Books : Magical Beginnings
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from: DAW
Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813
EAN: 9780756401214
ISBN: 0756401216
Label: DAW
Manufacturer: DAW
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 352
Publication Date: February 04, 2003
Publisher: DAW
Release Date: February 04, 2003
Sales Rank: 890356
Studio: DAW
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Product Description:
Every great writer has to start somewhere. Here in one volume are the magical debuts of today's greatest fantasy legends-with new introductions and insight from the esteemed editors.
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - One of the 'beginnings' anthologies: 16 fantasy(ish) stories
Each of these stories is a 'first' story (in 3rd person limited unless otherwise specified), and is accompanied by a short essay by the author describing how the story came to be written and published.
The essays are often worth reading - "Third Time Lucky", for example, was indeed accepted for publication by the third outfit to which it was submitted, and wouldn't have existed if Tanya Huff had favoured snow-skiing, for example, over ogling the men at Caribbean resorts.
Apart ... Read More
Rating:  - Less than Magical
Wondrous Beginnings, the science fiction companion volume was much better.
The best thing about this book would be the introductions by each author telling a bit about themselves and the story and how it came to be.
The stories, as one would expect from first published stories, are not of the world-changing variety. Perhaps the best is Peter Beagle's story, and that one isn't fantasy at all, nor science fiction.
The stories aren't bad mind you, some of them are reasonably ... Read More
Rating: - fun fantasy anthology
This fantasy anthology provides fans with the introductory story that sixteen fan favorites started their illustrious respective career. The contributions are fun to read though the quality varies with none being atrocious, but not all sixteen being incredibly fantastic. With each tale, the author of that story furnishes an interesting introduction that includes insight and understanding into their career. Clearly not for the casual genre reader, the fascination is not just with each tale, albeit as engaging ... Read More
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