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Rogues | George R.R. Martin
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AllisonM89
Rogues | George R.R. Martin
Bailedbailed

I've been putting off reading this one for ages. Stories are too varied and inconsistent. There isn't enough is a common theme to tie these stories together.

#bookspinbingo @TheAromaofBooks
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TheAromaofBooks Martin is one of those authors that I've never tried despite his popularity. 3y
AllisonM89 @TheAromaofBooks that's ok! I've read ASOIAF and I'm not overly impressed by him. He's not a bad writer, but i feel like so much of his stories are fueled by shock value... 3y
TheAromaofBooks That's the impression I've gotten. Plus, I'm essentially an upbeat kind of girl, & his stories do not sound like they are particularly happy. 3y
AllisonM89 @TheAromaofBooks Same here. I would recommend not reading Martin 😂 3y
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thestarlesscasea
Rogues | George R.R. Martin
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I tried to listen to this audiobook while doing some self-care baking (zucchini muffins YUM), but I found that the story was a little too stressful for self-care wind-down time (and that the chocolate chips were a little too plentiful in the muffins I included them in). Lessons learned, achievements unlocked, etc. etc. Onward and upward, eh? ☺

Soubhiville Oooo, there are some good ones in this anthology! I have the hardcover if you find you‘d rather pick and choose which stories you read. 4y
thestarlesscasea @Soubhiville For now I have the audiobook and ebook from the library, but I may take you up on that eventually, thank you! 🥰 4y
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GrilledCheeseSamurai
Rogues | George R. R. Martin, Gardner Dozois
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#TallShipCelebration #Rogue

Gotta love a good morally grey character! This collection of short stories is chalk full of 'em! 👌

 @CrowCAH

CrowCAH Ooh and a GoT short story is in there, too! 👍🏻 5y
rretzler We‘ve been watching The X-Files recently and when I first glanced at the cover, I thought, wait a minute, did Scully write a short story?🤣🤣🤣 Then I realized Flynn, NOT Anderson 5y
GrilledCheeseSamurai @rretzler I'd read a short story written by Scully. 😅 5y
rretzler 🤣 5y
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Pricel101
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Pickpick

Scammers, scallywags, hucksters & rogues! This compilation by GRRM features men & women #scoundrels from all genres. #shortstories 😈🖤📖

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ScientistSam
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Pickpick

I checked this out of the library with the sole purpose of reading Rothfuss's story about Bast, called The Lightning Tree. It's a touching and entertaining little story for those of us who can't get enough of this character! #epicbuddyread #blameitonlitsy #WMF @TricksyTails @MinDea

TricksyTails I read this before The Kingkiller Chronicles so I had no idea who Bast was. I‘ll definitely be rereading his story! 6y
ScientistSam @TricksyTails that story would definitely have made no sense before reading the Kingkiller Chronicles, LOL! Sometimes I find these anthologies let me see if I like a writer's style, though 6y
TricksyTails Yes!! Same! I enjoyed a couple authors from that anthology and sought out their books afterwards. 6y
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TK421
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I finally picked up a physical copy of this yesterday! There are a ton of great authors here, but I am most excited for Patrick Rothfuss' short story about Bast from The Name of the Wind. He just might be my favorite character from that series. #epicbuddyread #teamkillambrose

Billypar This sounds like a great idea for a collection, though I have to laugh about the cover- I initially read the title as 'Edited by George R.R. Martin' 😂 6y
TK421 @Billypar I know what you mean.😁 6y
SandyW Bast was definitely my favorite character, but Rothfuss and Martin are on my boycott list. I hate writers who leave their readers hanging, even if they've written two of my favorite series (name of the wind, game of thrones). 😠😤 6y
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BarbaraJean
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I got this from the library so I could read the Patrick Rothfuss story (thank you, #EpicBuddyRead—I want more about Bast!), but I‘m thinking I need to read a few more of these as well...

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Lindsy
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My January TBR! My goal for the year is 52 books (one a week) so I‘m scaling back my TBRs to reflect that. Also trying a new TBR layout in 2018. We‘ll see how I like it.

