, ▁it ▁was ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁" Mag ic ▁T ales ▁Anth ology ▁Series " ▁until ▁ 1 9 9 5 . ▁The ▁" mag ic " ▁guid eline ▁was ▁abandoned ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁when ▁the ▁series ▁switched ▁its ▁focus ▁to ▁more ▁strictly ▁science ▁fiction ▁them es , ▁beginning ▁with ▁H ack ers . ▁Vol umes ▁have ▁usually ▁appeared ▁at ▁the ▁rate ▁of ▁one ▁or ▁two ▁per ▁year , ▁with ▁ 3 8 ▁volumes ▁as ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁ ▁The ▁stories ▁selected ▁for ▁the ▁books ▁tend ▁to ▁be ▁repr ints ▁of ▁previously ▁published ▁stories , ▁some ▁of ▁them ▁dec ades ▁old . ▁Each ▁book ▁has ▁a ▁pre face ▁by ▁the ▁edit ors , ▁along ▁with ▁a ▁short ▁introduction ▁for ▁each ▁of ▁the ▁stories , ▁focused ▁on ▁other ▁works ▁by ▁the ▁story ' s ▁author . ▁ ▁Jack ▁D ann ▁and ▁Gard ner ▁Do zo is ▁have ▁also ▁co - ed ited ▁anth ologies ▁that ▁are ▁not ▁part ▁of ▁this ▁series , ▁such ▁as ▁Future ▁Power ▁( 1 9 7 6 ). ▁ ▁Vol umes ▁of ▁the ▁Jack ▁D ann ▁and ▁Gard ner ▁Do zo is ▁A ce ▁anth ology ▁series ▁ ▁Ali ens ! ▁( A pril ▁ 1 9 8 0 , ▁P ocket ▁Books , ▁) ▁Un ic orn s ! ▁( May ▁ 1 9 8 2 , ▁) ▁Magic ats ! ▁( J une ▁ 1 9 8 4 , ▁) ▁Best i ary ! ▁( Oct ober ▁ 1 9 8