Sword and Sorceress I

by Marion Zimmer Bradley, Charles de Lint, Stephen L. Burns, et al.

Book Overview

An early (possibly the first) anthology of fantasy short stories where women are the protagonist. All stories in this anthology are powerful, original and chosen for their individual quality and... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0879979283
• ISBN13: 9780879979287
• Release Date: July 1986
• Publisher: Daw Books
• Length: 255 Pages
• Weight: 0.34 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Cool book

This is a cool book for something out of the late 80's, early 90's. I read it over and over.

Fem Lit!

This is a great book filled with short stories showing the weakness and strengths of women. These women are not your usual women - some are soldiers, some sorceress and others just plain ole women who are thrown into an extraordinary situation and prevail, or do they? They don't all end with the typical fairy tale ending. This book is the first in a series of 21 books. My favorite story is the Thorn and Frostflower involving travel to other worlds by Phyllis Karr.

The book that started the series!

Sword and Sorceress is the original. This book has given rise to a series spanning 15 other books, and set the precedent for all future books in the series. All the stories in S & S I are about stong female characters, but the stories are diverse. Some are written by men, some by women. Some have only a female protagonist, others have male and female protagonists working together. The protagonist's talents range from shapeshifting, to magic, to swordsmanship. Or should I say swordswomanship? All in all, Bradley has put together a collection of stories that will entertain every fantasy reader. I was especially pleased to find so much variety and quality in one anthology. I like Bradley's novels, and as an editor she is no less disapointing. I highly reccommend any books in the S & S series!