Witch Fantastic

by Mike Resnick (Editor), Martin H. Greenberg (Editor), Jane Yolen (Contributor)

Thirty-two original tales of magic, witchcraft, and enchantment.
"Clotilde la Bruja" - James Stevens-Arce
"Our lady of the toads" - Deborah Wheeler
"Dealing in futures" - Judith Tarr
"Circles" - Jane Yolen
"In a yellow dress" - Jo Clayton
"The witch's cat" - Byron Tetrick
"The swineherd" - Lois Tilton
"Miracle at Devil's Creek" - Jeffry Dwight
"Giant trouble" - Katharine Kerr
"Spell check" - Terry McGarry
"Birds of a feather" - Charles von Rospach
"Lose weight like magic" - Linda J. Dunn
"Witch doctor" - Kate Daniel
"The trouble with big brothers" - Nina Kiriki Hoffman
"Witch-horse" - Josepha Sherman
"Glamour profession" - Beth Meacham
"Witch war" - L. Emerson Wolfe
"Till death do us part" - Sandra Rector and P.M.F. Johnson
"Threefold to you" - Deborah Millitello
"Taking back the night" - Elizabeth Gilligan
"Witch garden" - James Macdonald and Debra Doyle
"An eye for acquisitions" - Bruce Holland Rogers
"Diddling with grandmother's iron maiden" - Nicholas A. DiChario
"The three tears" - Bryon Tetrick
"That old black magic" - Deborah J. Wunder
"The journal of #3 Honeysuckle Lane" - Lea Hernandez
"Wooden characters" - Roland J. Green
"The witches of delight" - Kathe Koja and Barry N. Malzberg
"Stock answer" - Lea A. Zeldes
"The hidden grove" - Michelle Sagara West
"An un-familiar magic" - Mel White
"The spell" - David Gerrold

Genres: Fantasy, Anthologies, Short Stories, Witches

352 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published January 1, 1995

About the author

Michael "Mike" Diamond Resnick, better known by his published name Mike Resnick, was a popular and prolific American science fiction author. He is, according to Locus, the all-time leading award winner, living or dead, for short science fiction. He was the winner of five Hugos, a Nebula, and other major awards in the United States, France, Spain, Japan, Croatia and Poland. and has been short-listed for major awards in England, Italy and Australia. He was the author of 68 novels, over 250 stories, and 2 screenplays, and was the editor of 41 anthologies. His work has been translated into 25 languages. He was the Guest of Honor at the 2012 Worldcon and can be found online as @ResnickMike on Twitter or at www.mikeresnick.com.

Reviews

[Sandra · Rating 5 out of 5]

Since my husband and I have a short story in Witch Fantastic, of course I loved it.

[Amélie · Rating 3 out of 5]

"The Hidden Grove" by Michelle Sagara is about a woman who is the only one hearing the voice of children crying coming from a grove of willow trees.

[Craig · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was an average anthology in the series Greenberg & Friends produced for Daw that all had titles ending with the word "Fantastic." It's an enjoyable read, with some darker material than one would expect from the packaging, though none of the stories really stood out as being way over or below the average.

[Kate · Rating 3 out of 5]

More of a 3.5 to 3.6 stars. Some of the stories felt incomplete and a few didn't have enough details to fully understand. These few, vague stories could have been added onto to be made longer, allowing more descriptions on the their complicated rules of story magic.

[Lunafairy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Many of these stories were surprisingly dark, while others were very upbeat. All of them, however, were fun and engaging reads, and as a lover of witches and magic, I thoroughly enjoyed this collection. I only wish there were a part 2!

[Nicki]

I read some of the stories. Have to admit, I tend not to love short stories as there just isn't enough to get your teeth into.
This book definitely fits that category - there was potential for some of these, but just way too short.

[Susan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Jim Warren signed my copy with a snicker.

[Bronwen · Rating 3 out of 5]

Much darker stories than is usual in collections like this.

[Catsalive · Rating 3 out of 5]

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