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Loading... Legends: Stories by the Masters of Modern Fantasyby Robert SilverbergSeries: Legends (Book I), Tales of Alvin Maker (Novella - Grinning Man (5a)), The Earthsea Cycle ( short story - "Dragonfly"), Sword of Truth (short story - "Debt of Bones"), A Song of Ice and Fire (short story - "The Hedge Knight"), Wheel of Time (short story - "New Spring"), The Dark Tower (short story - "The Little Sisters of Eluria"), Discworld (short story - "The Sea and Little Fishes"), Majipoor (short story - "The Seventh Shrine"), Memory, Sorrow and Thorn (short story - "The Burning Man"), Pern (short story - "Runner of Pern"), The Riftwar Saga (Short story - "The Wood Boy"), Dragonriders of Pern: Publication Order (short story - "Runner of Pern")
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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. Anthology of short stories by fantasy's top writers. Excellent jumping board to fantasy authors you might not be familiar with. Notable stories; 'The Sea and Little Fishes' by Terry Pratchett, 'The Hedge Knight' by George R R Martin, 'The New Spring' by Robert Jordan (  ) mohi | Jul 5, 2009 |  This is really an excellent short story collection. Any collection featuring Stephen King, Orson Scott Card, Tad Williams, George R. R. Martin and several other leading contemporary fantasy writers is a big deal, and most of the writers deliver in this anthology with quality work. The Hedge Knight, in particular, has gone on to spawn its own path in Martin's works. (  ) Karlstar | May 2, 2009 | I got this book at a convention in Madison, back in 1998. Really enjoyed "The Hedge Knight" (and got into "The Song of Fire and Ice" because of it), "Little Sisters of Iluria" (my introduction to the Dark Tower series), "The Sea and Little Fishes" (Granny Weatherwax rocks!), "The Burning Man" and "New Spring." Could not really get into the others. I guess Card, Feist, Silverberg, and Goodkind are just not my style. I used to love Anne McCaffrey's Pern novels, but have somewhat outgrown them. Cannot remember much about Le Guin's story, to be honest, so it must not have made a big impression. WeaselOfDoom | Apr 11, 2009 | I picked up this book specifically for Martin's "The Hedge Knight" and Williams' "The Burning Man", which I found quite good. The rest of the stories were little peaks into the worlds created by authors that I have yet to read. In some cases there was a type of literary culture shock stemming from decidedly foreign worlds being presented in such short pieces. While such stories were a little harder to get immersed in, they served that introductory purpose well enough and I may give those authors another chance in a longer format. One note of caution to others who may use this book in a similar sampling-platter fashion: skip the introductory essays before each story. They often contain spoilers related to each story's native series. ( ) CKmtl | Dec 8, 2008 | A mass market paperback of part of the large Legends anthology, and this is the first half, basically. The first half is also the inferior part, and only averages 2.83. Legends 1 : The Little Sisters of Eluria - Stephen King Legends 1 : The Sea and Little Fishes - Terry Pratchett Legends 1 : Debt of Bones - Terry Goodkind Legends 1 : Grinning Man - Orson Scott Card Legends 1 : The Seventh Shrine - Robert Silverberg Legends 1 : Dragonfly - Ursula K. Le Guin Witch bug tastes good to you, Rover? 3.5 out of 5 Witch competition. 3.5 out of 5 First wizard owes readers. 1 out of 5 Davy Crockett not eaten by a bear. 2.5 out of 5 Metamorph murder mystery sacrifice. 3.5 out of 5 Archmage political conflict. 3 out of 5 http://notfreesf.blogspot.com/2008/03... (  ) bluetyson | Mar 17, 2008 |  no reviews | add a review
Amazon.com (ISBN 0312867875, Hardcover)Acclaimed writer and editor Robert Silverberg gathered 11 of the finest writers in fantasy to contribute to this collection of short novels. Each of the writers was asked to write a new story based on one of his or her most famous series, and the results are wonderful. From Stephen King's opening piece set in his popular Gunslinger universe to Robert Jordan's early look at his famed Wheel of Time saga, each of these stories is exceptionally well written and universally well told. The authors here include King, Jordan, and Silverberg himself, as well as Terry and Lyn Pratchett, Terry Goodkind, Orson Scott Card, Ursula K. Le Guin, Tad Williams, George R.R. Martin, Anne McCaffrey, and Raymond E. Feist. This is not only a great book in and of itself, but it's also a perfect way for fantasy fans to find new novels and authors to add to their "to read" lists. --Craig E. Engler(retrieved from Amazon Fri, 24 Apr 2009 07:58:11 -0400) The first test round has been closed. Visit the Open Shelves Classification group for details. |
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