A READER'S GUIDE TO SWORD & SORCERY ANTHOLOGIES

Not all content is Heroic Fiction - sometimes mixed with science fiction and horror

Anthologies Before 1986

1986-Present

Barbarians (1986) edited by Robert Adams, Martin H. Greenberg & Charles G. Waugh
1. " Scylla’s Daughter" by Fritz Leiber
2. "Stone Man" by Fred Saberhagen
3. "Sand Sister" by Andre Norton
4. "Swordsman of Lost Terra" by Poul Anderson
5. "The Were-Wolf" by Clemence Housman
6. "Swords Against the Marluk" by Katherine Kurtz
7. "Not Long Before the End" by Larry Niven
8. "Maureen Birnbaum, Barbarian Swordsperson" by George Alec Effinger
9. "Thurigon Agonistes" by Ardath Mayhar
10. "Vault of Silence" by Lin Carter
11. "The Other One" by Karl Edward Wagner
12. "The Age of the Warrior" by Hank Reinhardt
13. "Beyond the Black River" by Robert E. Howard

Heroic Visions II (1986) edited by Jessica Amanda Salmonson
1. "The Inn at the World's End" by Keith Roberts
2. "Voices" by Michael Bishop
3. "Lazarus" by Ellen Kushner
4. "La Strega" by Richard A. Russo
5. "Honor" by Jody Scott
6. "The Lingering Minstrel" by Jessica Amanda Salmonson
7. "The Head of Shemesh the Eshurian" by Avram Davidson
8. "The Lion of Elirhom's Anger" by Michael Nicholas Richard
9. "Eammon's Banshee" by Gillian FitzGerald
10. "The Slaughter of the Gods" by Manly Wade Wellman
11. "The Word-Woman of Dza" by Grania Davis
12. "Masquerade of a Dead Sword" by Thomas Ligotti

Liavek: The Players of Luck (1986) edited by Will Shetterly & Emma Bull
1. "A Happy Birthday" by Will Shetterly
2. "Before the Paint is Dry" by Kara Dalkey
3. "The Rat's Alley Shuffle" by Charles de Lint
4. "Two Houses in Saltigos" by Pamela Dean
5. "Rikiki and the Wizard" by Patricia C. Wrede
6. "Dry Well" by Nathan A. Bucklin
7. "Choice of the Black Goddess" by Gene Wolfe
8. "The Ballad of the Quick Levars" by Jane Yolen
9. "Pot Luck" by Megan Lindholm
10. "Show of Faith" by Gregory Frost
11. "An Act of Trust" by Steven Brust
12. "Ishu's Gift" by Charles R. Saunders
13. "A Cup of Worrynot Tea" by John M. Ford
14. "The Well-Made Plan" by Emma Bull

Magic in Ithkar 3 (1986) edited by Andre Norton & Robert Adams
1. "Prologue" by Robert Adams
2. "Three Knives in Ithkar" by Gareth Bloodwine
3. "Were-Sisters" by Ann R. Brown
4. "The Magic Carpet" by James Clark
5. "The Amiable Assassin" by A. C. Crispin
6. "Guardians of the Secret" by Ginger Curry & Monika Conroy
7. "The Beggar and His Cat" by Gene DeWeese
8. "Flarrin Red-chin" by M. Coleman Easton
9. "Covenant" by P. M. Griffin
10. "What Little Girls Are Made Of " by T. S. Huff
11. "Eyes of the Seer" by Caralyn Inks & Georgia Miller
12. "Fiddler Fair" by Mercedes R. Lackey
13. "The Silverlord" by Morgan Llywelyn
14. "SunDark in Ithkar" by S. Lee Rouland
15. "Hair’s Breath" by Susan M. Shwartz
16. "The Singing Eggs" by Kiel Stuart

Sword & Sorceress III (1986) edited by Marion Zimmer Bradley
1. " The Evolution of Women's Fantasy" by Marion Zimmer Bradley
2. "Dragon-Amber" by Deborah Wheeler
3. "Enter the Wolf " by A. D. Overstreet
4. "Valley of the Shadow" by Jennifer Roberson
5. "The Song and the Flute" by Dorothy J. Heydt
6. "Journeytime" by Dana Kramer-Rolls
7. "Orpheus" by Mary Frances Zambreno
8. "Scarlet Eyes" by Millea Kenin
9. "The River of Tears" by Anodea Judith
10. "Fresh Blood" by Polly B. Johnson
11. "The Mist on the Moor" by Diana L. Paxson
12. "Bargains" by Elizabeth Moon
13. "A Woman's Privilege" by Elisabeth Waters
14. "Talla" by J. Edwin Andrews
15. "Tupilak" by Terry Tafoya
16. "Sword-Sworn" by Mercedes Lackey
17. "A Tale from Hendry's Mill" by Melissa Carpenter
18. "S.A.R." by Patricia B. Cirone
19. "More's the Pity" by L. D. Woeltjen
20. "Marwe's Forest" by Charles R. Saunders
21. "The Hunters" by Mavis J. Andrews

Thieves' World: Soul of the City (1986) edited by Robert Asprin & Lynn Abbey
1. "Power Play" by Janet Morris
2. "Dagger in the Mind" by C. J. Cherryh
3. "Children of All Ages" by Lynn Abbey
4. "Death in the Meadow" by C. J. Cherryh
5. "The Small Powers that Endure" by Lynn Abbey
6. "Pillar of Fire" by Janet Morris

Thieves' World: Blood Ties (1986) edited by Robert Asprin & Lynn Abbey
1. " Introduction" by Robert Lynn Asprin
2. "Lady of Fire" by Diana L. Paxson
3. "Sanctuary Is for Lovers" by Janet & Chris Morris
4. "Lovers Who Slay Together" by Robin Wayne Bailey
5. "In the Still of the Night" by C. J. Cherryh
6. "No Glad in Gladiator" by Robert Lynn Asprin
7. "The Tie That Binds" byDiane Duane
8. "Sanctuary Nocturne" by Lynn Abbey
9. "Spellmaster" by Andrew J. & Jodie Offutt
10. "Afterword" by C. J. Cherryh

Echoes of Valor (1987) edited by Karl Edward Wagner
1. "The Black Stranger" by Robert E. Howard
2. "Adept's Gambit" by Fritz Leiber
3. "Wet Magic" by Henry Kuttner

