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walkitoutWritten between 1985 and 2001, and revised for this 2015 collection, with linkage (in the kindle) so you can read it in the order written or in chronological order (I read chronological order) with great author notes, this collection of short stories about The Most Powerful Wizard in the World is delightful. Magdalene is literally the most powerful wizard in the world. She likes glistening muscles and men who sing and play musical instruments. She’s killed a demon prince. She can raise the dead (subject to some constraints). The stories span her apprenticeship and acquisition of a book of spells, through encounters with the villagers who will be her neighbors for centuries (well, their descendants will be), various people who show up to ask for her assistance, a council of wizards that thinks they can take her powers and finally, some mysterious event which causes her to split in two.
It’s all great stuff, and will likely reward rereading. But regardless, highly recommend. It’s like absolutely nothing else I’ve ever read.
It’s all great stuff, and will likely reward rereading. But regardless, highly recommend. It’s like absolutely nothing else I’ve ever read.