Eric Flint, author of 1632; Nebula-winning author Harry Turtledove; Jody Lynne Nye, co-author of the best selling The Ship Who Won; Campbell Award-winner Wen Spenser, and many more, including the inimitable Esther Friesner herself, as fantasy adventure takes a turn for the lighter side.

The following stories are contained in this anthology:

• Introduction by Esther M. Friesner
• Mightier than the Sword by John G. Hemry
• A Late Symmer Night's Battle by Laura Frankos
• Psyched Up by Michael D. Turner
• Branded by Jan Stirling
• The Girl's Guide to Defeating the Dark Lord by Cassandra Claire
• She Stuffs to Conquer by Yvonne Coats
• The Gypsy Queen by Catherine H. Shaffer
• Over the Hill by Jim C. Hines
• A Sword Called Rhonda by D. S. Moen
• Giants in the Earth by Esther M. Friesner
• Rituals for a New God by Wen Spenser
• I Look Good by Selina Rosen
• Combat Shopping by Lee Martindale
• Battle Ready by J. Ardian Lee
• A Woman's Armor by Lesley McBain
• Hallah Iron-Thighs and the Halls of the Puppet King by K. D. Wentworth
• Princess Injera Versus the Spanakopita of Doom by Robin Wayne Bailey
• Brunhilde's Bra by Laura J. Underwood
• Smoke and Mirrors by Steven Piziks
• The Truth About the Gotterdammerung by Eric Flint
• Defender of the Small by Jody Lynne Nye
• Of Mice and Chicks by Harry Turtledove
• About the Authors