Book #248 of 2018: The Book of Magic edited by Gardner Dozois Gardner Dozois was a prolific editor of speculative fiction, and this is most likely his final project, having come to publication soon after his death in 2018. It’s a series of stories about sorcery — the companion to last year’s Dozois fantasy collection …
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Book #234 of 2017: The Book of Swords edited by Gardner Dozois This is a collection of short stories in the “sword and sorcery” genre, which as far as I can tell is fantasy on the smaller scale, with no evil overlords threatening the world. (I’d say the stakes are lower than epic fantasy, but …
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Book #86 of 2016: The Devil You Know by K. J. Parker (Saloninus #2) I think I like the idea behind this novella — the ongoing dialogue between a philosopher and the demon he’s sold his soul to who’s suspicious the man is trying to trick his way out of their contract — a lot …
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