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| Wizards: Magical Tales From the Masters of Modern Fantasy | 
 enlarge | Creators: Kage Baker, Neil Gaiman, Garth Nix, Eoin Colfer, Jack Dann, Gardner Dozois, John Jude Palencar
Publisher: Berkley Hardcover
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  8 reviews
Media: Hardcover
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Pages: 416
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.4
Dimensions (in): 9 x 6.2 x 1.4
ISBN: 0425215180
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.0876608377
EAN: 9780425215180
Publication Date: May 1, 2007
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Product Description
Never-before-published stories by Neil Gaiman, Eoin Colfer, Garth Nix, and a magical lineup of writers.
Throughout the ages, the wizard has claimed a spot in human culture-from the shadowy spiritual leaders of early man to precocious characters in blockbuster films. Gone are the cartoon images of wizened gray-haired men in pointy caps creating magic with a wave of their wands. Today's wizards are more subtle in their powers, more discerning in their ways, and-in the hands of modern fantasists-more likely than ever to capture readers' imaginations.
In Neil Gaiman's "The Witch's Headstone," a piece taken from his much-anticipated novel in progress, an eight-year-old boy learns the power of kindness from a long-dead sorceress. Only one woman possesses two kinds of magic-enough to unite two kingdoms-in Garth Nix's "Holly and Iron." Patricia A. McKillip's "Naming Day" gives a sorcery student a lesson in breaking the rules. And a famished dove spins a tale worthy of a meal, but perhaps not the truth, in "A Fowl Tale" by Eoin Colfer.
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 Magical Mini-Vacation! July 14, 2008
Reviewed by Jeannine R. Burkholder
on 07/13/2008
Fantasy stories ignite the imagination in ways that realistic fiction can not. Characters are larger than life. Conflicts mean life and death - often for an entire race or culture.
In this collection, editors Dann and Dozois, have collected unpublished short stories from a variety of well-known fantasy authors. Each story is about a wizard, but rarely do they appear in the pointed hat and starry cape (like the one on the cover of the book):
* Orson Scott Card introduces us to the mages of the elements, who draw their power and their forms from nature.
* Mary Rosenblum creates a magical world of colorful auras and a mysterious villain, threatened with oblivion by the real mask they wear.
* Terry Dowling takes us to a special school, where students make choices that affect not only their own magical power and abilities, but those around them as well.
* Journey through Hell and talk to the devil with stories from Andy Duncan and from Terry Bisson.
There is no way to give proper accolades to every story and author represented in this book. Pick up the book and choose one of the excellently crafted stories to embark on a magical mini-vacation today! There are 18 destinations to choose from; a little something to suit every fantasy reader.
Courtesy of Teens Read Too June 26, 2008
You may think you know wizards. You may think you know magic. But the wizards in these stories just might have a few surprising tricks up their sleeves.
"The Witch's Headstone" contains a dead sorceress who's more kind than creepy, despite the warnings to the contrary. "Holly and Iron" centers around an ancient magical battle where one unprepared woman could unite or destroy two races. In "The Ruby Incomparable" the only daughter of Good and Evil has mastered most of the secrets of the universe, but she can't understand her own mother. In "Winter's Wife" money is no match for the power of magic. The list goes on, and each story will make you rethink what you thought you knew. Or maybe confirm it.
Some of the authors you'll recognize. Some may be completely new. All of them have found a fan in me.
I'll be the first to admit I usually dislike collections of short stories. I feel like I'm being cheated if they're good, and fooled if they're not. Another thing I had to rethink after reading this book. I fell back in love with the authors that I knew, learned more about ones that I'd only heard of, and discovered brand new obsessions. This is a must for fantasy fans, and a great introduction for newcomers.
Reviewed by: Carrie Spellman
 Not Free SF Reader January 6, 2008
1 out of 8 found this review helpful
Looks like a case of trying to sell to more people for what is basically a book for younger children in the main, and even when I was 8 I would have thought a bunch of these stories were lame.
A few do stand out, Gaiman's is amusing enough to interest adults. Card's story has more depth. However, the clear best story is easily Elizabeth Hand's tale of supernatural Icelandia in Maine. The only one that veers close to the dark end of the specturm, anyway, along with Beagle and Card to a lesser degree.
If you want something for young primary school kids, this is likely ok, but not much of interest to anyone else. Too much kid, magic, repeat cheesy child story again.
Dark Alchemy : The Witch's Headstone - NEIL GAIMAN
Dark Alchemy : Holly and Iron - GARTH NIX
Dark Alchemy : Color Vision - MARY ROSENBLUM
Dark Alchemy : The Ruby Incomparable - KAGE BAKER
Dark Alchemy : A Fowl Tale - EOIN COLFER
Dark Alchemy : Slipping Sideways Through Eternity - JANE YOLEN
Dark Alchemy : The Stranger's Hands - TAD WILLIAMS
Dark Alchemy : Naming Day - PATRICIA A. MCKILLIP
Dark Alchemy : Winter's Wife - ELIZABETH HAND
Dark Alchemy : A Diorama of the Infernal Regions or The Devil's Ninth Question - Andy Duncan
Dark Alchemy : Barrens Dance - PETER S. BEAGLE
Dark Alchemy : Stone Man - NANCY KRESS
Dark Alchemy : The Manticore Spell - JEFFREY FORD
Dark Alchemy : Zinder - TANITH LEE
Dark Alchemy : Billy and the Wizard - TERRY BISSON
Dark Alchemy : The Magikkers - TERRY DOWLING
Dark Alchemy : The Magic Animal - GENE WOLFE
Dark Alchemy : Stonefather - ORSON SCOTT CARD
Visibly grave talk.
4 out of 5
Shapeshifter surprise.
3 out of 5
Puking First Born.
3 out of 5
Married and boring.
2.5 out of 5
Tastes like chicken.
3 out of 5
Passing over magician.
3 out of 5
Dangerous wizard desire.
3 out of 5
Possibly useless studying.
2.5 out of 5
A rocky end for local entrepreneur's saga.
4 out of 5
Canvassing a wizard.
3 out of 5
Wizard swap.
3.5 out of 5
Everywhere you go the kid wants to rock.
3.5 out of 5
Beast removal.
3 out of 5
Astral surprise, ducky.
3 out of 5
Sissy magazine has 2-D devil.
3 out of 5
One shot Sam.
3.5 out of 5
Once and future advice.
2.5 out of 5
Live to rock.
3.5 out of 5
2.5 out of 5
 High quality fantasy collection September 28, 2007
4 out of 7 found this review helpful
"Wizards" is an outstanding collection of fantasy stories featuring some of the best known authors working in the genre. Some of the authors (Card, Kress, Gaiman), I was pretty familiar with. Some I knew only by reputation and a few were completely new to me. I found these stories were a great way to get at least a small feel for an author's style, although obviously it would be folly to judge an author on the basis of one story.
This collection is a nice mix of contemporary stories and more traditional fantasy. They range from the fairytale-like "Zinder" by Tanith Lee to the ultra-modern "Stone Man" by Nancy Kress. I personally enjoyed almost every story in "Wizards." I believe any reader of fantasy fiction would find several stories to appreciate.
Best Collection of Fantasy Short Stories September 8, 2007
0 out of 3 found this review helpful
I am only halfway through the book but I already love every stories so far. I loan it from the library but will have to buy one now for my "reference" Sci-Fi/Fantasy shelf. Absolutely the best I've read, are there more like these colletions out there? If you know please let me know!!!
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