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

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

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

Good and Meh

Some of the stories and the narration aren't so great but there are some absolutely fantastic ones as well. I enjoyed it enough that I actually bought a hard copy for my library.

An All-Star writers collection filled with Gems

George RR Martin seems to have contributed to this collection in many ways, but his writing is likely the least. His story isn't, in my opinion, the worst but it definitely isn't the best in this collection. That's not to say anything against George RR Martin. But rather to highlight just how good many of these stories are. There is no restriction on setting so each story will take you on a vastly different journey if you find yourself not enjoying one, the mood and tempo and setting of the next story may suit you better and because they're all short stories you won't suffer for long, if at all. Many of these stories are fantastic my favorites being a tie between "Now Showing" and The Lightning Tree". two fantastic short stories near the end of this collection. There's something in here for everyone and I enjoyed every minute. I will likely play it again.

Worth grabbing just to learn about Bast

Any additional comments?

Bought for Bast, read through several interesting stories. Good listen, but not really my style of writing. I don't think I found any new intriguing authors I hadn't read before, but I truly enjoyed the author I wanted to hear coming in.

Ehh...

Quite a few great stories within. Some performances fall a little flat. Please understand, its mostly due to the genre type that I didn't enjoy. At times i felt like fast forwarding to get to the next story but they were well enough to power through them.
There are worse books out there.
Note, the was an Audible "recommendation" for me.

Great Collection

It left me wanting more, as they say. I will probably track down a few of these authors that I haven't read.