Amazons II  Amazons II is an anthology of fantasy stories, edited by Jessica Amanda Salmonson, with a cover by Michael Whelan. Following up her earlier anthology "Amazons!", it consists, like its predecessor volume, of works featuring female protagonists by (mostly) female authors. It was first published in paperback by DAW Books in June 1982. The book collects 12 short stories and novelettes by various fantasy authors, with an introduction by Salmonson.