Ratings53
Average rating3.7
Stories I Liked:
- What Do You Do? by Gillian Flynn
- The Inn of the Seven Blessings by Matthew Hughes
- Bad Brass by Bradley Denton
- Ill Seen in Tyre by Steven Saylor
- Diamonds from Tequila by Walter Jon Williams
- The Curious Affair of the Dead Wives by Lisa Tuttle
- How the Marquis Got His Coat Back by Neil Gaiman
- Now Showing by Connie Willis
- The Lightning Tree by Patrick Rothfuss
- The Rogue Prince, or, a Kings's Brother by George R. R. Martin
Stories I DNF'ed (might try again sometime in the future):
- A Year and a Day in Old Theradane by Scott Lynch
- Heavy Metal by Cherie Priest
- The Meaning of Love by Daniel Abraham
- A Better Way to Die by Paul Cornell
Favorite stories (with bias):
- The Lightning Tree
- The Rogue Prince, or, a King's Brother
Favorite Story (without bias):
- What Do You Do?
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I don't usually read anthologies but I bought this because of a an ASOIAF short story. Suprisingly I enjoyed most of the stories a lot, compared with my experience with Stephen King's Everything's Eventual (which I only ever remembered one story, but forgot the title all the same). Who knows, I could forget some of these stories as well in Rogues, but for sure I'll always recommend reading What Do You Do? to other people. It really messed up with my head.
The Lightning Tree and The Rogue Prince were both special to me as well since it provides “A Day in the Life” for Bast, and a great narration of the history of Daemon Targaryen.