#bulletjournal

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GrilledCheeseSamurai
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Mehso-so

#DeckTheShelves #GreenBook @JoeStalksBeck @Tiffy_Reads

An anthology collecting a few of my favorite authors telling short stories highlighting some of their...less than heroic characters. I guess we can't all be good guys.

Some of the stories were really good. Some fell flat.

2.5/3 ⭐'s out of 5.

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Lindsy
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Here is my #novembertbr! My ambitious goal is to finish all the books I‘ve started this year, but then put down for one reason or another. I want to at least have all these finished by January 😰. Any of these look good? Also, went with a Seattle sports theme this month because my beloved Sounders are once again in the playoffs ⚽️🏆💚

#bulletjournal #tbr #november

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thegenxmom
Rogues | George R. R. Martin, Gardner Dozois

"Din't I pay for it ten times over? Ent my life shit enough without having more shit piled on top of it?"

The Lightning Tree by Patrick Rothfuss

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thegenxmom
Rogues | George R. R. Martin, Gardner Dozois

"Don't be ridiculous," I told myself. "You're seeing conspiracies where they don't exist."

Now Showing by Connie Willis

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thegenxmom
Rogues | George R. R. Martin, Gardner Dozois

"People can recognize themselves in any story, whether it's about them or not."

The Caravan to Nowhere by Phyllis Eisenstein

#quote #quotes

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thegenxmom
Rogues | George R. R. Martin, Gardner Dozois

"Some men are one thing on the surface and another underneath."

Ill Seen In Tyre by Steven Saylor

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Ashley_Nicoletto
Rogues | George R. R. Martin, Gardner Dozois
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Dear Amazon,

I know you know that I haven't read this book yet. I bought it months ago and left it on my TBR just like I did all the other e-books I bought this year. As a matter of fact I forgot I owned it until now.

So why do you send me this "please tell us what you think email?" Is it guilt? It isn't working.

Sincerely,
Let me spend all my money without reading any of my purchases.

LitLogophile I know the feeling 😂 6y
Karkar I have had them send me that email the same day I bought something 6y
Ashley_Nicoletto @LitLogophile Book nerd problems. 😂🤷🏻‍♀️ 6y
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Ashley_Nicoletto @Karkar Ridiculous. 😂😂 6y
vivastory 😂😂 6y
robinb I HATE getting those (except when they remind me of a really great book I‘ve been meaning to read)! 🙄😂 6y
WarpedSweetness I'm constantly getting these and I'm like "Oh I forgot I have that book." Lol 6y
Soubhiville I hate those emails too! But this is a good reminder: there is a wonderful Rothfuss story in there, and a Gaiman! 6y
Ashley_Nicoletto @Soubhiville I've wanted to read this for so long. Maybe this will be my encouragement to do it sooner. 😂😂 6y
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thegenxmom
Rogues | George R. R. Martin, Gardner Dozois

"Love is like recognition. It's the moment when you catch sight of someone and you think 'There is someone I have business with in this life. There is someone I was born to know'. Has that ever happened to you?"

The Meaning of Love by Daniel Abraham

#quote #quotes

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thegenxmom
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"He's some kind of thing, far be it from me to guess what."

ROARING TWENTIES by Carrie Vaughn

#quote #quotes

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thegenxmom
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This short story has zombies in it, but a different kind than we're used to. It's creepy in a real world way- HERE is an absolutely realistic way a zombie apocalypse could happen, it involves the cruelty of man so you know it is possible.

I love a book of short stories, especially when it has gems.

#ShortStory

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thegenxmom
Rogues | George R. R. Martin, Gardner Dozois

"His compliments had a way of causing offense."

TOUGH TIMES ALL OVER by Joe Abercrombie

#quote #quotes

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laurieluna
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Pickpick

#shortontimeshortstories #shortstories #backtoreading
Just remembered this absolute gem of a collection too! The Neil Gaiman story is How The Marquis Got His Coat Back, which was released as a stand alone novella recently. My favourite is the first story, Tough Times All Over by Joe Abercrombie. I still need to read more of his work because I loved his writing style in this.

