The Mammoth Book of Sorcerers' Tales
by Mike Ashley (Editor)
Mammoth Fantasy, Lythande (Collections and Selections — short story, "The Walker Behind")
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Twenty-three spellbinding tales of sorcery, wizardry and witchcraft, of the ceaseless battle between good and evil. From dark lords and epic clashes between the forces of good and evil to a child's struggle to control magical powers for the first time this wonderfully varied collection comprises stories by the most outstanding writers of fantasy: A. C. Benson, James Bibby, Marion Zimmer Bradley, Louise Cooper, Ralph Adams Cram, Peter Crowther, Esther M. Friesner, Tom Holt, Doug Hornig, Diana show more Wynne Jones, Michael Kurland, Tim Lebbon, Ursula K. Le Guin, Richard A. Lupoff, Michael Moorcock, John Morressy, Tim Pratt, David Sandner, Lawrence Schimel and Mike Resnick, Darrell Schweitzer, Clark Ashton Smith, Steve Rasnic Tem and Robert Weinberg. show lessTags
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Member Reviews
Like many of the Mammoth anthologies this is a mix of good and bad stories; a few I skipped but there were some brilliantly written ones as well.
I really enjoyed:
The Game of Magical Death / Doug Hornig
The Witch's Bicycle / Tim Pratt
The Bones of the Erath / Ursula K. Le Guin
In The Realm of Dragons /Esther M Friesner
The Wizard of Ash and Rain / David Sandner
The Last Witch / James Bibby
I really enjoyed:
The Game of Magical Death / Doug Hornig
The Witch's Bicycle / Tim Pratt
The Bones of the Erath / Ursula K. Le Guin
In The Realm of Dragons /Esther M Friesner
The Wizard of Ash and Rain / David Sandner
The Last Witch / James Bibby
I've put this book down for now... The tales are just not gripping me, unfortunately. To be fair, my mind is elsewhere, so I will give it the chance it deserves later.
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Author Information
Mike Ashley has specialized in the history of science fiction and fantasy for more than 30 years. He is the author and editor of over a hundred books that in total have sold over a million copies worldwide.
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Series
Mammoth Fantasy
11 works
Lythande
4 works (Collections and Selections — short story, "The Walker Behind")
Belongs to Publisher Series
Mammoth Books (Mammoth Books 167 & 187)
Work Relationships
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Common Knowledge
- Canonical title
- The Mammoth Book of Sorcerers' Tales
- Alternate titles
- The Mammoth Book of Dark Magic; The Mammoth Book of Black Magic
- Original publication date
- 2004
- People/Characters
- Lythande; Eugene Marie d'Ardeche
- Important places
- Paris, France
Classifications
- Genres
- Fiction and Literature, Fantasy, Horror
- DDC/MDS
- 813.0876608 — Literature & rhetoric American literature in English American fiction in English By type Genre fiction Adventure fiction Speculative fiction Fantasy Collections
- LCC
- PS648 .F3 .M327 — Language and Literature American literature American literature Collections of American literature Prose (General)
- BISAC
Statistics
- Members
- 198
- Popularity
- 164,831
- Reviews
- 2
- Rating
- (3.50)
- Languages
- English
- Media
- Paper, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 6
- ASINs
- 6
