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Alchemy and Academe

Alchemy and Academe : A Collection of Original Stories Concerning Themselves with Transmutations, Mental and Elemental, Alchemical and Academic

Penned By Anne McCaffrey
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Alchemy and Academe

Alchemy and Academe : A Collection of Original Stories Concerning Themselves with Transmutations, Mental and Elemental, Alchemical and Academic

Penned By Anne McCaffrey
4.85 67,586 Ratings
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An enchanting collection of tales, enchantments, things magical and strange, devils and demons, professors of potent powers, witchcraft and wizardry, and more. Master fantasy writer Anne McCaffrey has chosen 20 short tales and poems of wonder and awe, written by the finest writers of fantasy today, including Robert Silverberg, L. Sprague de Camp, R. A. Lafferty, Gene Wolfe, Carol Emshwiller, Sonya Dorman, and others.Contents: Foreword / Anne McCaffrey — The dance of the solids / John Updike — A mess of porridge / Sonya Dorman — The Institute / Carol Emshwiller — Condillac’s statue / R. A. Lafferty — The sorcerers / L. Sprague de Camp — The weed of time / Norman Spinrad — Night and the loves of Joe Dicostanzo / Samuel R. Delany — Come up and see me / Daphne Castell — Shut the last door / Joe Hensley — Big Sam / Avram Davidson — More light / James Blish — The man who could not see devils / Joanna Russ — The Key to Out / Betsy Curtis — Ringing the changes / Robert Silverberg — In a quart of water / David Telfair — Morning-glory / Gene Wolfe — Ascension: a workday arabesque / Virginia Kidd — The Devil you don’t / Keith Laumer — The triumphant head / Josephine Saxton — Mainchance / Peter Tate

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Length 271 Pages
Language Eng
Released November, 1970
Identifier (ISBN) 614556
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Anne McCaffrey is a writer and avid reader based in the Pacific Northwest. Before pursuing writing full-time, they spent over a decade working in education. When not working on their next book, Anne McCaffrey can usually be found hiking with their dog or trying out new coffee shops in their neighborhood.

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