The Chick Is in the Mail is an anthology of fantasy stories, edited by Esther Friesner with the assistance of Martin H. Greenberg, with a cover by Larry Elmore.[1] It consists of works featuring female protagonists by (mostly) female authors. It was first published in paperback by Baen Books in October 2000; a hardcover edition was issued the same year. It was the fourth of a number of similarly themed anthologies edited by Friesner.
 Cover of first edition. | |
| Author | Edited by Esther Friesner and Martin H. Greenberg |
|---|---|
| Cover artist | Larry Elmore |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Series | Chicks in Chainmail |
| Genre | Fantasy |
| Publisher | Baen Books |
Publication date | October 2000 |
| Media type | Print (paperback) |
| Pages | 314 pp. |
| ISBN | 0-671-31950-7 |
| OCLC | 45178180 |
| LC Class | CPB Box no. 1888 vol. 6 |
| Preceded by | Chicks 'n Chained Males |
| Followed by | Turn the Other Chick |
The book collects 15 short stories and novelettes and one poem by various fantasy authors, with an introduction by Friesner and a section of notes about the authors.
Contents edit
- "Introduction" (Esther Friesner)
- "To His Iron-Clad Mistress" (poem) (Kent Patterson)
- "Sweet Charity" (Elizabeth Moon)
- "The Catcher in the Rhine" (Harry Turtledove)
- "With the Knight Male (Apologies to Rudyard Kipling)" (Charles Sheffield)
- "Patterns in the Chain" (Steven Piziks)
- "Arms and the Woman" (Nancy Kress)
- "Fun with Hieroglyphics" (Margaret Ball)
- "Troll by Jury" (Esther Friesner)
- "Looking for Rhonda Honda" (William Sanders)
- "The Case of Prince Charming" (Robin Wayne Bailey)
- "Incognito, Ergo Sum" (Karen Everson)
- "Chain of Command" (Leslie What and Nina Kiriki Hoffman)
- "The Thief & The Roller Derby Queen: An Essay on the Importance of Formal Education" (Eric Flint)
- "The Right Bitch" (Doranna Durgin)
- "Foxy Boxer Gal Fights Giant Monster King!" (Pierce Askegren)
- "Hallah Iron-Thighs and the Change of Life" (K. D. Wentworth)
- "About the Authors" (uncredited)
References edit
- ^ "Fantastic Fiction.com: The Chick Is in the Mail by Esther Friesner and Martin Greenberg". www.fantasticfiction.com.
External links edit
- The Chick Is in the Mail title listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
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