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.
ROBIN HOBB returns to the Realm of the Elderlings with
"Homecoming," a powerful tale in which exiles sent to colonize the
Cursed Shores find themselves sinking into an intoxicating but
deadly dream . . . or is it a memory?
GEORGE R. R. MARTIN continues the adventures of Dunk, a young hedge
knight, and his unusual squire, Egg, in "The Sworn Sword," set a
generation before the events in "A Song of Ice and Fire.
"ORSON SCOTT CARD tells a tale of Alvin Maker and the mighty
Mississippi, featuring a couple of ne'er-do-wells named Jim Bowie
and Abe Lincoln, in "The Yazoo Queen."
DIANE GABALDON turns to an important character from her Outlander
saga--Lord John Grey--in "Lord John and the Succubus," a
supernatural thriller set in the early days of the Seven Years
War.
ROBERT SILVERBERG spins an enthralling tale of Majipoor's early
history--and remote future--as seen through the eyes of a
dilettantish poet who discovers an unexpected destiny in "The Book
of Changes."
TAD WILLIAMS explores the strange afterlife of Orlando Gardiner,
from his Otherland saga, in "The Happiest Dead Boy in the
World."
ANNE McCAFFREY shines a light into the most mysterious and wondrous
of all places on Pern in the heartwarming "Beyond Between."
RAYMOND E. FEIST turns from the great battles of the Riftwar to the
story of one soldier, a young man about to embark on the ride of
his life, in "The Messenger."
ELIZABETH HAYDON tells of the destruction of Serendair and the fate
of its last defenders in "Threshold," set at the end of the Third
Age of her Symphony of Ages series.
NEIL GAIMAN gives us a glimpse into what befalls the man called
Shadow after the events of his Hugo Award-winning novel "American
Gods" in "The Monarch of the Glen."
TERRY BROOKS adds an exciting epilogue to "The Wishsong of
Shannara" in "Indomitable," the tale of Jair Ohmsford's desperate
quest to complete the destruction of the evil Ildatch . . . armed
only with the magic of illusion.
"From the Hardcover edition."
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