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A World Where Magic Works... is a brilliant realm of imagination, full of thrills, menace and action where monsters lurk, where demons dwell, where maidens cry out to be rescued and where young men, mighty warriors all, are happy to oblige them. HENRY KUTTNER CLARK ASHTON SMITH RAMSEY CAMPBELL KARL EDWARD WAGNER ROBERT E. HOWARD are among the magical masters included in this collection, all of whom can conjure up this world of swords and sorcery at will. A world that will bewitch you and hold you spellbound until the last page! Contents: • Introduction by Michel Parry [as by Eric Pendragon ] • Jirel Meets Magic by C. L. Moore • The Spawn of Dagon by Henry Kuttner • Necromancy in Naat by Clark Ashton Smith • The Thief of Forthe by Clifford Ball • The Song at the Hub of the Garden by Ramsey Campbell • Alma Mater by Daphne Castell • In the Lair of Yslsl by Karl Edward Wagner • The Barrow Troll by David Drake • The Temple of Abomination by Robert E. Howard Cover Illustration: Les Edwards
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Shona Lingelbach
reviewed Savage heroes on December 06, 2019
Savage heroes
This is a 3.5 from me. It could have been a 4, except for a couple of truly bad choices of stories from editors who are usually very good. The first story, "Ruby Slippers" was just terrible, and it made me very suspicious of the rest of the book. Why would you lead with your weakest story?
And "Billy Fearless" had an unfortunate author gaffe the either editor or author really should have caught and fixed before publication. The whole point is that the boy doesn't know what fear is, and yet early in the story is this quote: "Unfortunately, Billy didn't know what a shudder was . . .. He was afraid to ask his father for fear of the old man's temper..." That's just sloppy.
But there were some really excellent stories in this volume as well. Here are my standouts:
"The Beast" - Tanith Lee
"Summer Wind" - Nancy Kress
"Brother Bear" - Lisa Goldstein
"Real Princess" - Susan Palwick
"The Fox Wife" - Ellen Steiber
"The Printer's Daughter" - Delia Sherman
Which I think just proves to me that I must go read one of Nancy Kress' novels, as I keep loving her short stories in various collections.
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