Here's the Table of Contents:
“At the Sign of the Crow and Quill,” by Marie Brennan
“On the Peacock Path,” by Judith Tarr
“Sunset Games,” by Robin Wayne Bailey
“Sorcery of the Heart,” by Lawrence Watt-Evans
“The Butcher’s Boy and the Piri Folk,” by Pat MacEwen
“Gifts Tell Truth,” by Heather Rose Jones
“A Sword for Liberty,” by Diana L. Paxson
“Hearts of Broken Glass,” by Rosemary Edghill
“The Game of Lions,” by Marella Sands
“The Sharpest Cut,” by Doranna Durgin
“Pawn’s Queen,” by India Edghill
“The Heart’s Coda,” by Carol Berg
“The Wind’s Kiss,” by Dave Smeds
I've been posting interviews with some of the authors. Here's the list, in case you missed any of these delightful chats:
Early praise for Lace and Blade 4:
Publisher's Weekly: Dave Smeds’s “The Wind’s Kiss,” ... captures not only the imagination but also the heart, leaving behind a sense of peace and longing. India Edghill’s “Pawn’s Queen” follows a young woman on the path to her own destiny, seamlessly marrying a feast for the senses with the darker whimsies of magic and duty. Marella Sands’s excellent “The Game of Lions” focuses on the strength of bonds between sisters and teammates. The ... stories evoke wonder and excitement.
Kevin O'Brien: This volume contains thirteen stories that range from
action tales where romance is at best a subplot, to love stories with nary a
hint of violence. Similarly, the romance varies from intense to casual, with
both men and women as the aggressors. Also, the level of intrigue ranges from
being the point of the plot to being practically non-existent. The level of
quality is consistently high, I found no typos or obvious grammatical errors,
and those stories set in alternate realities had good world-building; the
settings felt real, not thrown together with spit and tissue paper.
And if you enjoyed this anthology, please post a review!
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