Sword and Sorceress XVIII — Marion Zimmer Bradley

A collection of magical "sword and sorcery" stories introduces a heroic cast of female characters, from a young actress who discovers the art of playing a hero in real life to a grieving sorceress who must release her mentor's spirit into the afterlife before she can inherit her full powers, in tales by Diana L. Paxson, Rosemary Edghill, Lawrence Watt-Evans, and other notable writers. Original.