Zauberschrift

“Zauberschrift” is the story of a humble scribe who, years after the untimely termination of his apprenticeship to a pair of squabbling wizards, must return to a village now menaced by magic gone wrong. It first appeared in the anthology Apprentice Fantastic.

“Zauberschrift,” a short story, is also available as part of Space Magic, an award-winning collection of science fiction and fantasy stories by David D. Levine.