Liavek: Wizard's Row (1987) edited by Will Shetterly & Emma Bull
1. "An Act of Mercy" by Megan Lindholm & Steven Brust
2. "Green Is the Color" by John M. Ford
3. "Paint the Meadows with Delight" by Pamela Dean
4. "The World in the Rock" by Kara Dalkey
5. "Baker’s Dozen" by Bradley Denton
6. "Cenedwine Brocade" by Caroline Stevermer
7. "A Hypothetical Lizard" by Alan Moore
8. "Training Ground" by Nancy Kress
9. "City of Luck" by Jane Yolen
10. "The Ballad of the Quick Levars" by Jane Yolen
11. "Eel Island Shoals" by John M. Ford
12. "Pot-Boil Blues" by John M. Ford
13. "A Handbook for the Apprentice Magician"

Magic in Ithkar 4 (1987) edited by Andre Norton & Robert Adams
1. " Prologue" by Robert Adams
2. "The Clockwork Woman" by Ann R. Brown
3. "First Do No Harm" by Mildred Downey Broxon
4. " Honeycomb" by Esther M. Friesner
5. "Demon Luck" by Craig Shaw Gardner
6. "A Quiet Day at the Fair" by Sharon Green
7. "Mandrake" by Caralyn Inks
8. "To Trap a Demon" by Ardath Mayhar
9. "Trave" by Shirley Meier
10. "The Book-Healer" by Sandra Miesel
11. "The Demon’s Gift" by Kathleen O’Malley
12. "The Gentle Art of Making Enemies" by Claudia Peck
13. "Day of Strange Fortune" by Carol Severance
14. "Cat and Muse" by Rose Wolf
15. "The Talisman" by Timothy Zahn

Sword & Sorceress IV (1987) edited by Marion Zimmer Bradley
1. " Introduction" by Marion Zimmer Bradley
2. "A Tale of Heroes" by Mercedes Lackey
3. "The Woodland of Zarad-Thra" by Robin W. Bailey
4. "The Weeping Oak" by Charles de Lint
5. 'Gullrider" by Dave Smeds
6. "Blood Dancer" by Diana L. Paxson
7. "Kayli's Fire" by Paula Helm Murray
8. "The Ring of Lifari" by Josepha Sherman
9. "Rite of Passage" by Jennifer Roberson
10. 'The Eyes of the Gods" by Richard Corwin
11. "Fate and the Dreamer" by Millea Kenin
12. "The Noonday Witch" by Dorothy J. Heydt
13. "Redeemer's Riddle" by Stephen L. Burns
14. "The Tree-Wife of Arketh" by Syn Ferguson
15. "Spell of Binding" by Richard Cornell
16. 'Storm God" by Deborah Wheeler
17. 'Die Like a Man" by L. D. Woeltjen
18. "Death and the Ugly Woman" by Bruce D. Arthurs
19. "Bloodstones" by Deborah M. Vogel

Thieves' World: Aftermath (1987) edited by Robert Asprin & Lynn Abbey
1. "Introduction" by Robert Lynn Asprin
2. "Cade" by Mark C. Perry
3. "Wake of the Riddler" by Janet Morris
4. "Inheritor" by David Drake
5. "Mercy Worse Than None" by John Brunner
6. "Seeing Is Believing (But Love Is Blind)" by Lynn Abbey
7. "Homecoming" by Andrew J. Offutt

Barbarians II (1988) edited by Robert Adams, Martin H. Greenberg & Pamela Crippens Adams
1. "The Toads of Grimmerdale" by Andre Norton
2. "Maureen Birnbaum at the Earth’s Core" by George Alec Effinger
3. "Trapped in the Shadowland" by Fritz Leiber
4. "The Blacksmith" by Raul Garcia Capella
5. "Demon of the Snows" by Lin Carter
6. "The Dark Mother" by Diana L. Paxson
7. "Misericorde" by Karl Edward Wagner
8. "The Warrior Race" by L. Sprague de Camp
9. "Fredeya" by Charles L. Fontenay
10. 'A Logical Conclusion" by Poul Anderson
11. "The Winged Helmet" by Fred Saberhagen
12. "The Changer of Names" by Ramsey Campbell
13. "The Valley of the Worm" by Robert E. Howard
14. "The Ghastly Pond" by Jessica Amanda Salmonson

Liavek: Spells of Binding (1988) edited by Will Shetterly & Emma Bull
1. "Riding the Hammer" by John M. Ford
2. "Portrait of Vengeance" by Kara Dalkey
3. "The Skin and Knife Game" by Lee Barwood and Charles de Lint
4. "Strings Attached" by Nathan A. Bucklin
5. "The Last Part of the Tragical History of Acrilat" by Pamela Dean
6. "Mad God" by Patricia C. Wrede
7. "The Tale of the Stuffed Levar" by Jane Yolen
8. "An Act of Love" by Steven Brust, Gregory Frost and Megan Lindholm
9. "Spells of Binding" by Pamela Dean

Sword & Sorceress V (1988) edited by Marion Zimmer Bradley
1. "Introduction or Something" by Marion Zimmer Bradley
2. "Sorcerer's Pet" by Margaret L. Carter
3. "Into the Green" by Charles de Lint
4. "Eyes of the Laemi" by Janet Fox
5. "Jewels" by Linda Gordon
6. "Dance of the Healer" by M. R. Hildebrand
7. "One Night at the Inn" by Millea Kenin
8. "Keys" by Mercedes Lackey
9. "Drum Duel" by Gerald Perkins
10. "The Eye of Toyur" by Diana L. Paxson
11. "Peet's Bride" by Dana Kramer-Rolls
12. "Warrior's Way" by A. D. Overstreet
13. "Spoils of War" by Jennifer Roberson
14. "Cholin of Carnel" by B. A. Rolls
15. "Rite of Vengeance" by Deborah Wheeler
16. "Bloodstone" by Mary Frances Zambreno
17. "Sword Singer" by Laura J. Underwood
18. "Stormbringer" by Steve Tymon
19. "Sorceress of the Gulls" by Dave Smeds
20. "Runaways" by Josepha Sherman
21. "The Golden Egg" by Morning Glory Zell
22. "Revised Standard Virgin" by Rick Cook
23. "Dragon Lovers" by Cynthia Drolet

