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the wand in the word conversations with writers of fantasy
each lively and highly readable interview ends with advice to would be writers ... an essential volume for fantasy readers of all ages . booklist starred review br fantasy writes leonard s. marcus is storytelling with the beguiling power to transform the impossible into the imaginable and to reveal our own real world in a fresh and truth bearing light . few have harnessed this power with the artistry verve and imagination of the authors encountered in this compelling book . how do they work their magic leonard s. marcuss incisive interviews range over questions of literary craft and moral vision as he asks thirteen noted fantasy authors about their pivotal life experiences their literary influences and work routines and their beliefs about the place of fantasy in literature and in our lives . br includes interviews with br lloyd alexander br franny billingsley br susan cooper br nancy farmer br brian jacques br diana wynne jones br ursula k. le guin br madeleine lengle br garth nix br tamora pierce br terry pratchett br philip pullman br jane yolen