The Book of Magic (Hardcover) [Dozois, Gardner (ed.)]

A new anthology celebrating the witches and sorcerers of epic fantasy "featuring stories by George R. R. Martin, Scott Lynch, Megan Lindholm, and many others!

Hot on the heels of Gardner Dozois's 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 Elizabeth Bear, John Crowley, Kate Elliott, K. J. Parker, Tim Powers, and Liz Williams "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.

FEATURING SIXTEEN ALL-NEW STORIES:

¢ € œThe Return of the Pig ¢ € � by K. J. Parker ‚  
¢ € œCommunity Service ¢ € � by Megan Lindholm ‚  
¢ € œFlint and Mirror ¢ € � by John Crowley ‚  
¢ € œThe Friends of Masquelayne the Incomparable ¢ € � ‚  by Matthew Hughes ‚  
¢ € œThe Biography of a Bouncing Boy Terror: Chapter Two: Jumping Jack in Love ¢ € � ‚  by Ysabeau S. Wilce ‚  
¢ € œSong of Fire ¢ € � by Rachel Pollack ‚  
¢ € œLoft the Sorcerer ¢ € � ‚  by Eleanor Arnason ‚  
¢ € œThe Governoer ¢ € � ‚  by Tim Powers ‚  
¢ € œSungrazer ¢ € � ‚  by Liz Williams ‚  
¢ € œThe Staff in the Stone ¢ € � ‚  by Garth Nix ‚  
¢ € œNo Work of Mine ¢ € � ‚  by Elizabeth Bear ‚  
¢ € œWidow Maker ¢ € � ‚  by Lavie Tidhar ‚  
¢ € œThe Wolf and the Manticore ¢ € � by Greg Van Eekhout ‚  
¢ € œThe Devil's Whatever ¢ € � ‚  by Andy Duncan ‚  
¢ € œBloom ¢ € � ‚  by Kate Elliott ‚  
¢ € œThe Fall and Rise of the House of the Wizard Malkuril ¢ € � ‚  by Scott Lynch ‚  

Plus George R. R. Martin's classic story ¢ € œA Night at the Tarn House ¢ € � and an introduction by Gardner Dozois