CoffeeCatsBooks Highly recommended Joe Abercrombie's books. Great fun! 7y
laurieluna @CoffeeCatsBooks is there a series you would recommend I start with? I have so many of them on my wishlist 🙈 7y
CoffeeCatsBooks Maybe the First Law Trilogy although the Shattered Sea series is really good too. 🤣 7y
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Ashley_Nicoletto
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I have always wanted to read this. Daily deal today!

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victoriaburstrom
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#RockInMay This is the only book I've read with #zombie -s which is the short story called "Tawny Petticoats" by Michael Swanwick!

Cinfhen I don't watch #GOT are the white walkers zombies?!? 7y
victoriaburstrom Nope, not in the books at least! I don't watch the TV-show either so I can't answer about how they're portrayed there🙈 @Cinfhen (edited) 7y
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victoriaburstrom
Rogues | George R. R. Martin, Gardner Dozois
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4/5⭐️ Some novellas in this were SO AMAZING (such as "The lightning tree" by Patrick Rothfuss and "What do you do?" by Gillian Flynn), while others were not as good ("Tawny petticoats" by Michael Swanwick). Read in December 2016.

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Midnightyell
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Huzzah for the Harris County Public Library and Overdrive for Libraries!

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vivastory
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Yes!

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readinginthedark
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Switching gears from audio to visit London Below! #24in48

vivastory Loved this story 7y
Mcclujdd This instantly took me back to that world. Neil Gaiman does a fantastic job worth the audio too. 7y
readinginthedark @vivastory @Mcclujdd Me too! And Gaiman is an amazing audiobook narrator. This is only available as an ebook on my Overdrive, but I'll have to look the audio up later! 7y
Mcclujdd @readinginthedark I realize a mistake I've made here. I recognize the Marquis from Neverwhere, to which I have the audio. But now I see there is more of him in the book you listed. I'll Be adding this to my TBR list! 7y
readinginthedark @Mcclujdd Oh okay. Yeah, I listened to Neverwhere on audio, and it was amazing! That's why I picked this one up. Definitely worth it! 7y
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Books_Wine_Repeat
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An eclectic collection of 21 stories by 21 authors. The G Flynn story is The Grown Up (titled here: What Do You Do) and the Neil Gaiman story was an excerpt of Neverwhere. I recommend the audiobook because Gwendoline Christie (Brienne of Tarth) and Iain Glenn (Jorah Mormont) are just two of the narrators. Also, the GoT story is so good!! 😁👍👍

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Books_Wine_Repeat
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First story narrated by Gwendoline Christie aka Brienne of Tarth. Yes, please! 🙋🏻🙌🏼

readinginthedark Neat! I'm planning to read some of this soon, too! 7y
DragonSadhana That is an interesting mix of authors. 😆 7y
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B.Reader
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Love that today's #seasonsreadings2016 is #charactersonthenaughtylist because those who are naughty--a little or a lot--are always more interesting to me! Starting here, stay tuned for more!

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Soubhiville
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I'm not a fan of short stories in general, but had to pick this up because of the story about Bast, The Lightning Tree, by Patrick Rothfuss. All of the stories are about a rogue of some kind, and it's a pretty fun collection.
#shortstories #somethingforsept

Martta I'm so looking forward to reading this. What sort of stories there are in this book? Did you like them? 7y
Soubhiville @Martta I did enjoy the ones I read. They're all about roguish characters, mostly in the fantasy or horror realm. 7y
Martta @Soubhiville Sounds good! 7y
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OceanCityBooks
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Definitely not reading this entire anthology but so very excited for THE LIGHTENING TREE.

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KtheBookwyrm
Rogues | George R. R. Martin, Gardner Dozois
Pickpick

As it happens, I discovered that I do in fact have this anthology on my iPad. So I enjoyed a quick read of The Lightning Tree by Patrick Rothfuss. While I enjoyed it, I have to say the novella about Auri was far more interesting for me.

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Jessnoice
Rogues | George R. R. Martin, Gardner Dozois
Mehso-so

I don't usually like collections of short stories, but I'd heard good things about several of these. I absolutely loved a few (the ones by Flynn, Willis, Rothfuss and Martin). Most of the others were ok. I'd definitely recommend this collection for scifi or fantasy fans.