Magic Lands & Other Stories [Paperback]

Robert Stanek (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 2002

Enter the spell-binding worlds of best-selling author Robert Stanek. This beautifully bound trade paperback edition is the same print size and quality as a hardcover, yet without the hardcover price! The book contains 2 novellas:

Magic Lands: Following the village elder's advice, Ray leaves his home village, setting out for the place lost and deep where he will find a companion for his journey to the stone land and where he will discover that there is no easy path.

Absolutes: Brilliantly melds science fact with science fiction, creating a work that challenges yet at the same time provokes the imagination as the powerful prose urges us to dream a new dream.

The book also contains two of Robert's favorite short stories:

Silence Is Golden August Rains

Editorial Reviews

From the Publisher

Two powerful novellas and two short stories that should delight the young and the young at heart! Readers everywhere are discovering the works of Robert Stanek, and overwhelmingly they agree on one thing: the books are some of the best they've ever read. Robert's blockbuster debut book sold over 150,000 copies and worldwide sales of his books are over 1 million.

From the Author

We talked to Robert Stanek about Magic Lands and here's what he said:

"At its heart, Magic Lands is a journey of discovery and of growing up. I wrote this book for my son and it has always been his favorite. I think it will be one of yours as well."

"I would also like to thank readers who have written to me care of the publisher, especially the teachers, principals and other educators who have taken my books under their wing and helped give flight to a dream."

"To Toby, Tina and Martin, I really did visit your fan pages. Check your guestbook. Thank you, keep reading!"

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Product Details

• Paperback: 228 pages
• Publisher: Reagent Press (July 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1575450666
• ISBN-13: 978-1575450667
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,478,058 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

I'm Robert Stanek, and I've been writing stories for nearly 30 years. Though I've always been a writer at heart, I never set out to be a writer. What I wanted to be, I didn't know when I said goodbye to high school. What I wanted to do though, I knew that: I wanted to see the world--and so I did while serving my country in distant lands.

I wrote novels for more than ten years before I ever tried to get published. My big break came with a book about publishing--only a different sort of publishing than you may be thinking. The book was about web publishing and so my career in writing began. While I wrote those other books, I wrote many, many stories and books for my kids, and I collected them for a few decades, until at my children's urging I set out to get them published for others to enjoy.

I am the second youngest of five children, raised by a single mom. While stationed in Hawaii with the U.S. Air Force and working shift work, I went back to school and earned my bachelor's and master's degrees from Hawaii Pacific University. After an 11-year career in the military, I moved with my wife and children to Washington State. When I'm not writing, I can be found playing video games, reading books, or trekking the great outdoors in search of adventure with my wife and children.

It's been a fairly open secret I also write as William Stanek. You can learn more about me at http://www.robertstanek.com or at http://stanek.reagentpress.com. Find me on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/RobertStanekAuthor.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Solid entertainment... 4 1/2 stars!, July 20, 2002

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"uptowngirl17" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Magic Lands & Other Stories (Paperback)

Stanek's been a favorite ever since I read Keeper Martin. Magic Lands & other Stories is a book of short fiction. I loved "silence is golden". ev prooves girls rule! She's strong, unafraid of the hand she's ben dealt. She does what has to be done. This one story shows Stanek's as brilliant in short form as he is with novels. I also loved "magic lands," the title story of the book. Ray and Kerry's stories work wonderfully together. These are both solid works. While I liked "august rains", I didn't really care for "absolutes". "absolutes" is a good story, perhaps great, but it's science fiction in the truest sense. I will admit to reading "absolutes" twice. You almost have to to get what realy happens. In summary, i think there's somethign here for everyone. It is surely a worthwhile read.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing story collection, September 22, 2002

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Barb Jackson (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Magic Lands & Other Stories (Paperback)

Thank you Mr. Stanek for this excellent book! Magic Lands hits straight and delivers! I liked all 4 stories! I didn't want it to end. Stanek's style kept me busily turning pages. I read several of the stories twice--something I haven't done in years. This is brilliant. A must read

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the Best Books ever, January 18, 2005

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Magic Lands & Other Stories (Paperback)

This book is splendid. Robert Stanek has the ability to make you feel what the characters are feeling. When Ray had to do his tasks during the journey, I litterally felt nervous!! There were times when I got through 2 pages in what seemed like half a second because I was so anxious to know what happened next. Everything is just right in this book. There's suspense, horror, humor, romance, and of course magic. I loved all the stories.