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The Search
For Magic

Edited By
Margaret Weis &
Tracy Hickman


Volume 1 Of
Tales From The War Of Souls


Scan & proofing 2-04-04
 Introductlon

Although titled The Search for Magic, the stories in this anthology range far beyond an actual
physical search for the magic that vanished with the departure of the gods. The stories in this anthology
deal with magic in all its aspects.

“All For a Pint” by Brian Murphy tells the cautionary tale of two wizards who endeavor to use
what small amount of magic remains to them in order to provide themselves with a livelihood by creating
a brew that has a bit of a magical kick to it.

The elves use wild magic to help their people escape the ravages of the Dark Knights who occupy
Qualinesti, as a young elf mourns an end of the elven way of life in “The End” by Nancy Berberick.

A god’s magic calls down a fearsome storm upon Ansalon, causing the sea to return to Tarsis, thus
fulfilling one man’s tortured dream in “The Lost Sea” by Linda Baker.

“Some Assembly Required” by Nick O’Donohoe is a gnome story and there’s a kender in it, too.
Consider yourself warned.

“Go with the Floe” by Paul Thompson is another gnome story that tells of two entrepeneurs who
come up with an interesting use for a glacier.

Jeff Crook devises a magical way to cure afflicted kender in “The Great Gully Dwarf Climacteric
of 40 S.C.”

Kevin T. Stein deals with a darker sort of magic in “Bond”, telling the story of a group of Dark
Knights who have bonded with wolves in order to fight a remnant of Chaos.

“A Twist of the Knife” by Jean Rabe is the story of an assassin sent to kill a Solamnic knight.



A Baaz draconian finds that someone is trying to steal the magic in a powerful artifact in “Hunger” by