Wizards

Wizards: Magical Tales From
the Masters of Modern Fantasy
edited by Jack Dann & Gardner Dozois

WIZARDS edited by

Category:

nthology

Age Recommendation: Grades 9+

Release Date: 5/1/07

Publisher: Berkley

Reviewed by:

Rating: 5 Stars

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.