Thieves' World; Uneasy Alliances (1988) edited by Robert Asprin & Lynn Abbey
1. "Introduction" by Lynn Abbey ins
2. "Slave Trade" by Robert Lynn Asprin
3. "The Best of Friends" by C. J. Cherryh
4. "The Power of Kings" by Jon DeCles
5. "Red Light, Love Light" by Chris Morris
6. "A Sticky Business" by C. S. Williams
7. "The Promise of Heaven" by Robin Wayne Bailey
8. "The Vision of Lalo" by Diana L. Paxson

Echoes of Valor II (1989) edited by Karl Edward Wagner
1. "The Frost King's Daughter" by Robert E. Howard
2. "Quest of the Starstone" by C. L. Moore & Henry Kuttner
3. "Nymph of Darkness by C. L. Moore & Forrest J Ackerman
4. "Werewoman" by C. L. Moore
5. "Song in a Minor Key" by C. L. Moore
6. "Lorelei of the Red Mist" by Leigh Brackett & Ray Bradbury
7. "Hok Visits the Land of Legends" by Manly Wade Wellman
8. "Untitled Hok Fragment" by Manly Wade Wellman

Liavek: Festival Week (1990) edited by Will Shetterly & Emma Bull
1. "Consequences" by Walter Jon Williams
2. "As Bright as New Coppers" by Bradley Denton
3. "The Grand Festival: Sestina" byJohn M. Ford
4. "Divination Day: Invocation" by John M. Ford
5. "A Hot Night at Cheeky's" by Steven Brust
6. "Birth Day: Sonnet" by John M. Ford
7. "A Prudent Obedience" by Kara Dalkey
8. "Procession Day/Remembrance Night: Processonal/Recessional" by John M. Ford
9. "A Necessary End" by Pamela Dean
10. "Bazaar Day: Ballad" by John M. Ford
11. "The True Tale of Count Dashif's Demise" by Jane Yolen
12. "Festival Day: Catechism" by John M. Ford
13. "Six Days Outside the Year" by Will Shetterly
14. "The Levar's Night Out" by Patricia C. Wrede
15. "Restoration Day: Plainsong" by John M. Ford

Sword & Sorceress VI (1990) edited by Marion Zimmer Bradley
1. " Introduction" by Marion Zimmer Bradley
2. "Equona's Mare" by Diana L. Paxson
3. "The Hand of Fatima" by Shariann Lewitt
4. "Commencement" by Lynne Armstrong-Jones
5. "A Lesser of Evils" by Morning Glory Zell
6. "And Sáavüld Danced..." by Kier Neustaedter
7. "Stone of Light" by Linda Gordon
8. "Change of Command" by Nancy Jane Moore
9. "The Starry King" by Vera Nazarian
10. "Mirror Image" by Nina Boal
11. "Sleeping Dogs" by Jennifer Roberson
12. "Shadowlands" by Elisabeth Waters
13. "The Making of a Legend" by Mercedes Lackey
14. "Burnt Offerings" by Mary Fenoglio
15. "Ratsbane" by Dorothy J. Heydt
16. "Wolf Hunt" by Bobbi Miller
17. "Pearl" by Carl Thelen
18. "Name of the Demoness" by Jessie D. Eaker
19. "Hands" by Lois Tilton
20. "Wolfrunner" by Mary E. Choo
21. "Until We Meet Again" by J. A. Brebner
22. "Black Wolf" by Gemma Tarlach

Thieves' World: Stealers' Sky (1989) edited by Robert Asprin & Lynn Abbey
1. "Introduction" by Robert Lynn Asprin
2. "Night Work" by Andrew J. Offutt
3. "The Incompetent Audience" by Jon DeCles
4. "Our Vintage Years" by Duane McGowen
5. "Quicksilver Dreams" by Diana L. Paxson
6. "Winds of Fortune" by C. J. Cherryh
7. "The Fire in a God’s Eye" by Robin Wayne Bailey
8. "Web Weavers" by Lynn Abbey
9. "To Begin Again" by Robert Lynn Asprin

Sword & Sorceress VII (1990) edited by Marion Zimmer Bradley
1. "Introduction" by Marion Zimmer Bradley
2. "At the Tolling of Midnight" by Stephanie Shaver
3. "The Buddy System" by Laura Thurston
4. "The Cloud of Evil" by Mark Tompkins
5. "Heart of the Matter" by Rowena A. Bathgate
6. "A Wolf in the Fold" by Deborah Wheeler
7. "A Thing of Love" by Vera Nazarian
8. "The Sword Slave" by Diana L. Paxson
9. "Festival Gatherers" by Diann Partridge
10. "The Talisman" by Mercedes Lackey
11. "Widow" by Kathleen A. Varnado
12. "Just Desserts" by Elizabeth McCoy
13. "Mending Wounds" by Gary Jonas
14. "St. George and the Dragon" by Nancy Jane Moore
15. "Her Father's Daughter" by Sue Isle
16. "Winterkill" by Laurell K. Hamilton
17. "Staying Behind" by Jessie D. Eaker
18. "Hawk's Hill" by Gary Herring
19. "Waterwise" by Mary Frey
20. "The Second Song" by I. F. Cole
21. "The Thorny Path to Wizardry" by Lawrence Schimel
22. "Grim Calling" by Patricia B. Cirone
23. "Winter's Daughter" by Diane Burrell
24. "The Bridge Over Darikill Fel" by Stephen L. Burns
25. "Warrior's Oath" by Lynne Armstrong-Jones
26. "Lost Souls" by Alison Brooks

Echoes of Valor III (1991) edited by Karl Edward Wagner
1. "The Shadow of the Vulture" by Robert E. Howard (The Magic Carpet, January 1934)
2. "Cursed Be the City" by Henry Kuttner (Strange Stories, April 1939)
3. "The Citadel of Darkness" by Henry Kuttner (Strange Stories, August 1939)
4. "Hok Goes to Atlantis" by Manly Wade Wellman (Amazing Stories, December 1939)
5. "Wolves of Darkness" by Jack Williamson (Strange Tales, January 1932)
6. " The Red Witch" by Nictzin Dyalhis (Weird Tales, April 1932)
7. " The Sapphire Goddess" by Nictzin Dyalhis (Weird Tales, February 1934)
8. "The Sea-Witch" by Nictzin Dyalhis (Weird Tales, December 1937)

