A review by amybraunauthor
Dangerous Women by Gardner Dozois, George R.R. Martin

3.0

A pretty good collection, though there weren't nearly as many warrior women as I wanted. The stories I liked the best were "Bombshells" by Jim Butcher, “I Know How to Pick ’Em” by Lawrence Block, and "Wrestling Jesus” by Joe R. Lansdale. Those stories are fun, dark, and deep, respectively. I was also fond of “The Princess and the Queen” by George R.R. Martin. I would say I wanted more detail/have it stretched out to a full length book... but knowing Martin, I probably wouldn't see that book for ten years. Anyway, the level of "danger" is subjective here. Personally, I found most of the dangers to be subjective and even sexualized in some cases. Not to say there's no danger in either of those, but I was hoping for ass-kicking warrior queens rather than backstabbers. Some people might like this book, others might be a little disappointed like I was. It all depends on what you find dangerous.