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    "description": "<p><strong>A new anthology celebrating the witches and sorcerers of epic fantasy&mdash;featuring stories by George R. R. Martin, Scott Lynch, Megan Lindholm, and many others!</strong><br /><br /> Hot on the heels of Gardner Dozois&rsquo;s acclaimed anthology <em>The Book of Swords</em> 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&mdash;or misshaped&mdash;by the potent magic they seek to wield. Yet though their abilities may be godlike, these men and women remain human&mdash;some might say all too human. Such is their curse. And their glory.<br /><br />In these pages, seventeen of today&rsquo;s top fantasy writers&mdash;including award-winners Elizabeth Bear, John Crowley, Kate Elliott, K. J. Parker, Tim Powers, and Liz Williams&mdash;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.<br /><br /><strong>FEATURING SIXTEEN ALL-NEW STORIES:<br /><br /></strong>&ldquo;The Return of the Pig&rdquo; by K. J. Parker <br /> &ldquo;Community Service&rdquo; by Megan Lindholm <br /> &ldquo;Flint and Mirror&rdquo; by John Crowley <br /> &ldquo;The Friends of Masquelayne the Incomparable&rdquo;&nbsp;by Matthew Hughes <br /> &ldquo;The Biography of a Bouncing Boy Terror: Chapter Two: Jumping Jack in Love&rdquo;&nbsp;by Ysabeau S. Wilce <br /> &ldquo;Song of Fire&rdquo; by Rachel Pollack <br /> &ldquo;Loft the Sorcerer&rdquo;&nbsp;by Eleanor Arnason <br /> &ldquo;The Governoer&rdquo;&nbsp;by Tim Powers <br /> &ldquo;Sungrazer&rdquo;&nbsp;by Liz Williams <br /> &ldquo;The Staff in the Stone&rdquo;&nbsp;by Garth Nix <br /> &ldquo;No Work of Mine&rdquo;&nbsp;by Elizabeth Bear <br /> &ldquo;Widow Maker&rdquo;&nbsp;by Lavie Tidhar <br /> &ldquo;The Wolf and the Manticore&rdquo; by Greg Van Eekhout <br /> &ldquo;The Devil&rsquo;s Whatever&rdquo;&nbsp;by Andy Duncan <br /> &ldquo;Bloom&rdquo;&nbsp;by Kate Elliott <br /> &ldquo;The Fall and Rise of the House of the Wizard Malkuril&rdquo;&nbsp;by Scott Lynch&nbsp;<strong><br /></strong><br /><strong>Plus George R. R. Martin&rsquo;s classic story &ldquo;A Night at the Tarn House&rdquo; and an introduction by Gardner Dozois</strong></p>",
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