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[[Image:Thebookofmagic.jpg|thumb|Cover art for the US hardcover edition of The Book of Magic, art by [[Stephen Youll]].]]
[[Image:Uk-bookofmagic.jpg|thumb|Cover art for the UK hardcover edition of The Book of Magic, art by Stephen Youll.]]

'''The Book of Magic''' is an anthology edited by [[Gardner Dozois]] that was first published in October 2018. The book contains a new [[Megan Lindholm]] story [[Community Service]] set in contemporary Tacoma, featuring  a protagonist called ''Celtsie''. The Book of Magic is a finalist for the 2019 Locus Award for best anthology.

==Contents==
* Introduction by Gardner Dozois
* ''The Return Of The Pig'' by K.J. Parker
* '''''Community Service'' by Megan Lindholm'''
* ''Flint And Mirror'' by John Crowley
* ''The Friends Of Masquelayne The Incomparable'' by Matthew Hughes
* ''The Biography Of A Bouncing Boy Terror: Chapter Two: Jumping Jack In Love'' by Ysabeau S Wilce
* ''Song Of Fire'' by Rachel Pollack
* ''Loft The Sorcere''r by Eleanor Arnason
* ''The Governer'' by Tim Powers
* ''Sungrazer'' by Liz Williams
* ''The Staff In The Stone'' by Garth Nix
* ''No Work Of Mine'' by Elizabeth Bear
* ''Widow Maker'' by Lavie Tidhar
* ''The Wolf And The Manticore'' by Greg Van Eekhout
* ''A Night At The Tarn House'' by George R.R. Martin
* ''The Devil's Whatever'' by Andy Duncan
* ''Bloom'' by Kate Elliott
* ''The Fall and Rise of the House of the Wizard Malkuril'' by Scott Lynch

==Editions==
* A '''UK hardcover''' edition from HarperCollins the 18th of October 2018 with ISBN 9780008295806, jacket illustration by [[Stephen Youll]].
* A '''US hardcover''' edition from Bantam the 16th of October 2018 with ISBN 9780399593789, jacket illustration by Stephen Youll.

* An '''ebook''' edition the 18th of October 2018 from  HarperVoyager with ASIN B07CG24LJ5
* An '''ebook''' edition the 16th of October 2018 from Bantam with ASIN B079F3JG7M

* A 2-volume '''split paperback and ebook edition''' the 4th of April 2019 from HarperVoyager. Volume 1 contains "Community Service". Vol 1 ISBN 9780008295837, vol 2 ISBN 9780008295844. Both use the same cover art as the original, but it has been tinted more towards blue for vol 1 and more green for vol 2.

*  A '''US hardcover limited edition''' from Subterranean Press scheduled for 2019, designed to match their earlier edition of [[The Book of Swords]]. The print run will be 300 numbered copies of the limited edition ($250) and 26 lettered copies ($750). This edition also features cover art plus story heading illustrations for each tale and several full-colour plates by [[Tommy Arnold]]. The pre-orders have been limited to be available for those who own a corresponding numbered/lettered edition of The Book of Swords.

* An '''unabridged audiobook''' the 16th of October 2018 from Random House Audio with ASIN B07DJYKNZN

==Covers==
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Bookofmagic-pbvol1.jpg|split paperback part 1
Subterranean-thebookofmagic.jpg|US limited edition

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==Translations==

==References==
* [https://www.reddit.com/r/Fantasy/comments/75xmyb/im_gardner_dozois_editor_writer_and_anthologist/dobrtyp/?utm_content=permalink&utm_medium=front&utm_source=reddit&utm_name=Fantasy Robin Hobb mentions the premise on a reddit AMA thread]
* [https://www.facebook.com/gardner.dozois/posts/10155958927746798 Cover and table of contents first posted on Dozois' Facebook page]
* [https://subterraneanpress.com/book-of-magic Subterranean Press Limited Edition information]

===Affiliate links===
Preorder the Book of Magic:
* UK edition: [http://amzn.to/2EfBgwq amazon.co.uk], [https://www.bookdepository.com/Book-of-Magic-Dozois-Gardner/9780008295806/?a_aid=ustheplentynet bookdepository]
* US edition [http://amzn.to/2EAegfd amazon.com], [https://www.bookdepository.com/The-Book-of-Magic-Gardner-R-Dozois-George-R-R-Martin-Scott-Lynch-Elizabeth-Bear-Garth-Nix/9780399593789/?a_aid=ustheplentynet bookdepository]

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