In this issue of The Rune [Winter, 1999], Fiona Firefall reviews for us some fiction with a Pagan point of view. These books are fun reading and seemed to me fair in their depictions of Paganism, albeit in a fictional context appropriate to moving the story along in an exciting way. But you'll find as you go to the movies, the video rental store, or the bestseller stand at the big, chain bookstores, magic and witchcraft are popping up everywhere. And the representations of magical people are very often favorable. Practical Magic and Sleepy Hollow depict both use and misuse of magic by witches, most of whom not only are not evil, but are even charming and likable. In the Harry Potter books (numbers one, two and three on the New York Times Best Seller List as I write this) the protagonist finds a place for himself through magic. Television's Buffy the Vampire Slayer's best friend, Willow, calls herself Wiccan and casts darned effective spells. Charmed features a whole family of witches. What can all this mainstream magic mean?