The Colors of Magic

The Colors of Magic
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Publishing Information
Author(s)	Jess Lebow (ed.)
First printing	February 1, 1999
ISBN-13	978-0786913237
Preceded By N/A Followed By The Myths of Magic

The Colors of Magic is a Magic: The Gathering anthology of stories published in February 1999, as the first in a series of five. It features stories by various writers. It was edited by Jess Lebow.

Blurb

The Brothers' struggle for power has ended ...
Argoth is decimated ...
Tidal waves have turned canyons into rivers ...
Earthquakes leveled the cities ...
Dominaria is in ruins.
Now the struggle for this war-torn world is to survive.

List of stories

White

• Angel of Vengeance, by Richard Lee Byers
  • The angel Kotara is summoned to Jamuraa by the Civic Guildmage Sabul Hajeen and forced to commit violent acts of revenge.
• Reprisal by Tom Leupold
  • Finroy of Tyarel is given a job as a servant of Lord Rothchild but discovers that this King of Kjeldor may not be the benevolent and capable leader everyone takes him for.

Green

• Vesipellis, by Paul B. Thompson
  • Edgur, a mere apprentice, makes a deal with a deal with a nature spirit, hoping to win the hand of the woman he loves.
• A Song out of Darkness, by Loren L. Coleman
  • After the destruction of Argoth, an elf named Temken finds Gwenna, the one who brought the brothers to the island.

Red

• Goblinology, by Francis Lebaron
  • A "scientific" article written by the not-very-respected archaeologist Armand Ar-Basinno. Its a humorous piece in which Ar-Bassino mistakes a goblin's description of a ball game called cricket (but otherwise almost identical to American football) for some intricate religious ritual.
• The Crucible of the Orcs, by Don Perrin
  • To regain his standing in Balduvia and his clans, Orc general Groth Jonar has to work with Goblins of the Flarg.

Black

• Dark Water, by Vance Moore
  • After the World Spell, two cousins commit dark acts by an equally dark and murky lake...

Blue

• Expeditions to the End of the World, by J. Robert King
  • The seafarer Crucias takes wealthy nobles to Argoth. His passengers get more than they pay for as they firsthand witness the Sylex Blast.
• The Mirror of Yesterday, by Jonathan Tweet
  • A guy called Damon fails his apprentice test to become a wizard. When an assassin attacks, he uses a magic mirror to save the day, and realizes he is already a wizard.
• Bound in Shallows, by Kevin T. Stein
  • An unnamed protagonist is engaged in the shady business of summoning creatures and having cockfights with them for gamblers.

The Gold Border

• Loran's Smile, by Jeff Grubb
  • Feldon, a firm believer in the Third Way, hopes to be able to resurrect his wife Loran with magic.
  • This story is available online at: https://magic.wizards.com/en/news/feature/lorans-smile-2014-10-27.