When Women Were Warriors

Small Press Bookwatch, May, 2009

When Women Were Warriors

Catherine M. Wilson

Shield Maiden Press

PO Box 963, Boulder Creek, CA 95006-0963

9780981563619, $14.95, www.shieldmaidenpress.com

There were cultures that did not force women to be housekeepers and precious flowers to be protected. "When Women Were Warriors: The Warrior's Path" is a historical fantasy set in the Bronze Age among the British isles, home to a culture that held women as potential warriors alongside men. Telling the story of Tamras, a woman who is becoming a warrior. The first part of a series following this woman warrior with a nod to history, "When Women Were Warriors" is a fine read for historical fiction readers with much to appeal to fantasy fans as well.