Sword & Sorceress VIII (1991) edited by Marion Zimmer Bradley
1. "Introduction" by Marion Zimmer Bradley
2. "Beauty and His Beast" by Vera Nazarian
3. "Retirement Plan" by Margaret Howes
4. "The Opal Skull" by Cynthia Ward
5. "Edyth Among the Trolls" by Lois Tilton
6. "Out of the Frying Pan" by Elisabeth Waters
7. "Trading Swords" by Dave Smeds
8. "East of the Dawn" by Jere Dunham
9. "Stained Glass" by Linda Gordon
10. "The Price of the Wind" by Josepha Sherman
11. "Spellbinder" by Rosemary Edghill
12. "Shards of Crystal" by Stephanie Shaver
13. "Song of the Dragon" by Andrea Pelleschi
14. "A Throw of the Dice" by Nancy L. Pine
15. "Heart's Desires" by Walter L. Kleine
16. "Ytarra's Mirror" by Diana L. Paxson
17. "Kayli Kidnapped" by Paula Helm Murray
18. "Fair Play" by Jennifer Roberson
19. "She Who Shields" by Gary W. Herring
20. "Marayd's Escape" by Rima Saret
21. "Geese" by Laurell K. Hamilton
22. "Wings of Fire" by Mercedes Lackey
23. "Masks" by Deborah Burros

Sword & Sorceress IX (1992) edited by Marion Zimmer Bradley
1. "Introduction" by Marion Zimmer Bradley
2. "Slave to the Sword" by Tanya Beaty
3. "Shadows Do Not Bleed" by Bruce D. Arthurs
4. "Beastly!" by Lynne Armstrong-Jones
5. "Piper" by Susan Hanniford Crowley
6. "Stopthrust" by Diana L. Paxson
7. "Elynne Dragonchild" by Phil Brucato
8. "Freeing Souls" by Lisa Deason
9. "Blademistress" by Jessie D. Eaker
10. "Sorcerers' Gate" by Patricia Duffy Novak
11. "The Birthday Gift" by Elisabeth Waters
12. "Tangled Webs" by Laura J. Underwood
13. "Winterwood" by Stephanie D. Shaver
14. "Red Wings" by Josepha Sherman
15. "Above the Ground" by Eric Haines
16. "On a Night Like Any Other" by Mark Tompkins
17. "A Woman's Weapon" by Mercedes Lackey
18. "Behind the Waterfall" by Mary Frey
19. "Hoard" by Steven Piziks
20. "Queen of the Dead" by Dorothy J. Heydt
21. "The Flower that Does Not Wither" by Dave Smeds
22. "To Have and to Hold" by Linda Gordon
23. "The Catalyst" by Lee Ann Martins
24. "Breaking Walls" by Leslie Ann Miller
25. "The Enchanted Frog" by Cynthia L. Ward
26. "The Price of the Gods" by Roxana Pierson
27. "Tiger's Eye" by Syne Mitchell

Sword & Sorceress X (1993) edited by Marion Zimmer Bradley
1. "Introduction" by Marion Zimmer Bradley
2. "Lorelei" by Tina Good
3. "Falcon's Shadow" by Diana L. Paxson
4. "The Proper Balance" by Robyn McGrew
5. "The Gift of Minerva" by Dorothy J. Heydt
6. "Friendly Fire" by Mercedes Lackey
7. "Heart in a Box" by Lynne Armstrong-Jones
8. "Dance of Death" by Donna Bocian Currie
9. "Earth, Air, Fire, and Water" by Kirsten M. Corby
10. "Fealty" by Kati Dougherty
11. "Hunt for the Queen's Beast" by J. M. Cressy
12. "Robes" by Patricia Duffy Novak
13. "Bonds of Light" by Vera Nazarian
14. "Night, Who Creeps Through Keyholes" by Francesca Myman
15. "Oaths" by Leslie Ann Miller
16. "Double Vision" by Lucas K. Law
17. "The Phoenix Medallion" by Diann Partridge
18. "A Run in the Forest" by David A. Pillard
19. "Old Age and Treachery ..." by Nancy L. Pine
20. "In Sheep's Clothing" by Lawrence Schimel
21. "Her Mother's Sword" by Stephanie Shaver
22. "The Sorceress' Apprentice" by Deborah Wheeler
23. "Mage-Sight" by Lynne Alisse Witten
24. "Ether and the Skeptic" by Katy Huth Jones
25. "The Limwitch" by Rebekah Jensen
26. "Smile of the Goddess" by Lorina J. Stephens
27. "Just Reward" by Karen Luk
28. "Boys Will Be Girls" by Vicki Kirchhoff
29. "Taking Shape" by Lisa Deason
30. "Justice Is Mine" by Carolee J. Edwards

Sword & Sorceress XI (1994) edited by Marion Zimmer Bradley
1. "Introduction" by Marion Zimmer Bradley
2. "Call the Wild Horses" by Bunnie Bessell
3. "Keepsake" by Lynn Michels
4. "Spirit Singer" by Diana L. Paxson
5. "Final Exam" by Jessica R. Lerbs
6. "The Stratmoor Bear" by Charley Pearson
7. "Grumble Snoot" by Vaughn Heppner
8. "Tales" by Javonna L. Anderson
9. "Maggot's Feast" by Jo Clayton
10. "Moonriders" by Lynne Armstrong-Jones
11. "Thief, Thief!" by Mary Catelli
12. "Healing" by Hannah Blair
13. " Virgin Spring" by Cynthia McQuillin
14. "The Haven" by Judith Kobylecky
15. "Savior" by Tom Gallier
16. "Bad Luck and Curses" by Jessie Eaker
17. "The Mistress' Riddle" by Karen Luk
18. "Rusted Blade" by Dave Smeds
19. "Images of Love" by Larry Tritten
20. "A Fate Worse Than Death" by Diann Partridge
21. "Power Play" by Sandra Morrese
22. "Fenwitch" by Sarah Evans
23. "Green-Eyed Monster" by Vicki Kirchhoff
24. "Snowfire" by D. Lopes Heald
25. "Ancient Warrior" by Stephanie Shaver
26. "Barbarian Legacy" by Lawrence Schimel
27. "Mist" by Laura J. Underwood
28. "Songhealer" by Tammi Labrecque
30. "The Sow's Ear" by Kathy Ann Trueman
31. "Poisoned Dreams" by Deborah Wheeler
32. "Night-Beast" by Cynthia Ward
33. "The Gift" by Rochelle Marie
34. "The Crystal Casket" by Kristine Sprunger
35. "Ringed In" by Mildred Perkins

