Amazons II
Encyclopedia
Amazons II is an anthology
of fantasy
stories, edited by Jessica Amanda Salmonson
, with a cover by Michael Whelan
. Following up her earlier anthology Amazons!
, it consists like its predecessor volume of works featuring female protagonists by (mostly) female authors. It was first published in paperback by DAW Books
in June 1982.
The book collects twelve short stories and novelettes by various fantasy authors, with an introduction by Salmonson.
Anthology
An anthology is a collection of literary works chosen by the compiler. It may be a collection of poems, short stories, plays, songs, or excerpts...
of fantasy
Fantasy
Fantasy is a genre of fiction that commonly uses magic and other supernatural phenomena as a primary element of plot, theme, or setting. Many works within the genre take place in imaginary worlds where magic is common...
stories, edited by Jessica Amanda Salmonson
Jessica Amanda Salmonson
Jessica Amanda Salmonson, born January 6, 1950, is an author, editor and writer of fantasy and horror fiction.-Author:Salmonson is the author of the Tomoe Gozen trilogy, a fantasy version of the tale of the historical female samurai Tomoe Gozen...
, with a cover by Michael Whelan
Michael Whelan
Michael Whelan is an American artist of imaginative realism. For more than 30 years he worked as an illustrator specializing in science fiction and fantasy cover art...
. Following up her earlier anthology Amazons!
Amazons!
Amazons! is an anthology of fantasy stories, edited by Jessica Amanda Salmonson, with a cover and frontispiece by Michael Whelan. It was first published in paperback by DAW Books in December 1979, and was the first significant fantasy anthology of works featuring female protagonists by female...
, it consists like its predecessor volume of works featuring female protagonists by (mostly) female authors. It was first published in paperback by DAW Books
DAW Books
DAW Books is an American science fiction and fantasy publisher, founded by Donald A. Wollheim following his departure from Ace Books in 1971. The company therefore claims to be "the first publishing company ever devoted exclusively to science fiction and fantasy." The first DAW Book published was...
in June 1982.
The book collects twelve short stories and novelettes by various fantasy authors, with an introduction by Salmonson.
Contents
- "Introduction: Art, History and Amazons" (Jessica Amanda SalmonsonJessica Amanda SalmonsonJessica Amanda Salmonson, born January 6, 1950, is an author, editor and writer of fantasy and horror fiction.-Author:Salmonson is the author of the Tomoe Gozen trilogy, a fantasy version of the tale of the historical female samurai Tomoe Gozen...
) - "For a Daughter" (F. M. BusbyF. M. BusbyFrancis Marion Busby was a science fiction writer and figure in science fiction fandom. In 1960 he was a co-winner of the Hugo Award for Best Fanzine....
) - "The Battle Crow's Daughter" (Gillian Fitzgerald)
- "Southern Lights" (Tanith LeeTanith LeeTanith Lee is a British writer of science fiction, horror and fantasy. She is the author of over 70 novels and 250 short stories, a children's picture book and many poems. She also wrote two episodes of BBC science fiction series Blake's 7...
) - "Zroya's Trizub" (Gordon Derevanchuk)
- "The Robber Girl" (Phyllis Ann KarrPhyllis Ann KarrPhyllis Ann Karr, born July 25, 1944, is an American author of fantasy, romances, mysteries, and non-fiction. She is best known for her "Frostflower & Thorn" series and Matter of Britain works.-Life and family:...
) - "Lady of the Forest End" (Gaèl BaudinoGael BaudinoGael Baudino is a contemporary American fantasy author who also writes under the pseudonyms of Gael Kathryns, Gael A. Kathryns, and G.A. Kathryns. She attended college at the University of Southern California...
) - "The Ivory Comb" (Eleanor ArnasonEleanor ArnasonEleanor Atwood Arnason is an American author of science fiction novels and short stories.Arnason is the daughter of H. Harvard Arnason, who became the director of the Walker Art Center in 1951, and Elizabeth Yard Arnason, a social worker by profession who has spent her childhood in China...
) - "The Borders of Sabazel" (Lillian Stewart CarlLillian Stewart CarlLillian Stewart Carl is an American author of mystery, fantasy and science-fiction novels.Carl resides in North Texas. She has been a friend of Lois McMaster Bujold since childhood; both authors credit Carl with getting Bujold started writing. This is described in the introduction to Bujold's...
) - "Who Courts a Reluctant Maiden" (Ardath MayharArdath MayharArdath Frances Hurst Mayhar began her writing career as a poet when she was nineteen. She began writing science fiction in 1979 after returning with her family to Texas from Oregon. She was nominated for the Mark Twain Award, and won the Balrog Award for a horror narrative poem in Masques I...
) - "The Soul Slayer" (Lee KilloughKaren Lee KilloughKaren Lee Killough is an American writer of science fiction mystery novels under the name Lee Killough. She lives and works in Manhattan, Kansas.-Series :Bloodwalk#Blood Hunt...
) - "Nightwork" (Jo ClaytonJo ClaytonJo Clayton was an American fantasy and science fiction author. She wrote 35 novels and many short stories. Her works sold over a million copies....
) - "In the Lost Lands" (George R. R. MartinGeorge R. R. MartinGeorge Raymond Richard Martin , sometimes referred to as GRRM, is an American author and screenwriter of fantasy, horror, and science fiction. He is best known for A Song of Ice and Fire, his bestselling series of epic fantasy novels that HBO adapted for their dramatic pay-cable series Game of...
)