Introducing today’s Warrior Woman: she’s strong, she’s capable, she’s independent *and* she’s *serious*. But most of all, as portrayed in the 20 stories collected here, she’s absolutely unforgettable, whether dressed in a chic designer suit or the traditional chainmail bikini.
From Jan Stirling comes Were-Wench, about a bold and brave swordswoman who’s cursed to transmogrify into a wanton hussy whenever the moon is full.
David Vierling offers Armor / Amour, about what happens *after* the sun-bronzed warrior hunk rescues the beautiful damsel from considerable distress.
Susan Shwartz spins a sharp contemporary tale called Exchange Program, in which Hillary Rodham Blinton – victim of an Amtrak accident – finds herself in Valhalla, where she takes the Valkyries under her wing (and puts both Wodin and his boorish son Thor in their places).
And what would a Warrior Woman anthology be without George Alec Effinger’s totally terrific Barbarian Swordsperson, Maureen Muffy Birnbaum? This time she’s Muffy in the MUD (no, not *mud* , MUS, or Multi-User Dungeon), fighting her way through a computer role-playing game in the company of a supernatural personage of ancient power and wisdom who looks just like (this is going to sound omigod *weird* ) Brad Pitt.
Also included, works by Lawrence Watt-Evans, Roger Zelazny, eluki bed shahar, Jody Lynn Nye and other ingenious writers.