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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. 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.

Table of Contents:

• Introduction (Legends) - essay by Robert Silverberg
• The Dark Tower - essay by Robert Silverberg
• The Little Sisters of Eluria - [Roland] - novella by Stephen King
• Discworld - essay by Robert Silverberg
• The Sea and Little Fishes - [Discworld] - novelette by Terry Pratchett
• The Sword of Truth - essay by Robert Silverberg
• Debt of Bones - [Sword of Truth Universe] - novella by Terry Goodkind
• Tales of Alvin Maker - essay by Robert Silverberg
• Grinning Man - [The Alvin Maker Saga] - novelette by Orson Scott Card
• Majipoor - essay by Robert Silverberg
• The Seventh Shrine - [Majipoor] - novella by Robert Silverberg
• Earthsea - essay by Robert Silverberg
• Dragonfly - [Earthsea Cycle] - novella by Ursula K. Le Guin
• Memory, Sorrow and Thorn - essay by Robert Silverberg
• The Burning Man - [Memory, Sorrow & Thorn] - novelette by Tad Williams
• A Song of Ice and Fire - essay by Robert Silverberg
• The Hedge Knight - [Dunk and Egg - 1] - novella by George R. R. Martin
• Pern - essay by Robert Silverberg
• Runner of Pern - [Dragonriders of Pern] - novella by Anne McCaffrey
• The Riftwar Saga - essay by Robert Silverberg
• The Wood Boy - [Riftwar Universe] - novelette by Raymond E. Feist
• The Wheel of Time - essay by Robert Silverberg
• New Spring - [Wheel of Time] - novella by Robert Jordan

Fantasy fans, rejoice! Seven years after writer and editor Robert Silverberg made publishing history with Legends, his acclaimed anthology of original short novels by some of the greatest writers in fantasy fiction, the long-awaited second volume is here. Legends II picks up where its illustrious predecessor left off. All of the bestselling writers represented in Legends II return to the special universe of the imagination that its author has made famous throughout the world. Whether set before or after events already recounted elsewhere, whether featuring beloved characters or compelling new creations, these masterful short novels are both mesmerizing stand-alones--perfect introductions to the work of their authors--and indispensable additions to the epics on which they are based. Beyond any doubt, Legends II is the fantasy event of the season.

Table of Contents:

• Introduction (Legends II) - essay by Robert Silverberg
• Realm of the Elderlings - essay by Robert Silverberg
• Homecoming - [Realms of the Elderlings] - novella by Megan Lindholm [as by Robin Hobb ]
• A Song of Ice and Fire - (1998) - essay by Robert Silverberg
• The Sworn Sword - [Dunk and Egg - 2] - novella by George R. R. Martin
• Alvin Maker - essay by Robert Silverberg
• The Yazoo Queen - [The Alvin Maker Saga] - novella by Orson Scott Card
• Outlander - essay by Robert Silverberg
• Lord John and the Succubus - [Lord John Grey - 3] - novella by Diana Gabaldon
• Majipoor - (1998) - essay by Robert Silverberg
• The Book of Changes - [Majipoor] - novella by Robert Silverberg
• Otherland - essay by Robert Silverberg
• The Happiest Dead Boy in the World - [Otherland] - novella by Tad Williams
• Pern - (1998) - essay by Robert Silverberg
• Beyond Between - [Dragonriders of Pern] - novelette by Anne McCaffrey
• The Riftwar - essay by Robert Silverberg
• The Messenger - novelette by Raymond E. Feist
• The Symphony of Ages - essay by Robert Silverberg
• Threshold - [The Symphony of Ages] - novella by Elizabeth Haydon
• American Gods - essay by Robert Silverberg
• The Monarch of the Glen - [American Gods] - novelette by Neil Gaiman
• Shannara - essay by Robert Silverberg
• Indomitable - [Shannara] - novelette by Terry Brooks