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The Shimmering Door (1997)

by Katharine Kerr (Editor), Martin H. Greenberg (Editor)

Other authors: Constance Ash (Contributor), Margaret Ball (Contributor), Jo Clayton (Contributor), Kate Daniel (Contributor), Charles de Lint (Contributor)28 more, Barbara A. Denz (Contributor), Nicholas A. DiChario (Contributor), Teresa Edgerton (Contributor), Kate Elliott (Contributor), Gregory Feeley (Contributor), Esther M. Friesner (Contributor), M. John Harrison (Contributor), Connie Hirsch (Contributor), Nina Kiriki Hoffman (Contributor), Simon Ings (Contributor), Mark Kreighbaum (Contributor), Katherine Lawrence (Contributor), Karawynn Long (Contributor), Lisa Mason (Contributor), Dennis L. McKiernan (Contributor), Kevin Andrew Murphy (Contributor), Richard Parks (Contributor), Diana L. Paxson (Contributor), Laura Resnick (Contributor), Mike Resnick (Contributor), Thomas S. Roche (Contributor), Lawrence Schimel (Contributor), Josepha Sherman (Contributor), Susan Shwartz (Contributor), Dave Smeds (Contributor), Lawrence Watt-Evans (Contributor), Brook West (Contributor), Julia West (Contributor)

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AN EXCITING NEW COLLECTION FROM TODAY'S MOST ACCLAIMED FANTASY WRITERS For all lovers of magic and sorcery comes a stunning new collection of original stories from some of the finest writers of our time, celebrating the mysterious realms of the beyond, which only the sorcerer can unlock. Every age has had its shamans and sorcerers; the power of the magic they can wield has held generations of readers in its thrall since the very earliest times. Sorcerers are figures of fascination and fear, for it is they who know the true power of the enchanted realms that lie beyond our everyday reality. For ages these figures have permeated our myths and legends: Merlin, Gandalf, Prospero, Morgan le Fay, Circe, Faust and the Pied Piper: every culture recognises the power of spellcraft and has enshrined it in its stories. Now Katherine Kerr – herself the creator of a marvellous magician, Nevyn – has brought together the talents of some of the finest writers working in the genre today, so that we can enjoy the magic they weave.… (more)
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Kerr, KatharineEditorprimary authorall editionsconfirmed
Greenberg, Martin H.Editormain authorall editionsconfirmed
Ash, ConstanceContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Ball, MargaretContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Clayton, JoContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Daniel, KateContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
de Lint, CharlesContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Denz, Barbara A.Contributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
DiChario, Nicholas A.Contributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Edgerton, TeresaContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Elliott, KateContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Feeley, GregoryContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Friesner, Esther M.Contributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Harrison, M. JohnContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Hirsch, ConnieContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Hoffman, Nina KirikiContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Ings, SimonContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Kreighbaum, MarkContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Lawrence, KatherineContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Long, KarawynnContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Mason, LisaContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
McKiernan, Dennis L.Contributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
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Parks, RichardContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
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Resnick, LauraContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Resnick, MikeContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Roche, Thomas S.Contributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Schimel, LawrenceContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Sherman, JosephaContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Shwartz, SusanContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Smeds, DaveContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
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West, BrookContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
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AN EXCITING NEW COLLECTION FROM TODAY'S MOST ACCLAIMED FANTASY WRITERS For all lovers of magic and sorcery comes a stunning new collection of original stories from some of the finest writers of our time, celebrating the mysterious realms of the beyond, which only the sorcerer can unlock. Every age has had its shamans and sorcerers; the power of the magic they can wield has held generations of readers in its thrall since the very earliest times. Sorcerers are figures of fascination and fear, for it is they who know the true power of the enchanted realms that lie beyond our everyday reality. For ages these figures have permeated our myths and legends: Merlin, Gandalf, Prospero, Morgan le Fay, Circe, Faust and the Pied Piper: every culture recognises the power of spellcraft and has enshrined it in its stories. Now Katherine Kerr – herself the creator of a marvellous magician, Nevyn – has brought together the talents of some of the finest writers working in the genre today, so that we can enjoy the magic they weave.

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Anthology contains:
  • Water Patterns / Jo Clayton
  • Water Everywhere / Nina Kiriki Hoffman
  • La Curandera / Margaret Ball
  • The Bloodstone / Lawrence Watt-Evans
  • Riddle in Nine Syllables / Karawynn Long
  • Wicked Cool / Connie Hirsch
  • The Sorcerer's Apprentice / Dennis L. McKiernan
  • The String Game / Barbara A. Denz
  • The Kin of Rig / Diana L. Paxson
  • Family Ties / Lawrence Schimel
  • The Voice of God / Kate Daniel
  • The Drowning Cell / Gregory Feeley
  • A Time for Heroes / Richard Parks
  • Dance of the Python / Janet Berliner
  • Mrs. Langdon's Diary / Constance Ash
  • One Late Night, with Jackal / Josepha Sherman
  • Dead and Gone / Kevin Andrew Murphy
  • The Hanged Man / Lisa Mason
  • The Silicon Sword / Katherine Lawrence
  • Tea / Esther M. Friesner
  • Wall Street Wizards / Laura Resnick
  • Swallow / Simon Ings
  • The Most Beautiful Girl Alive / Mike Resnick and Nicholas A. DiChario
  • Birds / Charles de Lint
  • Dust and Sand / Dave Smeds
  • Looking into the Heart of Light, the Silence / Mark Kreighbaum
  • A Simple Act of Kindness / Kate Elliott
  • The Peachwood Flute / Brook and Julia West
  • The Tenth Painting / Thomas S. Roche
  • A Wreath of Pale Flowers for Vitri / Teresa Edgerton
  • Hunters / Susan Shwartz
  • Seven Guesses of the Heart / M. John Harrison
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