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The Sword and Sorceress series is a series of fantasy anthologies originally edited by American writer Marion Zimmer Bradley, and originally published by DAW Books. As she explained in the foreword to the first volume, she created the anthology to redress the lack of strong female protagonists in the subgenre of sword and sorcery. At the time, most female characters in sword and sorcery were little more than stock damsels in distress, or pawns who were distributed at the conclusion of the story as "bad-conduct prizes" (Bradley's term) for the male protagonists. Many of the early sword-and-sorcery works featured attitudes toward women that Bradley considered appalling. As the Sword and Sorceress series grew in popularity with readers, she began to receive increasing numbers of excellent submissions. As a result, she had to become more selective, and to shorten her reading periods accordingly. For the eighteenth volume, which she was editing at the time of her death, she had enough material for three volumes. After her death, it was decided to take as many as possible of the stories she had tentatively chosen and publish them in three annual volumes, thus extending the series. After volume twenty was published, the publisher decided to extend an invitation for an additional volume under Diana L. Paxson, an editor who had worked with Bradley, with the possibility of additional volumes being published if it became a success. The Sword and Sorceress series is noteworthy not only for its introduction of strong female protagonists into a subgenre previously dominated by male characters, but for its financial success. Unlike most anthologies of original fantasy short fiction, they routinely earned out their advances and continued to pay their authors royalties for years afterward, often on foreign sales. In addition, many authors who made their first professional sales in the Sword and Sorceress anthologies subsequently enjoyed successful careers as novelists. In February 2007, the Marion Zimmer Bradley Literary Works Trust, which holds her copyrights, negotiated a contract with Norilana Books to publish a new volume and proceed to elicit submissions. The book was published in November, and the editor was Elisabeth Waters. Norilana Books has published four more books of the series, also edited by Elisabeth Waters. From 2012 to 2019 the Marion Zimmer Bradley Literary Works Trust published the Sword and Sorceress anthologies. Anthologies Sword and Sorceress I 1984. ISBN 978-0-88677-359-5 (USA edition) 1986. ISBN 978-0-87997-928-7 (USA edition) 1988. ISBN 978-0-7472-3105-9 (UK edition) "The Heroic Image of Women: Woman as Wizard and Warrior"—Marion Zimmer Bradley "The Garnet and the Glory"—Phyllis Ann Karr "Severed Heads"—Glen Cook "Taking Heart"—Stephen L. Burns "The Rending Dark"—Emma Bull "Gimmile's Songs"—Charles R. Saunders "The Valley of the Troll"—Charles de Lint "Imperatrix"—Deborah Wheeler "Blood of Sorcery"—Jennifer Roberson "With Four Lean Hounds"—Pat Murphy "House in the Forest"—Anodea Judith "Sword of Yraine"—Diana L. Paxson "Daton and the Dead Things"—Michael Ward "Gate of the Damned"—Janet Fox "Child of Orcus"—Robin W. Bailey "Things Come in Threes"—Dorothy J. Heydt Sword and Sorceress II 1985. ISBN 978-0-88677-041-9 (USA Edition) 1986. ISBN 978-0-88677-360-1 (USA Edition) 1988. ISBN 978-0-7472-3106-6 (UK Edition) "Introduction"—Marion Zimmer Bradley "A Night at Two Inns"—Phyllis Ann Karr "The Red Guild"—Rachel Pollack "Shadow Wood"—Diana L. Paxson "Unicorn's Blood"—Bruce D. Arthurs "The Unshadowed Land"—C. J. Cherryh "Shimenege's Mask"—Charles R. Saunders "The Black Tower"—Stephen Burns "The Lady and the Tiger"—Jennifer Roberson "Fireweb"—Deborah Wheeler "Cold Blows the Wind"—Charles de Lint "Sword of the Mother"—Dana Kramer-Rolls "Hunger"—Russ Garrison "On First Looking into Bradley's Guidelines"—Elizabeth Thompson "The Chosen Maiden"—Raul Reyes "Red Pearls"—Richard Corwin "Wound on the Moon"—Vera Nazarian (within the anthology this is titled The Wound in the Moon) Sword and Sorceress III 1986. ISBN 978-0-88677-141-6 (USA edition) 1986. ISBN 978-0-88677-302-1 (USA edition) 1988. ISBN 978-0-7472-3107-3 (UK edition) "The Evolution of Women's Fantasy"—Marion Zimmer Bradley "Dragon-Amber"—Deborah Wheeler "Enter the Wolf"—A. D. Overstreet "Valley of the Shadow"—Jennifer Roberson "The Song and the Flute"—Dorothy J. Heydt "Journeytime"—Dana Kramer-Rolls "Orpheus"—Mary Frances Zambreno "Scarlet Eyes"—Millea Kenin "The River of Tears"—Anodea Judith "Fresh Blood"—Polly B. Johnson "The Mist on the Moor"—Diana L. Paxson "Bargains"—Elizabeth Moon "A Woman's Privilege"—Elisabeth Waters "Talla"—J. Edwin Andrews "Tupilak"—Terry Tafoya "Sword-Sworn"—Mercedes Lackey "A Tale from Hendry's Mill"—Melissa Carpenter "S.A.R."