Renunciates of Darkover

From Guild House to lord's court, the Free Amazons ply their trade, serving as mercenaries wherever there is need, banding together in comradeship, setting themselves apart from the everyday rules of Darkovan society, earning their freedom with blade and deed, and freely giving shelter and assistance to any woman in search of a safe haven.From a fledgling matrix circle formed by Renunciates to a Free Amazon hired to protect Comyn Lord Varzil from an assassin's deadly threat to Marion's own recounting of a seemingly insurmountable conflict between Camilla and Rafaella--well-remembered characters from her magnificent novel, The Shattered Chain--here are twenty-two brand new tales about those dauntless Darkovan heroines beloved by the countless readers who are always eager to return for new adventures on the world of the Bloody Sun.Introduction (Renunciates of Darkover) • essay by Marion Zimmer BradleyStrife • short story by Chel AveryAmazon Fragment (Excerpt) • short fiction by Marion Zimmer BradleyBroken Vows • short story by Annette RodriguezIf Only Banshees Could See • novelette by Janet R. RhodesA Midsummer Night's Gift • short story by Deborah J. Ross [as by Deborah Wheeler ]The Honor of the Guild • short story by Joan Marie VerbaA Butterfly Season • short story by Diana L. PaxsonMisjudged Situations • short story by Kelly B. JaggersAwakening • novelette by Mary FenoglioCarlina's Calling • short story by Patricia Duffy NovakA Beginning • short fiction by Judith KobyleckySet a Thief • short story by Mercedes LackeyShut-in • short story by Jean LambDanila's Song • short story by Vera NazarianA Proper Escort • short story by Elisabeth WatersThe Lesson in the Foothills • short story by Lynne Armstrong-JonesSummer Fair • short story by Emily AlwardVarzil's Avengers • short story by Diann S. PartridgeTo Touch a Comyn • novelette by Andrew ReyAbout Time • short story by Patricia B. CironeFamily Visit • short story by Margaret L. CarterDalereuth Guild House • short story by Priscilla W. Armstrong