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Alchemy and Academe (Mass Market Paperback)

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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.


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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.

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  • Mass Market Paperback
  • Publisher: Del Rey; 9th printing edition (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.com Sales Rank: #1,785,769 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars An oldie but a goodie!, March 8, 1998
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!
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1.0 out of 5 stars Couldn't get in to it, September 13, 2009
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.
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1 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Just OK, June 13, 2005
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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.
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