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A great review from Publishers Weekly!
Oct. 31st, 2009 07:18 pmTurns out Publishers Weekly reviewed Sword and Sorceress 24, and gave it a lovely review! I'll, uh, highlight the bit that made me dance around the room. *grin*
Marion Zimmer Bradley's Sword and Sorceress XXIV Edited by Elisabeth Waters. Norilana (www.norilana.com), $12.95 paper (318p) ISBN 978-1-60762-048-8
Waters ably continues the feminist anthology series founded by Bradley (1930–1999) to showcase short-form fantasy with a wide variety of heroic female characters. Of the 17 stories featured, standout selections include “A Curious Case” by Annclaire Livoti, a literary gem of a paranormal fantasy that pits a magic-practicing PI against a serial killer targeting succubae, and Julia H. West's “Soul Walls,” which brilliantly fuses magic, art and Native American mysticism. A disorganized wizard and his unhappy wife are at the heart of the charming “Merlin's Clutter” by Helen E. Davis, and a princess solves the mystery of her father's murder through a magical tapestry in Brenta Blevins's “Material Witness.” Though some of the selections are less than stellar, fantasy fans looking for original stories will find much to enjoy.
A literary gem!
Marion Zimmer Bradley's Sword and Sorceress XXIV Edited by Elisabeth Waters. Norilana (www.norilana.com), $12.95 paper (318p) ISBN 978-1-60762-048-8
Waters ably continues the feminist anthology series founded by Bradley (1930–1999) to showcase short-form fantasy with a wide variety of heroic female characters. Of the 17 stories featured, standout selections include “A Curious Case” by Annclaire Livoti, a literary gem of a paranormal fantasy that pits a magic-practicing PI against a serial killer targeting succubae, and Julia H. West's “Soul Walls,” which brilliantly fuses magic, art and Native American mysticism. A disorganized wizard and his unhappy wife are at the heart of the charming “Merlin's Clutter” by Helen E. Davis, and a princess solves the mystery of her father's murder through a magical tapestry in Brenta Blevins's “Material Witness.” Though some of the selections are less than stellar, fantasy fans looking for original stories will find much to enjoy.
A literary gem!
