''Legends: Short Novels by the Masters of Modern Fantasy'' is a 1998 anthology of 11 novellas (short novels) by a number of English-language

fantasy Fantasy is a genre of speculative fiction involving magical elements, typically set in a fictional universe and sometimes inspired by mythology and folklore. Its roots are in oral traditions, which then became fantasy literature and d ...

authors, edited by

Robert Silverberg Robert Silverberg (born January 15, 1935) is an American author and editor, best known for writing science fiction. He is a multiple winner of both Hugo and Nebula Awards, a member of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame, and a Gr ...

. All the stories were original to the collection, and set in the authors' established fictional worlds. The anthology won a

Locus Award The Locus Awards are an annual set of literary awards voted on by readers of the science fiction and fantasy magazine ''Locus'', a monthly magazine based in Oakland, California. The awards are presented at an annual banquet. In addition to the pl ...

for Best Anthology in 1999. Its science fiction equivalent, ''

Far Horizons ''Far Horizons: All New Tales from the Greatest Worlds of Science Fiction'' is an anthology of original science fiction stories edited by Robert Silverberg, first published in hardcover by Avon Eos in May 1999, with a book club edition following ...

'', followed in 1999. The collection has a sequel, '' Legends II'', published in 2003.

* Stephen King: "

The Little Sisters of Eluria "The Little Sisters of Eluria" is a fantasy novella by American writer Stephen King. It was originally published in 1998 in the anthology ''Legends''. In 2002, it was included in King's collection ''Everything's Eventual''. In 2009, it was publi ...

" ('' The Dark Tower'') *

Terry Goodkind Terry Lee Goodkind (January 11, 1948September 17, 2020) was an American writer. He was known for the epic fantasy series ''The Sword of Truth'' as well as the contemporary suspense novel ''The Law of Nines'' (2009), which has ties to his fantasy ...

: " Debt of Bones" (''

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'') *

Orson Scott Card Orson Scott Card (born August 24, 1951) is an American writer known best for his science fiction works. He is the first and (as of 2022) only person to win both a Hugo Award and a Nebula Award in consecutive years, winning both awards for both ...

: "Grinning Man" (''

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'') *

: "The Seventh Shrine" ( Majipoor) *

Ursula K. Le Guin Ursula Kroeber Le Guin (; October 21, 1929 – January 22, 2018) was an American author best known for her works of speculative fiction, including science fiction works set in her Hainish universe, and the '' Earthsea'' fantasy series. She was ...

: " Dragonfly" (

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) *

Raymond E. Feist Raymond Elias Feist (; born Raymond Elias Gonzales III; December 21, 1945) is an American fantasy fiction author who wrote ''The Riftwar Cycle'', a series of novels and short stories. His books have been translated into multiple languages and ha ...

: "The Wood Boy" (''

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'') *

Terry Pratchett Sir Terence David John Pratchett (28 April 1948 – 12 March 2015) was an English humourist, satirist, and author of fantasy novels, especially comical works. He is best known for his '' Discworld'' series of 41 novels. Pratchett's first no ...

: " The Sea and Little Fishes" (''

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'') *

George R. R. Martin George Raymond Richard Martin (born George Raymond Martin; September 20, 1948), also known as GRRM, is an American novelist, screenwriter, television producer and short story writer. He is the author of the series of epic fantasy novels ''A Song ...

: '' The Hedge Knight'' (novella, '' A Song of Ice and Fire'') *

Tad Williams Robert Paul "Tad" Williams (born March 14, 1957) is an American fantasy and science fiction writer. He is the author of the multivolume '' Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn'' series, '' Otherland'' series, and '' Shadowmarch'' series as well as the stan ...

: "The Burning Man" ('' Memory, Sorrow and Thorn'') *

Anne McCaffrey Anne Inez McCaffrey (1 April 1926 – 21 November 2011) was an American-Irish writer known for the ''Dragonriders of Pern'' science fiction series. She was the first woman to win a Hugo Award for fiction (Best Novella, ''Weyr Search'', 19 ...

: " Runner of Pern" (''

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'') *

Robert Jordan James Oliver Rigney Jr. (October 17, 1948 – September 16, 2007), better known by his pen name Robert Jordan," Robert Jordan" was the name of the protagonist in the 1940 Hemingway novel ''For Whom the Bell Tolls'', though this is not how the n ...

: "

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" (''

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'')

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 (same details) was issued in 1999. * The first book contains: " The Sea and Little Fishes", " The Hedge Knight", " The Burning Man", " Runner of Pern", "

". * The second book contains: "

", " Debt of Bones", " Grinning Man", " The Seventh Shrine", " Dragonfly", " The Wood Boy".

Serialization

In 1999

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decided to re-release the stories from the anthology, now split across three volumes. * ''Legends Vol. 1'' (1999) - "

", " The Seventh Shrine", " Grinning Man", and " The Wood Boy" * ''Legends Vol. 2'' (1999) - " Debt of Bones", " The Hedge Knight", and " Runner of Pern" * ''Legends Vol. 3'' (2000) - "

", " Dragonfly", "The Burning Man", and " The Sea and Little Fishes"

Reception

''Legends'' won a

for Best Anthology in 1999.

References

External links

* * {{isfdb series, 9024, title=Legends 1998 anthologies Fantasy anthologies Robert Silverberg anthologies Voyager Books books

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