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The Young Magicians

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The Young Magicians
EditorLin Carter
Cover artistSheryl Slavitt
LanguageEnglish
SeriesBallantine Adult Fantasy series
GenreFantasy
PublisherBallantine Books
Publication date
1969
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (Paperback)
Pages280
Preceded byDragons, Elves, and Heroes 
Followed byGolden Cities, Far 

The Young Magicians is an American anthology of fantasy short stories, edited by American writer Lin Carter. It was first published in paperback by Ballantine Books in October 1969[1] as the seventh volume of its Ballantine Adult Fantasy series.[2] It was the second such anthology assembled by Carter for the series, issued simultaneously with the first, Dragons, Elves, and Heroes.[1] The book has been translated into German.[1]

Summary

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The book collects eighteen modern fantasy tales and poems by various authors, with an overall introduction and notes by Carter. The pieces range in date from the 19th to 20th centuries. The collection is a companion volume to Carter's later New Worlds for Old (1971), which also collects modern fantasies.[1][2]

Contents

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Reception

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The book was reviewed by Tony Lewis in Locus no. 44, December 17, 1969, Paul Walker in Science Fiction Review, April 1970, Robert A. W. Lowndes in Bizarre Fantasy Tales no. 2, March 1971, Klaus Leicht (in Magira no. 31, 1978, and Helmut Pesch, also in Magira no. 31, 1978.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e The Young Magicians title listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
  2. ^ a b Carter, Lin. "Bibliography II: The Adult Fantasy Series," in Imaginary Worlds: the Art of Fantasy, Ballantine Books, 1973.