Tag: rogues
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Stories in Rogues – “The Rogue Prince, or, a King’s Brother” by George R. R. Martin
Okay, George R. R., with you and your silly name–“Mr. Martin” as you might have it–you wouldn’t be trying to pass off a history textbook as a short story now would you? Would you?! Actually, I don’t even need to ask the question. That’s exactly what this story is. But, it’s in Westeros, and it…
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Stories in Rogues – “The Rogue Prince, or, a King’s Brother” by George R. R. Martin
Okay, George R. R., with you and your silly name–“Mr. Martin” as you might have it–you wouldn’t be trying to pass off a history textbook as a short story now would you? Would you?! Actually, I don’t even need to ask the question. That’s exactly what this story is. But, it’s in Westeros, and it…
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Stories in Rogues – “The Lightning Tree” by Patrick Rothfuss
There is something to be said about being the lead-in entry for George R.R.’s story in this anthology, which of course, is exactly where Rothfuss’ “The Lightning Tree” is located. And can I mention Rothfuss, a newcomer, without also mentioning the other powerhouse newcomer in this collection, Joe Abercrombie? I think not. And in that…
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Stories in Rogues – “Now Showing” by Connie Willis
If you knew me personally, and had to guess whether or not I would enjoy a story about a college-age girl going to the movies, in the future, with her girlfriends–and the primary goal of the main being not to keep her friends from being sidetracked by scorching guys–you’d probably give that one a quick…
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Stories in Rogues – “How the Marquis Got His Coat Back” by Neil Gaiman
You may have read the title and wondered, hmm, what is a Marquis? And what is so special about this coat? Well, normally I wouldn’t want to ruin it for you–and I guess I won’t–so let’s dig a little deeper and see what this tale is all about, and more importantly, whether or not you…
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Stories in Rogues – “The Curious Affair of the Dead Wives” by Lisa Tuttle
Ready for a 19th century Sherlock-Holmes esque mystery-solving dynamic duo set in England? Then let’s dive into this story about a start-up P.I. team taking on a ghost story … but it ends up not being ghosts. Something worse. A monster.
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Stories in Rogues – “The Caravan to Nowhere” by Phyllis Eisenstein
Author Phyllis Eisenstein comes out of a semi-retirement, and takes a beloved character out of a similar retirement to tell us this curious story set in the desert on some fantasy world. Our main character is a bard with the ability to teleport. This ends up being important to the story, but not the reason…
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Stories in Rogues – “Diamonds From Tequila” by Walter Jon Williams
You’d expect this one to be a little foggy for me, since it has been almost two weeks since I finished it, but oh no. You don’t forget a story like this. Forget the title. It’s nonsense, and essentially an in-story quip. This story is told in the first person by a hilariously self-absorbed and…
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Stories in Rogues – “A Cargo of Ivories” by Garth Nix
So I made a huge mistake and allowed a long time to elapse before writing some of these review snippets. Oops! However, maybe it will be a service to you, because if the story was memorable, then I should be able to do you a nice job–even now. This story, “A Cargo of Ivories”. I…
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Stories in Rogues – “Ill Seen in Tyre” by Steven Saylor
This charming little piece of historical fiction is shorter than many of the other stories–or at least it felt that way, which is a good thing–and doesn’t quite fit the traditional “rogue” mold as it’s brother and sister stories in this anthology. It’s about a teen and his apprentice, at some point in the distant…