Rogues

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 byJoe 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. MartinTOUGH TIMES ALL OVER, read by Gwendoline ChristieWHAT DO YOU DO?, read by Julia WhelanTHE INN OF THE SEVEN BLESSINGS, read by Roy DotriceBENT TWIG, read by Phil GiganteTAWNY PETTICOATS, read by Ron DonachiePROVENANCE, read by W. Morgan SheppardROARING TWENTIES, read by Janis IanA YEAR AND A DAY IN OLD THERADANE, read by Gwendoline ChristieBAD BRASS, read by Gil BellowsHEAVY METAL, read by Scott BrickTHE MEANING OF LOVE, read by Conleth HillA BETTER WAY TO DIE, read by Roy DotriceILL SEEN IN TYRE, read by Gethin AnthonyA CARGO OF IVORIES, read by Ron DonachieDIAMONDS FROM TEQUILA, read by David GreenleeTHE CARAVAN TO NOWHERE, read by W. Morgan SheppardTHE CURIOUS AFFAIR OF THE DEAD WIVES, read by Harriet WalterHOW THE MARQUIS GOT HIS COAT BACK, read by Roy DotriceNOW SHOWING, read by Molly QuinnTHE LIGHTNING TREE, read by Rupert DegasTHE ROGUE PRINCE, read by Iain GlenPraise 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 Read more