—Patricia B. Cirone "More's the Pity"—L. D. Woeltjen "Marwe's Forest"—Charles R. Saunders "The Hunters"—Mavis J. Andrews Sword and Sorceress IV 1987. ISBN 978-0-88677-210-9 (USA edition) 1989. ISBN 978-0-88677-412-7 (USA edition) 1989. ISBN 978-0-7472-3364-0 (UK edition) "Introduction"—Marion Zimmer Bradley "A Tale of Heroes"—Mercedes Lackey "The Woodland of Zarad-Thra"—Robin W. Bailey "The Weeping Oak"—Charles de Lint "Gullrider"—Dave Smeds "Blood Dancer"—Diana L. Paxson "Kayli's Fire"—Paula Helm Murray "The Ring of Lifari"—Josepha Sherman "Rite of Passage"—Jennifer Roberson "The Eyes of the Gods"—Richard Corwin "Fate and the Dreamer"—Millea Kenin "The Noonday Witch"—Dorothy J. Heydt "Redeemer's Riddle"—Stephen L. Burns "The Tree-Wife of Arketh"—Syn Ferguson "Spell of Binding"—Richard Cornell "Storm God"—Deborah Wheeler "Die Like a Man"—L. D. Woeltjen "Death and the Ugly Woman"—Bruce D. Arthurs "Bloodstones"—Deborah M. Vogel Sword and Sorceress V 1988. ISBN 978-0-88677-288-8 (USA edition) 1989. ISBN 978-0-7472-3389-3 (UK edition) "Introduction or Something"—Marion Zimmer Bradley "Sorcerer's Pet"—Margaret L. Carter "Into the Green"—Charles de Lint "Eyes of the Laemi"—Janet Fox "Jewels"—Linda Gordon "Dance of the Healer"—M. R. Hildebrand "One Night at the Inn"—Millea Kenin "Keys"—Mercedes Lackey "Drum Duel"—Gerald Perkins "The Eye of Toyur"—Diana L. Paxson "Peet's Bride"—Dana Kramer-Rolls "Warrior's Way"—A. D. Overstreet "Spoils of War"—Jennifer Roberson "Cholin of Carnel"—B. A. Rolls "Rite of Vengeance"—Deborah Wheeler "Bloodstone"—Mary Frances Zambreno "Sword Singer"—Laura J. Underwood "Stormbringer"—Steve Tymon "Sorceress of the Gulls"—Dave Smeds "Runaways"—Josepha Sherman "The Golden Egg"—Morning Glory Zell "Revised Standard Virgin"—Rick Cook "Dragon Lovers"—Cynthia Drolet Sword and Sorceress VI 1990. ISBN 978-0-88677-423-3 "Introduction"—Marion Zimmer Bradley "Equona's Mare"—Diana L. Paxson "The Hand of Fatima"—Shariann Lewitt "Commencement"—Lynne Armstrong-Jones "A Lesser of Evils"—Morning Glory Zell "And Sáavüld Danced..."—Kier Neustaedter "Stone of Light"—Linda Gordon "Change of Command"—Nancy Jane Moore "The Starry King"—Vera Nazarian "Mirror Image"—Nina.... Discover the Elisabeth Waters popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Elisabeth Waters books.
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Lost Blades
Liz SaucoAs the world ends once more, the Goddess chooses who she will wield against Abomination In Lyndiniam: A street thief attempts a heist far more ambitious than anything he has ...
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The Night Falling
Katherine WebbThe international bestselling author of THE LEGACY and THE UNSEEN returns with a searing novel of secrets and feudsItaly, 1921. When Leandro Cardetta returns to Puglia from America...
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Imaginings Of Sand
André BrinkTHE BOOK: A narrative counterpoint between two women, two South Africas. Kristien Muller returns from London to her homeland to fulfil a promise. Her grandmother lies on her deathb...
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A Wreath Of Roses
Elizabeth Taylor & Helen DunmoreINTRODUCED BY HELEN DUNMOREElizabeth Taylor's darkest novel . . . She writes with a sensuous richness of language that draws the reader down the most shadowy paths . . . Extremely ...
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The Elizabeth Charles Chronicles
BL IllyJust breathe. Monica said.If only Liz could. But three years after the mysterious and tragicdeath of her father, supernatural events begin to unfold that force herto question her p...
