Commissioned by george r. R. Martin and gardner dozois, these tales of dangerous women by the most stellar names in fiction are available for the first time in a three volume paperback set. This third volume features an original short story by joe abercrombie. 'some desperado' centres on shy south, the protagonist of abercrombie's novel red country. Having robbed a bank, shy is carrying 2,000 silver pieces and she's on the run when her horse catches an arrow. Marooned in a dusty ghost town, she faces up to a trio of murderous, flea-bitten criminals