The Mammoth Book of Dark Magic by Mike Ashley

From Gandalf to Harry Potter, sorcerers and wizards have always enthralled us. It is their power, above all, that we covet - the ultimate wish fulfilment of being able to do whatever we want - to fly, or to make ourselves invisible, or to conjure something from nothing. 

Here, from some of the most outstanding writers of fantasy, is a wonderfully varied collections of stories which explores the tensions and dilemmas in dealing with magic, from a child’s first struggle to control magical powers to epic clashes between the forces of good and evil.