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Drop Dead Gorgeous
Rachel GibsonThis “funny and touching” (Lauren Layne, New York Times bestselling author) fishoutofwater tale from New York Times bestselling author Rachel Gibson explores what happens when a sm...
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Everything You Ever Wanted
Luiza SaumaRead along with Florence Welch this February and March as part of the Between Two Books book club'Wry, beautiful, surprising and deeply moving' Rachel Seiffert, Guardian'Captures s...
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The Story of Us
Felicity EverettIt is 1982 and Thatcher is in Downing Street, Human League is in the charts and Dallas is on the telly.But the girls of Albacore Street are too busy to notice. For Stella, Bridget,...
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Looking for the Possible Dance
A.L. KennedyMary Margaret Hamilton was educated in Scotland. She was born there too. These may not have been the best possible options, but they were the only ones on offer at the time. Althou...
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The Missing One
Lucy Atkins'A gripping pageturner' Sunday Times 'Beautifully written and compelling' Sabine Durrant 'Satisfyingly creepy' Sunday MirrorThe loss of her mother has left Kali McKenzie with too...
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The Whispering House
Elizabeth Brooks"Eerie and addictive. . . . Like Wuthering Heights, The Whispering House is a melancholy novel, its characters filled with dark longings." The New York Times Book ReviewFrom the a...
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Water Under The Bridge
Susan SallisEmmie Dart was nearly forty years old and servant to old Canon James when Walter asked her to marry him. He was the Canon's son, younger than she was, and a gentleman even though ...
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The Reckoning
Alma KatsuIn this “rich, satisfying, and gorgeously written sequel” (Chapters) to her acclaimed debut novel, The Taker, Alma Katsu pairs a mysteriously alluring young woman with an ER doctor...
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Doves Of Venus
Olivia ManningPretty, brave and eighteen, Ellie has come to London in search of adventure. She soon finds it in Quintin Bellot, the handsome but tired dilettante who finds her a job in fashionab...
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Four Elements for Trumpet and Trombone by Elizabeth Raum
Elizabeth RaumFour Elements was originally composed for Violin and Bass Trombone and was written as a Christmas present for the composer's sister, Priscilla, and her husband, Bass Trombonist, Go...
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The Life of Samuel Johnson
James Boswell & David WomersleyIn Boswell’s Life of Samuel Johnson, one of the towering figures of English literature is revealed with unparalleled immediacy and originality. While Johnson’s Dictionary remains a...
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Under a Venice Moon
Margaret CameronLife isn't a sort of practice run, something you can afford to play around with. They don't offer second and third chances to get it right. Use it better. Live it fuller.A week in ...
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A Love Story for Bewildered Girls
Emma Morgan'An utterly gorgeous novel. It will forever hold my heart in its pages' Pandora Sykes, cohost of The HighLow podcastGrace loves a woman. Annie loves a man. Violet isn't quite sure....
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The Forsyte Saga
John GalsworthyThe Forsyte Saga is the first part of John Galsworthy’s magnificent, wellloved Forsyte Chronicles, which trace the changing fortunes of the wealthy Forsyte dynasty through fifty ye...
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The Descent
Alma KatsuThe author of The Hunger delivers a “daring, soaring, and ultimately gutwrenching” (The New York Times) conclusion to her critically acclaimed Taker Trilogy, bringing Lanore McIlvr...
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Good and Mad
Rebecca TraisterUpdated with a new introductionJournalist Rebecca Traister’s New York Times bestselling exploration of the transformative power of female anger and its ability to transcend into a ...
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Thicker Than Water
Megan CollinsIn this “twisty, propulsive thriller” (Robyn Harding, internationally bestselling author) from Megan Collins, two sistersinlaw are at painful odds when the man who connects themthe...
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The Waters
Carl NixonOne Family. Forty Years. The Waters kids ― practical, athlete Mark; the physically beautiful dreamer Davey; and the baby of the family, Samantha ― have had to face more than the...
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The Winter Spirits
Bridget Collins, Imogen Hermes Gowar, Natasha Pulley, Jess Kidd, Andrew Michael Hurley, Elizabeth Macneal, Laura Purcell, Kiran Millwood Hargrave, Stuart Turton, Catriona Ward, Laura Shepherd-Robinson & Susan Stokes-ChapmanFROM THE CREATORS OF THE HAUNTING SEASON COMES A DAZZLING COLLECTION OF NEVERBEFORESEEN GHOSTLY TALES.'Terrific every bit as good as an MR James collection' ROSIE ANDREWS, author ...
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The Wrong Child
Barry GornellHow far would you go to protect your child?When tragedy strikes in a small Scottish village, everyone in the community is affected.Most people believe one child is to blame for wha...