Sword & Sorceress XII (1995) edited by Marion Zimmer Bradley
1. "Introduction" by Marion Zimmer Bradley
2. "Demon in Glass" by John P. Buentello
3. "Does the Shoe Fit You Now?" by Carolyn J. Bahr
4. "A Lynx and a Bastard" by Karen Luk
5. "Dragonskin Boots" by Lisa S. Silverthorne
6. "Truth" by Lynne Armstrong-Jones
7. "Skins" by Heather Rose Jones
8. "Though the World Is Darkness" by Lisa Deason
9. "Hemparius the Trader" by Valerie Atkinson Gawthorp
10. "Chance" by Tom Gallier
11. "Touched by the Gods" by Deborah Millitello
12. "Shadow Harper" by Cynthia McQuillin
13. "The Stone Face, the Giant, and the Paradox" by Vera Nazarian
14. "Wormwood" by Laura J. Underwood
15. "Silverblade" by Deborah Wheeler
16. "A Dragon in Distress" by Mercedes Lackey and Elisabeth Waters
17. "Stone Spirit" by Diana L. Paxson
18. "Garden of Glories" by Jennifer Roberson
19. "Stealing the Power" by Linda J. Dunn
20. "The Lost Path" by Patricia Duffy Novak
21. "Winter Roses" by Patricia Sayre McCoy
22. "Amber" by Syne Mitchell
23. "Promise to Angel" by Stephanie Shaver

Chicks in Chainmail (1996) edited by Esther M. Friesner
1. "Introduction" by Esther M. Friesner
2. "Lady of Steel" by Roger Zelazny
3. "And Ladies of the Club" by Elizabeth Moon
4. "Exchange Program" by Susan Shwartz
5. "Goddess for a Day" by Harry Turtledove
6. "Armor-Ella" by Holly Lisle
7. "Career Day" by Margaret Ball
8. "Armor/Amore" by David Vierling
9. "The Stone of War and the Nightingale's Egg" by Elizabeth Ann Scarborough
10. "The Growling" by Jody Lynn Nye
11. "The New Britomart" by Eluki bes Shahar
12. "On the Road of Silver" by Mark Bourne
13. "Bra Melting" by Janni Lee Simner
14. "The Old Grind" by Laura Frankos
15. "The Way to a Man's Heart" by Esther Friesner
16. "Whoops!" by Nancy Springer
17. "The Guardswoman" by Lawrence Watt-Evans
18. "Teacher's Pet" by Josepha Sherman
19. "Were-Wench" by Jan Stirling
20. "Blood Calls to Blood" by Elisabeth Waters
21. "Maureen Birnbaum in the MUD" by George Alec Effinger

Sword & Sorceress XIII (1996) edited by Marion Zimmer Bradley
1. "Introduction" by Marion Zimmer Bradley
2. "Patience" by Jo Clayton
3. "Sun Dancer" by Leslie Ann Miller
4. "Spider's Offer" byCharles M. Saplak
5. "More Than One Way" by Heather Rose Jones
6. "Daelith's Bargain" by Cynthia McQuillin
7. "The Spirit Arrow" by Deborah Wheeler
8. "The Choosing" by John P. Buentello
9. "Tortoise Weeps" by Marella Sands
10. "What the Gods Will" by Kathleen Dalton-Woodbury
11. "Double Blind" by Syne Mitchell
12. "Patchwork Magic" by P. Andrew Miller
13. "Twilight" by Diana L. Paxson
14. "Personal Need" by Lynn Michals
15. "Catriona's Daughters" by Andrea J. Horlick
16. "The Whisht Hound's Bone" by Laura J. Underwood
17. "The Werewolf's Final Lesson" by Joette M. Rozanski
18. "The Curse of Tanit" by Dorothy J. Heydt
19. "Dual" by Quinn Weller
20. "Spirit Quest" by Kathryne Kennedy
21. "Crow Feathers" by Lawrence Schimel
22. "Jewel-Bright" by Stephanie Shaver
23. "The Comforter" by Jean Marie Egger

Sword & Sorceress XIV (1997) edited by Marion Zimmer Bradley
1. "The Bargain" by Laura J. Underwood
2. "The Impression of Power" by Lee Martindale
3. "The Naming of Names" by Adrienne Martine-Barnes
4. "Changelings" by Diana L. Paxson
5. "Death Hunt" by Raul S. Reyes
6. "A Single Soul" by Deborah Wheeler
7. "The Needle and the Sword" by Jessie D. Eaker
8. "Small Considerations" by Judith Fielder Leggett
9. "If You Can't Stand the Heat..." by P.E. Cunningham
10. "Silver Bands" by Syne Mitchell
11. "The Hand of a Lady" by Anne Cutrell
12. "To Have and to Hold" by Karen Barnes
13. "A Knight On Tower Hill" by Kathrina Bood
14. "The Longest Night" by Lisa S. Silverthorne
15. "Blood Moon" by Cynthia Ward
16. "By the Skin of Her Teeth" by Heather Rose Jones
17. "Friends in High Places" by Christina Krueger
18. "The Blade of Unmaking" by Elisabeth Waters
19. "The Stone-Weaver's Tale" by Cynthia McQuillin
20. "The Hollow Dancer" by Mary Soon Lee
21. "La Faie Suiateih" by Lisa Deason
22. "Vengeance" by Dorothy J. Heydt
23. "The Moongate Troll" by Patricia Duffy Novak
24. "Lifestone" by Mary Catelli
25. "White Elephants" by Christopher Kempke
26. "Traveler's Aide" by Kathleen Thompson
27. "Afterword: The Last Word" by Rachel E. Holmen

Did You Say Chicks? (1988) edited by Esther M. Friesner
1. "Introduction" by Esther M. Friesner
2. "No Pain, No Gain" by Elizabeth Moon
3. "Slue-Foot Sue and the Witch in the Woods" by Laura Frankos
4. "A Young Swordswoman's Garden Primer" by Sarah Zettel
5. "The Old Fire" by Jody Lynn Nye
6. "Like No Business I Know" by Mark Bourne
7. "A Bone to Pick" by Marina Frants and Keith R. A. DeCandido
8. "The Attack of the Avenging Virgins" by Elizabeth Ann Scarborough
9. "Oh, Sweet Goodnight!" by Christina Briley and Walter Vance Awsten
10. "A Bitch in Time" by Doranna Durgin
11. "Don't You Want to Be Beautiful?" by Laura Anne Gilman
12. "A Night with the Girls" by Barbara Hambly
13. "A Quiet Knight's Reading" by Steven Piziks
14. "Armor Propre" by Jan Stirling and S. M. Stirling
15. "A Big Hand for the Little Lady" by Esther M. Friesner
16. "Blade Runner" by K. D. Wentworth
17. "Keeping Up Appearances" by Lawrence Watt-Evans
18. "La Différence" by Harry Turtledove
19. "Tales from the Slushpile" by Margaret Ball
20. "Yes, We Did Say Chicks!" by Adam-Troy Castro

