In this text Margaret Weis has gathered together a collection of twenty fantasy stories by top authors including Ray Bradbury, Katherine Kurtz and Jack Vance.
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Twenty substantial stories, 195095, featuring magic in all its many and startling guises. Included are: ``Mazirian the Magician,'' from Jack Vance's first masterpiece, The Dying Earth; a tale of Lankhmar and Gray Mouser, from Fritz Leiber; one of Larry Niven's ``fading magic'' yarns; magic in pre-Revolutionary America (Katherine Kurtz); Zenna Henderson's classic ``The Anything Box''; one of Ursula K. Le Guin's stories from which developed the magnificent Wizard of Earthsea trilogy; Merlin vs. Lancelot (Roger Zelazny); and the ultimate magic word (F. Paul Wilson). Wrapping up the all-star cast are: Orson Scott Card, Robert Silverberg, Melanie Rawn, Joe Haldeman, Raymond E. Feist, C.J. Cherryh, Andre Norton, Mercedes Lackey, Ray Bradbury, Marion Zimmer Bradley, Greg Bear, and Christopher Stasheff. A well-chosen, pleasingly varied assemblage that deftly avoids both the overly familiar and the tediously obscure. -- Copyright ©1997, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved.
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An excellent anthology...,
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This review is from: A Magic-Lover's Treasury of the Fantastic (Paperback)
Here Margaret Weis has put together (another) collection of gems by well-known and beloved writers in the fantasy genre. This is a fun book, chock-full of memorable, quirky, and original tales that might have been missed or mis-laid and never heard from again had not Weis collected and re-released them. It's worth a read, especially if you're a short-story fan, and it's worth a re-read every now and then. You really should do yourself a favor and buy it - quick, before it goes out of print!
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Great!,
This review is from: A Magic-Lover's Treasury of the Fantastic (Paperback)
I think that this book was very well written! The author seemed to spend a lot of time in compiling the information for this book and I think that whoever loves magic should read this book! I want everyone to enjoy this book as I have enjoyed it! :)
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Twelve thousand years before the birth of Christ, in an age when miracles were somewhat more common, a warlock used an ancient secret to save his life. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
snail dragon, hollow knight, empathy circuits, mana level, glass dagger, magical knife, magic bear, shadow demon, black statue, black hoods, rug merchant Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
King Ethelred, King Edward, Anything Box, Rynildissen City, Warlock's Wheel, Dennis Nickleby, John Zold, Blue Star, Auntie Danser, Master Amer, Hooded Ones, Black Wall, King Boris, New York, White Lady, Hvirin Gap, Lady Dryope, Lord Ka-rak, Plaza of Dark Delights, Sam Norton, Gray Mouser, Hill Magician, Live Boots, Thai Cord, Children of Noe New!
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Twelve thousand years before the birth of Christ, in an age when miracles were somewhat more common, a warlock used an ancient secret to save his life. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
snail dragon, hollow knight, empathy circuits, mana level, glass dagger, magical knife, magic bear, shadow demon, black statue, black hoods, rug merchant Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
King Ethelred, King Edward, Anything Box, Rynildissen City, Warlock's Wheel, Dennis Nickleby, John Zold, Blue Star, Auntie Danser, Master Amer, Hooded Ones, Black Wall, King Boris, New York, White Lady, Hvirin Gap, Lady Dryope, Lord Ka-rak, Plaza of Dark Delights, Sam Norton, Gray Mouser, Hill Magician, Live Boots, Thai Cord, Children of Noe New!
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- The Anything Box by Zenna Henderson on 5 pages
- Bazaar of the Bizarre by Fritz Leiber on 5 pages
- Fiddler Fair by Mercedes Lackey on page 133, and Back Matter
- Last Defender of Camelot (Roger Zelazny Collection) by Roger Zelazny in Front Matter, and Back Matter
- A Quest-Lover's Treasury of the Fantastic by Margaret Weis in Front Matter
- A Woman's Liberation: A Choice of Futures by and About Women by Connie Willis in Front Matter
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