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The best fantasy stories from the magazine of fantasy & science fiction / edited by Edward L. Ferman

by Edward L. Ferman

This anthology presents forty fantasy stories selected from the archives of The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction. It features a range of award-winning works and lesser-known pieces published across several decades.

Accession 35933 ISBN 0706425685 Publisher —
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