A Planeswalker's Guide to Alara: A Magic: The Gathering Field Guide

You are a planeswalker, one of the most powerful mages in the multiverse. Countless planes of existence are yours to master. Now you have arrived on the fractured plane of Alara. Where do you begin?You begin with this lavishly illustrated guide that brings the Shards of Alara to life and gives MAGIC: THE GATHERING fans a look behind the scenes with concept art and insider information available nowhere else.The Planeswalker Guides will feature full-color illustrations drawn from early concept art and final card art to bring the worlds of MAGIC: THE GATHERING to life.

Doug Beyer went from being a MAGIC: THE GATHERING fan to web developer for magicthegathering.com, then prolific flavor text writer, and eventually, the coordinator for MAGIC creative text. His background is in philosophy, software design, and amateur ghost hunting.

Jenna Helland is a writer and editor for Wizards of the Coast in Seattle, Washington. Before moving to the Northwest, she was a journalist for newspapers and Internet sites in Missouri, Virginia, and California. She has degrees from Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland, and the Missouri School of Journalism in Columbia, Missouri. She enjoys reading books with pictures, playing MAGIC: THE GATHERING, and running.