Legends (anthology)

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 authors, edited by Robert Silverberg. All the stories were original to the collection, and set in the authors' established fictional worlds. The anthology won a Locus Award for Best Anthology in 1999. Its science fiction equivalent, Far Horizons, followed in 1999.

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

Contents

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

Editions

 * A hardback edition was published by Voyager on October 5, 1998 in the United Kingdom with ISBN 0-00-225666-5.
 * A paperback edition was published by Voyager on June 7, 1999 in the United Kingdom with ISBN 0-00-225667-3.

A re-release was published by Voyager in which Legends was split into two halves, both titled Legends.
 * Volume One ISBN 0-00-648394-1 - published on November 1, 1999, containing:
 * "The Sea and Little Fishes"
 * "Runner of Pern"
 * "The Hedge Knight"
 * "The Burning Man"
 * "New Spring"
 * Volume Two ISBN 0-00-648393-3 - published on April 3, 2000 (a special overseas edition (same details) was issued in 1999), both containing:
 * "The Little Sisters of Eluria"
 * "Debt of Bones"
 * "Grinning Man"
 * "The Seventh Shrine"
 * "Dragonfly"
 * "The Wood Boy"

Serialization
In 1999 Tor Books decided to re-release the stories from the anthology, now split across three volumes.
 * Legends Vol. 1 (1999) ISBN 0-8125-6663-7 - "The Little Sisters of Eluria", "The Seventh Shrine", "Grinning Man", and "The Wood Boy"
 * Legends Vol. 2 (1999) ISBN 0-8125-7523-7 - "Debt of Bones", "The Hedge Knight", and "Runner of Pern"
 * Legends Vol. 3 (2000) ISBN 0-8125-6664-5 - "New Spring", "Dragonfly", "The Burning Man", and "The Sea and Little Fishes"

Reception
Legends won a Locus Award for Best Anthology in 1999.