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Title: Legends II : New Short Novels by the Masters of Modern Fantasy by ROBERT SILVERBERG ISBN: 0-345-45644-0 Publisher: Del Rey Pub. Date: 30 December, 2003 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $28.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.25 (8 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Mostly the masters
Comment: One reviewer asked why various authors including Mary Gentle and C J Cherryh were not included in this book of master of fantasy. I agree that they should not have been. The people listed here write fantasy for the most part, not science fiction or horror, and are for the most part better and certainly more popular authors than those. The only possible exceptions I see is Silverberg, who writes Sci Fi but is definitely a master of it, McCaffrey, who has lost her touch in a big way, and Gabaldon, who writes romance and should have been left off the roster altogether.
It's always wonderful to read Orson Scott Card when he writes the Alvin Maker stories. George Martin has a style that transcends much of the genre. I am really sorry that Stephen King didn't do another Dark Tower tale, as that is probably my favorite from the last book. Robin Hobb did a credible job, and Elizabeth Haydon was by far the hands down winner of this collection.
These definitely are the masters, if you can overlook a few of them. I recommend it as a great read if you are into series fantasy. If you aren't, you may still find it entertaining, but you have to really follow the series to get the ultimate enjoyment out of seeing these side tales.
Rating: 4
Summary: Worth it!
Comment: This book has definitely rekindled my interest in Fantasy. While I have not finished it yet, I found the works by Robin Hobb (my first time here), Raymond Feist, and, of course, the great Silverberg to be especially good. I look forward to reading he rest. I recommend it.
Rating: 3
Summary: Legends II
Comment: Here's a caveat: I only read about half of the stories in this anthology, because only about half of the authors do work that interests me. I don't know exactly why the "masters of modern fantasy" couldn't include CJ Cherryh, or Tanith Lee, or Mary Gentle, or Ellen Kushner, or Chaz Brenchley. But apparently they don't.
Quibbles with the selection process aside:
I liked Robin Hobb's Rain Wild story. Though it doesn't reveal anything readers of the novels won't know, it is a strong character-driven work with plenty of tension.
I was a bit disappointed in George Martin's Ice & Fire story. It is well-written, but it doesn't attain the level of grimth his work often does. (Though there is a very cool fight scene.) The twist ending happens a bit too fast and wraps things up a bit too neatly for me.
Diana Gabaldon's Lord John story also disappointed me a bit, for three reasons: no actual speculative element; a somewhat confused plot that feels not quite put together yet; and NO romance, despite tantalizing hints. Unfair! Still, it's an interesting time period and a character with a lot of potential. I didn't know about the novel and I mean to go read it now.
Don't read Anne McCaffrey's Moreta story. That's all I can say. It totally spoils the tragedy of the novel Moreta, it has several internal inconsistencies, and it lacks tension. I'd reread the novel instead.
Neil Gaiman's Shadow story is very good -- in fact I think I liked it better than I did American Gods. It's atmospheric and skillfully written. I wanted to know more about the significance of the ritual, and more about what the freeing of the gods would mean, but it's still a good one.
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Title: New Spring (A Wheel of Time Prequel Novel) by Robert Jordan ISBN: 0765306298 Publisher: Tor Fantasy Pub. Date: 06 January, 2004 List Price(USD): $22.95 |
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Title: Legends: Short Novels by the Masters of Modern Fantasy, Vol. 1 by Orson Scott Card, Raymond Feist, Stephen King, Robert Silverberg ISBN: 0812566637 Publisher: Tor Books Pub. Date: 15 September, 1999 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Fool's Fate (The Tawny Man, Book 3) by ROBIN HOBB ISBN: 0553801546 Publisher: Bantam Pub. Date: 03 February, 2004 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: Legends 3 by Ursula K. Le Guin, Tad Williams, Robert Silverberg, Terry Pratchett, Robert Jordan, Ursula K. Le Guin ISBN: 0812566645 Publisher: Tor Books Pub. Date: February, 2000 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Jarka Ruus (High Druid of Shannara, Book 1) by TERRY BROOKS ISBN: 0345435737 Publisher: Del Rey Pub. Date: 26 August, 2003 List Price(USD): $27.95 |
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