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''Chicks and Balances'' is an anthology of fantasy stories, edited by Esther Friesner and John Helfers, with a cover by Tom Wood. It consists of works featuring female protagonists by (mostly) female authors. It was first published in trade paperback and e-book form by Baen Books in July 2015.〔〔("Endeavor Award Finalists Announced." Article on Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America Website, July 10, 2015. )〕 It was the sixth of a series of similarly themed anthologies, the first five of which were edited by Friesner alone. The book collects twenty-two short stories and novelettes by various fantasy authors, with an introduction and a section of notes about the authors by Friesner. ==Contents== *"Introduction" (Esther Friesner) *"A Chick Off the Old Block" (Jody Lynn Nye) *"The Girls from the Hood" (Jim C. Hines) *"Smackdown at Walmart" (Elizabeth A. Vaughan) *"The Mammyth" (Harry Turtledove) *"Give a Girl a Sword" (Kerrie L. Hughes) *"Bite Me" (Steven Harper Piziks) *"Dark Pixii" (Wen Spencer) *"A Warrior Looks at 40" (Julie S. Mandala) *"Roll Model" (Esther Friesner) *"Second Hand Hero" (Jean Rabe) *"Buring Treasure" (Alex Shvartsman) *"Calling the Mom Squad" (Sarah A. Hoyt) *"Rabid Weasels" (Robin Wayne Bailey) *"A Girl's Home Is Her Rent-Controlled Castle" (Laura Resnick) *". . . And Your Enemies Closer" (Lee Martindale) *"Knot and the Dragon" (P. C. Hodgell) *"The Rules of the Game: A Poker Boy Story" (Dean Wesley Smith) *"Beginner's Luck" (Linda L. Donahue) *"One Touch of Hippolyta" (Laura Frankos) *"Saving Private Slime" (Louisa Swann) *"Unearthing the Undying Armor" (Elizabeth Ann Scarborough) *"Fashion and the Snarkmeisters" (Kristine Kathryn Rusch) *"About the Authors" (Esther Friesner) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Chicks and Balances」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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