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The Magic: (October 1961-October 1967) Ten Tales

Roger Zelazny

First published 2018
Publisher Positronic Publishing
Format Hardcover
Type Collection
Cover art Bob Eggleton
Pages 618
Price $29.95
ISBN 9781515439745

Selected and introduced by Samuel R. Delany

Date of publication from Amazon.com. Sold as a print-on-demand book. The Delany and Schweitzer essays are original to this book. The Sturgeon essay was the introduction to ''Four for Tomorrow'' (1967). The features "A Word from Delany" and "Notes" for each story were reprinted from the first three volumes of ''The Collected Stories of Roger Zelazny'' (2009). The wraparound cover painting by Eggleton illustrates "This Moment of the Storm." The top caption of the left side pages is "The Magic," and the top caption of the right side pages is "Roger Zelazny and Samuel R. Delany." Trade paperback ISBN: 978-1-5154-3975-2. "The Ides of Octember" was originally published as "He Who Shapes" in ''Amazing Stories'' (January 1965).

Page Title Author(s) Type
9 Zelazny! Samuel R. Delany Essay
27 Introduction (The Magic) Theodore Sturgeon Essay
33 When Zelazny Was Magic Darrell Schweitzer Essay
39 A Rose for Ecclesiastes Roger Zelazny Novelette
80 A Word from Zelazny (A Rose for Ecclesiastes) Roger Zelazny & Christopher S. Kovacs Essay
87 The Graveyard Heart Roger Zelazny Novella
150 A Word from Zelazny (The Graveyard Heart) Roger Zelazny & Christopher S. Kovacs Essay
157 The Doors of His Face, the Lamps of His Mouth Roger Zelazny Novelette
193 A Word from Zelazny (The Doors of His Face, the Lamps of His Mouth) Roger Zelazny & Christopher S. Kovacs Essay
199 The Ides of Octember Roger Zelazny Novella
297 A Word from Zelazny (The Ides of Octember) Roger Zelazny & Christopher S. Kovacs Essay
313 The Furies Roger Zelazny Novelette
353 A Word from Zelazny (The Furies) Roger Zelazny & Christopher S. Kovacs Essay
355 For a Breath I Tarry Roger Zelazny Novelette
395 A Word from Zelazny (For a Breath I Tarry) Roger Zelazny & Christopher S. Kovacs Essay
397 This Moment of the Storm Roger Zelazny Novelette
430 A Word from Zelazny (This Moment of the Storm) Roger Zelazny & Christopher S. Kovacs Essay
433 The Keys to December Roger Zelazny Novelette
459 A Word from Zelazny (The Keys to December) Roger Zelazny & Christopher S. Kovacs Essay
461 This Mortal Mountain Roger Zelazny Novelette
503 A Word from Zelazny (This Mortal Mountain) Roger Zelazny & Christopher S. Kovacs Essay
507 Damnation Alley Roger Zelazny Novella
599 A Word from Zelazny (Damnation Alley) Roger Zelazny & Christopher S. Kovacs Essay
605 A Few More Words from Roger Zelazny: On Ellison, Delany, and Brust Theodore Krulik & Roger Zelazny Interview
609 A Voice from the World Mountain: an Interview with Roger Zelazny John Nizalowski & Roger Zelazny Interview