WITH BLADE HONED AND SPELLS BREWED - The defenders of the innocent and the makers of great enchantments prepare to face the many challenges of evil's forces. In all of fantasy's far-flung realms, women of power - whether trained in the ways of the warrior or in the deepest secrets of sorcery - rally against those who seek to conquer and enslave. Join today's most visionary fantasy writers - Mercedes Lackey, Diana Paxson, Josepha Sherman, and their comrades in words - as they lead you on quests for: shape-changers who prowl the night in search of unsuspecting prey; a sword whose cost could prove far greater than gold; a dragon whose magic may seem more of a curse than a blessing - and countless other adventures where one miscast spell or off-target arrow could see the forces of darkness invading all the magic's lands... Introduction (Sword And Sorceress IX) • (1992) • essay by Marion Zimmer Bradley Slave to the Sword • (1992) • short story by Tanya Beaty Shadows Do Not Bleed • (1992) • short story by Bruce D. Arthurs Beastly! • (1992) • short story by Lynne Armstrong-Jones Piper • (1992) • short story by Susan Hanniford Crowley Stopthrust • (1992) • short story by Diana L. Paxson Elynne Dragonchild • (1992) • short story by Phil Brucato Freeing Souls • (1992) • short story by Lisa Deason Blademistress • (1992) • short story by Jessie D. Eaker Sorcerers' Gate • (1992) • short story by Patricia Duffy Novak The Birthday Gift • (1992) • short story by Elisabeth Waters Tangled Webs • (1992) • short story by Laura J. Underwood Winterwood • (1992) • short story by Stephanie D. Shaver Red Wings • (1992) • short story by Josepha Sherman Above the Ground • (1992) • short story by Eric Haines On a Night Like Any Other • (1992) • short story by Mark Tompkins A Woman's Weapon • (1992) • short story by Mercedes Lackey Behind the Waterfall • (1992) • short story by Mary Frey Hoard • (1992) • short story by Steven Piziks Queen of the Dead • (1992) • short story by Dorothy J. Heydt The Flower that Does Not Wither • (1992) • short story by Dave Smeds To Have and to Hold • (1992) • short story by Linda Gordon The Catalyst • (1992) • short story by Lee Ann Martins Breaking Walls • (1992) • short story by Leslie Ann Miller The Enchanted Frog • (1992) • novelette by Cynthia L. Ward The Price of the Gods • (1992) • short story by Roxana Pierson Tiger's Eye • (1992) • short fiction by Syne Mitchell

Publication Year: 1992