The Amazing Arden is the most famous female illusionist of her day, renowned for her notorious trick of sawing a man in half on stage. One night in Waterloo, Iowa, with young policeman Virgil Holt watching from the audience, she swaps her trademark saw for a fire ax. Is it a new version of the illusion, or an all-too-real murder? When Arden's husband is found lifeless beneath the stage later that night, the answer seems clear. But when Virgil happens...

Illustrations and simple text introduce Zip, an unlucky alien magician, and his friend Bip. Includes note to parents, introduction to the books vocabulary, and reading comprehension questions.

Life in the village of Pigbone is boring until an aspiring magician and his talking toad come to town and ask Edward to help them slay the Dragon of Doom.

In Italy in 1491, Mangus the magician and his apprentice are summoned to the castle of Duke Claudio to determine if his daughter is indeed being haunted by a ghost.

Feeling unappreciated during the performance, a magician's assistant grabs the wand and performs some feats of her own.

In The Phoenix Endangered, second in The Enduring Flame, aspiring High Mage Tiercel and reluctant Knight-Mage Harrier work on their powers while witnessing devastating attacks by the Wild Mage Bosochim, and while young Shaira leads the desert tribespeople toward a legendary oasis.

A French illusionist finds himself out of work and travels to Scotland. While performing in a village pub, he encounters Alice, an innocent young girl, who will change his life forever.

"When Sophia discovers a book of spells in her convent's forbidden shelves, she rejects the vows she will soon be compelled to take, vowing instead to freelance as a magician. She takes the name of power Karamines, but the spells are not quite as advertised. Her first commission earns the enmity of the powerful Magician's Guild. Confrontations follow with a witch-burning priest; his African slave, a magician named Mutafassi with an agenda of his own,...

When Bunny becomes separated from Ray, a magician who is his business partner and friend, he follows a crowd to a park where he has a lovely afternoon, and after the people leave and darkness falls, the lonely and frightened Bunny finds a glittering trail of hope.

A traveling magician bringing his potions and mystical items with him is challenged by the Minister of Health, who believes the magician to be a charlatan. Bonus features include an interview with the director regarding the film and various essays.