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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


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Microcosmic glimpses of broadly imagined worlds and their larger-than-life characters distinguish this hefty volume of heavyweight fantasy. Silverberg collects 11 previously unpublished short "novels" by genre celebrities, each a window on a sprawling saga that has shaped the way modern fantasy fiction is written and read. Stephen King weighs in with "The Little Sisters of Eluria," set early in the Dark Tower saga and deftly weaving threads of horror, quest fantasy and the western into a dangerous snare for his indefatigable gunslinger, Roland of Gilead. Ursula K. Le Guin contributes "Dragonfly," a tale about a young woman who would be a wizard that offers a savvy dissection of the sexual politics that govern Le Guin's Earthsea empire. Neo-Arthurian fantasy gets its due in George R.R. Martin's "The Hedge Knight," a prequel to the Song of Ice and Fire series. Only a sliver of fantasy insinuates Silverberg's own "The Seventh Shrine," a Majipoor murder mystery that becomes a fascinating exploration of clashing cultures. Although most of the selections are sober sidebars to serious literary fantasy cycles, Terry Pratchett's "The Sea and Little Fishes" is a giddy Discworld romp that pits cantankerous witch Granny Weatherwax against her crone cronies, and Orson Scott Card's "Grinning Man" is corn-fed tall talk in which Alvin Maker outwits a crooked miller in the alternate America of Hatrick River. Some entries, among them Raymond E. Feist's Riftwar tale "The Wood Boy" and Anne McCaffrey's "Runner of Pern," shine only as light glosses on their authors' earlier achievements. Still, there's enough color, vitality and bravura displays of mythmaking in this rich sampler, which also includes tales by Terry Goodkind, Tad Williams and Robert Jordan, to sate faithful fans and nurture new readers on the stuff of legends still being created.
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3.0étoiles sur 5 Amazon misled me, Fév 12 2004
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This review is from: Legends-Vol. 1 Stories By The Masters of Modern Fantasy: Short Novels by the Master of Modern Fantasy (Mass Market Paperback)
I, like another, thought I was purchasing a book with 11 short stories with some of my favorite authors. I was disappointed to find ONLY 4 of the stories in this version. I went awry with the description in the Editorial Review, Amazon.com by Craig Engler, printed in conjunction with this text. Please include more accurate information!
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4.0étoiles sur 5 Make sure you get the full version paperback!, Fév 9 2004
Par sandylulynn "sly" (WI United States) - Voir tous mes commentaires
This review is from: Legends-Vol. 1 Stories By The Masters of Modern Fantasy: Short Novels by the Master of Modern Fantasy (Mass Market Paperback)
There are 2 versions of this book in paperback. One has 4 stories (which unfortunately I bought by mistake) and the other has all 11 stories. I did enjoy 3 out of the 4 stories in the version I bought especially Stephen Kings and Raymond Feist.
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4.0étoiles sur 5 A mixed bag, Fév 4 2004
This review is from: Legends-Vol. 1 Stories By The Masters of Modern Fantasy: Short Novels by the Master of Modern Fantasy (Mass Market Paperback)
This is a good across the board serious start to short stories. These types of collections are good because they expose people to various authors that they would not have read normally. Thinking back on some of these stories still brings a smile to my face in some instances and a very loud goanb in some others,

The strongest short stories in this colllection are

"The Hedge Knight" by George RR Martian-Its a good story and its nice to read a story by this author where the point of view is not shifting every 5 secounds

"GRINNING MAN" by Orson Scot Card-I probably wouldn't think it was so great if I didn't like "The Tales of Alvin Maker" so much. This tale is also fun too because it centers on Alvin and the antics of one David Crocket King of the Wild Frontier.

These are the two front runers I'll give an honorable mention to the "Gunslinger" short story because it was a good in me keeping my sanity in the long years between "Wizard in Glass" and "Wolves of Challa"

Terry Goodkind's "Debt of Bones" does its job but remember that with all of Goodkind's works it is very discriptive. Just speaking for myselgf wheneever i read one of his works I want to cheer and vomit at the same time.

The only "bad" story in the bunch is Anne McCaffrey's "Runners of Pern" who can you have a Pern story and not even throw in a dragon to keep us interested Mrs. McCaffrey?

Overall-solid and well rounded don't expect the unexpexcted where these authors are concerned.

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5.0étoiles sur 5 Great read
When i bought this book i thought it would be teriffic. I was not disssopointed. Being fairly new to fantsy books this gave me many new seris to read
Publié le Juil 29 2003

5.0étoiles sur 5 Just what you'd expect
What would you expect from 11 short stories from 11 of the best selling famous of modern fantasy writers? Read more
Publié le Fév 17 2003 par stupage_stu

4.0étoiles sur 5 Legends are not born, they are written.
Robert Silverberg's idea to collect short stories and novellas from some of this era's most notable and talented Fantasy authors is pure cream-filled joy for fans of the Genre... Read more
Publié le Fév 13 2003 par sc_demandred

5.0étoiles sur 5 THIS is what we've all been missing!

There are many of us who have never read Jordan's "Wheel of Time", who indeed are overawed by the vast mass of his epic work. Read more

Publié le Aoû 28 2002 par John Simpson

5.0étoiles sur 5 An amazing short story
I would have to say Robert Jordan's submission to Legends is perhaps his best work. This was a short story, about 80 pages. It was almost a completely new writing style. Read more
Publié le Mai 11 2002 par Evan Wearne

5.0étoiles sur 5 Jordan's story is worth it alone!
If you're at all a fan of Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time saga (and how could you not be!) then this book is worth the buy for that story alone. Read more
Publié le Déc 23 2001 par Bryan

5.0étoiles sur 5 Must read for Stephen King fans!
There are two stories contained within this book that I consider absolute must-reads, and worth the price of the book on their own. Read more
Publié le Nov. 23 2001 par Michael H Cameron

4.0étoiles sur 5 More from the best
^Legends^ presents original stories from the best writers of fantasy literature. George R.R. Martin's "A Hedge Knight" is a must read for anyone who enjoys his "A... Read more
Publié le Oct. 18 2001 par Rich Gubitosi

5.0étoiles sur 5 Worth every penny.
I found this book by accident when it first came out, and now, a few years later, I still re-read it quite often. Read more
Publié le Avril 13 2001 par Jason Denzel

5.0étoiles sur 5 Brilliant! Just what an Anthology should be!
An Anthology must do three things: have a clear focus; select the best representative authors in the genre and, most important of all, grip both veterans as well as newbies in the... Read more
Publié le Jui 5 2000 par David Rasquinha

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