SuitabookSomething Magic This Way Comes
Martin H. Greenberg, Sarah A. Hoyt
- Reading
- Sample the collection rather than assuming its stories feel alike. Agree beforehand that either reader may pause or switch stories, then compare how different stories create wonder, suspense or unease.
- Themes
- Magic alongside science: The collection asks whether magic still has a place in a technologically driven world and presents modern-day realms where surprising things can happen. Magic is central to the collection’s premise, but the description does not establish whether individual stories affirm, question, explain or leave it unresolved.
- Wonder and unease in modern settings: Examples include a transforming prophecy, mysterious cats and an attempt to make a best friend believe werewolves are real. The premises combine playful, mysterious and potentially eerie elements, but the available evidence cannot show how intensely or seriously each is portrayed.
- Family difficulty and refuge: One story features a troubled teenager seeking a haven from family woes. Family difficulty and a search for refuge are present in one stated premise, but their causes, emotional treatment and outcome are unknown.
- Worth knowing
- Read one story at a time and pause after an especially eerie or emotionally difficult premise. Afterwards, discuss whether the events seem magical, explainable or deliberately uncertain.