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Thirteen tales set in the magical kingdom of Ithkar, each written by a different author, including André Norton and C. J. Cherryh. Magic in Ithkar 2 (1985), Magic in Ithkar 3 (1986), and Magic in Ithkar 4 (1987) are companion works. Recommended.Tags
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DisassemblyOfReason If you enjoyed Magic in Ithkar, The Lark and the Wren features a life-changing adventure at a similar fair partway through the story, as a young fiddler enters a music competition held there for those seeking to win a place in the Bardic Guild. In fact, The Lark and the Wren seems to have grown from a short story originally written for one of the Magic in Ithkar anthologies, so it even features a variation on the 'all the world comes to the fair at Ithkar' line.
DisassemblyOfReason If you enjoyed Norton's short story "Swamp Dweller" in this anthology, MOON OF THREE RINGS also involves a woman with unusual powers who has a beast show.
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This was an enjoyable shared world set of short stories that spanned four volumes. This one contained works by Lin Carter, C. J. Cherryh, Jo Clayton, Morgan Llywelyn, Patricia Mathews, Ardath Mayhar, Andre Norton, Judith Sampson, Roger C. Schlobin, J. W. Schutz, Susan M. Shwartz, Nancy Springer, Elisabeth Waters.
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Born Alice Mary Norton on February 17, 1912 in Cleveland, Ohio, she legally changed her name to Andre Alice Norton in 1934. She attended the Flora Stone Mather College of Western Reserve University (now Case Western Reserve) for a year then took evening courses in journalism and writing that were offered by Cleveland College, the adult division of show more the same university. Norton was a librarian for the Cleveland Library System then a reader at Gnome Press. After that position, she became a full-time writer. She is most noted for writing fantasy, in particular the Witch World series. Her first book The Prince of Commands was published in 1934. Other titles include Ralestone Luck, Magic in Ithkar, Voorloper, Uncharted Stars, The Gifts of Asti and All Cats are Gray. She also wrote under the pen names Andre Norton, Andrew North and Allen Weston She was the first woman to receive the Gandalf Grand Master of Fantasy and the Nebula Grand Master Award. She has also received a Phoenix Award for overall writing achievement, a Jules Verne Award, and a Science Fiction Book Club Book of the Year Award for her title The Elvenbane. In 1997 she was inducted into the Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame. She died on March 17, 2005. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Canonical title
- Magic in Ithkar
- Original publication date
- 1985
- People/Characters
- Lady Ais; Andriu (dream-singer); Chond (wizard); Corielle (jeweller); Eirthe; Jezeri (show all 9); Old 'Un; Tanu; Vassilka
- Important places
- Ithkar
- First words
- The Three Lordly Ones are said to have descended in their sun-bright Egg and come to rest on a spot near to the bank of the river Ith. (Prologue)
The Lady Ais arrived with her entourage at the site of the great fair three full days before it would officially open. ("The Goblinry of Ais") - Disambiguation notice
- The first Magic in Ithkar anthology was edited by Andre Norton and Robert Adams; it is sometimes cataloged as Magic in Ithkar (its original title) and sometimes as Magic in Ithkar 1, depending on the edit... (show all)ion. It is sometimes cataloged by the names of the editors, and sometimes by those of the participating authors (see book description for a list of the stories and authors in this volume).
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- Fiction and Literature, Fantasy
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- 813.087608 — Literature & rhetoric American literature in English American fiction in English By type Genre fiction Adventure fiction Speculative fiction Collections
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- PS648 .F3 .M28 — Language and Literature American literature American literature Collections of American literature Prose (General)
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