Space Magic is the first short story collection from David D. Levine. His "Tk'Tk'Tk" won the 2006 Hugo Award for Best Short Story. "The Tail of the Golden Eagle" was a previous Hugo nominee; it also appeared on the Nebula preliminary ballot and was a finalist for the Sturgeon Award and Locus Award. Levine was a John W. Campbell Award nominee (2003 and 2004), Writers of the Future Contest winner (2002), James White Award winner (2001), and Clarion West graduate (2000). His stories have appeared in F&SF, Asimov's, Realms of Fantasy, and anthologies including Mike Resnick's New Voices in SF and four Year's Best volumes (two Fantasy, two SF). David lives in Portland, Oregon with his wife Kate Yule.