Sword & Sorceress XV (1998) edited by Marion Zimmer Bradley
1. " Introduction" by Marion Zimmer Bradley
2. "With a Warrior's Soul" by John P. Buentello
3. "Perseverance" by Deborah Burros
4. "Where there is Smoke" by Mary Catelli
5. "Unbinding Spell" by Andrea Chodan
6. "Cecropia — Susan Hanniford Crowley
7. "To Live Forever" by Jessie D. Eaker
8. "Queen's Anvil" by Sarah Lyons
9. "The Sick Rose" by Dorothy J. Heydt
10. "Skin-Deep" by Heather Rose Jones
11. "One Last Dragon, One Last Time" by Cath McBride
12. "Under Her Wing" by Devon Monk
13. "Shimmering Scythe" by Vera Nazarian
14. "Spring Snow" by Diana L. Paxson
15. "Oaths" by Lynn Morgan Rosser
16. "Something Precious" by Carol Tompkins
17. "All These Days" by Peter Trachtenberg
18. "His Heart of Stone" by Laura J. Underwood
19. "A Matter of Names" by Cynthia Ward
20. "The Dragon's Horde" by Elisabeth Waters and Raul S. Reyes
21. "The Phoenix Blade" by Deborah Wheeler
22. "The Smell of Magic" by Kathleen Dalton-Woodbury
23. "Seal-Woman's Power " by Paul Edwin Zimmer

Chicks and Chained Males (1999) edited by Esther M. Friesner
1. "Introduction" by Esther M. Friesner
2. "Myth Manners' Guide to Greek Missology #1: Andromeda and Perseus" by Harry Turtledove
3. "Chain, Link, Fence" by Steven Piziks
4. "Fool's Gold" by Elizabeth Moon
5. "In for a Pound" by Lawrence Watt-Evans
6. "Death Becomes Him" by Marina Frants
7. "Straight Arrow" by Susan Shwartz
8. "Bad Heir Day" by Rosemary Edghill
9. "Why Do You Think They Call It Middle Earth?" by Susan Casper
10. "Leg Irons, the Bitch, and the Wardrobe" by Laura Frankos
11. "Shiftless" by Josepha Sherman
12. "May/December at the Mall" by Brian D. Akers
13. "Yo, Baby!" by Jan Stirling
14. "Don't Break the Chain!" by Jody Lynn Nye
15. "Cross CHILDREN Walk" by Esther M. Friesner
16. "...But Comedy is Hard" by Kate Daniel
17. "Baubles, Bangles and Beads" by Kevin Andrew Murphy
18. "Hallah Iron-Thighs and the Five Unseemly Sorrows" by K. D. Wentworth
19. "Miss Underwood and the Mermaid" by Sarah Zettel

Sword & Sorceress XVI (1999) edited by Marion Zimmer Bradley
1. "Introduction" by Marion Zimmer Bradley
2. "The Kappa's Gift" by Fujiko
3. "The Changeless Room" by Charlotte Carlson
4. "Isabelle and the Siren" by Mary Catelli
5. "Dragon's Tear" by Sonya Fedotowsky
6. "A Sister's Blood" by Patricia B. Cirone
7. "Changed" by Lisa Deason
8. "The Power to Change the Shape of the Land" by Dayle A. Dermatis
9. "The Frog Prince" by Linda J. Dunn
10. "Honey from the Rock" by Dorothy J. Heydt
11. "The Will of the Wind" by Christina Krueger
12. "Moonlight on Water" by Carol E. Leever
13. "Nine Springs" by Kathleen M. Massie-Ferch
14. "Mistweaver" by Terry McGarry
15. "Waking the Stone Maiden" by Cynthia McQuillin
16. "City of No-Sleep" by Vera Nazarian
17. "Daughter of the Bear" by Diana L. Paxson
18. "The Wishing Stones" by Lisa S. Silverthorne
19. "A Fool's Game" by Selina Rosen
20. "The Anvil of Her Pride" by Lawrence Schimel
21. "The Dancing Men of Ballyben" by Laura J. Underwood
22. "Salt & Sorcery" by Elisabeth Waters and Michael Spence
23. "Weaving Spells" by Lawrence Watt-Evans
24. "Enaree, An Azkhantian Tale" by Deborah Wheeler
25. "The Day They Ran Out of Princesses" by Gail Sosinsky Wickman
26. "Taking Flight" by Susan Wolven
27. 'The Vision that Appeared" by Katherine L. Rogers

The Chick Is In the Mail (2000) edited by Esther M. Friesner
1. "Introduction" by Esther Friesner
2. "To His Iron-Clad Mistress" by Kent Patterson
3. "Sweet Charity" by Elizabeth Moon
4. "The Catcher in the Rhine" by Harry Turtledove
5. "With the Knight Male (Apologies to Rudyard Kipling)" by Charles Sheffield
6. "Patterns in the Chain" by Steven Piziks
7. "Arms and the Woman" by Nancy Kress
8. "Fun with Hieroglyphics" by Margaret Ball
9. "Troll by Jury" by Esther M. Friesner
10. "Looking for Rhonda Honda" by William Sanders
11. "The Case of Prince Charming" by Robin Wayne Bailey
12. "Incognito, Ergo Sum" by Karen Everson
13. "Chain of Command" by Leslie What and Nina Kiriki Hoffman
14. "The Thief & The Roller Derby Queen: An Essay on the Importance of Formal Education" by Eric Flint
15. "The Right Bitch" by Doranna Durgin
16. "Foxy Boxer Gal Fights Giant Monster King!" by Pierce Askegren
17. "Hallah Iron-Thighs and the Change of Life" by K. D. Wentworth

