The Witch and Warlock MEGAPACK ®: 25 Tales of Magic-Users

Joseph Conrad, C. J. Henderson, Darrell Schweitzer, Lawrence Watt-Evans, Janet Fox

Sinopsis

Witches and warlocks have been part of the fantasy field since its beginning. After all, you need someone to actually use magic if you're going to have it in your story. And magic-users can appear in any setting, from ancient Rome to the modern world, from imaginary kingdoms to the old Salem colony. Here are 25 tales spanning time and space, with only one things in common (aside from great storytelling): witches and warlocks! Included are:
WITCHES, by Janet Fox
THE TRAP, by Henry S. Whitehead and H.P. Lovecraft
ELOMA'S SECOND CAREER, by Lorie Calkins
SALEM'S CHILDREN, by Mary Leader
THE INN OF THE TWO WITCHES: A FIND, by Joseph Conrad
THE WITCH OF FAITH LANE, by Skadi meic Beorh
YOU SHALL HAVE THIS DELICACY, by Mark McLaughlin
THE CRIMES OF LADY FOWLIS, by Eliza Lynn Linton
THE HORNED WOMEN, by Lady Wilde
THE VOICE IN THE NIGHT, by William J. Wintle
AD GEHENNAM TECUM, by Robert Reginald
LOIS THE WITCH, by Elizabeth Gaskell
THE SIX SKILLS OF MADAME LUMIERE, by Marissa Lingen
THE HOLLOW OF THE THREE HILLS, by Nathaniel Hawthorne
SMALL MAGIC, by Janet Fox
OLD DEB AND OTHER OLD COLONY WITCHES, by William Root Bliss
THE LEGEND OF THE PIPE, by Launcelot
THE JUSTICE-BEARER, by Cynthia Ward
DEMONS ARE A GHOUL'S BEST FRIEND, by M.E. Brines
THE SORCERER EVORAGDOU, by Darrell Schweitzer
SCREAMING IN SILENCE, by C.J. Henderson & Bruce Gehweiler
THE UNBELIEVER, by Janet Fox
THE ROBBERY, by Cynthia Ward
KEEPING UP APPEARANCES, by Lawrence Watt-Evans
BRIGHT STREETS OF AIR, by Nina Kiriki Hoffman
And don't forget to search this ebook store for "Wildside Press Megapack" to see the 260+ entries in the MEGAPACK® series, covering science fiction, fantasy, horror, mysteries, westerns, author collections...and much, much more!

Disponible desde: 19/11/2015.

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