Legends in a collection of original short novels, acclaimed authors as stephen king, robert jordan, anne mccaffrey, orson scott card, and terry goodkind return to their own special fantasy worlds for a new. The great anthology of short novels by the masters of modern fantasyterry. Robert silverberg born january 15, 1935 is an american author and editor, best known for writing science fiction. Each of the writers was asked to write a new story based on one of his or her most famous series. Each of them returns to their compelling special places to tell a new story that enriches and illuminates their most famous creations. Robert silverberg revisits majipoor and lord valentines astonishing adventure in an ancient tomb in the seventh shrine. Legends, short novels by the masters of modern fantasy by robert. The best stories whether, stand alone or prequel, had the same things in common. Buy legends by robert silverberg editor online at alibris. Silverberg has put together an anthology of which he and his fellow writers can be justly proud. Short novels by the masters of modern fantasy is a 1998 anthology of 11 novellas short novels by a number of englishlanguage fantasy authors, edited by robert silverberg. He began submitting stories to science fiction magazines.
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Both books are as new and unread with the usual tanning of the edges of the page block. Stories by the masters of modern fantasy by robert. New short novels by the masters of modern fantasy by. Robert silverberg has been a professional writer since 1955, widely known for his science fiction and fantasy stories. Legends by robert silverberg 1998 limited edition youtube. Stories by the masters of modern fantasy by robert silverberg and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Robert silverberg s new anthology, legends, is a fantastic collection. Kings contribution is the first publication of the little sisters of eluria, george martins story is in his song of fire and ice series, le guin contribution is an.
All of the bestselling writers represented in legends ii return to the special universe of the imagination that its author has made famous. Edited by robert silverberg with contributions by stephen king, orson scott card and raymond feist. Despite having read the pertinent series by stephen king, robert jordan, tad williams, terry goodkind, and orson scott card, this book opened up new worlds to explore. He is a multiple winner of both hugo and nebula awards, a member of the science. Edited by robert silverberg, who also contributed as well, the stories range within their established fictional worlds from stand alone either connect with the main series or inbetween main series books.
That collection included stories by some of the best and most popular fantasy authors of the time robert jordan, raymond feist, stephen king, george martin, etc. Acclaimed writer and editor robert silverberg gathered 11 of the finest writers in fantasy to contribute to this collection of short novels. Robert silverberg is the winner of five hugo and five nebula awards for his novels and short fiction. An american institution almost, the highly renowned writer and novelist of large scores of sciencefiction novels throughout the twentieth century robert silverberg has created a. He published his first story in 1954 while just a sophomore at columbia. My favorite was probably the earthsea story by ursula k. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. Its hard to believe that at some point one of his books or stories wont be turned into a movie or miniseries.
A collection of original short novels by such acclaimed authors as stephen king, robert jordan, anne mccaffrey. Robert silverberg books list of books by author robert silverberg. Feist returns each author to his own special fantasy. Robert silverberg is one of science fictions most beloved writers, and the author of such contemporary classics as dying inside, downward to the earth, and lord valentines castle. Edited by robert silverberg with contributions by stephen king, robert jordan, terry goodkind, orson scott card, anne mccaffrey and raymond feist. A collection of original short novels by such acclaimed authors as stephen king, robert jordan, anne. More than seven hundred pages long, it allows eleven fantasy authors to write novellas set in their most popular universes. Legends by silverberg, robert and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Legends ii picks up where its illustrious predecessor left off. In addition to her bestselling dragons of pern series, anne mccaffrey is also the author of acorna. In 1998 robert silverberg edited a collection of fantasy stories titled legends. For my own convenience im listing the stories, the authors and their series here.
Robert silverberg has written more than 160 science fiction novels and nonfiction books, and has edited over 60 anthologies. Kings contribution is the first publication of the little sisters of eluria, george martins story is in his song of fire and ice series, le guin contribution is an earthsea story, robert jordans contributes a wheel of time story and so on. Short novels by the masters of modern fantasy, edited and introduced by robert silverberg, presents eleven rich, robust new stories by the bestknown and most accomplished modern creators of fantasy fiction, each one set in the special universe of the imagination that made that writer famous throughout the word. Whether set before or after events already recounted elsewhere, whether featuring beloved characters or compelling new. Legends ii is an anthology edited by robert silverberg, who has gathered together an outstanding group of diverse stories for this collection. Booktopia has legends, short novels by the masters of modern fantasy by robert silverberg. Robert silverberg books list of books by author robert. Acclaimed writer and editor robert silverberg gathered eleven of the fines. 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. Robert silverberg audio books, best sellers, author bio. He is a manytime winner of the hugo and nebula awards, was named to the science. Silverberg pratchett card le guin tad williams george r. Return to the amazing worlds created by some of fantasys most famous authors, as they tell allnew, original tales set in their bestselling series with legendsthe greatest anthology of original fantasy.
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Each of them returns to their compelling special places to. Sep 09, 2016 7 reasons why robert silverberg remains a mustread. Hello select your address best sellers todays deals new releases customer service gift ideas books gift cards electronics home computers sell. He is a multiple winner of both hugo and nebula awards, a member of the science fiction and fantasy hall of fame, and a grand master of sf. Legends by robert silverberg editor first edition book.
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