Sword & Sorceress XVII (2000) edited by Marion Zimmer Bradley
1. "Introduction" by Marion Zimmer Bradley
2 "Memories of the Sea" by Dave Coleman-Reese
3. "Free Passage" by Mary Catelli
4. "The Conjuror's Light" by Lisa Campos
5. "My Sister's Song" by T. Borregaard
6. "The Summons" by Bunnie Bessell
7. "Luz" by Patricia Duffy Novak
8. "Caelqua's Spring" by Vera Nazarian
9. "Deep as Rivers" by Cynthia McQuillin
10. "Weapons at War" by Charles Richard Laing
11. "Hell Hath No Fury ..." by Lee Martindale
12. "An Exchange of Favors" by Dorothy J. Heydt
13. "Price of the Sword" by Kim Fryer
14. "Demon Calling" by ElizaBeth Gilligan
15. "Nor Iron Bars a Cage" by Deborah Wheeler
16. "The Haunting of Princess Elizabeth" by Carrie Vaughn
17. "Shadow Soul" by Laura J. Underwood
18. "Memories Traced in Snow" by Dave Smeds
19. "Valkyrie" by Jenn Reese
20. "Soul Dance" by Lisa S. Silverthorne
21. "Lady of Flame" by Diana L. Paxson
22. "The Tears of the Moon" by Cynthia Ward

Sword & Sorceress XVIII (2001) edited by Marion Zimmer Bradley
1. Introduction" by Elisabeth Waters
2. "A Passage of Power" by Diana L. Paxson
3. "Lessons Learned" by Kati Dougherty-Carthum
4. "Kendat's Ax" by Jan Combs
5. "The Tower of Song" by Howard Holman
6. "The Needed Stone" by Denise Lopes Heald
7. "Armageddon" by Lisa S. Silverthorne
8. "The Land of Graves" by Dave Smeds
9. "Light" by Susan Urbanek Linville
10. "In the Sacred Places of the Earth" by Dorothy J. Heydt
11. "The Glass Sword" by Richard Corwin
12. "Bed of Roses" by Elisabeth Waters
13. "Sword of Peace" by Lucy Cohen Schmeidler
14. "The Fall of the Kingdom" by Mary Soon Lee
15. "Arms and the Woman" by Lawrence Watt-Evans
16. "The Stone Wives" by Michael Chesley Johnson
17. "Tiger's Eye" by India Edghill
18. "Raven-wings on the Snow" by Pauline J. Alama
19. "Little Rogue Riding Hood" by Rosemary Edghill
20. "The Queen in Yellow" by Gerald Perkins
21. "Magic Threads" by Pete D. Manison

Sword & Sorceress XIX (2002) edited by Marion Zimmer Bradley
1. "Introduction" by Elisabeth Waters
2. "The Curse of Ardal Glen" by Laura J. Underwood
3. "When the King is Weak" by Barbara E. Tarbox
4. "The Sign of the Boar" by Diana L. Paxson
5. "A Matter of Focus" by Penny Buchanan
6. "Inner Sight" by Susan Wolven
7. "Familiars" by Michael H. Payne
8. "Ordeal" by Robyn McGrew
9. "Grain" by Esther M. Friesner
10. "Gifts of the Kami" by Carol E. Leever
11. "One in Ten Thousand" by Aimee Kratts
12. "Lord of the Earth" by Dorothy J. Heydt
13. "Lady of Light" by Jennifer Ashley
14. "All Too Familiar" by P. Andrew Miller
15. "Artistic License" by Deborah Burros
16. "Earth, Wind and Water" by Bob Dennis
17. "Fire for the Senjen Tiger" by Stephen Crane Davidson
18. "Fighting Spirit " by Karen Magon
19. "Pride, Prejudice and Paranoia" by Michael Spence
20. "A Simple Spell" by Marilyn A. Racette
21. "Sword of Queens" by Bunnie Bessel
22. "Better Seen than Heard" by Emily C. A. Snyder
23. "Openings" by Meg Heydt
24. "A Little Magic" by P. E. Cunningham
25. "Eloma's Second Career" by Lorie Calkins
26. "Sylvia" by A. Hall

Thieves' World: Turning Points (2002) edited by Lynn Abbey
1. "Introduction" by Lynn Abbey
2. "Home Is Where the Hate Is" byMickey Zucker Reichert
3. "Role Model" by Andrew Offutt
4. "The Prisoner in the Jewel" by Diana L. Paxson
5. "Ritual Evolution" by Selina Rosen
6. "Duel" by Dennis L. McKiernan
7. "Ring of Sea and Fire" by Robin Wayne Bailey
8. "Doing the Gods’ Work" by Jody Lynn Nye
9. "The Red Lucky" by Lynn Abbey
10. "Apocalypse Noun" by Jeff Grubb
11. "One to Go" by Raymond E. Feist
12. "Afterword" by Lynn Abbey

Sword & Sorceress XX (2003) edited by Marion Zimmer Bradley
1. "Introduction" by Elisabeth Waters and Ann Sharp
2. "Bread and Arrows" by Deborah J. Ross
3. "Mermaid Offerings" by Linda J. Dunn
4. "Blood Will Tell" by Dorothy J. Heydt
5. "Mairi's Wine" by Mara Grey
6. "The Mask of Medusa's Daughter" by Kathryn J. Brown
7. "The Sorcerer of Rasston" by Patricia Duffy Novak
8. "Legacy" by Lisa Deason
9. "The Last Swan Princess" by Patricia Sayre McCoy
10. "Swordtongue" by Anne Cutrell
11. "Leaves of Iron" by Cynthia McQuillin
12. "The Challenge" by Richard Calantropio
13. "Celtic Beauty" by Winifred Phillips
14. "Late Blooming" by Margaret L. Carter
15. "Swords for Teeth, Mirrors for Eyes" by Charles M. Saplak
16. "Shen's Daughter " by Mary Soon Lee
17. "The Robber Girl, the Strangers, and Ole Lukoie" by Phyllis Ann Karr
18. "Too in the Morning" by George Barr
19. "The Song of the Stones" by Diana L. Paxson
20. "Homily" by The Rev. C. Robbins Clark

