Mountain Magic
 THE HILLS ARE ALIVE—WITH MUTANTS AND MAGIC.!
Evil men and evil magic are poised to prey on the people of the hamlets and hollows of Appalachia: witches, demons, and criminals of more than one century. But the mountain folk have defenders, too, as strange and varied as the dangers that threaten them:
David Drake's unforgettable OLD NATHAN the Wizard, a backwoodsman who talks to animals and who'll fight the Devil himself if he must.
Henry Kuttner's grimly hilarious HOGBEN FAMILY, some of whom aren't entirely human--and others who're entirely inhuman.
Eric Flint and Ryk E. Spoor's SLADES, whose uneasy coexistence with underground spirits is about to end in an earthquake that'll wipe humanity off the surface of four states.
Magic, mutants, and mountaineers mixing in adventures that range from eerie to side-splittingly funny:
MOUNTAIN MAGIC
"[David Drake] has developed a following . . . just short of cult proportions." —Rave Reviews
"[Eric Flint is] an SF author of particular note, one who can entertain and edify in equal, and major, measure." —Publishers Weekly
"I consider the work of Henry Kuttner to be the finest science fantasy ever written." —Marion Zimmer Bradley
Cover art by Gary Ruddell
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"Exit the Professor" was first published in Thrilling Wonder Stories, October 1947. "Pile of Trouble" was first published in Thrilling Wonder Stories, April 1948. "See You Later" was first published in Thrilling Wonder Stories, June 1949. "Cold War" was first published in Thrilling Wonder Stories, October 1949. Reprinted by permission of Don Congdon Associates, Inc. Copyright © 1947, 1948, 1959 by Standard Magazines, renewed 1977 by C.L. Moore. Old Nathan was first published by Baen Books, October 1991, copyright © David Drake. This is the first publication of Diamonds are Forever, copyright © 2004 by Eric Flint and Ryk E. Spoor.
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To Henry Kuttner (1914–1958) and
C.L. Moore (1911–1987)
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