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      Mass Market Paperback Sword and Sorceress I Book
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      ISBN: 0879979283

      ISBN13: 9780879979287

      Sword and Sorceress

      (Part of the Dread Empire Series)

      By , et al.

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      Dread Empire Series|Marion Zimmer Bradley

      Book Overview

      An early (possibly the first) anthology of fantasy short stories where women are the protagonist. All stories in this anthology are powerful, original and chosen for their individual quality and variety. This description may be from another edition of this product.

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      Alternate Realities Coming Of Age Good Vs Evil Intrigue And Betrayal Love And Romance Mythical Creatures Quests And Adventures Self-Discovery Sword Fighting Female Empowerment

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      Rated 5 stars
      Cool book

      By Thriftbooks.com User,

      This is a cool book for something out of the late 80's, early 90's. I read it over and over.

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      Rated 5 stars
      Fem Lit!

      By Thriftbooks.com User,

      This is a great book filled with short stories showing the weakness and strengths of women. These women are not your usual women - some are soldiers, some sorceress and others just plain ole women who are thrown into an extraordinary situation and prevail, or do they? They don't all end with the typical fairy tale ending. This book is the first in a series of 21 books. My favorite story is the Thorn and Frostflower involving...

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      The book that started the series!

      By Thriftbooks.com User,

      Sword and Sorceress is the original. This book has given rise to a series spanning 15 other books, and set the precedent for all future books in the series. All the stories in S & S I are about stong female characters, but the stories are diverse. Some are written by men, some by women. Some have only a female protagonist, others have male and female protagonists working together. The protagonist's talents range...

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