The Book of Magic, Gardner Dozois
The Book of Magic, Gardner Dozois
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The Book of Magic
A Collection of Stories

Author: Gardner Dozois, George R. R. Martin, Scott Lynch, Elizabeth Bear

Narrator: Elliot Hill, Karissa Vacker, Sile Bermingham, Maxwell Caulfield, Susan Denaker, Scott Brick, Bruce Mann, Holly Palance, Nicholas Guy Smith, Steve West, Various

Unabridged: 24 hr 38 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/16/2018

Synopsis

A new anthology celebrating the witches and sorcerers of epic fantasy—featuring stories by George R. R. Martin, Scott Lynch, Megan Lindholm, and many others!

Hot on the heels of Gardner Dozois’s acclaimed anthology The Book of Swords comes this companion volume devoted to magic. How could it be otherwise? For every Frodo, there is a Gandalf . . . and a Saruman. For every Dorothy, a Glinda . . . and a Wicked Witch of the West. What would Harry Potter be without Albus Dumbledore . . . and Severus Snape? Figures of wisdom and power, possessing arcane, often forbidden knowledge, wizards and sorcerers are shaped—or misshaped—by the potent magic they seek to wield. Yet though their abilities may be godlike, these men and women remain human—some might say all too human. Such is their curse. And their glory.

In these pages, seventeen of today’s top fantasy writers—including award-winners Elizabeth Bear, John Crowley, Kate Elliott, K. J. Parker, Tim Powers, and Liz Williams—cast wondrous spells that thrillingly evoke the mysterious, awesome, and at times downright terrifying worlds where magic reigns supreme: worlds as far away as forever, and as near as next door.

FEATURING SIXTEEN ALL-NEW STORIES:

“The Return of the Pig” by K. J. Parker, read by Elliot Hill 
“Community Service” by Megan Lindholm, read by Karissa Vacker 
“Flint and Mirror” by John Crowley, read by Sile Birmingham 
“The Friends of Masquelayne the Incomparable” by Matthew Hughes, read by Maxwell Caulfield 
“The Biography of a Bouncing Boy Terror: Chapter Two: Jumping Jack in Love” by Ysabeau S. Wilce, read by Susan Denaker 
“Song of Fire” by Rachel Pollack, read by Scott Brick 
“Loft the Sorcerer” by Eleanor Arnason, read by Bruce Mann 
“The Governor” by Tim Powers, read by Holly Palance 
“Sungrazer” by Liz Williams, read by Nicholas Guy Smith 
“The Staff in the Stone” by Garth Nix, read by Steve West 
“No Work of Mine” by Elizabeth Bear, read by Tonya Cornelisse
“Widow Maker” by Lavie Tidhar, read by Stephen Mendel 
“The Wolf and the Manticore” by Greg Van Eekhout, read by Almarie Guerra 
“The Devil’s Whatever” by Andy Duncan, read by Kimberly Farr 
“Bloom” by Kate Elliott, read by Kristen Ariza 
“The Fall and Rise of the House of the Wizard Malkuril” by Scott Lynch, read by Lincoln Hoppe
with additional narration for introductions and titles by Mark Deakins

Plus George R. R. Martin’s classic story “A Night at the Tarn House”, read by John Lee, and an introduction by Gardner Dozois, read by Mark Deakins

About The Author

Gardner Dozois was the author or editor of more than a hundred books. He won fifteen Hugo Awards, a World Fantasy Award, and thirty-four Locus Awards for his editing work, as well as two Nebula Awards and a Sidewise Award for his own writing. He was the editor of the leading science fiction magazine, Asimov’s Science Fiction, for twenty years, and the editor of the anthology series The Year’s Best Science Fiction for thirty-five years. A member of the Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Gardner Dozois died in 2018.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Jamie on March 22, 2020

I picked just a few of these from some favorite authors, and all were quite good. In particular, the Scott Lynch story, which is the longest in the collection and a bit of a departure from his normal fare, as well as the story by Matthew Hughes, who never fails to deliver an utterly amusing experien......more

Goodreads review by Mona on March 22, 2020

Overall rating: 4 The usual mix of high quality, diverse and imaginative tales that one expects from a Gardner Dozois anthology. There is a selection of authors from very different backgrounds. This may have been Dozois’ last anthology. RIP Gardner. We will miss your wonderful story collections. The t......more

Goodreads review by Tanabrus on October 14, 2019

Voto mediato tra i singoli voti dei racconti presenti in questa raccolta "tematica", incentrata sulla magia. Come quasi sempre accade in questi casi, abbiamo esempi fulgidi di come dovrebbe essere un racconto di questo tipo (ottimi i racconti di Martin e di Lynch... nel primo caso la cosa non stupisc......more

Goodreads review by Standback on December 02, 2018

All the stories are pleasant and entertaining; most of them are pretty generic and unmemorable. "Powerful magicians" is a pretty hoary trope, and while the authors portray it well, it feels like a good rendition of something I've seen a million times before. My main takeaway would be not to read this......more

Goodreads review by Jiří on June 25, 2022

Se sborníky je obvykle problém v tom, že tam jsou parádní věci od slavných autorů, pár překvapení od neznámých autorů… a pak čistě vata a povídky určené k naplňování rozmanitosti. Což platí i tady… ovšem ty kvalitní autoři to vyvažují a nejsou tu žádné vyloženě špatné věci, takže je nakonec celkový......more

Quotes

“In The Book of Magic, you get everything you expect and more! Assembling seventeen great authors in one place is a difficult job but this book, with a lot of help from editor Gardner Dozois, does just that. . . . This compilation is a treat for any who love a good fantasy tale.”—Geeks of Doom
 
“[A] celebration of witches, wizards, and sorcerers.”—io9
 
“The final collection from the late, great anthologist and editor Dozois is another superior volume. . . . All the authors demonstrate adeptness at worldbuilding within the confines of the short story format, bringing the reader into their imagined realms in just a few paragraphs.”—Publishers Weekly

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