This third anthology of all-original Darkover stories, first published in 1985, concentrates on the Free Amazons and contains the following stories: Knives, by Marion Zimmer Bradley Legend of Lady Bruna, by Marion Zimmer Bradley On the Trail, by Barbara Armistead Tactics, by Jane M.H. Bigelow Meeting, by Nina Boal Her Own Blood, by Margaret L. Carter Camel's Nose, by Susan Holtzer Banshee, by Sherry Kramer A Different Kind of Courage, by Mercedes Lackey Girls Will Be Girls, by Patricia Shaw Mathews Oath of the Free Amazons: Terran Version, by Jaida n'ha Sandra The Mother Quest, by Diana L. Paxson To Open a Door, by P. Alexandra Riggs Midwife, by Deborah J. Ross Recruits, by Maureen Shannon Growing Pains, by Susan M. Shwartz Cast Off Your Chains, by Margaret Silvestri This One Time, by Joan Marie Verba Child of the Heart, by Elisabeth Waters
Author Biography
Marion Zimmer Bradley is probably best known for her Darkover novels and her best-selling Arthurian novel THE MISTS OF AVALON. In addition to her novels, Mrs. Bradley edited many magazines, amateur and professional, including Marion Zimmer Bradley's FANTASY Magazine, which she started in 1988, and an annual anthology, SWORD AND SORCERESS. For more information, see her website: www.mzbworks.com.