Legends II: Shadows, Gods, and Demons
By Robin Hobb

The first of two volumes of original short novels by some of the greatest writers in fantasy fiction, including Neil Gaiman, Anne McCaffrey, Tad Williams, Robin Hobb, Robert Silverberg, and Raymond E. FeistLegends IIand picks up where its illustrious predecessor left off. All of the bestselling writers represented inand Legends IIand 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.ROBIN HOBBand 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?ROBERT SILVERBERGand 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 WILLIAMSand explores the strange afterlife of Orlando Gardiner, from his Otherland saga, in “The Happiest Dead Boy in the World. ANNE McCAFFREYand shines a light into the most mysterious and wondrous of all places on Pern in the heartwarming “Beyond Between. RAYMOND E. FEISTand 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. NEIL GAIMANand gives us a glimpse into what befalls the man called Shadow after the events of his Hugo Award-winning noveland American Godsand in “The Monarch of the Glen.