The Wizard's Den: Spellbinding Stories of Magic & Magicians
. Souvenir Press, $22.95 (320pp) ISBN 978-0-285-63628-6
The Wizard's Den: Spellbinding Stories of Magic and Magicians, edited by Peter Haining, offers 15 captivating stories about wizards by renowned authors of the 20th century. From E. Nesbit's ""Professor de Lara and the Twopenny Spell"" to Diana Wynne Jones's ""Carol Oneir's Hundredth Dream,"" and including stories by Joan Aiken, Roald Dahl, Ray Bradbury and Philip Pullman, there is something for every admirer of the fantastic in this bewitching volume. Short profiles of the authors detail their most important contributions to the genre.
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Reviewed on: 04/01/2003
Genre: Children's