Chicks 'n chained males - Esther M. Friesner

The barbarian babe in the chainmail bikini has been a staple of fantasy fiction for as long as the genre has been in existence. Recently, however, she's undergone something of a transformation. Now that women have increasingly taken the reins of modern fantasy, she's no longer an object of male wishful thinking but a battling heroine in her own right; a sassy icon who stands no nonsense and kicks some serious butt. Chicks 'N Chained Males introduces a brand new collection of wild and wonderful women with brass bras and broadswords and a beltful of good intentions. After all, would such as they stoop to the exploitation of those poor chained males who have found themselves under their protection? On the contrary, these chicks are here to rescue their men from any number of Fates Worse Than Death! And besides, no proper swordswoman worthy of the name has to chain a man up in order to keep him line...