Alchemy and Academe Author:Anne McCaffrey An enchanting collection of tales, enchantments, things magical and strange, devils and demons, professors of potent powers, witchcraft and wizardry, and more. Master fantasy writer Anne McCaffrey has chosen 20 short tales and poems of wonder and awe, written by the finest writers of fantasy today, including: Robert Silverberg, L. Sprague de Cam... more »p, R.A. Lafferty, Gene Wolfe, Carol Emshwiller, Sonya Dorman, and others.« less
When a young man living in an abandoned castle discovers he has strange and wonderful powers, he's delighted--until he begins to think about it. This book is one of the best by a master of the genre
More science fiction than fantasy. Published in 1970. May or may not be your thing. I have enjoyed other fantasy short story anthologies better than this one. This one also contains a few poems.