An anthology celebrating the witches and sorcerers of epic fantasy-featuring tales by George R. R. Martin, Scott Lynch, Megan Lindholm, and so many more!

Hot on the heels of Gardner Dozois’s (Rogues, Old Venus) acclaimed anthology The Book of Swords comes this companion volume specialized in magic. How can it be otherwise? For every Frodo, there is a Gandalf…and a Saruman. For each and every Dorothy, a Glinda…and a Wicked Witch from the West. What would Harry Potter end up being without Albus Dumbledore..Read More about The Book of Magic ..and Severus Snape?

Figures of wisdom and power, possessing arcane, often forbidden knowledge, wizards and sorcerers are shaped-or misshaped-by the potent magic they seek to wield. However though their capabilities could be godlike, these men and women stay human…some might say all too individual. Such is normally their curse. And their glory.

In these webpages, seventeen of today’s top fantasy writers-including award-winners K. J. Parker (BOTH of Swords), Megan Lindholm (The Windsingers), John Crowley (The Deep), Tim Powers (Last Contact), Liz Williams (Snake Agent), Elizabeth Carry (Eternal Sky Trilogy), George R.R. Martin (A Melody of Glaciers and Fire), Kate Elliott (The Court of Fives Trilogy), Scott Lynch (The Republic of Thieves), and more-cast wondrous spells that thrillingly evoke the inexplicable, awesome, and sometimes downright terrifying worlds where magic reigns supreme: worlds as a long way away as permanently…and as near as next door.

Narrated by Tag Deakins, Susan Denaker, Stephen Mendel, Lincoln Hoppe, Holly Palance, Nicholas Man Smith, Maxwell Caulfield, Kristen Ariza, Tonya Cornelisse, Bruce Mann, Sile Birmingham, John Lee, Almarie Guerra, Steve West, Elliot Hill, Kimberly Farr, Scott Brick and Karissa Vacker.