This book is a compilation of 15 short stories written by 15 different authors. I selected this book because Orson Scott Card is one of the authors, and I have enjoyed some of his other stories. Apparently, the authors were given the task of writing a story about a wizard working in today's society--many of the stories in some way involve big corporations. I found some of the stories interesting, such as "Cosmic Balance Inc.," "Stocks and Bondage," and "Ties that Bind," but others were a little corny, such as "Chocolate Alchemy." In any case, these are short stories...so if you don't like one, skip to the next.