Legends (book)
Legends: Short Novels by the Masters of Modern Fantasy is a 1998 anthology of 11 novellas 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"
- Terry Goodkind: "Debt of Bones"
- Orson Scott Card: "Grinning Man"
- Robert Silverberg: "The Seventh Shrine"
- Ursula K. Le Guin: "Dragonfly"
- Raymond E. Feist: "The Wood Boy"
- Terry Pratchett: "The Sea and Little Fishes"
- George R. R. Martin: The Hedge Knight
- Tad Williams: "The Burning Man"
- Anne McCaffrey: "Runner of Pern"
- Robert Jordan: "New Spring"
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.
- Volume Two - published on April 3, 2000. A special overseas edition was issued in 1999.
- The first book contains: "The Sea and Little Fishes", "The Hedge Knight", "The Burning Man", "Runner of Pern", "New Spring".
- The second book contains: "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 - "The Little Sisters of Eluria", "The Seventh Shrine", "Grinning Man", and "The Wood Boy"
- Legends Vol. 2 - "Debt of Bones", "The Hedge Knight", and "Runner of Pern"
- Legends Vol. 3 - "New Spring", "Dragonfly", "The Burning Man", and "The Sea and Little Fishes"
Reception
Legends won a Locus Award for Best Anthology in 1999.