In Lands That Never Were (2004) edited by Gordon Van Gelder
1. "The Hall of the Dead" by Robert E. Howard & L. Sprague de Camp
2. "A Hedge Against Alchemy" by John Morressy
3. "Ill Met in Lankhmar" by Fritz Leiber
4. " Counting the Shapes" by Yoon Ha Lee
5. " Firebird" by R. Garcia y Robertson
6. "Dragon’s Gate" by Pat Murphy
7. "After the Gaud Chrysalis" by Charles Coleman Finlay
8. "The Swordsman Whose Name Was Not Death" by Ellen Kushner
9. "The Island in the Lake" by Phyllis Eisenstein
10. "Darkrose and Diamond" by Ursula K. Le Guin
11. "King Rainjoy’s Tears" by Chris Willrich
12. "The Fantasy Writer’s Assistant" by Jeffrey Ford

Sword & Sorceress XXI (2004) edited by Diana L. Paxson
1. "Introduction" by Diana L. Paxson
2. "Sword and Sorceress" by Jennifer G. Tifft
3. "A Kind of Redemption" by John P. Buentello
4. "Lostland" by Rosemary Edghill
5. "Multiple Choice" by Leslie Fish
6. "Child's Play" by Esther M. Friesner
7. "Journey's End" by Dorothy J. Heydt
8. "Spell of the Sparrow" by Jim C. Hines
9. "The Skin Trade" by Heather Rose Jones
10. "Dawn and Dusk" by Dana Kramer-Rolls
11. "Oulu" by Aimee Kratts
12. "Kin" by Naomi Kritzer
13. "Sun Thief" by K. A. Laity
14. "The Woman's Place" by Susan Urbanek Linville
15. "Rose in Winter" by Marie M. Loughin
16. "Plowshares" by Rebecca Maines
17. "Necessity and the Mother" by Lee Martindale
18. "Kazhe's Blade" by Terry McGarry
19. "Parri's Blade" by Cynthia McQuillin
20. "Ursa" by Jenn Reese
21. "Love Potion #8½" by Marilyn A. Racette
22. "Favor of the Goddess" by Lynn Morgan Rosser
23. "Step By Step" by Catherine Soto
24. "Red Caramae" by Kit Wesler

Thieves' World: Enemies of Fortune (2004) edited by Lynn Abbey
1. " Introduction" by Lynn Abbey
2. "Widowmaker" by C. J. Cherryh & Jane Fancher
3. "Deadly Ritual" by Mickey Zucker Reichert
4. "Pricks and Afflictions" by Dennis L. McKiernan
5. "Consequences" by Jody Lynn Nye
6. "Good Neighbors" by Lynn Abbey
7. "Gathering Strength" by Selina Rosen
8. " Dark of the Moon" by Andrew Offutt
9. "Protection" by Robin Wayne Bailey
10. "Legacies" by Jane Fancher & C. J. Cherryh
11. "Malediction" by Jeff Grubb
12. "The Ghost in the Phoenix" by Diana L. Paxson & Ian Grey
13. "The Ballad of Shemhaza" by Steven Brust

Turn the Other Chick (2004) edited by Esther M. Friesner
1. "Introduction" by Esther M. Friesner)
2. "Mightier Than the Sword" by John G. Hemry)
3. "A Late Symmer Night's Battle" by Laura Frankos)
4. "Psyched Up" by Michael D. Turner)
5. "Branded" by Jan Stirling)
6. "The Girl's Guide to Defeating the Dark Lord" by Cassandra Claire)
7. "She Stuffs to Conquer" by Yvonne Coats)
8. "The Gypsy Queen" by Catherine H. Shaffer)
9. "Over the Hill" by Jim C. Hines)
10. "A Sword Called Rhonda" by D. S. Moen)
11. "Giants in the Earth" by Esther M. Friesner)
12. "Rituals for a New God" by Wen Spencer)
13. "I Look Good" by Selina Rosen)
14. "Combat Shopping" by Lee Martindale)
15. "Battle Ready" by J. Ardian Lee)
16. "A Woman's Armor" by Lesley McBain)
17. "Hallah Iron-Thighs and the Hall of the Puppet King" by K. D. Wentworth)
18. "Princess Injera Versus the Spanakopita of Doom" by Robin Wayne Bailey)
19. "Brunhilde's Bra" (Laura J. Underwood)
20. "Smoke and Mirrors" by Steven Piziks)
21. "The Truth About the Gotterdammerung" by Eric Flint)
22. "Defender of the Small" by Jody Lynn Nye)
23. "Of Mice and Chicks" by Harry Turtledove)

Sword & Sorceress XXII (2007) edited by Elizabeth Waters
1. "Edra's Arrow" by Esther M. Friesner
2. "A Nose for Trouble" by Patricia B. Cirone
3. "Night Watches" by Catherine Soto
4. "Vanishing Village" by Margaret L. Carter
5. "Pearl of Fire" by Deborah J. Ross
6. "The Ironwood Box" by Kimberly L. Maughan
7. "Bearing Shadows" by Dave Smeds
8. "Black Ghost, Red Ghost" by Jonathan Moeller
9. "The Decisive Princess" by Catherine Mintz
10. "Child of the Father" by Alanna Morland
11. "Child of Ice, Child of Flame" by Marian Allen
12. "Skin and Bones" by Heather Rose Jones
13. "Crosswort Puzzle" by Michael Spence and Elisabeth Waters
14. "Fairy Debt" by T. Borregaard
15. "Tontine" by Robert E. Vardeman
16. "The Menagerie" by Sarah Dozier


Sword & Sorceress XXIII (2008) edited by Elizabeth Waters
1. "Daughters of Brightshield" by Pauline J. Alama
2. "Undivided" by Marian Allen
3. "It's All in the Making" by Patricia B. Cirone
4. "Shalott's Inn" by Leah Cypess
5. "Wolf Maiden" by Linda L. Donahue
6. "Polish on, Polish off: A Dragon Tale" by Tom Inister
7. "Scam Artistry" by Mercedes Lackey and Elisabeth Waters
8. "The Vessel" by Gerri Leen
9. "Fairest Of Them All" by Melissa Mead
10. "Blood Moon" by Catherine Mintz
11. "Stolen Ghosts" by Jonathan Moeller
12. "Black Magic" by Resa Nelson
13. "The Frog's Princess" by Kristin Noone
14. "Squirrel Errant" by Michael H. Payne
15. "Remembering" by Deborah J. Ross
16. "A Morsel for the Plague Queen" by Dave Smeds
17. "Hope for the Dawn" by Catherine Soto
18. "Daughter of Heaven" by Michael Spence and Elisabeth Waters
19. "Deermouse" by K. D. Wentworth