Spells (anthology)

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Spells
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Cover of first edition
Editors Isaac Asimov
Martin H. Greenberg
Charles G. Waugh
Cover artist Kinuko Kraft
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Series Isaac Asimov's Magical Worlds of Fantasy
Genre Fantasy, science fiction
Publisher Signet/New American Library
Publication date
1985
Media typePrint (paperback)
Pages350
ISBN 0-451-13578-4
Preceded by Cosmic Knights  
Followed by Giants  

Spells is an anthology of themed fantasy and science fiction short stories on the subject of spells edited by Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg and Charles G. Waugh as the fourth volume in their Isaac Asimov's Magical Worlds of Fantasy series. It was first published in paperback by Signet/New American Library in May 1985. The first British edition was issued in trade paperback by Robinson in 1988. [1]

The book collects twelve novellas, novelettes and short stories by various fantasy and science fiction authors, with an introduction by Asimov.

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