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The Blurb On The Back:
Open the door to New Magics ...
Here is National Book Award winner Ursula K. Le Guin with a tale of wizardry from the world of her Earthsea books. Here is Orson Scott Card, author of Ender's Game, with the original story of Prentice Alvin in an alternate, magical nineteenth century America. Here is Coraline author Neil Gaiman with a story of chivalry, with a distinctly modern twist. Here are werewolves and princesses, battles and enchantments, and great stories from Jane Yolen, Harry Turtledove, Charles de Lint, Emma Bull, and others.
Whimsical or harrowing, irreverent or sublime, each of these stories is an adventure in imagination especially selected for today's generation of young readers.
( The Review (Cut For Spoilers): )
The Verdict:
It's worth a look but don't go in expecting the latest in cutting edge, up-to-the-minute fantasy fiction. These are well crafted stories, but don't necessarily reflect current trends, although they may well tip you off to some writers who are perhaps no longer in the forefront of the genre.
Open the door to New Magics ...
Here is National Book Award winner Ursula K. Le Guin with a tale of wizardry from the world of her Earthsea books. Here is Orson Scott Card, author of Ender's Game, with the original story of Prentice Alvin in an alternate, magical nineteenth century America. Here is Coraline author Neil Gaiman with a story of chivalry, with a distinctly modern twist. Here are werewolves and princesses, battles and enchantments, and great stories from Jane Yolen, Harry Turtledove, Charles de Lint, Emma Bull, and others.
Whimsical or harrowing, irreverent or sublime, each of these stories is an adventure in imagination especially selected for today's generation of young readers.
( The Review (Cut For Spoilers): )
The Verdict:
It's worth a look but don't go in expecting the latest in cutting edge, up-to-the-minute fantasy fiction. These are well crafted stories, but don't necessarily reflect current trends, although they may well tip you off to some writers who are perhaps no longer in the forefront of the genre.