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By Any Other Name
Erin Cotter“A highstakes, highdrama mystery…led by a plucky, determined hero I would have followed anywhere…[A] romantic, delightful romp!” Mackenzi Lee, New York Times bestselling author of ...
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Blades Reforged
Liz SaucoAbomination has returned. How much has already been lost? And how much worse will it get? More information coming soon Blades Reforged is the third book in Blades of the Goddess, ...
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Cold Comfort Farm
Stella GibbonsOne of the BBC's '100 Novels That Shaped Our World''Brilliant ... very probably the funniest book ever written' Sunday TimesWhen sensible, sophisticated Flora Poste is orphaned at...
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Sentimental Education
Gustave Flaubert & Geoffrey WallSentimental Education begins with the hero Frederic Moreau leaving Paris and returning to the provinces and his mother. Part love story, part historical novel and satire it tell...
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The Vanishing
Sophia Tobin'Think Wuthering Heights or Jane Eyre, but ten times darker, and you have The Vanishing … as dark and eerie and gothic as the Yorkshire Moors it is set on. One ...
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Broken Blades
Liz SaucoAbomination has returned. The Goddess must strike back before all is lost but are her chosen ready? Jamirh: A thousand years ago, the Avari Hero Ebryn Stormlight saved the world ...
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Colors of Magic
Liz SaucoWhere we come from does not define where we go A long time ago, Abomination almost succeeded. A man who had lost everything found something to have faith in. A child of the dese...
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Chasing Icebergs
Matthew H. BirkholdA deeply intelligent and engrossing narrative that will transform our relationship with water and how we view climate change.The global water crisis is upon us. 1 in 3 people ...
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Aurora Leigh and Other Poems
Elizabeth BrowningAurora Leigh (1856), Elizabeth Barrett Browning's epic novel in blank verse, tells the story of the making of a woman poet, exploring 'the woman question', art and its relation to ...
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The Ambassadors
Henry James & Harry LevinConcerned that her son Chad may have become involved with a woman of dubious reputation, the formidable Mrs Newsome sends her 'ambassador' Strether from Massachusetts to Paris to e...
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The Face of Trespass
Ruth RendellTwo years ago he had been a promising young novelist. Now he survived you could hardly call it living in a near derelict cottage with only an unhooked telephone and his own obses...
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Crucible
Mercedes LackeyIn March 1987, Mercedes Lackey, a young author from Oklahoma, published her first novel, Arrows of the Queen. No one could have envisioned that this modest book about a magical lan...
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Muddy Waters
Judy AstleyPerfect for fans of Jenny Colgan, Milly Johnson and Trisha Ashley, this is a story full of wry laughs and shrewd insight into friendship and family from bestselling author Judy Ast...
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Crafting the Resistance
Lara Neel & Heather MaranoKnit, sew, and craft your way to selfempowerment. Are you a Nasty Woman ready to smash the patriarchy with a needle and thread? Proudly proclaim your feminism with your very own DI...
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Checkmate or Top Trumps
Daniel Rey2017 RUNNERUP OF THE BODLEY HEAD | FINANCIAL TIMES ESSAY PRIZECuba is on the brink of seismic change – but in the age of postFidel, postObama and posttruth, the country’s future ha...
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The Taker
Alma KatsuFrom the author of The Hungerhailed by Stephen King as “deeply, deeply disturbing, hard to put down”comes a hauntingly atmospheric tale filled with alchemy, lust, and betrayal.True...
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Whiskey in a Teacup
Reese WitherspoonAcademy Award–winning actress, producer, and entrepreneur Reese Witherspoon invites you into her world, where she infuses the southern style, parties, and traditions she loves with...
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Mrs Palfrey At The Claremont
Elizabeth Taylor & Paul Bailey'Mrs Palfrey at the Claremont is, for me, her masterpiece' ROBERT McCRUM, GUARDIAN'An author of great subtlety, great compassion and great depth' SARAH WATERS'Jane Austen, Elizabet...
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The Night Visitor
Lucy Atkins'Vivid, memorable and menacing' C.L. Taylor'Compulsive' 5 reader reviewShe knows your secrets. And she'll make you pay.As highflying TV presenter and historian Olivia Sweetman stan...
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Mayhem
Sarah PinboroughFrom the Number One bestselling author of Behind Her Eyes. Delve into a gaslit London, where Jack the Ripper is making headlines, but another, much more dangerous, madman is on the...
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Game of Spies
Pamela MingleLife as a ladyinwaiting for Mary Queen of Scots isn’t at all what Isabel Tait expected. But she must either tolerate the mindless partying and ceaseless backstabbing of Mary’s othe...
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The Soul Of Kindness
Elizabeth Taylor & Philip HensherINTRODUCED BY PHILIP HENSHER'Elizabeth Taylor is finally being recognised as an important British author: an author of great subtlety, great compassion and great depth. As a reader...