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Rogues

By: George R. R. Martin, Gardner Dozois, Gillian Flynn, Neil Gaiman
Narrated by: George R. R. Martin, Gwendoline Christie, Roy Dotrice, Ron Donachie, W. Morgan Sheppard, Janis Ian, Molly Quinn, Rupert Degas, Iain Glen, Various
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 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A thrilling collection of twenty-one original stories by an all-star list of contributors—including a new A Game of Thrones story by George R. R. Martin!

If you’re a fan of fiction that is more than just black and white, this latest story collection from #1 New York Times bestselling author George R. R. Martin and award-winning editor Gardner Dozois is filled with subtle shades of gray. Twenty-one all-original stories, by an all-star list of contributors, will delight and astonish you in equal measure with their cunning twists and dazzling reversals. And George R. R. Martin himself offers a brand-new A Game of Thrones tale chronicling one of the biggest rogues in the entire history of Ice and Fire.

Follow along with the likes of Gillian Flynn, Joe Abercrombie, Patrick Rothfuss, Scott Lynch, Cherie Priest, Garth Nix, and Connie Willis, as well as other masters of literary sleight-of-hand, in this rogues gallery of stories that will plunder your heart—and yet leave you all the richer for it.

Featuring all-new stories by

Joe Abercrombie • Daniel Abraham • David W. Ball • Paul Cornell • Bradley Denton • Phyllis Eisenstein • Gillian Flynn • Matthew Hughes • Joe R. Lansdale • Scott Lynch • Garth Nix • Cherie Priest • Patrick Rothfuss • Steven Saylor • Michael Swanwick • Lisa Tuttle • Carrie Vaughn • Walter Jon Williams • Connie Willis • and more!

Plus an Introduction by George R. R. Martin!


Cast List:
INTRODUCTION: EVERYBODY LOVES A ROGUE, read by George R. R. Martin
TOUGH TIMES ALL OVER, read by Gwendoline Christie
WHAT DO YOU DO?, read by Julia Whelan
THE INN OF THE SEVEN BLESSINGS, read by Roy Dotrice
BENT TWIG, read by Phil Gigante
TAWNY PETTICOATS, read by Ron Donachie
PROVENANCE, read by W. Morgan Sheppard
ROARING TWENTIES, read by Janis Ian
A YEAR AND A DAY IN OLD THERADANE, read by Gwendoline Christie
BAD BRASS, read by Gil Bellows
HEAVY METAL, read by Scott Brick
THE MEANING OF LOVE, read by Conleth Hill
A BETTER WAY TO DIE, read by Roy Dotrice
ILL SEEN IN TYRE, read by Gethin Anthony
A CARGO OF IVORIES, read by Ron Donachie
DIAMONDS FROM TEQUILA, read by David Greenlee
THE CARAVAN TO NOWHERE, read by W. Morgan Sheppard
THE CURIOUS AFFAIR OF THE DEAD WIVES, read by Harriet Walter
HOW THE MARQUIS GOT HIS COAT BACK, read by Roy Dotrice
NOW SHOWING, read by Molly Quinn
THE LIGHTNING TREE, read by Rupert Degas
THE ROGUE PRINCE, read by Iain Glen


Praise for Rogues

“Not a single bad story in the bunch . . . The table of contents alone will make fans from all genre aisles salivate.”—Library Journal Action & Adventure Anthologies Anthologies & Short Stories Fantasy Fiction Mystery, Thriller & Suspense Science Fiction Suspense Thriller & Suspense Exciting Heartfelt Game Short Story

Critic Reviews

“Not a single bad story in the bunch . . . The table of contents alone will make fans from all genre aisles salivate.”—Library Journal
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I don't know how I got this book. Thought I was grabbing book 3 of a series in listening to.
It was ok. A bunch of short stories, some good, some not so good.
Some readers are great like Roy and others I could barely stand and almost refunded.
Turns out there was also a game of Thrones story at the end which wasn't all that good.
It was almost 30hrs so not a bad value.

Just Meh

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This was a mix mash of different stories set in different worlds, including the real world. There are a lot of good stories, some poor stories and good performances attached to all of them. The standout stories to me were:

The Inn of the Seven Blessings” by Matt Hughes
Ill Seen in Tyre” by Steven Saylor
The Curious Affair of the Dead Wives” by Lisa Tuttle
The Lightning Tree” by Patrick Rothfuss

a few standouts, and mostly good stories

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This is a very eclectic collection of stories. Some are stronger than others. Same goes for the voice acting. But overall the quality is at a high standard.

Mixed bag with some genuinely great stories

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Like any collection of short stories there’s standouts.

But I was engaged and drawn into many of these fantasy worlds,

I would recommend

I enjoyed it

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Some of the stories were hard to get through, but some of these were fantastic.

May need some skipping

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Great book. I've got so many new authors to delve into. They were all well narrated and the stories all drew me in.

Great stories by some outstanding authors

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if you really want to expand your genre set this is a great book to go with, many excellent excellent authors covering a great breath of stories (though mainly sci fi and fantasy), it is also read beautifully with different readers for each story.

excellent stories excellent readings

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Purchased this book as I was very keen to hear some stories from some new authors as well as Neil Gaiman and George R R Martin. I skipped several stories as withinin 10 minutes of listening to them I had lost all interest. Even disappointed with the Neil Gaiman story and half the time had no idea how the characters came into play or why they were mainly comprised of talking humanoid animals? Overall the less than average narration may have contributed to its complete lacklustre. Tawny Petticoats was one of the few I managed to listen to all the way through but found it very odd and again the narration with forced and badly executed Southern accents probably contributed to its failure. Tough Times All Over was probably the only story I enjoyed, as well as the excellent narration by Gwendoline Christie, although I ended up giving up before I even got to the George R R Martin story and requested a refund.

Overall disappointing experience

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