Oceanos de Magia

by Brian M. Thomsen (Editor), Martin H. Greenberg (Editor)

Pegue o seu mapa do tesouro e trace as coordenadas para as enevoadas ilhas encantadas. irresistível cenário de contos de Oceanos de Magia. que o levarão junto com um grumete salvo das docas por John Cabot para uma viagem por perigos dos quais só se poderia escapar graças a forças mágicas... junto com um feiticeiro que espera pelos últimos dias de Atlântida... junto com um gigante de pedra... junto - na verdade. próximo demais - de seres nunca antes imaginados.

Genres: Fantasy, Anthologies

Paperback

First published February 1, 2001

About the author

Brian Thomsen was a founding editor of the Questar Science Fiction line of books, and served as managing fiction editor at TSR, Inc.; he also wrote over 30 short stories, and collaborated with Julius Schwartz on Schwartz's autobiography. He also worked as the publisher for TSR's Periodicals Department at one point. He was a consulting editor at Tor Books; as an author he was a Hugo Award nominee.

He died on September 21, 2008, at his home in Brooklyn at the age of 49. He was survived by his wife, Donna.

Reviews

[Michael Fierce · Rating 3 out of 5]

I didn't hesitate for a sec in purchasing this once I saw the cool cover by one of my fave Fantasy artists, John Howe - best known for his amazing paintings & artwork for the LOTR movies, inc. book covers, posters, calendars, etc., all tied into Lord of the Rings franchise!

I was thrilled to see that one of the stories was written by Mel Odom, a writer I've been into for many years now.

Plus, I'd been curious for a while to check out other authors in this book, like, Mike Resnick, Kristine Kathryn Rusch, and Tanya Huff.

This is a Fantasy book of short stories ~ mostly sea voyages ~ all connected to the sea.

It's broken up into 3 categories: Voyages in History (stories set in historical times and/or involving historical characters), Magical Maritime (stories involving wizards and/or magic), and Deities and the Deep Blue Sea (tales centering around Gods and myths).

A really cool idea!

Though many of the stories didn't quite grab me, most were in settings I enjoyed, with characters that were likeable, written by credible authors.

However, I really enjoyed a good handful of them;

The Colossus of Mahrass - Mel Odom 5/5 - a lot of fun - the characters and world of which were very magnetic, leaving the reader wanting more stories about these guys (and gal!).

The Catch of the Day - Jeff Grubb 5/5 - who I'd never read anything by (as far as I know) and not only would I like to check out more by him, I'd like to see the story here developed into a series of books, this one involving airships, and ancient dragons thought to be extinct. A Steampunk Fantasy Cryptid Adventure! :)

Tribute - Kristine Kathryn Rusch 4/5 - about a modern naval ship needing to make tribute to a persistant ghost ship of historical nature. Cool!

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The Sacred Waters of Kane - Fiona Patton 4/5 - another writer I don't believe I've read anything by before - drawing from, decidedly, the myths, legends, and tales of the South Seas, particularly Hawaiian and related. Enjoyable!

Other stories had some good parts but I don't think they'll spark a re-read for me.

The 4 above I think I will read again, someday.

[Tom · Rating 2 out of 5]

I find myself struggling with these DAW anthologies edited by Greenberg (and a rotating cast of additional editors). The themes always promise to be interesting, and then I'm underwhelmed by the quality of the stories. Here, I enjoyed Tribute by Kristine Kathryn Rusch, a solid ghost story, and Ocean's Eleven by Mike Resnick and Tom Gerencer, a very short absurdist comedy. Everything else was pretty forgettable.

I mistakenly recalled this collection containing Venice Drowned by Kim Stanley Robinson (which I read shortly after this collection a while back). If you're looking for high-quality speculative fiction set on the ocean, give that one a look.

[Catherine Rodriguez · Rating 2 out of 5]

I'd been hoping this would be a collection of fun, whimsical stories, but this was rather dull and uninspiring.🫤

[Joshua Drake · Rating 3 out of 5]

Decent collection of short stories.