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Spells (anthology)

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Cover artist
  
Kinuko Kraft

Language
  
English

Media type
  
Print (Paperback)

Originally published
  
1985

Publisher
  
New American Library

Country
  
United States

Publication date
  
1985

Pages
  
350 pp.

Author
  
Martin H. Greenberg

Genres
  
Science Fiction, Fantasy

Series
  
Isaac Asimov's Magical Worlds of Fantasy

Editors
  
Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg

Works by Martin H. Greenberg
  
Intergalactic Empires, Cosmic Knights, The Science Fictional, Supermen

Spells is an anthology of themed fantasy and science fiction short stories on the subject of spells edited by Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg and Charles G. Waugh as the fourth volume in their Isaac Asimov's Magical Worlds of Fantasy series. It was first published in paperback by Signet/New American Library in May 1985. The first British edition was issued in trade paperback by Robinson in 1988.

The book collects twelve novellas, novelettes and short stories by various fantasy and science fiction authors, with an introduction by Asimov.

Contents

  • "Curses!" (introduction) (Isaac Asimov)
  • "The Candidate" (Henry Slesar)
  • "The Christmas Shadrach" (Frank R. Stockton)
  • "The Snow Women" (Fritz Leiber)
  • "Invisible Boy" (Ray Bradbury)
  • "The Hero Who Returned" (Gerald W. Page)
  • "Toads of Grimmerdale" (Andre Norton)
  • "A Literary Death" (Martin H. Greenberg)
  • "Satan and Sam Shay" (Robert Arthur)
  • "Lot No. 249" (Arthur Conan Doyle)
  • "The Witch Is Dead" (Edward D. Hoch)
  • "I Know What You Need" (Stephen King)
  • "The Miracle Workers" (Jack Vance)

    • References

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