Sword and Sorceress VI: An Anthology of Heroic Fantasy

Rating:
Summary: ok - certainly not the best of the series
Review: This anthology was just ok. There wasn't much kick to most of the stories. If I weren't collecting the whole series, I probably wouldn't keep it. The stories are:
Diana L. Paxson: "Equona's Mare" - a woman and her horse, sort of
Shariann Lewitt: "The Hand of Fatima"
Lynne Armstrong-Jones: "Commencement"
Morning Glory Zell: "A Lesser of Evils" - a somewhat preachy story about ecology-conservation
Kier Neustaedter: "And Saavuld Danced" - blah
Linda Gordon: "Stone of Light"
Nancy Jane Moore: "Change of Command"
Vera Nazarian: "The Starry King"
Nina Boal: "Mirror Image"
Jennifer Roberson: "Sleeping Dogs" - I liked this one. The inside front cover text says "Summoned by the king when his favorite hound was about to bear a litter, the witch woman used all her arts in vain. To save the only surviving pup, she revealed an ancient knowledge that would forever change the king's own life..."
Elisabeth Waters: "Shadowlands" - I liked it. The inside front cover text says "Her husband killed in an accident, Oriana would do anything - even spell travel to the Shadowlands - to bring him back to life..."
Mercedes Lackey: "The Making of a Legend" - A Tarma & Kethry story, republished in the book "Oathblood". The first appearance of the bard Leslac. I like most of Lackey's work, and this is no exception.
Mary Fenoglio: "Burnt Offerings" - not bad
Doroth J. Heydt: "Ratsbane" - The third story of the Greek sorceress Cynthia published in S&S, and my favorite so far.
Bobbi Miller: "Wolf Hunt"
Carl Thelen: "Pearl" - This one's cute and funny.
Jessie D. Eaker: "Name of the Demoness"
Lois Tilton: "Hands" - not bad
Mary E. Choo: "Wolfrunner"
J.A. Brebner: "Until We Meet Again" - A not bad story about a sword & sorceress pair.
Gemma Tarlach: "Black Wolf" - I liked this one. The first story sold by this author, but hopefully not the last.