Free Amazons of Darkover
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Free Amazons of Darkover is an anthology of fantasy and science fiction
short stories
edited by Marion Zimmer Bradley
. The stories are set in Bradley's world of Darkover
. The book was first published by DAW Books
(No. 657) in December, 1985.
Science fiction
Science fiction is a genre of fiction dealing with imaginary but more or less plausible content such as future settings, futuristic science and technology, space travel, aliens, and paranormal abilities...
short stories
Short Stories
Short Stories may refer to:*A plural for Short story*Short Stories , an American pulp magazine published from 1890-1959*Short Stories, a 1954 collection by O. E...
edited by Marion Zimmer Bradley
Marion Zimmer Bradley
Marion Eleanor Zimmer Bradley was an American author of fantasy novels such as The Mists of Avalon and the Darkover series. Many critics have noted a feminist perspective in her writing. Her first child, David R...
. The stories are set in Bradley's world of Darkover
Darkover
Darkover is the focus of the Darkover series of science fiction novels and short stories by Marion Zimmer Bradley and others published since 1958. According to the novels, Darkover is the only human-habitable of seven planets orbiting a fictional red giant star called Cottman...
. The book was first published 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...
(No. 657) in December, 1985.
Contents
- Introduction: About Amazons, by Marion Zimmer BradleyMarion Zimmer BradleyMarion Eleanor Zimmer Bradley was an American author of fantasy novels such as The Mists of Avalon and the Darkover series. Many critics have noted a feminist perspective in her writing. Her first child, David R...
- "The Oath of the Free Amazons", by Walter Breen
- "The Legend of Lady Bruna", by Marion Zimmer BradleyMarion Zimmer BradleyMarion Eleanor Zimmer Bradley was an American author of fantasy novels such as The Mists of Avalon and the Darkover series. Many critics have noted a feminist perspective in her writing. Her first child, David R...
- "Cast Off Your Chains", by Margaret Silvestri
- "The Banshee", by Sherry KramerSherry KramerSherry Kramer is an American playwright, born in Springfield, Missouri. Kramer attended Wellesley College, as an undergraduate, and earned two masters degrees from the University of Iowa.-Career:Kramer's plays include:...
- "On the Trail", by Barbara Armistead
- "To Open a Door", by P. Alexandra Riggs
- "The Meeting", by Nina Boal
- "The Mother Quest", by Diana L. PaxsonDiana L. PaxsonDiana L. Paxson is an author, primarily in the fields of Paganism and Heathenism. Her published works include fantasy and historical fiction novels, as well as numerous short stories...
- "Child of the Heart", by Elisabeth WatersElisabeth WatersElisabeth Waters is an American fantasy author.She won the Gryphon award in 1989 for her first novel Changing Fate. Since then, she has published a large number of short stories, some in the anthology series Sword and Sorceress, which she now edits....
- "Midwife", by Deborah Wheeler
- "Recruits", by Maureen Shannon
- "A Different Kind of Courage", by Mercedes R. Lackey
- "Knives", by Marion Zimmer BradleyMarion Zimmer BradleyMarion Eleanor Zimmer Bradley was an American author of fantasy novels such as The Mists of Avalon and the Darkover series. Many critics have noted a feminist perspective in her writing. Her first child, David R...
- "Tactics", by Jane M. H. Bigelow
- "This One Time", by Joan Marie Verba
- "Her Own Blood", by Margaret L. Carter
- "The Camel’s Nose", by Susan Holtzer
- "Girls Will Be Girls", by Patricia Shaw-Mathews
- "Growing Pains", by Susan M. Shwartz
- "Oath of the Free Amazons: Terran, Techno Period", by Jaida n’ha Sandra