A fun and fearless anthology of feminist tales, by sixteen bestselling, award-winning writers.

'Wonderful . . . all killer, no filler' Red Magazine

'Dazzling stories, as inventive as they are inspiring' Daily Mirror

'Where power and feminist rage meet' Stylist

DRAGON. TYGRESS. SHE-DEVIL. HUSSY. SIREN. WENCH. HARRIDAN. MUCKRAKER. SPITFIRE. VITUPERATOR. CHURAIL. TERMAGANT. FURY. WARRIOR. VIRAGO. BANSHEE.

For centuries past, and all across the world, there are words that have defined and decried us. Words that raise our hackles, fire up our blood; words that tell a story. In this blazing cauldron of a book, sixteen bestselling, award-winning writers have taken up their pens and reclaimed these words, creating an entertaining and irresistible collection of feminist tales for our time.

"This anthology is all killer, no filler" - Red Magazine

"A slick collection of clever tales, with something for bluestockings and banshees alike" - Observer

"Some are historical, some are infused with the mystical and magical, some have threads of fierce commentary and some are laugh-out-loud funny. All of them fizz with energy, meaning and page-turner plots" - The Scotsman

"Delightful and thought-provoking" - Perspective

"Spell-binding . . . these vivid works of imagination are further proof that, back in 1973, Virago's founder Carmen Calil was on to something" - Harper's Bazaar

"A collection of dazzling stories, as inventive as they are inspiring" - Daily Mirror

"A collection of wild works by wild women is the perfect tribute to Virago's impact and legacy" - Tortoise Media

"Some stories are historical, some are infused with the mystical and magical, some have threads of fierce commentary and some are laugh-out-loud funny. All of them fizz with energy, meaning and page-turner plots" - The Press and Journal

"Definitely where power and feminist rage meet" - Stylist

"[Furies addresses] the full panoply of 'isms' such as racism, ageism, heroism, terrorism, and classism, all congregated under feminism" - Irish Examiner