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Legends Volume 2
The second volume in an exciting series of original fantasy short novels, as the genre's favorite writers present new tales in their most beloved series.Return to the notorious and amazing worlds created by some of fantasy's most famous authors, as they tell all-new, original tales set in their bestselling series with Legends -- the greatest anthology of original fantasy short novels ever published This important collection will resonate loudly with millions of fans, and HarperAudio's exclusive tie-in will enrich Legends to the fullest.
In this sensational second volume, Robert Jordan presents a stunning prequel to his bestselling series The Wheel of Time, Terry Pratchett relates an amusing incident in Discworld, and Orson Scott Card spins another compelling yarn of Alvin Maker.
-- Other volumes will include all-new stories by Anne McCaffrey, Tad Williams, Ursula K. Le Guin, Terry Goodkind, George R.R. Martin, Raymond E. Feist, Stephen King, and Robert Silverberg
-- HarperAudio will issue Legends as a four-part series, with each volume containing 2 or 3 unabridged stories from the hardcover.
In this sensational second volume, Robert Jordan presents a stunning prequel to his bestselling series The Wheel of Time, Terry Pratchett relates an amusing incident in Discworld, and Orson Scott Card spins another compelling yarn of Alvin Maker.
-- Other volumes will include all-new stories by Anne McCaffrey, Tad Williams, Ursula K. Le Guin, Terry Goodkind, George R.R. Martin, Raymond E. Feist, Stephen King, and Robert Silverberg
-- HarperAudio will issue Legends as a four-part series, with each volume containing 2 or 3 unabridged stories from the hardcover.
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Robert Silverberg
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Robert Silverberg is a highly celebrated American science fiction author and editor known for his prolific output and literary range. Over a career spanning decades, he has won multiple Hugo and Nebula Awards and was named a Grand Master by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America in 2004. Inducted into the Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame in 1999, Silverberg is recognized for both his immense productivity and his contributions to the genre's evolution.
Born in Brooklyn, he began writing in his teens and won his first Hugo Award in 1956 as the best new writer. Throughout the 1950s, he produced vast amounts of fiction, often under pseudonyms, and was known for writing up to a million words a year. When the market declined, he diversified into other genres, including historical nonfiction and erotica.
Silverberg’s return to science fiction in the 1960s marked a shift toward deeper psychological and literary themes, contributing significantly to the New Wave movement. Acclaimed works from this period include Downward to the Earth, Dying Inside, Nightwings, and The World Inside. In the 1980s, he launched the Majipoor series with Lord Valentine’s Castle, creating one of the most imaginative planetary settings in science fiction.
Though he announced his retirement from writing in the mid-1970s, Silverberg returned with renewed vigor and continued to publish acclaimed fiction into the 1990s. He received further recognition with the Nebula-winning Sailing to Byzantium and the Hugo-winning Gilgamesh in the Outback.
Silverberg has also played a significant role as an editor and anthologist, shaping science fiction literature through both his own work and his influence on others. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with his wife, author Karen Haber.
Robert Silverberg is a highly celebrated American science fiction author and editor known for his prolific output and literary range. Over a career spanning decades, he has won multiple Hugo and Nebula Awards and was named a Grand Master by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America in 2004. Inducted into the Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame in 1999, Silverberg is recognized for both his immense productivity and his contributions to the genre's evolution.
Born in Brooklyn, he began writing in his teens and won his first Hugo Award in 1956 as the best new writer. Throughout the 1950s, he produced vast amounts of fiction, often under pseudonyms, and was known for writing up to a million words a year. When the market declined, he diversified into other genres, including historical nonfiction and erotica.
Silverberg’s return to science fiction in the 1960s marked a shift toward deeper psychological and literary themes, contributing significantly to the New Wave movement. Acclaimed works from this period include Downward to the Earth, Dying Inside, Nightwings, and The World Inside. In the 1980s, he launched the Majipoor series with Lord Valentine’s Castle, creating one of the most imaginative planetary settings in science fiction.
Though he announced his retirement from writing in the mid-1970s, Silverberg returned with renewed vigor and continued to publish acclaimed fiction into the 1990s. He received further recognition with the Nebula-winning Sailing to Byzantium and the Hugo-winning Gilgamesh in the Outback.
Silverberg has also played a significant role as an editor and anthologist, shaping science fiction literature through both his own work and his influence on others. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with his wife, author Karen Haber.
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November 26, 2019
"New Spring" by Robert Jordan (Wheel of Time) 3/5 stars
"The Sea and Little Fishes" by Terry Pratchett (Discworld) 2.5/5 stars
"Grinning Man" by Orson Scott Card (Alvin Maker) 2/5 stars
"The Sea and Little Fishes" by Terry Pratchett (Discworld) 2.5/5 stars
"Grinning Man" by Orson Scott Card (Alvin Maker) 2/5 stars
May 27, 2021
A good introduction to some very good authors via short novels.
March 17, 2014
Disclaimer: As with the first Legends I only read the GRRM Dunk & Egg novella, and that is what my review is for. I had no interest in reading the rest of the short stories, as they all seemed to belong to existing series rather than being stand-alone tales, and I always find myself mostly lost when reading those sorts of stories.
The Sworn Sword picks up about a year after The Hedge Knight leaves off. I didn’t enjoy this novella quite as much as The Hedge Knight, but it was still pretty enjoyable. My main complaint was that it started off pretty slow and took a while to get interesting. Meaning that it didn’t really get interesting until The Red Widow appears.
