The Book of Magic - Part 2

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First published in Great Britain by Harper Voyager 2018

Copyright © 2018 by Gardner Dozois

Introduction © 2018 by Gardner Dozois

Individual story copyrights appear here Copyright Acknowledgements “Sungrazer” by Liz Williams. Copyright © 2018 by Liz Williams. “The Staff in the Stone” by Garth Nix. Copyright © 2018 by Garth Nix. “No Work of Mine” by Elizbeth Bear. Copyright © 2018 by Elizabeth Bear. “Widow Maker” by Lavie Tidhar. Copyright © 2018 by Lavie Tidhar. “The Wolf and the Manticore” by Greg van Eekhout. © 2018 by Greg van Eekhout. “A Night at the Tarn House” by George R.R. Martin. Copyright © 2009 by George R.R. Martin. First published in Songs of the Dying Earth , edited by George R.R. Martin and Gardner Dozois. “The Devil’s Whatever” by Andy Duncan. Copyright © 2018 by Andy Duncan. “Bloom” by Kate Elliott. Copyright © 2018 by Kate Elliott. “The Fall and Rise of the House of the Wizard Malkuril” by Scott Lynch. Copyright © 2018 by Scott Lynch.

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Source ISBN: 9780008295844

Ebook Edition © February 2018 ISBN: 9780008295868

Version: 2019-01-12

“Sungrazer” by Liz Williams. Copyright © 2018 by Liz Williams.

“The Staff in the Stone” by Garth Nix. Copyright © 2018 by Garth Nix.

“No Work of Mine” by Elizbeth Bear. Copyright © 2018 by Elizabeth Bear.

“Widow Maker” by Lavie Tidhar. Copyright © 2018 by Lavie Tidhar.

“The Wolf and the Manticore” by Greg van Eekhout. © 2018 by Greg van Eekhout.

“A Night at the Tarn House” by George R.R. Martin. Copyright © 2009 by George R.R. Martin. First published in Songs of the Dying Earth , edited by George R.R. Martin and Gardner Dozois.

“The Devil’s Whatever” by Andy Duncan. Copyright © 2018 by Andy Duncan.

“Bloom” by Kate Elliott. Copyright © 2018 by Kate Elliott.

“The Fall and Rise of the House of the Wizard Malkuril” by Scott Lynch. Copyright © 2018 by Scott Lynch.

For

All those who work magic with words,

the most potent magic there is

Gardner Dozois 1947–2018

As an editor, Gardner had no peers. He discovered and nurtured more new talents than I could possibly remember or recount, myself included. It’s no exaggeration to say that I would not be where I am today if Gardner had not fished me out of the slush pile in 1970. He found me in his first editorial job, reading submissions at Galaxy, where he came upon my short story ‘The Hero’ and passed it along to the editor with a recommendation to buy. That was my first professional sale.

He was also the warmest, kindest, gentlest soul you’ll ever meet, larger than life, bawdy, funny … so funny. It was an honour to know him, and to work with him. I miss him so much.

George R.R. Martin, 2018

Contents

Cover

Title Page

Copyright

Copyright Acknowledgements

Dedication

About Gardner Dozois About Gardner Dozois About Gardner Dozois Introduction by Gardner Dozois Sungrazer by Liz Williams The Staff in the Stone by Garth Nix No Work of Mine by Elizabeth Bear Widow Maker by Lavie Tidhar The Wolf and the Manticore by Greg Van Eekhout A Night at the Tarn House by George R.R. Martin The Devil’s Whatever by Andy Duncan Bloom by Kate Elliott The Fall and Rise of the House of the Wizard Malkuril by Scott Lynch About the Publisher Gardner Dozois 1947–2018 As an editor, Gardner had no peers. He discovered and nurtured more new talents than I could possibly remember or recount, myself included. It’s no exaggeration to say that I would not be where I am today if Gardner had not fished me out of the slush pile in 1970. He found me in his first editorial job, reading submissions at Galaxy, where he came upon my short story ‘The Hero’ and passed it along to the editor with a recommendation to buy. That was my first professional sale. He was also the warmest, kindest, gentlest soul you’ll ever meet, larger than life, bawdy, funny … so funny. It was an honour to know him, and to work with him. I miss him so much. George R.R. Martin, 2018