A collection of stories follows the conquests of a band of warrior women, and includes the writings of Esther Friesner, Elizabeth Moon, Jody Lynn Nye, Harry Turtledove, and Margaret Ball

One good turn deserves another and those unpredictable Amazons are back, swords sharpened, chainmail polished, and makeup in place, ready to fight the good fight. And if you think they're just male wish-fulfillment fantasies, you'd better say it under your breath where they can't hear you, because these barbarian babes were born to battle, on the lighter side. Contents Mightier Than the Sword by John G. Hemry A Late Symmer Night's Battle by Laura Frankos Psyched Up by Michael D. Turner Branded by Jan Stirling The Girl's Guide to Defeating the Dark Lord by Cassandra Claire She Stuffs to Conquer by Yvonne Coats The Gypsy Queen by Catherine H. Shaffer Over the Hill by Jim C. Hines A Sword Called Rhonda by D.S. Moen Giants in the Earth by Esther M. Friesner Rituals for a New God by Wen Spencer I Look Good by Selina Rosen Combat Shopping by Lee Martindale Battle Ready by J. Ardian Lee A Woman's Armor by Lesley McBain Hallah Iron-Thighs and the Hall of the Puppet King by K.D. Wentworth Princess Injera Versus the Spanakopita of Doom by Robin Wayne Bailey Brunhilde's Bra by Laura J. Underwood Smoke and Mirrors by Steven Piziks The Truth About the Gotterdammerung by Eric Flint Defender of the Small by Jody Lynn Nye Of Mice and Chicks by Harry Turtledove

ORIGINAL ANTHOLOGY featuring rollicking, tongue-in-cheek tales of women warrior fighting against the stodgy and in the name of freedom of expression, Chicks in Chainmail style! Continuing a great tradition, Chicks and Balances is not what you might think (or it is what you think, depending on which way your mind runs). What we have here is a bunch of perfectly healthy women who happen to be of the brass-bra-wearing and chain-link bikinis sort. Each is fighting in her own way for the freedom to express herself—often by thrusting sword through a censor's black heart! Be glad, the chicks in chainmail are back, and they will not be oppressed, repressed, or depressed! All new adventures of fearless women warriors by Eric Flint, creator of the Ring of Fire alternate history series; Nebula-winning author Harry Turtledove; Jody Lynn Nye, co-author of the national best seller The Ship Who Won; Campbell Award-winner Wen Spencer, and many more, including the inimitable Esther Friesner herself, as fantasy adventure takes a turn for the lighter side.