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"Powerful witch's brew anthology"
Based on the most unscientific survey, most readers within
a mean plus or minus three standard deviations will state
unequivocally that a familiar is a magical cat that is a
companion to a witch. Obviously tales like Bell, Book, and
Candle conjure up felines as companions to the Kim Novaks
of the world. However, the fifteen contributors to this
anthology demonstrate a wider girth of sidekicks to include
the expected cats (including former White House resident
Socks), dogs (feels at first like heresy, but it works),
people (not just husbands), and insects (don't ask). Each
tale as far as this reviewer understands is new, but what
this reader knows is that each contribution is well
written, remains within the theme, and provides fans with a
powerful witch's brew anthology. Now let me take a closer
look at my menagerie (dogs and cats not my spouse, silly)
who obviously have bewitched me as they can do no wrong
(that's how one perceives exclusion of the husband). Harriet Klausner
Reviewed by PNR Group Member
Posted June 24, 2002
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Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Jody Lynn Nye, P. N. Elrod, Andre
Norton, Gary A. Braunbeck, Josepha Sherman, Michelle West
and other tale-spinners stir up a witch's brew of original
new stories that prove that cats aren't the only suitable
familiars. There are dogs, and humans, and even insects
that can handle the job!
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