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1806 : dans une Angleterre usée par les guerres napoléoniennes, un magicien à la mode ancienne, un certain Mr Norrell, offre ses services pour empêcher l’avance de la flotte française. En quelques tours, il redonne l’avantage aux Anglais. Norrell devient la coqueluche du pays.

Voguant sur sa gloire, il fait la connaissance d’un jeune et brillant magicien qu’il prend sous son aile, Jonathan Strange. Ensemble, les deux hommes vont éblouir l’Angleterre par leurs prouesses. Jusqu’à ce que l’audacieux Strange, attiré par les aspects les plus sombres de la magie, provoque la colère de Mr Norrell.

L’association tourne à la rivalité, causant bientôt des ravages insoupçonnables...

Anglia, początek XIX wieku. Tajemniczy pan Norrell jest jednym z nielicznych, którzy zajmują się jeszcze czarami. Ale to właśnie dzięki niemu i jego młodemu przyjacielowi — Jonathanowi Strange’owi, Anglia stanie się na powrót krainą tajemnej sztuki. Dwaj bohaterowie posiądą niezwykłą władzę, a sam rząd poprosi ich o pomoc w walce z Napoleonem. Lecz magia ma swoją cenę…

From legendary editor Ellen Datlow, collects the best of the last thirty years of science fiction and fantasy stories about cats from an all-star list of contributors.

Following the enormous success of 2004 bestseller and critics' favorite Jonathan Strange Mr Norrell, Susanna Clarke delivers a delicious collection of ten stories set in the same fairy-crossed world of 19th-century England. With Clarke's characteristic historical detail and diction, these dark, enchanting tales unfold in a slightly distorted version of our own world, where people are bedeviled by mischievous interventions from the fairies. With appearances from beloved characters from her novel, including Jonathan Strange and Childermass, and an entirely new spin on certain historical figures, including Mary, Queen of Scots, this is a must-have for fans of Susanna Clarke's and an enticing introduction to her work for new readers. Some of these stories have never before been published; others have appeared in the New York Times or in highly regarded anthologies. In this collection, they come together to expand the reach of Clarke's land of enchantment-and anticipate her next novel (Fall 2008).

Power. We all want it, they've got it — witches, warlocks, sorcerers, necromancers, those who peer beneath the veil of mundane reality and put their hands on the levers that move the universe. They see the future in a sheet of glass, summon fantastic beasts, and transform lead into gold… or you into a frog. From Gandalf to Harry Potter to the Last Airbender, wizardry has never been more exciting and popular. Enter a world where anything is possible, where imagination becomes reality. Experience the thrill of power, the way of the wizard. Now acclaimed editor John Joseph Adams (The Living Dead) brings you thirty-two of the most spellbinding tales ever written, by some of today's most magical talents, including Neil Gaiman, Simon R. Green, and George R. R. Martin.