Under My Hat: Tales from the Cauldron
by:
Garth Nix (author)
Neil Gaiman (author)
'Holly Black' (author)
Format: paperback
ISBN:
9781471400858 (1471400859)
ASIN: 1471400859
Publish date: 2013-10-03
Publisher: Hot Key Books
Pages no: 432
Edition language: English
Series: The Dresden Files (#2)
A witch is a "woman practicing sorcery." The Oxford English Dictionary explains that sorcery is the "supposed art of influencing [the] course of events by occult control of nature or of spirits, witchcraft." By definition a witch, differs from a sorcerer, in that they do not use physical tools or ac...
*** “Stray Magic”, Diana PeterfreundA sentimental and cute story with a message - about a kindly animal shelter worker, and the magical dog that comes into her care.*** “Payment Due”, Frances HardingeAfter an uncaring agent repossesses her grandmother's belongings, a young witch decides to take re...
Ahh, now this was just the thing for a long train ride, and after binging on epic fantasy last week. A short story anthology with 18 stories all about witches, a good mixture of urban fantasy and the more traditional kind, including a couple of fairy tales and even a lovely little poem. All prett...
There wasn´t a story I didn´t like in this book. Some were good, some were less good, some were great, none was bad. This was really a good fantasy compilation. A witch/ wizard stories only anthology.And yes, it´s a fantasy book. I only put it on my "books for kids"-shelf because most of the stories...
This is a 2.5 star read, but I'll be generous and give it 3 rather than the 2 it probably really deserves. Many so-so stories in this one by people I'm not familiar with. I liked the first story by Diana Peterfreund about a canine familiar who is desperately searching for her magical master. Dog ...