LEGENDS II SCAVENGER HUNT

    Win a Limited Edition Signed by ALL Eleven Authors



Welcome to the LEGENDS II Scavenger Hunt

Fantasy fans, rejoice! Seven years after Robert Silverberg made publishing history with LEGENDS, his acclaimed anthology of original short novels by some of the greatest writers in fantasy fiction, the long-awaited second volume is here. LEGENDS II picks up where its illustrious predecessor left off.

These masterful short novels are both mesmerizing stand-alones and indispensable additions to the epics on which they are based. Beyond any doubt, LEGENDS II is the fantasy event of the season.

And now, to celebrate this historic publication, we're giving away 5 copies of an unprecedented limited edition: hardcover editions signed by all 11 of the legendary writers featured in the book, including Terry Brooks, Diana Gabaldon, Neil Gaiman, George R. R. Martin and Anne McCaffrey.

That's right, fans - have 11 of the most coveted author signatures in the fantasy fiction writing world in one gorgeous place. We spared no expense with this special edition: the book is encased in navy cloth, with gold foil on cover and spine. It comes in a hard slipcase and shrink-wrapped, just to make sure it remains totally unharmed until it gets to you, the reader. The retail value is $150.00.

To be eligible to win a copy, all you have to do to embark on a cyberspace journey, guided by us...

Yep, that's right - we're asking you to participate in a one-time-only LEGENDS II scavenger hunt. We'll guide you through a "ring" of author websites. And the end, you'll answer one Ultimate Question about LEGENDS II. If you answer correctly, you'll be entered to win one of the 5 limited editions described above.

To recap, this is how it'll go:

1. Click on the big red arrow below to start. This will take to you to the first author website.

2. On each author site, you'll read a few pages from that author's LEGENDS II story.

3. At the end of each excerpt, you'll see this banner


Click on it and you will be taken to the next site in the web ring. There are six sites in the ring.

4. At the end of the ring, you'll return to the Del Rey website to answer one Ultimate Question, based on all the excerpts you've read.

If you make it through the hunt and answer the Ultimate Question correctly, you will be automatically entered to win 1 of the 5 limited edition copies of LEGENDS II. Twenty-five runners-up will receive a regular hardcover edition of LEGENDS II (retail value: $28.95).

Entrees must be received by midnight February 20, 2004. Winners will be announced February 27, 2004 at www.delreybooks.com

Be sure to read the contest rules carefully.

Good luck!




How to order LEGENDS II: Limited Edition

If you are interested in buying a copy of the LEGENDS II: Limited Edition visit your local bookstore and request a copy or order online.

Each LEGENDS II: Limited Edition (0-345-47075-3, $150.00) book is:
  • Signed by all eleven authors
  • One of only 500 signed and hand-numbered copies
  • Cloth-bound with gold foil on cover and spine
  • Slipcased and shrinkwrapped

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    • What's in LEGENDS II?

    ROBIN HOBB 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?

    GEORGE R. R. MARTIN continues the adventures of Dunk, a young hedge knight, and his unusual squire, Egg, in "The Sworn Sword," set a generation before the events in A Song of Ice and Fire.

    ORSON SCOTT CARD tells a tale of Alvin Maker and the mighty Mississippi, featuring a couple of ne'er-do-wells named Jim Bowie and Abe Lincoln, in "The Yazoo Queen."

    DIANE GABALDON turns to an important character from her Outlander saga—Lord John Grey—in "Lord John and the Succubus," a supernatural thriller set in the early days of the Seven Years War.

    ROBERT SILVERBERG 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 WILLIAMS explores the strange afterlife of Orlando Gardiner, from his Otherland saga, in "The Happiest Dead Boy in the World."

    ANNE McCAFFREY shines a light into the most mysterious and wondrous of all places on Pern in the heartwarming "Beyond Between."

    RAYMOND E. FEIST 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."

    ELIZABETH HAYDON tells of the destruction of Serendair and the fate of its last defenders in "Threshold," set at the end of the Third Age of her Symphony of Ages series.

    NEIL GAIMAN gives us a glimpse into what befalls the man called Shadow after the events of his Hugo Award-winning novel American Gods in "The Monarch of the Glen."

    TERRY BROOKS adds an exciting epilogue to The Wishsong of Shannara in "Indomitable," the tale of Jair Ohmsford's desperate quest to complete the destruction of the evil Ildatch . . . armed only with the magic of illusion.

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