- Paperback: 352 pages
- Publisher: Voyager (17 Feb 1997)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0006482260
- ISBN-13: 978-0006482260
- Product Dimensions: 17.7 x 11.1 x 2.7 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,549,654 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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A collection of stories from fantasy writers, brought together by the author of the "Deverry" series.
From the Back Cover
AN EXCITING NEW COLLECTION FROM TODAY'S MOST ACCLAIMED FANTASY WRITERS
For all lovers of magic and sorcery comes a stunning new collection of original stories from some of the finest writers of our time, celebrating the mysterious realms of the beyond, which only the sorcerer can unlock.
Every age has had its shamans and sorcerers; the power of the magic they can wield has held generations of readers in its thrall since the very earliest times. Sorcerers are figures of fascination and fear, for it is they who know the true power of the enchanted realms that lie beyond our everyday reality. For ages these figures have permeated our myths and legends: Merlin, Gandalf, Prospero, Morgan le Fay, Circe, Faust and the Pied Piper: every culture recognises the power of spellcraft and has enshrined it in its stories.
Now Katherine Kerr – herself the creator of a marvellous magician, Nevyn – has brought together the talents of some of the finest writers working in the genre today, so that we can enjoy the magic they weave.
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Sorceries (also available in a US edition as The Shimmering Door) contains not a single dull story. In fact, in variety of tales and storytelling styles, it is unmatched among all the anthologies I've read (and I am a pretty voracious reader).
To name any one tale as a favourite would be to greatly offend those who, in following this recommendation, will find some one story which will stay with them for ever, but I will just say that I would pay the full price for a first acquaintance with any one of the following four stories; "Family Ties" by L. Schimel, "Wicked Cool" by C. Hirsch, "The Peachwood Flute" by B. and J. West, and "A Wreath of Pale Flowers for Vitri" by T. Edgerton. Even as I type this other names clamour for my attention.
No fan of Tolkien or the high fantasy of Le Guin will fail to appreciate this book. May I taste the fruit of the Basilisk Tree if I lie!
To name any one tale as a favourite would be to greatly offend those who, in following this recommendation, will find some one story which will stay with them for ever, but I will just say that I would pay the full price for a first acquaintance with any one of the following four stories; "Family Ties" by L. Schimel, "Wicked Cool" by C. Hirsch, "The Peachwood Flute" by B. and J. West, and "A Wreath of Pale Flowers for Vitri" by T. Edgerton. Even as I type this other names clamour for my attention.
No fan of Tolkien or the high fantasy of Le Guin will fail to appreciate this book. May I taste the fruit of the Basilisk Tree if I lie!
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