The Chick is in the Mail


The Chick Is in the Mail is an anthology of fantasy stories, edited by Esther Friesner with the assistance of Martin H. Greenberg, with a cover by Larry Elmore. It consists of works featuring female protagonists by female authors. It was first published in paperback by Baen Books in October 2000; a hardcover edition was issued the same year. It was the fourth of a number of similarly themed anthologies edited by Friesner.
The book collects 15 short stories and novelettes and one poem by various fantasy authors, with an introduction by Friesner and a section of notes about the authors.

Contents

  • "Introduction"
  • "To His Iron-Clad Mistress"
  • "Sweet Charity"
  • "The Catcher in the Rhine"
  • "With the Knight Male "
  • "Patterns in the Chain"
  • "Arms and the Woman"
  • "Fun with Hieroglyphics"
  • "Troll by Jury"
  • "Looking for Rhonda Honda"
  • "The Case of Prince Charming"
  • "Incognito, Ergo Sum"
  • "Chain of Command"
  • "The Thief & The Roller Derby Queen: An Essay on the Importance of Formal Education"
  • "The Right Bitch"
  • "Foxy Boxer Gal Fights Giant Monster King!"
  • "Hallah Iron-Thighs and the Change of Life"
  • "About the Authors"