Legends

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A dream team . . . Legends is the rarest of the rare—an entire collection of original short novels by top fantasy writers.” —USA Today

Acclaimed writer and editor Robert Silverberg gathered eleven 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: 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, these stories are exceptionally well written and universally well told.

Features short stories set in the worlds of . . .
  • Stephen King’s The Dark Tower
  • Terry Pratchett’s Discworld
  • Terry Goodkind’s Sword of Truth
  • Orson Scott Card’s Tales of Alvin Maker
  • Robert Silverberg’s Majipoor
  • Ursula K. Le Guin’s Earthsea
  • Tad Williams’s Memory, Sorrow and Thorn
  • George R. R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire
  • Anne McCaffrey’s Pern
  • Raymond E. Feist’s Riftwar Saga
  • Robert Jordan’s Wheel of Time


“There’s enough color, vitality and bravura displays of mythmaking in this rich sampler to sate faithful fans and nurture new readers on the stuff of legends still being created.” —Publishers Weekly, starred review

“What is so noteworthy about this collection is the fact that all the selections are first rate.” —Booklist

“An enjoyable sampler of the best high fantasy available today.” —San Francisco Chronicle

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Robert Silverberg has written more than 160 science fiction novels and nonfiction books, and has edited over 60 anthologies. He published his first story in 1954 while just a sophomore at Columbia University; in 1956, he won his first Hugo Award, for Most Promising New Author. His works include the bestselling Lord Valentine trilogy and the timeless classics Dying Inside and A Time of Changes. Silverberg has won the prestigious Nebula Award an astonishing five times, as well as four Hugo Awards. He holds the additional honor of winning these honors in five decades, and he has been nominated for both awards more times that any other writer.

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