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Country United States Publication date July 1, 2005 Pages 297 pp. Originally published 1 July 2005 Publisher Small Beer Press | 3.8/5 Goodreads Language English Media type Print ISBN 978-1931520157 Genres Fantasy, Horror fiction | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Awards Locus Award for Best Collection Nominations World Fantasy Award—Long Fiction Similar Works by Kelly Link, Locus Award for Best Collection winners, Fantasy books | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Magic for Beginners is a collection of nine works of fantasy and light horror short fiction by Kelly Link. The stories were all previously published in other venues from 2002 to 2005.
The book won the 2006 Locus Award for best short story collection. The title story, "Magic for Beginners", won the 2006 Nebula Award and 2006 Locus Award for best novella, and the 2006 British SF Award for best short fiction. Another story in the book, "The Faery Handbag", won the 2005 Hugo Award for Best Novelette, the 2006 Nebula Award, and the 2005 Locus Award for best novelette.
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