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Misspelled

strange magic...in 17 Fascinating tales of spells gone awry

When it comes to magic, skipping the directions, changing the ingredients, or garbling the words of a spell can lead to unusual consequences-sometimes dire, sometimes comical. Included in these stories are just a few of the possible results: a cybermancer has her spell disk corrupted by some unexpected input; two students brewing up spells outside the curriculum forgo a critical ingredient; a young woman orders a fairy-tale life, but forgets to read the fine print. Now they're really spellbound...

1 • Introduction (Misspelled) • essay by Julie E. Czerneda

3 • Trippingly Off the Tongue • short story by Lesley D. Livingston

19 • 8 rms, full bsmt • novelette by Kristine Smith

42 • Eye of the Beholder • short story by Kevin G. Maclean

61 • Cybermancer • novelette by Janet Elizabeth Chase

82 • Eye of Newt • short story by Marc Mackay

94 • Chafing the Bogey Man • novelette by Kristen Britain

120 • A Perfect Circle • short story by Kent Pollard

137 • Reading, Writing, Plagues • short story by Kell Brown

157 • Totally Devoted 2 U • short story by John Zakour

169 • The Mysterious Case of Spell Zero • novelette by Rob St. Martin

190 • Crosscut • short story by S. W. Mayse

207 • Bitch Bewitched • short story by Doranna Durgin

226 • The Witch of Westmoreland Avenue • short story by Morgan S. Brilliant

241 • A Spell of Quality • short story by Kate Paulk

259 • Demon in the Cupboard • short story by Nathan Azinger

270 • Untrained Melody • short story by Jim C. Hines

288 • Yours for Only $19.99 • short story by Shannan Palma

  • Format
  • paperback
  • Pages
  • 320
  • Language
  • english
  • ISBN
  • 9780756404758
  • Genres
  • fantasy, anthologies, magic
  • Release date
  • 2008