Legends (anthology)

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::summary 1998 anthology of fantasy novellas ::

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Field	Value
name	Legends: Short Novels by the Masters of Modern Fantasy
image	Legends 1998-1st ed.jpg
caption	First edition cover
author	Various
editor	Robert Silverberg
country	United States
language	English
genre	Fantasy
published	August 25, 1998
publisher	Voyager Books
media_type	Print (Hardcover & Paperback)
pages	708
isbn	0-312-86787-5
dewey	813/.0876608 21
congress	PS648.F3 L44 1998
oclc	183214571
followed_by	Legends II
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| name = Legends: Short Novels by the Masters of Modern Fantasy | image = Legends 1998-1st ed.jpg | caption = First edition cover | author = Various | editor = Robert Silverberg | cover_artist = | country = United States | language = English | series = | genre = Fantasy | published = August 25, 1998 | publisher = Voyager Books | media_type = Print (Hardcover & Paperback) | pages = 708 | isbn = 0-312-86787-5 | dewey = 813/.0876608 21 | congress = PS648.F3 L44 1998 | oclc = 183214571 | preceded_by = | followed_by = Legends II Legends: Short Novels by the Masters of Modern Fantasy is a 1998 anthology of 11 novellas (short novels) by a number of English-language fantasy authors, edited by Robert Silverberg. All the stories were original to the collection, and set in the authors' established fictional worlds. The anthology won a Locus Award for Best Anthology in 1999. Its science fiction equivalent, Far Horizons, followed in 1999.

The collection has a sequel, Legends II, published in 2003.

Contents

• Stephen King: "The Little Sisters of Eluria" (The Dark Tower)
• Terry Goodkind: "Debt of Bones" (The Sword of Truth)
• Orson Scott Card: "Grinning Man" (The Tales of Alvin Maker)
• Robert Silverberg: "The Seventh Shrine" (Majipoor)
• Ursula K. Le Guin: "Dragonfly" (Earthsea)
• Raymond E. Feist: "The Wood Boy" (The Riftwar Cycle)
• Terry Pratchett: "The Sea and Little Fishes" (Discworld)
• George R. R. Martin: The Hedge Knight (novella, A Song of Ice and Fire)
• Tad Williams: "The Burning Man" (Memory, Sorrow and Thorn)
• Anne McCaffrey: "Runner of Pern" (Dragonriders of Pern)
• Robert Jordan: "New Spring" (The Wheel of Time)

Editions

• A hardback edition was published by Voyager on October 5, 1998 in the United Kingdom with .
• A paperback edition was published by Voyager on June 7, 1999 in the United Kingdom with .

A re-release was published by Voyager in which Legends was split into two halves, both titled Legends.

• Volume One - published on November 1, 1999, containing:
  • "The Sea and Little Fishes"
  • "Runner of Pern"
  • "The Hedge Knight"
  • "The Burning Man"
  • "New Spring"
• Volume Two - published on April 3, 2000 (a special overseas edition (same details) was issued in 1999), both containing:
  • "The Little Sisters of Eluria"
  • "Debt of Bones"
  • "Grinning Man"
  • "The Seventh Shrine"
  • "Dragonfly"
  • "The Wood Boy"

Serialization

In 1999 Tor Books decided to re-release the stories from the anthology, now split across three volumes.

• Legends Vol. 1 (1999) - "The Little Sisters of Eluria", "The Seventh Shrine", "Grinning Man", and "The Wood Boy"
• Legends Vol. 2 (1999) - "Debt of Bones", "The Hedge Knight", and "Runner of Pern"
• Legends Vol. 3 (2000) - "New Spring", "Dragonfly", "The Burning Man", and "The Sea and Little Fishes"

Reception

Legends won a Locus Award for Best Anthology in 1999.

References

References

1. "''Legends: Short Novels by the Masters of Modern Fantasy''". [[Publishers Weekly]].
2. "Legends: Stories by the Masters of Modern Fantasy".
3. "Legends: Stories by the Masters of Modern Fantasy".
4. "1999 Locus Awards: Anthology".
5. "''LEGENDS II: New Short Novels by the Masters of Modern Fantasy''". Publishers Weekly.

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