Asimov Fantasies: Magic

Among the many works credited to the great Isaac Asimov (1920-92) are a series of "Isaac Asimov's Magical Worlds of Fantasy" books. Each one is an anthology of excellent short stories. Isaac Asimov's Magical Worlds of Fantasy #2 is about witches, and contains fourteen stories by fourteen great authors. Among the authors featured are A.E. van Vogt, Poul Anderson, Andre Norton, Madeleine L'Engle, and even H. Rider Haggard. That's right, this is fourteen great stories by fourteen great authors. My favorite were probably Wizard's World by Andre Norton, The Ipswich Phial by Randall Garrett, and Black Heart And White Heart by H. Rider Haggard. But, they are all good. So, as you can tell by the outpouring of superlatives, I found this to be a great anthology, and I highly recommend it to everyone!

Bought this book a really long time ago, in fact, I regret to have lost it now. The stories in this anthology were all very interesting and entertaining, I especially like the one written by Poul Anderson on a world similar to ours inhabited by normal people who just happen to be witches, werewolves, vampires and the like. The others aren't as happy as this and will cater to a more blood thirsty and mature audience. The only bad experience I had with this book was that the last few pages of my favorite story got torn out and I never did get to finish it.