Steel Magic

Title attributed to Andre Norton

Steel Magic

& # 1 in the Magic series (aka) The Magic Sequence

Bibliography ~

¯ (1965) * Published by World, HC, #BPWP865, LCCN 65019714, $3.50, 155pg ~ cover and illustrated by Robin Jacques {Blue Cloth Boards, # 2700 on Rear of Dust Jacket, Library Edition – Blue Pictorial Front Cover}

¯ (1967) * Published by Hamilton, HC, £ 9s6p (114p), 155pg ~ UK printing ~ cover and illustrated by Robin Jacques

¯ (1978) * Published by Pocket (Archway), PB, 0-671-29901-, $1.50, 148pg ~ cover and illustrated by Robin Jacques

¯ (1980) * Published by Nelson & Sons, $3.50 Australian printing, 151pg ~ cover by unknown

¯ (2005) * Published by Starscape, TP, 0-765-35297-4, $5.99, 128pg ~ cover by Tristan Elwell

¯ The Magic Books (1988) Published by Signet, PB, 0-451-15232-8, $3.95, 383pg ~ cover by unknown ~ Omnibus containing Steel Magic (1965), Octagon Magic (1967) & Fur Magic (1968)

Non English Editions ~

¯ (1993) Published in Poznań, Poland; by Rebis, 83-856-9627-X, 147pg ~ translated by Paweł Sakowski ~ Polish title Magia Stali

Synopsis ~

The Lowery children - Greg, Eric, and Sara - are staying at Tern Manor with their Uncle Mac while their father and mother are in Japan. Sara wins a picnic basket at the Firemen's Strawberry Festival and the children decide to put it to use. The next day they pack a picnic lunch and search for a lost lake. After winding and crawling through the underbrush, they find the lake and, on as island in the middle of it, they also discover a miniature castle. Although the doorway has been blocked with masonry, they are able to gain entrance by chipping away the mortar. Once within the castle, they are surrounded by a gray mist and, eventually, they find themselves somewhere else. After a brief exploration, they determine that they could not be on the island and are far from any place familiar. Opening the picnic basket, they start to eat while discussing the strange events, whereupon an unexpected guest shows up for lunch.

Non-English Covers

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