Legends: Stories By The Masters of Modern Fantasy (Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn)

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" A dream team . . . Legends is the rarest of the rare—an entire collection of original short novels by top fantasy writers." — USA Today 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. Features short stories set in the worlds of . . . Stephen King's The Dark Tower Terry Pratchett's Discworld Terry Goodkind's Sword of Truth Orson Scott Card's Tales of Alvin Maker Robert Silverberg's Majipoor Ursula K. Le Guin's Earthsea Tad Williams's Memory, Sorrow and Thorn George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire Anne McCaffrey's Pern Raymond E. Feist's Riftwar Saga Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time "There's enough color, vitality and bravura displays of mythmaking in this rich sampler to sate faithful fans and nurture new readers on the stuff of legends still being created." — Publishers Weekly , starred review "What is so noteworthy about this collection is the fact that all the selections are first rate." — Booklist "An enjoyable sampler of the best high fantasy available today." — San Francisco Chronicle

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Suitable for most readers 16 and up.

This anthology features stories from eleven major fantasy series by acclaimed authors, with content varying by story but generally including fantasy violence, some mature themes, and occasional strong language appropriate for adult fantasy readers.

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