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Chicks in Tank Tops


THE CHICKS ARE BACK! CELEBRATING FEARLESS AND FEARSOME FEMALES WITH ALL-NEW STORIES.

Featuring all-new stories inspired by the classic Chicks in Chainmail series!

A boy and his dog. A girl and her tank. Tropes have been with us throughout all of history. Any girl would gladly trade in her skimpy armor for a tank. While a little bit of chainmail can take a chick far, heavy armor can take one even farther.

Besides, what’s not to love about chicks in tank tops? From pure near-future military science fiction to Pride and Prejudice with zombies, AI tanks, and true love!

All-new stories by: Sharon Lee & Steve Miller, David Drake, Jody Lynn Nye, Kevin Ikenberry, Esther Friesner, Joelle Presby, Robert E. Hampson, A.C. Haskins, Lydia Sherrer & David Sherrer, G. Scott Huggins, Philip Wohlrab, Marisa Wolf, and Jason Cordova & Ashley Prior.

Cover Art by Dave Seeley



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This is a work of fiction. All the characters and events portrayed in this book are fictional, and any resemblance to real people or incidents is purely coincidental.

First printing, January 2023

Distributed by Simon & Schuster
1230 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10020

Printed in the United States of America

ISBN-13: 978-1-9821-9235-8
eISBN: 978-1-62579-896-1

Copyright © 2022 by Jason Cordova; “Editor’s Note” copyright © 2023

“Foreword” and “Tread Softly” by Esther Friesner appear here for the first time. © 2023 by Esther Friesner. Published by permission of the author.

“Gadreel’s Folly” by Sharon Lee & Steve Miller appears here for the first time. © 2023 by Sharon Lee & Steve Miller. Published by permission of the authors.

“Hold the Line” by Kevin Ikenberry appears here for the first time. © 2023 by Kevin Ikenberry. Published by permission of the author.

“A Girl and Her K’t’ank” by Jody Lynn Nye appears here for the first time. © 2023 by Jody Lynn Nye. Published by permission of the author.

“Airborne All the Way!” © 1996 by David Drake. Published by permission of the author.

“Airborne: The Next Mission” by David Drake appears here for the first time. © 2023 by David Drake. Published by permission of the author.

“Goddess of War” by A.C. Haskins appears here for the first time. © 2023 by A.C. Haskins. Published by permission of the author.

“Barbie and Gator Ken Versus the Hurricane” by Joelle Presby appears here for the first time. © 2023 by Joelle Presby. Published by permission of the author.

“Jeanne d’Architonnerre” by G. Scott Huggins appears here for the first time. © 2023 by G. Scott Huggins. Published by permission of the author.

“Operation Dad Liberation” by Lydia Sherrer & David Sherrer appears here for the first time. © 2023 by Lydia Sherrer & David Sherrer. Published by permission of the authors.

“Between a Knight and a Hard Place” by Philip Wohlrab appears here for the first time. © 2023 by Philip Wohlrab. Published by permission of the author.

“Next Question” by Marisa Wolf appears here for the first time. © 2023 by Marisa Wolf. Published by permission of the author.

“Belle’s Fantastical Mechanical Beast” by Jason Cordova & Ashley Prior appears here for the first time. © 2023 by Jason Cordova & Ashley Prior. Published by permission of the authors.

“Mother” by Robert E. Hampson appears here for the first time. © 2023 by Robert E. Hampson. Published by permission of the author.

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