The book of magic
By: edited by Gardner Dozois
Publisher: Bantam Books
Published: 2018
Language: eng
Number of pages: 556
ISBN-13: 9780399593789
Subjects: English Fantasy fiction; Magic; American Short stories; Fiction; Wizards; English Short stories; Witches; American Fantasy fiction
Description: "An anthology celebrating the witches and sorcerers of epic fantasy--featuring stories by George R. R. Martin, Scott Lynch, Megan Lindholm, and many more! Hot on the heels of award-winning editor Gardner Dozois's (Rogues, Old Venus) acclaimed anthology The Book of Swords comes this companion volume devoted to magic. How could it be otherwise? For every Frodo, there is a Gandalf...and a Saruman. For every Dorothy, a Glinda...and a Wicked Witch of the West. What would Harry Potter be without Albus Dumbledore...and Severus Snape? Figures of wisdom and power, possessing arcane, often forbidden knowledge, wizards and sorcerers are shaped--or misshaped--by the potent magic they seek to wield. Yet though their abilities may be godlike, these men and women remain human...some might say all too human. Such is their curse. And their glory. In these pages, seventeen of today's top fantasy writers--including award-winners K. J. Parker (The Two of Swords), Megan Lindholm (The Windsingers), John Crowley (The Deep), Tim Powers (Last Call), Liz Williams (Snake Agent), Elizabeth Bear (Eternal Sky Trilogy), George R. R. Martin (A Song of Ice and Fire), Kate Elliott (The Court of Fives Trilogy), Scott Lynch (The Republic of Thieves), and more--cast wondrous spells that thrillingly evoke the mysterious, awesome, and at times downright terrifying worlds where magic reigns supreme: worlds as far away as forever...and as near as next door"--
Table of contents: title: Introduction
pagenum: xi
authors: Gardner Dozois; title: The Return of the Pig
pagenum: 3
authors: K. J. Parker; title: Community Service
pagenum: 31
authors: Megan Lindholm; title: Flint and Mirror
pagenum: 61
authors: John Crowley; title: The Friends of Masquelayne the Incomparable
pagenum: 93
authors: Matthew Hughes; title: Biography of a Bouncing Boy Terror, Chapter II: Jumping Jack in Love
pagenum: 125
authors: Ysabeau S. Wilce; title: Song of Fire
pagenum: 147
authors: Rachel Pollack; title: Loft the Sorcerer
pagenum: 187
authors: Eleanor Arnason; title: The Governor
pagenum: 217
authors: Tim Powers; title: Sungrazer
pagenum: 243
authors: Liz Williams; title: The Staff in the Stone
pagenum: 271
authors: Garth Nix; title: No Work of Mine
pagenum: 303
authors: Elizabeth Bear; title: Widow Maker
pagenum: 327
authors: Lavie Tidhar; title: The Wolf and the Manticore
pagenum: 361
authors: Greg van Eekhout; title: A Night at the Tarn House
pagenum: 393
authors: George R. R. Martin; title: The Devil's Whatever
pagenum: 431
authors: Andy Duncan; title: Bloom
pagenum: 467
authors: Kate Elliott; title: The Fall and Rise of the House of the Wizard Malkuril
pagenum: 513
authors: Scott Lynch