The Ultimate Witch

In this haunting and provocative collection, some of the best-known authors of the fantastic and the mysterious explore the legends and lore of witches and witchcraft.

From Dean Koontz’s tale of a witch’s revenge on a purse-snatcher to Jane Yolen’s story of sorcery in old Scotland, from S.P. Somtow’s eerie look at Magic in modern-day Hollywood to Tanith Lee’s story of enchantment in an exotic land—here are spectacular stories transcending time and place.

Stories by Various Authors

Introduction by Philip José Farmer
Cover art by Bruce Jensen
Illustrations by Lars Hokanson

Byron Preiss is the author of THE ULTIMATE DRAGON and THE WHITE HOUSE MOUSE. Michael Reeves is also a successful science fiction writer.

The late Byron Preiss had been active in the design and development of software since the early 1980s. In 1984 Preiss produced FEHRENHEIT 451 based on the novel by Ray Bradbury. His interactive adventure game, DRAGONWORLD, was voted Best Adventure Game of the Year (1985). He developed a line of interactive children’s classics for Spinnaker Software. Mr. Preiss had also been involved in audio and video software. His project, THE WORDS OF GANDHI, won the Grammy Award for Best Spoken World Recording. He was co-producer of the acclaimed Bank Street Ready-to-Read videos.