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Rogues

By: Neil Gaiman - contributor, George R. R. Martin - editor, Gillian Flynn - contributor, Gardner Dozois - editor
Narrated by: Janis Ian, Gwendoline Christie, Roy Dotrice, Ron Donachie, W. Morgan Sheppard, Molly Quinn, Rupert Degas, Iain Glen, Various
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Summary

A thrilling collection of 21 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 number-one New York Times best-selling 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, Neil Gaiman, 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.

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.

©2014 Random House (P)2014 Random House Audio
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Performances are good

although it is a star-studded affair there are only a few stories that I enjoyed most of them go nowhere.

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All the best in one place, what's not to like!

What a lot of content for 1 credit :) I have not listened to all of this yet and I have skipped to my Favourite authors so far, but will definitely listen to all. The main draw for me was to get a chance to hear some more from Kvothe and Bast from the King Killer series (books 1+2 only) which I have just finished and was left wanting more. Then Joe Abercrombie & Neil Gaiman who I love to listen to and George R R Martin & Scott Lynch who I will now go on to listen to more of! If you are curious about any of these authors/stories or already know and love some of them what a fantastic chance maybe find something new or expand on an existing series. Well worth 1 credit even if you don't like it all. - P.S the Bast Story is very good :)

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Just okay

Some stories better than others, same with performances. The game of thrones story is not what I hoped.

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Some very good stories

some of the stories entailed here are very enjoyable some less so. overall I would say there's more good than bad.

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Varied and generally good

What was one of the most memorable moments of Rogues?

It's a really nice mix of different stories and narrators, the narrators have been chosen well for the stories. Because the stories are all starring a rogue, the rogue can be anything or anyone and this gives some interesting variety I did not expect. I purchased this for the Patrick Rothfuss story mainly but have ended up purchasing books from several other authors also featured.

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Very good,.

an excellent collection of short stories, such a variety. going to listen again. well done.

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Some of my favourites

What did you like most about Rogues?

This has three amazing short stories from my favorite authors - Neil Gaiman, Patrick Rothfuss and Mr Martin himself.

What did you like best about this story?

All three of those are stories that expand upon those that I've been waiting for a sequel for: Neverwhere, The Kingkiller Chronicles and The Song of Ice and Fire

Have you listened to any of George R. R. Martin’s other performances? How does this one compare?

The final story has a much better narrator than George's other works. Personally I don't take to short stories that much, but the quality of these makes up for it.

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A fascinating collection.

Fascinating collection: well paced with strong openers and just enough "dullness" in the middle.Superb cast.Just couldn't wait until the Rothfuss piece came up.Absolutely worth it

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Mostly great, some brilliant and a couple of duds

This is the first anthology I've downloaded and I was really pleasantly surprised by the ratio of amazing stories to ones I didn't enjoy so much.

There were a couple of ones I thought were significantly lower quality than the others, but I'm sure other people would have a reverse opinion to my own.

The performances were largely fine, there were a couple of voice actors I found insufferable but they were the minority. Each book is read by someone different, so don't be put off if you don't like the first actor - the old chap introducing each author did have me worried when I started but he only narrates one actual piece.

Overall I would (and have) highly recommend this collection!

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the best of the stories - the lightening tree

there were a few good stories, some of which I skipped after listening for 20-30 mins. the best one being the lightning tree which I would have rated at 5*, which if I'm honest was the reason for purchasing this book.

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