Did You Say Chicks?! Explained

Did You Say Chicks?!
Author:	Edited by Esther Friesner
Cover Artist:	Larry Elmore
Country:	United States
Language:	English
Series:	Chicks in Chainmail
Publisher:	Baen Books
Release Date:	1998
Media Type:	Print (Paperback)
Pages:	309 pp.
Isbn:	0-671-87867-0
Oclc:	38276235
Preceded By:	Chicks in Chainmail
Followed By:	Chicks 'n Chained Males

Did You Say Chicks?! is an anthology of fantasy stories, edited by Esther Friesner, 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 February 1998. It was the second of a number of similarly themed anthologies edited by Friesner.

The book collects 19 short stories and novelettes by various fantasy authors, with an introduction by Friesner and a section of notes about the authors.

Contents

• "Introduction" (Esther Friesner)
• "No Pain, No Gain" (Elizabeth Moon)
• "Slue-Foot Sue and the Witch in the Woods" (Laura Frankos)
• "A Young Swordswoman's Garden Primer" (Sarah Zettel)
• "The Old Fire" (Jody Lynn Nye)
• "Like No Business I Know" (Mark Bourne)
• "A Bone to Pick" (Marina Frants and Keith R. A. DeCandido)
• "The Attack of the Avenging Virgins" (Elizabeth Ann Scarborough)
• "Oh, Sweet Goodnight!" (Christina Briley and Walter Vance Awsten)
• "A Bitch in Time" (Doranna Durgin)
• "Don't You Want to Be Beautiful?" (Laura Anne Gilman)
• "A Night with the Girls" (Barbara Hambly)
• "A Quiet Knight's Reading" (Steven Piziks)
• "Armor Propre" (Jan Stirling and S. M. Stirling)
• "A Big Hand for the Little Lady" (Esther Friesner)
• "Blade Runner" (K. D. Wentworth)
• "Keeping Up Appearances" (Lawrence Watt-Evans)
• "La Différence" (Harry Turtledove)
• "Tales from the Slushpile" (Margaret Ball)
• "Yes, We Did Say Chicks!" (Adam-Troy Castro)
• "About the Authors" (uncredited)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Fantastic Fiction.com: Did You Say Chicks?! by Esther Friesner. www.fantasticfiction.com.