Jack Dann,Gardner Dozois,Neil Gaiman,Garth Nix,Mary Rosenblum,Kage Baker,Eoin Colfer,Jane Yolen,Tad Williams,Patricia A. McKillip,Elizabeth Hand,Andy Duncan,Peter S. Beagle,Nancy Kress,Jeffrey Ford,Tanith Lee,Terry Bisson,Terry Dowling,Gene Wolfe,Orson Scott Card
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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Wizards: Magical Tales From the Masters of Modern Fantasy