Legends (anthology)

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.