''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
Stephen Edwin King (born September 21, 1947) is an American author of horror, supernatural fiction, suspense, crime, science-fiction, and fantasy novels. Described as the "King of Horror", a play on his surname and a reference to his high s ...
: "
The Little Sisters of Eluria" (''
The Dark Tower'')
*
Terry Goodkind: "
Debt of Bones
''Debt of Bones'' is a short novel by Terry Goodkind. It was first published in the August 1998 anthology ''Legends'' then later published as a stand-alone book in hardcover in 2001 and in paperback in 2004.
Plot summary
During the war against D ...
" (''
The Sword of Truth'')
*
Orson Scott Card: "Grinning Man" (''
The Tales of Alvin Maker'')
*
Robert Silverberg: "The Seventh Shrine" (
Majipoor
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The series
Books in the series:
# ''Lord Valentine Cycle' ...
)
*
Ursula K. Le Guin: "
Dragonfly
A dragonfly is a flying insect belonging to the infraorder Anisoptera below the order Odonata. About 3,000 extant species of true dragonfly are known. Most are tropical, with fewer species in temperate regions. Loss of wetland habitat threate ...
" (
Earthsea)
*
Raymond E. Feist: "The Wood Boy" (''
The Riftwar Cycle'')
*
Terry Pratchett: "
The Sea and Little Fishes
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" (''
Discworld'')
*
George R. R. Martin: ''
The Hedge Knight
''Tales of Dunk and Egg'' is a series of fantasy novellas by George R. R. Martin, set in the world of his '' A Song of Ice and Fire'' novels. They follow the adventures of "Dunk" (the future Lord Commander of the Kingsguard, Ser Duncan the Tall ...
'' (novella, ''
A Song of Ice and Fire
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'')
*
Tad Williams: "The Burning Man" (''
Memory, Sorrow and Thorn
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''Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn'' takes ...
'')
*
Anne McCaffrey: "
Runner of Pern
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" (''
Dragonriders of Pern'')
*
Robert Jordan: "
New Spring" (''
The Wheel of Time'')
Editions
* A hardback edition was published by
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on October 5, 1998 in the United Kingdom with .
* A paperback edition was published by
Voyager
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on June 7, 1999 in the United Kingdom with .
A re-release was published by
Voyager
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in which Legends was split into two halves, both titled ''Legends''.
* ''Volume One'' - published on November 1, 1999.
* ''Volume Two'' - published on April 3, 2000. A special overseas edition (same details) was issued in 1999.
* The first book contains: "
The Sea and Little Fishes
"The Sea and Little Fishes" is a short story by Terry Pratchett, written in 1998. It is set in his ''Discworld'' universe, and features Lancre witches Granny Weatherwax and Nanny Ogg. It was originally published in a sampler alongside a story call ...
", "
The Hedge Knight
''Tales of Dunk and Egg'' is a series of fantasy novellas by George R. R. Martin, set in the world of his '' A Song of Ice and Fire'' novels. They follow the adventures of "Dunk" (the future Lord Commander of the Kingsguard, Ser Duncan the Tall ...
", "
The Burning Man", "
Runner of Pern
''A Gift Of Dragons'' is a 2002 collection of short fiction by the American-Irish author Anne McCaffrey. All four stories are set on the fictional planet Pern; the book is one of two collections in the science fiction series ''Dragonriders of Pe ...
", "
New Spring".
* The second book contains: "
The Little Sisters of Eluria", "
Debt of Bones
''Debt of Bones'' is a short novel by Terry Goodkind. It was first published in the August 1998 anthology ''Legends'' then later published as a stand-alone book in hardcover in 2001 and in paperback in 2004.
Plot summary
During the war against D ...
", "
Grinning Man", "
The Seventh Shrine
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", "
Dragonfly
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", "
The Wood Boy
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".
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
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", "
Grinning Man", and "
The Wood Boy
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"
* ''Legends Vol. 2'' (1999) - "
Debt of Bones
''Debt of Bones'' is a short novel by Terry Goodkind. It was first published in the August 1998 anthology ''Legends'' then later published as a stand-alone book in hardcover in 2001 and in paperback in 2004.
Plot summary
During the war against D ...
", "
The Hedge Knight
''Tales of Dunk and Egg'' is a series of fantasy novellas by George R. R. Martin, set in the world of his '' A Song of Ice and Fire'' novels. They follow the adventures of "Dunk" (the future Lord Commander of the Kingsguard, Ser Duncan the Tall ...
", and "
Runner of Pern
''A Gift Of Dragons'' is a 2002 collection of short fiction by the American-Irish author Anne McCaffrey. All four stories are set on the fictional planet Pern; the book is one of two collections in the science fiction series ''Dragonriders of Pe ...
"
* ''Legends Vol. 3'' (2000) - "
New Spring", "
Dragonfly
A dragonfly is a flying insect belonging to the infraorder Anisoptera below the order Odonata. About 3,000 extant species of true dragonfly are known. Most are tropical, with fewer species in temperate regions. Loss of wetland habitat threate ...
", "The Burning Man", and "
The Sea and Little Fishes
"The Sea and Little Fishes" is a short story by Terry Pratchett, written in 1998. It is set in his ''Discworld'' universe, and features Lancre witches Granny Weatherwax and Nanny Ogg. It was originally published in a sampler alongside a story call ...
"
Reception
''Legends'' won a
Locus Award for Best Anthology in 1999.
See also
* ''
Far Horizons''
* ''
Legends II''
References
External links
*
* {{isfdb series, 9024, title=Legends
1998 anthologies
Fantasy anthologies
Robert Silverberg anthologies
Voyager Books books