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{{Short description|1985 anthology edited by Andre Norton and Robert Adams}}
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| author = [[Andre Norton]] and [[Robert Adams (science fiction writer)|Robert Adams]] (editors)
| author = [[Andre Norton]] and [[Robert Adams (science fiction writer)|Robert Adams]] (editors)
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| language = English
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| series = Magic in Ithkar
| series = ''Magic in Ithkar''
| genre = [[Fantasy fiction|Fantasy]] [[short stories]]
| genre = [[Fantasy fiction|Fantasy]] [[short stories]]
| publisher = [[Tor Books]]
| publisher = [[Tor Books]]
| release_date = 1985
| release_date = 1985
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| media_type = Print ([[Paperback]])
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| pages = 306 pp
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| isbn = 0-8125-4745-4
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'''''Magic in Ithkar 2''''' is an [[shared universe|shared world]] [[anthology]] of [[fantasy]] stories edited by [[Andre Norton]] and [[Robert Adams (science fiction writer)|Robert Adams]]. It was first published as a trade paperback by [[Tor Books]] in December 1985. It was reprinted as a standard paperback in October 1988.<ref name="ISFDb">{{isfdb title|id=34423|title=Magic in Ithkar 2}}</ref>
'''''Magic in Ithkar 2''''' is a [[shared universe|shared world]] [[anthology]] of [[fantasy]] stories edited by [[Andre Norton]] and [[Robert Adams (science fiction writer)|Robert Adams]]. It was first published as a trade paperback by [[Tor Books]] in December 1985 and later reprinted as a standard paperback in October 1988.<ref name="ISFDb">{{isfdb title|id=34423|title=Magic in Ithkar 2}}</ref>


==Summary==
The book collects fourteen original short stories by various fantasy authors which share the setting of an annual fair in the city of Ithkar, together with an introduction by Adams and notes on the authors by Norton.<ref name="FF">[http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/a/robert-adams/magic-in-ithkar-2.htm Fantastic Fiction entry for ''Magic in Ithkar 2'']</ref>
The book collects fourteen original short stories by various fantasy authors which share the setting of an annual fair in the city of Ithkar, together with an introduction by Adams and notes on the authors by Norton.<ref name="FF">[http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/a/robert-adams/magic-in-ithkar-2.htm Fantastic Fiction entry for ''Magic in Ithkar 2'']</ref>


==Setting==
As described in the introduction by co-editor Robert Adams (identical to that in the previous volume), the world of which Ithkar is a part has suffered from some past holocaust which wiped out an earlier, higher civilization. Subsequently, the area which became Ithkar became a base for the explorations of three godlike visitors, who came to be worshiped as actual deities after their departure. A temple and priesthood dedicated to them developed over succeeding generations, which held a yearly fair on the anniversary of the visitors' first arrival. The city of Ithkar grew up about the temple on the strength of the commerce the fair attracted.
As described in the introduction by co-editor Robert Adams (identical to that in the previous volume), the world of which Ithkar is a part has suffered from some past holocaust which wiped out an earlier, higher civilization. Subsequently, the area which became Ithkar became a base for the explorations of three godlike visitors, who came to be worshiped as actual deities after their departure. A temple and priesthood dedicated to them developed over succeeding generations, which held a yearly fair on the anniversary of the visitors' first arrival. The city of Ithkar grew up about the temple on the strength of the commerce the fair attracted.


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==Contents==
==Contents==
*"Prologue" ([[Robert Adams (science fiction writer)|Robert Adams]])
* "Prologue" ([[Robert Adams (science fiction writer)|Robert Adams]])
*"Flux of Fortune" ([[Mildred Downey Broxon]])
* "Flux of Fortune" ([[Mildred Downey Broxon]])
*"Geydelle’s Protective" ([[Lin Carter]])
* "Geydelle's Protective" ([[Lin Carter]])
*"If There Be Magic" ([[Marylois Dunn]])
* "If There Be Magic" (Marylois Dunn)
*"Babes on Bawd Way" ([[George Alec Effinger]])
* "Babes on Bawd Way" ([[George Alec Effinger]])
*"Sardofa’s Horseshoes" ([[Gregory Frost]])
* "Sardofa's Horseshoes" ([[Gregory Frost]])
*"The Ruby Wand of Asrazel" ([[Joseph L. Green|Joseph Green]]
* "The Ruby Wand of Asrazel" ([[Joseph L. Green|Joseph Green]])
*"Bird of Paradise" ([[Linda Haldeman]])
* "Bird of Paradise" (Linda Haldeman)
*"Flaming-Arrow" ([[R. A. Lafferty]])
* "Flaming-Arrow" ([[R. A. Lafferty]])
*"The Shaman Flute" ([[Shariann Lewitt]])
* "The Shaman Flute" ([[Shariann Lewitt]])
*"Shadow Quest" ([[Brad Linaweaver]])
* "Shadow Quest" ([[Brad Linaweaver]])
*"Kissmeowt and the Healing Friar" ([[A. R. Major]])
* "Kissmeowt and the Healing Friar" (A. R. Major)
*"The Cards of Eldrianza" ([[Mary H. Schaub]])
* "The Cards of Eldrianza" (Mary H. Schaub)
*"The Marbled Horn" ([[Lynn Ward]])
* "The Marbled Horn" (Lynn Ward)
*"Biographical Notes" ([[Andre Norton]])
* "Biographical Notes" ([[Andre Norton]])

==Reception==
The book was reviewed by [[Don D'Ammassa]] in ''[[Science Fiction Chronicle]]'' no. 83, August 1986.


==Notes==
==Notes==
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Latest revision as of 12:29, 11 February 2024

Magic in Ithkar 2
Cover art from the first edition
AuthorAndre Norton and Robert Adams (editors)
Cover artistWalter Velez
LanguageEnglish
SeriesMagic in Ithkar
GenreFantasy short stories
PublisherTor Books
Publication date
1985
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (paperback)
Pages306
ISBN0-8125-4745-4
OCLC13097340
LC ClassPS648.F3 M282 1985
Preceded byMagic in Ithkar 
Followed byMagic in Ithkar 3 

Magic in Ithkar 2 is a shared world anthology of fantasy stories edited by Andre Norton and Robert Adams. It was first published as a trade paperback by Tor Books in December 1985 and later reprinted as a standard paperback in October 1988.[1]

Summary

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The book collects fourteen original short stories by various fantasy authors which share the setting of an annual fair in the city of Ithkar, together with an introduction by Adams and notes on the authors by Norton.[2]

Setting

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As described in the introduction by co-editor Robert Adams (identical to that in the previous volume), the world of which Ithkar is a part has suffered from some past holocaust which wiped out an earlier, higher civilization. Subsequently, the area which became Ithkar became a base for the explorations of three godlike visitors, who came to be worshiped as actual deities after their departure. A temple and priesthood dedicated to them developed over succeeding generations, which held a yearly fair on the anniversary of the visitors' first arrival. The city of Ithkar grew up about the temple on the strength of the commerce the fair attracted.

The historical background provided appears science fictional in nature; the war that destroyed the previous culture is related in terms which suggest a nuclear war, complete with radiation-derived mutations of life-forms in the vicinities of the nuclear strikes, while the story of the visitors resembles an expedition of interstellar explorers. Present-day Ithkar is, however, a fantasy setting, in which wizards and sorcerers are rife, and magic works.

Contents

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Reception

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The book was reviewed by Don D'Ammassa in Science Fiction Chronicle no. 83, August 1986.

Notes

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  1. ^ Magic in Ithkar 2 title listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
  2. ^ Fantastic Fiction entry for Magic in Ithkar 2
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