Wizards
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Wizards: From Merlin to Faust
By David McIntee, Lesley McInteeThere are many different versions of Simon Magus's battle with future saints, then-apostles, Peter and Paul, in the forum in Rome. Some versions suggest that Peter and Paul stayed on the ground and shot him down with Prayer, ...
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Wizards: From Merlin to Faust
By David McIntee, Lesley McInteeThis book collects the tales of the most interesting, popular, and important spell-casters, including such legendary figures as Merlin, Simon Magus, Zhang Guo Lao, Nicolas Flamel, Dr John Dee, and Johann Georg Faust, and examines their ...
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Wizards: The Quest for the Wizard from Merlin to Harry Potter
By John MatthewsFigures in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries included Aleister Crowley ( 1875–1947 ) , who was dubbed ( probably by himself ! ) “ the wickedest man alive , ” as well as Gregory Rasputin , the Russian monk whose influence over the ...
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Wizards: Magical Tales from the Masters of Modern Fantasy
By Jack Dann, Gardner DozoisNeil Gaiman, Eoin Colfer, and many more join this magical brew [that] will enchant young adult readers and their elders as well. (Publishers Weekly) In Wizards, today's master fantasists turn their hands to tales of these magical beings, ...
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Wizards
By Jack Dann, Gardner R. DozoisThis bridge is failing , and he's doing nothing but making a show . It's fakery . When it falls , people will die . But if Runnel fused a few of the stones together , right in the center of the bridge , so they were one piece , no one ...
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Wizards: The Myths, Legends, and Lore
By Aubrey ShermanMany wizards have used crystal balls or other forms of crystal to see the future—or at least visions of events occurring far away. John Dee, court magician to Elizabeth I, was noted for his work with crystals.
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Wizards
By Christopher RawsonTells a tale of three different wizards and how each reacts when facing the same questions and problems.
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Wizards: Stories of Mischief, Magic and Mayhem
By Jennifer Schwamm WillisBefore the kids sit down at the computer or turn on the television, hand them Wizards, where they can spend the night next door to a man-eating troll, accompany a...
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Wizards: The Quest for the Wizard from Merlin to Harry Potter
By John MatthewsOften illuminating the future and explaining the past, wizards have always had a very powerful role. This text traces the origins and legends of wizards, charting their myriad expressions through time and across cultures.
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Wizards: A Magical History Tour
By Tim DedopulosWizards takes a detailed look at these fascinating individuals, investigating the most famous wizards of fiction, myth and reality.
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Wizards: A History
By P. G. Maxwell-StuartFrom Simon Magus to Merlin, Faust to Cornelius Agrippa, the Comte de Saint Germain to Aleister Crowley, the magician has been both fèted and feared. An awesome figure in real...