Rogues : original stories by / Gillian Flynn, Patrick Rothfuss, Connie Willis, Neil Gaiman, Joe Abercrombie, Scott Lynch, plus many more ; edited by George R.R. Martin & Gardner Dozois.
Edition:
Unabridged.
Publisher:
Playaway,
Copyright Date:
2014
Description:
1 audio media player (approximately 31 hr.) : digital ; 3 3/8 x 2 1/8 in.
One set of earphones and one AAA battery required for playback. Title from Playaway label. Issued on Playaway, a dedicated audio media player. Previously released by Random House Audio. Read by various readers.
Contents:
The rogue prince, or, A king's brother / by George R. R. Martin. Tough times all over / by Joe Abercrombie -- What do you do? / by Gillian Flynn -- The Inn of the Seven Blessings / by Matthew Hughes -- Bent twig / by Joe R. Lansdale -- Tawny petticoats / by Michael Swanwick -- Provenance / by David W. Ball -- Roaring twenties / by Carrie Vaughn -- A year and a day in old Theradane / by Scott Lynch -- Bad brass / by Bradley Denton -- Heavy metal / by Cherie Priest -- The meaning of love / by Daniel Abraham -- A better way to die / by Paul Cornell -- Ill seen in Tyre / by Steven Saylor -- A cargo of ivories / by Garth Nix -- Diamonds from tequila / by Walter Jon Williams -- The caravan to nowhere / by Phyllis Eisenstein -- 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 king's brother / by George R. R. Martin.
Summary:
"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! The 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 Ice and Fire saga. 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. Featuring all-new stories by Joe Abercrombie Daniel Abraham David W. Ball Paul Cornell Bradley Denton Phyllis Eisenstein Gillian Flynn Neil Gaiman 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 an Introduction by George R. R. Martin!"-- Provided by publisher.
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