New Magics: An Anthology of Today's Fantasy
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- Synopsis
- New Magics, an Anthology of Today's fantasy, edited by Patrick Nielsen Hayden, contains in its 260 pages twelve collected short stories written over the last twenty years by leading authors in the field. In the introduction, the editors provide a clever and perceptive definition of the essential interest and focus of fantasy. Contributing writers are as follows: Neil Gaiman, Ellen Kushner, Susan Palwick, Harry Turtledove, Debora Doyle and James D. Mcdonald, Jane Yolen, Charles de Lint, Andy Duncan, Sherwood Smith, Emma Bull, Ursula K. Le Guin, and Orson Scott Card. The moods of the stories cover the range from witty and humorous to sad and profound. Fantasy readers will recognize a number of familiar fantasy worlds, including the Borderlands, Earth Sea, King Arthur's knights, and the tales of Alvin Maker. Tor characterizes the work in these words: Whether it's a tole of a wizard developing his powers or a breakneck chase through New York City in search of the Grail, the best fantasy is all about coming face-to-face with reality-with boundariesand saying, What if? It's about stepping across the threshold of what is and what must be into a world of maybes and why-nots. Most of all, it's a great deal of fun. It's for today's generation of young readers that Patrick Nielsen Hayden-winner of the World Fantasy Award for Best Anthology-has selected these stories from the thousands published by contemporary fantasy writers over the past two decades, for those readers who keep asking questions but are never completely satisfied with the answers-only the journey. Here is National Book Award winner Ursula K. Le Guin with a tale of wizardry from the world of her Earthsea books. Here is Orson Scott Card, author of Ender's Game, with the original story of Prentice Alvin in alternate, magical nineteenth-century America. Here is Sandman author Neil Gaiman with a story of chivalry, with a distinctly modern twist. Here are werewolves and princesses, battles and enchantments, and great stories from Jane Yolen, Harry Turtledove, Charles de Lint, Emma Bull, and others. Whimsical or harrowing, irreverent or sublime, each of these stories is an adventure in imagination. Journey from the here and now to New Magics.
- Copyright:
- 2004
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Excellent
- Book Size:
- 247 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9780765300157
- Publisher:
- N/A
- Date of Addition:
- 07/30/07
- Copyrighted By:
- Patrick Nielsen Hayden
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Children's Books, Literature and Fiction, Science Fiction and Fantasy
- Submitted By:
- Roger Drewicke
- Proofread By:
- JC
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.
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