Legends II (anthology)

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Legends II
Legends II 2003-1st ed..jpg
First edition (UK)
Editor Robert Silverberg
AuthorVarious
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Genre Fantasy
PublishedDecember 30, 2003
Publisher Del Rey Books
Media typePrint (Hardcover & Paperback)
Pages379
ISBN 0-345-45644-0
OCLC 42695477
Preceded by Legends  

Legends II: New Short Novels by the Masters of Modern Fantasy is a 2003 collection of 11 short stories by a number of fantasy authors, edited by Robert Silverberg. All the stories were original to the collection, and set in the authors' established fictional worlds. The first Legends was published in 1998. [1]

Contents

In 2004, the Legends II anthology was republished as two volumes, Legends II: Dragon, Sword, and King and Legends II: Shadows, Gods, and Demons.

Contents

AuthorShort story titleWorldRepublished in
Robin Hobb "Homecoming" The Realm of the Elderlings Legends II: Shadow, Gods, and Demons
George R. R. Martin The Sworn Sword (novella) A Song of Ice and Fire Legends II: Dragon, Sword, and King
Orson Scott Card "The Yazoo Queen" The Tales of Alvin Maker Legends II: Dragon, Sword, and King
Diana Gabaldon Lord John and the Succubus (novella) [2] Outlander Legends II: Dragon, Sword, and King
Robert Silverberg "The Book of Changes" Majipoor Legends II: Shadow, Gods, and Demons
Tad Williams "The Happiest Dead Boy in the World" Otherland Legends II: Shadow, Gods, and Demons
Anne McCaffrey "Beyond Between" Dragonriders of Pern Legends II: Shadow, Gods, and Demons
Raymond E. Feist "The Messenger" The Riftwar Saga Legends II: Shadow, Gods, and Demons
Elizabeth Haydon "Threshold"Symphony of AgesLegends II: Dragon, Sword, and King
Neil Gaiman "The Monarch of the Glen" American Gods Legends II: Shadow, Gods, and Demons
Terry Brooks "Indomitable" Shannara Legends II: Dragon, Sword, and King

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