Title | : | Legends 2: Stories in Honour of David Gemmell |
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ISBN | : | - |
Language | : | English |
Format Type | : | Kindle Edition |
Number of Pages | : | 224 |
Publication | : | First published January 1, 2015 |
In November 2013, NewCon Press released Legends: Stories in Honour of David Gemmell. We are now delighted to unveil a second volume of original stories from some of the world’s leading fantasy authors written in honour of one of the genre’s greats. As before, Legends II will act in part as a fundraiser for the David Gemmell Awards.
Contents
1.Introduction – Stan Nicholls
2.The Blessed and the Cursed – Gav Thorpe
3.A Rescue – Mark Lawrence
4.The Lowest Place – Edward Cox
5.The Giant’s Lady – Rowena Cory Daniells
6.An Oath Given – John Gwynne
7.The Singer – Stella Gemmell
8.Sandrunners – Anthony Ryan
9.Smokestack Lightning – Gavin Smith
10.Oak – Lou Morgan
11.An Owl in Moonlight – Freda Warrington
12.Heaven of Animals – John Hornor Jacobs
13.The Iron Wolves: Retribution – Andy Remic
14.About the Authors
Legends 2: Stories in Honour of David Gemmell Reviews
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RIP to
Andy Remic, one of my fellow authors in this anthology, who died yesterday.
I'm going to take down my copy and read his story. -
On hold as I enjoy having it to pop back to now and then.
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I really loved two of the stories, six had some good twist or were otherwise good ones and then there were four that weren't really amazing.
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Legends II was an anthology I purchased because it had stories from 2 authors that I've really liked lately, Anthony Ryan and Mark Lawrence. Both of their stories were very good, even if Mark Lawrence's was on the really short side.
This wasn't a very large anthology compared to most of the recent fantasy anthologies I've read, but it makes up for that with mostly great short stories.
My only major complaint and the reason I deducted one star was that many of the stories didn't really fit with the theme that I was expecting. I imagined this to be stories that would remind the reader of David Gemmell in some way. In reality, that wasn't the case at all for the majority of the stories.
While I really enjoyed the anthology, it was pretty short and you could probably buy Blackguards instead for a similar price and get a lot more stories in a similar vein. -
A short but interesting Anthology. A good mix of authors I love.
I do love Horner Jacobs Zombie herding as an idea and it is worth the purchase alone.
Plus this book supports the Gemmell awards which I'm a big fan of. -
Amazing
Just one unbelievable collection! I love every single story in this book. Each of them different, each great piece of read. Thank you! -
An Oath Given by John Gwynne - 5/5
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Super
Wonderful collection of fantasy. A very enjoyable read entertaining and engaging read. Great contribution from a great line up of authors. -
I was given this book in exchange for an honest review.
I liked the stories contained in this anthology. The story tellers really made the stories come to life.I did find that one or two of the stories was on the short side, and a story here and there that didn't remind me of David Gemmell's writing. -
Enjoyable
Enjoyable read. Would recommend this if you have limited time and want a quick read. . . . . .