Vous voulez voir cette page en français ? Cliquez ici.

 

or
Sign in to turn on 1-Click ordering.
 
 
More Buying Choices
10 used & new from CDN$ 5.20
Have one to sell? Sell yours here
 
   
Legends: Stories By The Masters of Modern Fantasy
 
 
Share your own customer images
Search inside another edition of this book

Legends: Stories By The Masters of Modern Fantasy (Paperback)

by Robert Silverberg (Author) "These novels, using thematic elements from Robert Browning's poem "Childe Roland to the Dark Tower Came," tell the saga of Roland, last of the gunslingers,..." (more)
4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (50 customer reviews)
List Price: CDN$ 20.95
Price: CDN$ 17.83 & eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping on orders over CDN$ 39. Details
You Save: CDN$ 3.12 (15%)
o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o
Usually ships within 4 to 6 weeks.
Ships from and sold by Amazon.ca. Gift-wrap available.

Ordering for Christmas?? This item requires additional time to ship and will arrive after December 25. Need a last-minute gift? Send an Amazon.ca Gift Certificate.

4 new from CDN$ 17.82 6 used from CDN$ 5.20

Frequently Bought Together

Legends: Stories By The Masters of Modern Fantasy + Legends II: Dragon, Sword, and King + Legends II: Shadows, Gods, and Demons
Total List Price: CDN$ 43.93
Price For All Three: CDN$ 38.51

Some of these items ship sooner than the others. Show details

  • This item: Legends: Stories By The Masters of Modern Fantasy by Robert Silverberg

    Usually ships within 4 to 6 weeks.
    Ships from and sold by Amazon.ca.
    Eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping on orders over CDN$ 39. Details

  • Legends II: Dragon, Sword, and King by Robert Silverberg

    In Stock.
    Ships from and sold by Amazon.ca.
    Eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping on orders over CDN$ 39. Details

  • Legends II: Shadows, Gods, and Demons by Robert Silverberg

    Usually ships within 4 to 6 weeks.
    Ships from and sold by Amazon.ca.
    Eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping on orders over CDN$ 39. Details

Customers Who Bought This Item Also Bought

Legends II: Dragon, Sword, and King

Legends II: Dragon, Sword, and King

by Robert Silverberg
CDN$ 10.79
Legends II: Shadows, Gods, and Demons

Legends II: Shadows, Gods, and Demons

by Robert Silverberg
CDN$ 9.89
The Gypsy Morph: SERIES TTLE: Genesis of Shannara

The Gypsy Morph: SERIES TTLE: Genesis of Shannara

by Terry Brooks
5.0 out of 5 stars (1)  CDN$ 9.99
Dark Wraith of Shannara

Dark Wraith of Shannara

by Terry Brooks
CDN$ 11.64
› Explore similar items

Product Details

Product Description

From Amazon.com

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, these stories are exceptionally well written and universally well told. The authors 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


From Publishers Weekly

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.
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
See all Product Description
Inside This Book (Learn More)
Browse and search another edition of this book.
First Sentence
These novels, using thematic elements from Robert Browning's poem "Childe Roland to the Dark Tower Came," tell the saga of Roland, last of the gunslingers, who embarks on a quest to find the Dark Tower for reasons that the author has yet to reveal. Read the first page
Explore More
Concordance
Browse Sample Pages
Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Back Cover
Search inside this book:

Tag this product

 (What's this?)
Think of a tag as a keyword or label you consider is strongly related to this product.
Tags will help all customers organize and find favorite items.
Your tags: Add your first tag
 
See most popular tags

What do customers ultimately buy after viewing this item?

Legends: Stories By The Masters of Modern Fantasy
45% buy the item featured on this page:
Legends: Stories By The Masters of Modern Fantasy 4.4 out of 5 stars (50)
CDN$ 17.83
Legends II: Dragon, Sword, and King
34% buy
Legends II: Dragon, Sword, and King
CDN$ 10.79
Dark Wraith of Shannara
21% buy
Dark Wraith of Shannara
CDN$ 11.64
Explore similar items
 

Customer Reviews

50 Reviews
5 star:
 (32)
4 star:
 (10)
3 star:
 (4)
2 star:
 (3)
1 star:
 (1)
 
 
 
 
 
Average Customer Review
4.4 out of 5 stars (50 customer reviews)
 
 
 
 
Share your thoughts with other customers:
Most helpful customer reviews

 
3.0 out of 5 stars Amazon misled me, Feb 12 2004
By A Customer
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!
Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)



 
4.0 out of 5 stars Make sure you get the full version paperback!, Feb 9 2004
By sandylulynn "sly" (WI United States) - See all my reviews
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.
Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)



 
4.0 out of 5 stars A mixed bag, Feb 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.

Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)


Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review
 
 		 Most recent customer reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars 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
Published on Jul 29 2003

5.0 out of 5 stars 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
Published on Feb 17 2003 by stupage_stu

4.0 out of 5 stars 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
Published on Feb 13 2003 by sc_demandred

5.0 out of 5 stars 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

Published on Aug 28 2002 by John Simpson

5.0 out of 5 stars 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
Published on May 11 2002 by Evan Wearne

5.0 out of 5 stars 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
Published on Dec 23 2001 by Bryan

5.0 out of 5 stars 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
Published on Nov 23 2001 by Michael H Cameron

4.0 out of 5 stars 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
Published on Oct 18 2001 by Rich Gubitosi

5.0 out of 5 stars 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
Published on April 13 2001 by Jason Denzel

5.0 out of 5 stars 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
Published on Jun 5 2000 by David Rasquinha

Only search this product's reviews


Listmania!

Create a Listmania! list

Look for similar items by category

Look for similar items by subject















i.e., each book must be in subject 1 AND subject 2 AND ...

Feedback

Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?

Your Recent History

 (What's this?)

After viewing product detail pages or search results, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in.