{"product_id":"dark-alchemy-magical-tales-from-masters-of-modern-fantasy-by-eds-dann-jack-and-gardner-dozois","title":"Dark Alchemy: Magical Tales from Masters of Modern Fantasy by Jack Dann,Gardner Dozois (Editors)","description":"\u003cp\u003eNever-before-published stories by Neil Gaiman, Eoin Colfer, Garth Nix, and a magical lineup of writers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThroughout 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContents\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eix Preface (Wizards: Magical Tales From the Masters of Modern Fantasy) essay by Jack Dann and Gardner Dozois\u003cbr\u003e1 The Witch’s Headstone (2007) novelette by Neil Gaiman\u003cbr\u003e25 Holly and Iron (2007) novelette by Garth Nix\u003cbr\u003e58 Color Vision (2007) shortstory by Mary Rosenblum\u003cbr\u003e83 The Ruby Incomparable [Anvil of the World Universe] (2007) shortstory by Kage Baker\u003cbr\u003e99 A Fowl Tale (2007) shortstory by Eoin Colfer\u003cbr\u003e105 Slipping Sideways Through Eternity (2007) shortstory by Jane Yolen\u003cbr\u003e119 The Stranger's Hands (2007) shortstory by Tad Williams\u003cbr\u003e139 Naming Day (2007) shortstory by Patricia A. McKillip\u003cbr\u003e153 Winter’s Wife (2007) novelette by Elizabeth Hand\u003cbr\u003e187 A Diorama of the Infernal Regions, or The Devil's Ninth Question [Pearleen Sunday] (2007) novelette by Andy Duncan\u003cbr\u003e219 Barrens Dance [World of The Innkeeper's Song] (2007) shortstory by Peter S. Beagle\u003cbr\u003e234 Stone Man (2007) shortstory by Nancy Kress\u003cbr\u003e254 The Manticore Spell (2007) shortstory by Jeffrey Ford\u003cbr\u003e263 Zinder (2007) shortstory by Tanith Lee\u003cbr\u003e277 Billy and the Wizard [Billy] (2007) shortstory by Terry Bisson\u003cbr\u003e284 The Magikkers (2007) shortstory by Terry Dowling\u003cbr\u003e299 The Magic Animal (2007) novelette by Gene Wolfe\u003cbr\u003e326 Stonefather [Mither Mages] novella by Orson Scott Card\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Book Express","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43261266133066,"sku":"6210v","price":10.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0618\/9101\/8826\/files\/6210v.jpg?v=1769465767","url":"https:\/\/www.bookexpress.nz\/products\/dark-alchemy-magical-tales-from-masters-of-modern-fantasy-by-eds-dann-jack-and-gardner-dozois","provider":"Book Express","version":"1.0","type":"link"}