Under My Hat: Tales from the Cauldron

By: Peter S. Beagle, Holly Black, Jim Butcher, Isobelle Carmody, Charles De Lint, Neil Gaiman, Frances Hardinge, Ellen Klages, Ellen Kushner, Margo Lanagan, Tanith Lee, Patricia A. McKillip, Garth Nix, Diana Peterfreund, Tim Pratt, M. Rickert, Delia Sherman, Jonathan Strahan, Jane Yolen

Series: The Dresden Files, Innkeeper's World, The World of Riverside

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Synopsis

Under My Hat: Tales from the Cauldron is an anthology of eighteen short stories and one poem, featuring witches and wizards. Most of these stories were written with the young adult reader in mind. Editor, Jonathan Strahan opens the book with his introduction titled Looking Under the Hat, which gives a brief, but interesting history of witches and speculation on how the black, pointy hat became their recognizable symbol. Synopses and reviews of each individual novella in this anthology can be read via the links below.

Stray Magic by Diana Peterfreund

Payment Due by Frances Hardinge

A Handful of Ashes by Garth Nix

Little Gods by Holly Black

Barrio Girls by Charles De Lint

Felidis by Tanith Lee

Witch Work by Neil Gaiman

The Education of a Witch by Ellen Klages

The Threefold World by Ellen Kushner

The Witch in the Wood by Delia Sherman (Riverside #0.1)

Which Witch by Patricia A. McKillip

The Carved Forest by Tim Pratt

Burning Castles by M. Rickert

The Stone Witch by Isobelle Carmody

Andersen's Witch by Jane Yolen

B Is for Bigfoot by Jim Butcher (The Dresden Files #2.5)

Great-Grandmother in the Cellar by Peter S. Beagle (Innkeeper's World #1.5)

Crow and Caper, Caper and Crow by Margo Lanagan

Review

Stray Magic by Diana Peterfreund - Star Rating: ****1/2 Sensuality Rating: 0

Payment Due by Frances Hardinge - Star Rating: **** Sensuality Rating: 0

A Handful of Ashes by Garth Nix - Star Rating: ***1/2 Sensuality Rating: 0

Little Gods by Holly Black - Star Rating: *** Sensuality Rating: 2

Barrio Girls by Charles De Lint - Star Rating: *** Sensuality Rating: 0

Felidis by Tanith Lee - Star Rating: *** Sensuality Rating: 0.5

Witch Work by Neil Gaiman - Star Rating: ***1/2 Sensuality Rating: 0

The Education of a Witch by Ellen Klages - Star Rating: **** Sensuality Rating: 0

The Threefold World by Ellen Kushner - Star Rating: *** Sensuality Rating: 0

The Witch in the Wood by Delia Sherman (Riverside #0.1) - Star Rating: **** Sensuality Rating: 1

Which Witch by Patricia A. McKillip - Star Rating: **** Sensuality Rating: 0

The Carved Forest by Tim Pratt - Star Rating: **** Sensuality Rating: 0

Burning Castles by M. Rickert - Star Rating: **1/2 Sensuality Rating: 0

The Stone Witch by Isobelle Carmody - Star Rating: ****1/2 Sensuality Rating: 0

Andersen's Witch by Jane Yolen - Star Rating: **** Sensuality Rating: 0

B Is for Bigfoot by Jim Butcher (The Dresden Files #2.5) - Star Rating: **** Sensuality Rating: 0

Great-Grandmother in the Cellar by Peter S. Beagle (Innkeeper's World #1.5) - Star Rating: ***1/2 Sensuality Rating: 0

Crow and Caper, Caper and Crow by Margo Lanagan - Star Rating: ***1/2 Sensuality Rating: 0

Note: Each novella in this anthology has been summarized and reviewed separately. The overall star rating and sensuality rating for the book are the average of the ratings for each individual story.