Legends, Volume 3: Short Novels by the Masters of Modern Fantasy

by Robert Silverberg (Editor), Robert Jordan (Contribution by), Ursula K. Le Guin (Contribution by), Tad Williams (Contribution by), Terry Pratchett (Contribution by)

Overview

New York Times Bestseller: From four masters of epic fantasy, original short novels set in the worlds of their popular series, from Discworld to Earthsea.
Robert Jordan relates crucial events in the years leading up to The Wheel of Time in "New Spring."
Ursula K. Le Guin adds a sequel to her famous books of Earthsea, portraying a woman who wants to learn magic, in "Dragonfly."
Tad Williams tells a dark and enthralling story of a haunted castle in the age before Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn, in "The Burning Man."
Terry Pratchett recounts an amusing incident in Discworld, of a magical contest and the witch Granny Weatherwax, in "The Sea and Little Fishes."
Following the two previous Legends volumes that featured such authors as Stephen King, George R .R. Martin, and Anne McCaffrey, Legends 3 is a treasure trove for fans of the genre that once again showcases the very finest in fantasy writing.
Praise for Legends
"An enjoyable sampler of the best high fantasy available today." —San Francisco Chronicle
"A stellar compilation . . . all the selections are first-rate." —Booklist
"Superb." —Dallas Morning News

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781466844223
Publisher:	Tom Doherty Associates
Publication date:	05/07/2013
Series:	Legends , #3
Sold by:	OPEN ROAD INTEGRATED - EBKS
Format:	eBook
Pages:	447
File size:	3 MB

About the Author

Robert Silverberg has written more than 160 science fiction novels and nonfiction books, and has edited over 60 anthologies. He published his first story in 1954 while just a sophomore at Columbia University; in 1956, he won his first Hugo Award, for Most Promising New Author. His works include the bestselling Lord Valentine trilogy and the timeless classics Dying Inside and A Time of Changes. Silverberg has won the prestigious Nebula Award an astonishing five times, as well as four Hugo Awards. He holds the additional honor of winning these honors in five decades, and he has been nominated for both awards more times that any other writer.

A SFWA Grand Master and the winner of five Hugo Awards and five Nebula Awards, ROBERT SILVERBERG, author of the bestselling Majipoor series and dozens of other books, is one of the giants of science fiction and fantasy. He lives in Oakland, California, with his wife, writer Karen Haber.

Table of Contents

New Spring [The Wheel of Time] by Robert Jordan
Dragonfly [Earthsea] by Ursula K. Le Guin
The Burning Man [Memory, Sorrow and Thorn] by Tad Williams
The Sea and Little Fishes [Discworld] by Terry Pratchett