Chicks and Balances
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 Cover of the first edition | |
| Author | Edited by Esther Friesner and John Helfers |
|---|---|
| Cover artist | Tom Wood |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Series | Chicks in Chainmail |
| Genre | Fantasy |
| Publisher | Baen Books |
Publication date | 2015 |
| Media type | Print (paperback) |
| Pages | 336 pp. |
| ISBN | 978-1-4767-8063-4 |
| OCLC | 894936615 |
| 813.08766083522 23 | |
| LC Class | PS648.F3 C48 2015 |
| Preceded by | Turn the Other Chick |
Chicks and Balances is an anthology of fantasy stories, edited by Esther Friesner and John Helfers, with a cover by Tom Wood.[1] It consists of works featuring female protagonists by (mostly) female authors. It was first published in trade paperback and e-book form by Baen Books in July 2015.[1][2] It was the sixth of a series of similarly themed anthologies, the first five of which were edited by Friesner alone.[3]
Summary[edit]
The book collects 22 short stories and novelettes by various fantasy authors, with an introduction and a section of notes about the authors by Friesner.
Contents[edit]
- "Introduction" (Esther Friesner)
- "A Chick Off the Old Block" (Jody Lynn Nye)
- "The Girls from the Hood" (Jim C. Hines)
- "Smackdown at Walmart" (Elizabeth A. Vaughan)
- "The Mammyth" (Harry Turtledove)
- "Give a Girl a Sword" (Kerrie L. Hughes)
- "Bite Me" (Steven Harper Piziks)
- "Dark Pixii" (Wen Spencer)
- "A Warrior Looks at 40" (Julie S. Mandala)
- "Roll Model" (Esther Friesner)
- "Second Hand Hero" (Jean Rabe)
- "Burying Treasure" (Alex Shvartsman)
- "Calling the Mom Squad" (Sarah A. Hoyt)
- "Rabid Weasels" (Robin Wayne Bailey)
- "A Girl's Home Is Her Rent-Controlled Castle" (Laura Resnick)
- ". . . And Your Enemies Closer" (Lee Martindale)
- "Knot and the Dragon" (P. C. Hodgell)
- "The Rules of the Game: A Poker Boy Story" (Dean Wesley Smith)
- "Beginner's Luck" (Linda L. Donahue)
- "One Touch of Hippolyta" (Laura Frankos)
- "Saving Private Slime" (Louisa Swann)
- "Unearthing the Undying Armor" (Elizabeth Ann Scarborough)
- "Fashion and the Snarkmeisters" (Kristine Kathryn Rusch)
- "About the Authors" (Esther Friesner)
References[edit]
- ^ a b Chicks and Balances title listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
- ^ "Endeavor Award Finalists Announced". Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America. July 10, 2015.
- ^ "Fantastic Fiction.com: Of Chicks and Balances by Esther Friesner and John Helfers". www.fantasticfiction.com.
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