Third Time Lucky

There's a lot of responsibility involved with being the most powerful wizard in the world, and Magdelene wants nothing to do with any of it. Lazy, lusty, and more likely to be found lying in the sun than casting runes or sacrificing unfortunate goats, she'd really rather avoid dealing with challenges, errant apprentices, demons, dragons, death, and bureaucracy.These seven stories include

Third Time Lucky, Tanya Huff's first professional sale to George Scithers at

Amazing Stories. Thirty years, thirty novels, eighty-three short stories, and one television show later, this is where it all began.