Turn the Other Chick

Great fun!

The foreword mentions Xena and Buffy as good examples and so I knew this would not disappoint. Every story is loaded with humor.

This is the fifth book in the Chicks in Chainmail series edited by Esther Friesner. The book is a collection of 22 short stories by fantasy authors (including one by the editor) that almost all involve at least three elements: a chick (er, woman), chainmail (or other body armor), and adventure with the chick wearing said chainmail. Most of the stories are told tongue-in-cheek, with some more entertaining and coherent than others. My favorites are as follows:

The Girl's Guide to Defeating the Dark Lord by Cassandra Claire - Being kidnapped by a Dark Lord can have a happy ending.

The Gypsy Queen by Catherine H. Shaffer - Transgendered barbarian swordspersons find true love.

Over the Hill by Jim C. Hines - Grandma Guardswoman isn't ready to show more retire just yet.

Defender of the Small by Jody Lynn Nye - Be kind to your small fury friends. show less

One of Friesner's anthologies of short stories that are a humorous take-off on the cliches of scantily-clad sword-and-sorceress adventures. Enjoyable, but no real amazing standouts.

Either you get the chick's n' chainmail series or you don't. I'm sorry I can't help you much more than that. Well, how about this: Harenna the Henna-haired Harridan from the Light Fantastic by Terry Pratchett would fit right into these stories. Good for fans of Mercedes Lackey's Valdemar series.

This is the 5th in a series of short story anthologies that started with 'Chicks in Chainmail'. This one has 22 stories by different authors. They're all over the map for style, and their take on a woman who can swing a sword.

The Chicks in Chainmail books are always good for a few laughs and the fifth installment of the series doesn’t disappoint. A few of my favorites in this one are:
The Girl's Guide to Defeating the Dark Lord by Cassandra Claire
Over the Hill by Jim C. Hines
Brunhilde's Bra by Laura J. Underwood
The Truth About the Gotterdammerung by Eric Flint

Anthology. Fantasy. Enjoyable tales of warrior women. Love the series.