Alchemy and Academe [Mass Market Paperback]

Anne McCaffrey (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 12, 1987

An enchanting collection of tales, enchantments, things magical and strange, devils and demons, professors of potent powers, witchcraft and wizardry, and more. Master fantasy writer Anne McCaffrey has chosen 20 short tales and poems of wonder and awe, written by the finest writers of fantasy today, including: Robert Silverberg, L. Sprague de Camp, R.A. Lafferty, Gene Wolfe, Carol Emshwiller, Sonya Dorman, and others.

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An enchanting collection of tales, enchantments, things magical and strange, devils and demons, professors of potent powers, witchcraft and wizardry, and more. Master fantasy writer Anne McCaffrey has chosen 20 short tales and poems of wonder and awe, written by the finest writers of fantasy today, including: Robert Silverberg, L. Sprague de Camp, R.A. Lafferty, Gene Wolfe, Carol Emshwiller, Sonya Dorman, and others.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback
• Publisher: Del Rey (March 12, 1987)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0345344197
• ISBN-13: 978-0345344199
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.1 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,299,856 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Anne McCaffrey, the Hugo Award-winning author of the bestselling Dragonriders of Pern® novels, is one of science fiction's most popular authors. With Elizabeth Ann Scarborough she co-authored Changelings and Maelstrom, Books One and Two of The Twins of Petaybee. McCaffrey lives in a house of her own design, Dragonhold-Underhill, in County Wicklow, Ireland.

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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars An oldie but a goodie!, March 8, 1998

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This review is from: Alchemy and Academe (Mass Market Paperback)

This is an older collection, but the stories are fun and interesting. Great if you just don't have the time for a long read, but would like to relax a few minutes. I am surprised that no noe else has had anything to say about it!

2 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Just OK, June 13, 2005

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Jeremy Tassoff "kublakhan73" (West Caldwell, NJ United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Alchemy and Academe (Mass Market Paperback)

I picked this up at a used bookstore recently. The concept looked interesting, and the list of contributors fairly impressive. However 90% of the stories left me with the impression of "Was there a point to that?". Stylistically the writing was up to par for each of the authors, but many of the stories themselves were rather disjointed or had a feeling of incompleteness.

0 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Couldn't get in to it, September 13, 2009

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This review is from: Alchemy and Academe (Mass Market Paperback)

I was a huge Anne McCaffrey fan as a teen, and continue to be an avid reader of Sci Fi and Fantasy. I bought the book long ago because it was an Anne McCaffrey. It seems to sell itself on big names but doesn't deliver. I agree with the comment that the stories seem disjointed and it's hard to see the point. I don't mind reading amusing "fluff", but this wasn't even entertaining for me. It's probably a good indicator that there are a bunch of used copies selling for 1 cent, if it was worth anything I'd sell mine, but since it's not it's in the first shipment to Goodwill.