The Red Widow, aka Rohanne Webber, is awesome. In about a page and a half of reading she vaulted into my top five favorite ASOIAF characters. She is really that cool. She needs her own novella. I know GRRM is against fan fiction, but someone needs to be writing about this woman. I’d read a fan fic about her.
Did I mention that The Red Widow is the best part of this story?
Moving on, it was interesting to learn more about the war between Red & Black Dragons. Considering that the Targaryens are pretty much dead and gone by the time of the main ASOIAF books, it’s a real treat to see them living and breathing here.
The Sworn Sword picks up about a year after The Hedge Knight leaves off. I didn’t enjoy this novella quite as much as The Hedge Knight, but it was still pretty enjoyable. My main complaint was that it started off pretty slow and took a while to get interesting. Meaning that it didn’t really get interesting until The Red Widow appears.
The Red Widow, aka Rohanne Webber, is awesome. In about a page and a half of reading she vaulted into my top five favorite ASOIAF characters. She is really that cool. She needs her own novella. I know GRRM is against fan fiction, but someone needs to be writing about this woman. I’d read a fan fic about her.
Did I mention that The Red Widow is the best part of this story?
Moving on, it was interesting to learn more about the war between Red & Black Dragons. Considering that the Targaryens are pretty much dead and gone by the time of the main ASOIAF books, it’s a real treat to see them living and breathing here.
September 17, 2013
Three okay stories, although Legends 2 was George R.R. Martin, Terry Goodkind, and Anne McCaffrey, not Robert Jordan, Terry Pratchett, and Orson Scott Card as the photo on Goodreads shows, but oh well.
The Martin story was the pick of the bunch, occurring in the same setting as his best selling Game of Thrones series, but about a hundred years earlier. Goodkind's story ended too neatly, no story of a war should end without at least one good guy dying, otherwise the suspension of disbelief is even more strained than normal with this kind of fantasy. McCaffrey's story was basically just a retelling of The Taming of the Shrew or even Much Ado About Nothing, with a love/hate relationship, mistaken identities, boob jokes. Oh, and dragons.
All in all, an okay book for travel or maybe the beach, it won't take you much time to get through and isn't very deep, but an entertaining way to kill time.
The Martin story was the pick of the bunch, occurring in the same setting as his best selling Game of Thrones series, but about a hundred years earlier. Goodkind's story ended too neatly, no story of a war should end without at least one good guy dying, otherwise the suspension of disbelief is even more strained than normal with this kind of fantasy. McCaffrey's story was basically just a retelling of The Taming of the Shrew or even Much Ado About Nothing, with a love/hate relationship, mistaken identities, boob jokes. Oh, and dragons.
All in all, an okay book for travel or maybe the beach, it won't take you much time to get through and isn't very deep, but an entertaining way to kill time.
August 16, 2011
George R. R. Martin - The Sworn Sword
In the second installment of the Dunk & Egg novellas, we find Ser Duncan the Tall and little Aegon in The Reach, sworn to the knight of a small fortification whose family has been in rapid decline since the events of the Blackfyre Rebellion. While not as captivating as the first installment, this story sheds light on more of the history of the Targaryens, including the Blackfyre Rebellion and a certain other man with a "thousand eyes and one".
Neil Gaiman - The Monarch of the Glen
In this story taking place in the American Gods universe, we find Shadow in Scotland after the events of AG's epilogue. As usual, he tries to mind his own business, but gets caught up in otherworldly affairs. Gaiman succeeds once again in bringing me into the story and surrounding me with this vibe of something dark lurking just out of sight. I sincerely hope he is working hard on an AG sequel!
In the second installment of the Dunk & Egg novellas, we find Ser Duncan the Tall and little Aegon in The Reach, sworn to the knight of a small fortification whose family has been in rapid decline since the events of the Blackfyre Rebellion. While not as captivating as the first installment, this story sheds light on more of the history of the Targaryens, including the Blackfyre Rebellion and a certain other man with a "thousand eyes and one".
Neil Gaiman - The Monarch of the Glen
In this story taking place in the American Gods universe, we find Shadow in Scotland after the events of AG's epilogue. As usual, he tries to mind his own business, but gets caught up in otherworldly affairs. Gaiman succeeds once again in bringing me into the story and surrounding me with this vibe of something dark lurking just out of sight. I sincerely hope he is working hard on an AG sequel!
May 16, 2013
this book introduced me to so many of my favourite authors - the stories are vivid, entrancing and only leaving you wanting more. a great way into the world of fantasy fiction. i have re-read this book several times.
January 24, 2015
Legends Volume 2
Silverberg, Robert
an inspiring collection of stories, that started me reading books like the Game of Thrones, and Wild cards... I bought it originally because of the anne mccaffrey Robert silverberg stories.
Silverberg, Robert
an inspiring collection of stories, that started me reading books like the Game of Thrones, and Wild cards... I bought it originally because of the anne mccaffrey Robert silverberg stories.
January 26, 2015
I liked some of the stories, especially Homecoming and Alvin Maker. Others I didn't care for due to language, but that's what you get with an anthology. I have a few more authors to add to my to-read list now. 2015 Reading Challenge: book of short stories
May 16, 2013
the dunk and egg story is very insightful and explains alot of the history of Westeros without feeling like a history lesson. A must read for all "A Song of Ice and Fire" fans.
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September 14, 2012The story beyond between is a pern story :)
September 8, 2014
I only read the Discworld story. It was, as every Granny Weatherwax tale, awesome. :)
July 6, 2016
First story was really good, second one was okay, third one was bad.
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