Sword and Sorceress VIII

SPELLS CAST AND SWORDS DRAWN

As the forces of evil reach out to conquer new realms, claiming the lives and treasures of unprotected innocents, there are always a valiant few ready to oppose these masters of darkness and destruction. Bold women warriors, wise women, sorceresses wielding the powers of light--all are ready to aid those in need with no thought to the perils they themselves will face.

Let some of today's finest fantasy writers--Mercedes Lackey, Jennifer Roberson, Diana Paxson, and their fellow visionaries--carry you off to the enchanted lands where stalwart heroines pit their skills against such terrors as: an ancient dragon that has long held a kingdom hostage to its terrible hunger...a stealer of magics who seeks to drain the power from all who cross her path...a mortal so caught in evil's thrall that not even his own family is safe from harm...and all the other enemies that only those long-trained to battle with sword and spell can hope to overcome....