Reddit reviews Legends II: New Short Novels by the Masters of Modern Fantasy

Library Links
>Dunk & Egg 1 (Hedge Knight)

>Legends Anthology: http://www.worldcat.org/title/legends-short-novels-by-the-masters-of-modern-fantasy/oclc/39013842

>Hedge Knight Only: http://www.worldcat.org/title/hedge-knight/oclc/56053466&referer=brief_results
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> Dunk & Egg 2 (Hedge Knight II: Sworn Sword)

> Legends Anthology II: http://www.worldcat.org/title/legends-ii-dragon-sword-and-king/oclc/630937186

> Sworn Sword Only: http://www.worldcat.org/title/hedge-knight-ii-sworn-sword/oclc/269578007

> Dunk & Egg 3 (Mystery Knight)

> Warriors Anthology: http://www.worldcat.org/title/warriors/oclc/428026868

Amazon (from /r/asoiaf wiki)
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> http://www.amazon.com/Legends-Stories-Masters-Modern-Fantasy/dp/0765300354
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> http://www.amazon.com/Dreamsongs-Volume-George-R-R-Martin/dp/0553385690
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> http://www.amazon.com/Legends-II-Masters-Fantasy-ebook/dp/B000FC0Y0Y/

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> http://www.amazon.com/Warriors-George-R-R-Martin/dp/0765320487/
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> http://www.amazon.com/dp/0765360268/

You can buy the collections they're in. Not separately, unfortunately.

EDIT: Links for the lazy.

"Legends" has "The Hedge Knight." $8 on Kindle.

"Legends II" has "The Sworn Sword." $6 on Kindle.

"Warriors" has "The Mystery Knight." $9 on Kindle.

Yes all of them are available as e-books on the Kindle. They are all linked in our FAQ and our sidebar.

1. "Bloodraven" is the nickname of Brynden Rivers, one of the bastard sons of Aegon IV (a Targaryen King often called "Aegon the Unworthy"). Aegon IV was notorious for not only having a ton of bastards, but for officially giving them official status on his deathbed. Bloodraven was influential during the First Blackfyre rebellion as the lord of whispers and a sorcerer loyal to the Targaryen king Daeron, and later went on to be the hand of the king under Aerys I after the war. Bloodraven's history is explained in the "Dunk and Egg" novelas.
   
   
2. The Blackfyre Rebellion was a war between two branches of the Targaryen line; the Targaryens and the Blackfyres. The Blackfyres were an offshoot that formed under Daemon Blackfyre, another of Aegon the Unworthy's bastard sons. Aegon IV gave Daemon the family sword, Blackfyre, and legitimized him on his deathbed. Daemon "Blackfyre" later began a war with his half brother Daeron Targaryen over who should legitimately rule the seven kingdoms. You can find more information about this stuff in the Dunk and Egg novelas.
   
   
3. The Tales of Dunk and Egg are a series of short stories that take place after the Blackfyre Rebellion. They were all published in separate collections of fantasy stories. Here are the original works in which they were published: this one contains the first novella "The Hedge Knight", this contains "The Sworn Sword", and this contains "The Mystery Knight". As of right now, these are the only three novellas that have been published. However, you are in luck! In 2015, the Dunk and Egg novellas are being republished in one volume from what I understand. Also, a fourth novella is going to be published soon(ish), so you can get your Westeros fix in a ton of ways. There are also other prequel novels set in the world of ASoIaF that you should check out, but I think you can find them in the sidebar of this wiki.

The anthologies aren't random - he edited them.

The anthologies aren't expensive:

• Legends containing The Hedge Knight for $7.99
  
  
• Legends II containing The Sworn Sword for $7.99
  
  
• Warriors containing The Mystery Knight for $8.89
  
  Also, they're full of short stories from other great authors.
  
  If you're willing to pay $7.00 for the graphic novel, why would you complain about shelling out an extra $0.99 for text with bonus stories? Digital piracy is not paying the iron price. It's more like the Sorefoot King price - stumbling along whining about what you're entitled to but haven't earned.
  
  Edit - Corrected "Heroes" to "Warriors", "print" to "text", and added links to Amazon for the Kindle versions

Yes, you have to get the books containing all these short stories (these books are called Anthologies). For the Hedge Knight, you can get it in an anthology called Legends I - this has a bunch of stories from a bunch of authors you've never heard of. Kindle version is $8, and hardcover is $16. OR you can get the Dreamsongs Volume 2 anthology for $11 kindle or $15 paperback. This is full of George R R Martin short stories that you'll probably really like.

For Sworn Sword, your only choice, unfortunately, is Legends 2. It's $6 for a digital version, and $7 for a paperback at Barnes and Noble.

The third story is only in Warriors which is unfortunately another nobody-anthology. $10 for kindle, $13 for paperback.

If you have some kind of eReader, then the Kindle editions of the anthologies are reasonably priced.

Legends (The Hedge Knight, D&E 1) $12.43

Legends II (The Sworn Sword, D&E 2) $8.88

Warriors (The Mystery Knight, D&E 3) $12.47

Dunno if you can buy the individually as an e-book, but I read 'em in different anthologies.


The Hedge Knight was in Legends.

The Sworn Sword was in Legends II.

The Mystery Knight was in Warriors

For Legends II? Here's another listing for it which works for me, at least.

Also, since you just got it: what link did you use for Sworn Sword? I see this one which has no actual "buy a book from Amazon" option, only Kindle and marketplace, and this one which is only Kindle, or this one which again is only Kindle and marketplace. Is there another one I'm not seeing, or are we limited to (a) overpriced (b) Kindle and (c) graphic novel?

This question is ask a lot but I'll answer it anyway, the Dunk & Eggs novella are available in 3 different anthologies: The Hedge Knight, The Sworn Sword, and The Mystery Knight

You can find them in the FAQ.

Dunk & Egg:

• The Hedge Knight, part of Legends I.
  
  
• The Sworn Sword, part of Legends II.
  
  
• The Mystery Knight, part of GRRM's Warriors.
  
  Histories of Westeros:
  
  
• The Princess and the Queen, part of Dangerous Women.
  
  
• The Rogue Prince, part of Rogues.

The Dunk & Egg novellas aren't available for sale anywhere individually or as a collection (yet). They are available only in anthologies combined with the work of other authors, as they were originally published. These anthologies are available for kindle:

• Legends - Contains The Hedge Knight
  
  
• Legends II - Contains The Sworn Sword
  
  
• Warriors - Contains The Mystery Knight
  
  GRRM plans on publishing a collection of all the Dunk & Egg stories eventually (after he has published the 4th story IIRC), but no word on when that will be.

http://www.amazon.com/Legends-II-Novels-Masters-Fantasy-ebook/dp/B000FC0Y0Y/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&sr=&qid=

$5.99

And those are adaptations actually. The original novellas were in anthology collections.

[Hedge] (http://www.amazon.com/Dreamsongs-Volume-George-R-R-Martin/dp/0553385690/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1406332567&sr=8-1&keywords=dreamsongs+vol+ii)

[Sword] (http://www.amazon.com/Legends-II-Novels-Masters-Fantasy-ebook/dp/B000FC0Y0Y/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1406332645&sr=8-2&keywords=legends+ii)

[Mystery] (http://www.amazon.com/Warriors-1-George-R-R-Martin/dp/0765360268/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1406333756&sr=8-1&keywords=warriors+1)