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Northern Chess

Tanith Lee

First published December 1979
Type Short Fiction
Length Short Story
Series Jaisel #1

Synopsis

A female wandering adventurer who falls in with a company of soldiers attempting to conquer the castle where the ghost of an evil sorcerer resides, proves to be the perfect person to defeat the otherwise undefeatable villain.

Awards

YearAwardCategoryStatus
1980 Balrog Award Short Fiction Nominee/Finalist

Publications (9)

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
December 1979 Amazons! DAW Books Anthology 171
December 1979 Amazons! DAW Books / New American Library of Canada Anthology 171
March 1989 Women As Demons The Women's Press Collection 258
June 2015 Sisters of the Revolution: A Feminist Speculative Fiction Anthology PM Press Anthology 261
November 2015 Warrior Women Prime Books Anthology |2
December 2015 Warrior Women Prime Books Anthology 11
December 2015 Women As Demons Gateway / Orion Collection
January 2021 The Empress of Dreams DMR Books Collection |7
January 2021 The Empress of Dreams DMR Books Collection 88