''Amazons II'' is an
anthology
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In genre fiction, the term ''anthology'' typically categ ...
of
fantasy
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stories, edited by
Jessica Amanda Salmonson
Jessica Amanda Salmonson (born January 6, 1950John Clute and John Grant,Salmonson, Jessica Amanda, in ''The Encyclopedia of Fantasy'', pp. 832–833, Orbit, London / St Martin’s Press, New York (1997).) is an American author and editor of fant ...
, with a cover by
Michael Whelan
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. Following up her earlier anthology ''
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 anthol ...
'', 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.
Summary
The book collects 12 short stories and novelettes by various fantasy authors, with an introduction by Salmonson.
Contents
*"Introduction: Art, History and Amazons" (
Jessica Amanda Salmonson
Jessica Amanda Salmonson (born January 6, 1950John Clute and John Grant,Salmonson, Jessica Amanda, in ''The Encyclopedia of Fantasy'', pp. 832–833, Orbit, London / St Martin’s Press, New York (1997).) is an American author and editor of fant ...
)
*"For a Daughter" (
F. M. Busby
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Biography
Francis Busby was born in ...
)
*"The Battle Crow's Daughter" (
Gillian Fitzgerald Gillian may refer to:
Places
* Gillian Settlement, Arkansas, an unincorporated community
People
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It originates as a feminine form of the name Julian, Juli ...
)
*"Southern Lights" (
Tanith Lee
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)
*"Zroya's Trizub" (
Gordon Derevanchuk)
*"The Robber Girl" (
Phyllis Ann Karr
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Life and family
Karr w ...
)
*"Lady of the Forest End" (
Gaèl Baudino)
*"The Ivory Comb" (
Eleanor Arnason
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Arnason's earliest published story, "A Clear Day in the Motor City", appeared in ''New Worlds'' in 1973. Her work often depicts cul ...
)
*"The Borders of Sabazel" (
Lillian Stewart Carl
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Carl resides in North Texas. She has been a friend of Lois McMaster Bujold since childhood; both authors credit Carl with getting Bujold start ...
)
*"Who Courts a Reluctant Maiden" (
Ardath Mayhar
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)
*"The Soul Slayer" (
Lee Killough)
*"Nightwork" (
Jo Clayton
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)
*"In the Lost Lands" (
George R. R. Martin
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)
Awards
The collection placed nineteenth in the 1983
Locus Award
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poll for Best Anthology.
References
1982 anthologies
Fantasy anthologies
DAW Books books
Books with cover art by Michael Whelan
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