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This was my first anthology edited by George Martin and Gardner Dozois and I loved it. All in all, I really enjoyed the book and the majority of its stories. But what's more important to rate an anthology is the overall impression and this was pretty well done. You have not only a general introduction regarding rogues, but nearly all of the stories actually are about a rogue and that's not something I often find in anthologies. More often famous writers seem to be like "Oh ok, I've to write a story for this collection, never mind the theme, I'll just deliver another piece of my best book". Then there's a small introduction for each and every author and the story that follows. I really like this, I don't have to google the author and know from the start if this is part of a larger story or not. As for the authors present in the anthology, well ... I enjoyed the mix. You have not only fantasy but also mystery, thriller, crime, romance, adventure ... some of the stories far from the genres I normally read I did not like at all, some I really liked. I enjoyed leaving my comfort zone. There were some storis that really pushed me to further look for their genre. Let's get to the good stuff. I've already been a fan of Joe Abercrombie, Scott Lynch and George R.R. Martin. In fact, I bought the book because of these three. I loved Lynchs story and enjoyed Abercrombies (I must admit, I am a bit mad at him for the ending of his trilogy), and I could also enjoy Martins work about ...well, I already forgot. As I've read "A World of Ice and Fire", I was well aware this would not be like a chapter of Game of Thrones but rather dry telling about some Westeros lore. It was okay, I am a fan, I appreciate every kind of information about Westeros. Otherwise I'd have been disappointed. There were some stories that really shined: Neil Gaiman about the Marquis de Carabas immediately compelled me to buy "Neverwhere" (which I liked, but this story was even better). I've always wanted to read Patrick Rothfuss and now I'm even more convined although this story about Bast was a bit confusing for someone who has never read any of his books. I also wrote down to look for Carrie Vaughn, Michael Swanwick, Daniel Abraham, Steven Saylor and Phyllis Eisenstein. The stories from Gillian Flynn (wrong genre for me), Matthew Hughes, Joe R. Landsdale, Cherrie Priest, Paul Cornell, Garth Nix and Walter Jon Williams were okay but nothing more. I had a good enough time reading these short stories but I'll not buy anything more from them. If some other work by them happens to be in another anthology I pick up, I look forward to reading more. I read every story in this anthology and although "Rogues" is definitely five stars, there are two stories I'd rate with one, because I found them boring, confusing and not the least appealing. It's juste personal taste - everyone will probably find some story in this that they don't like. However, there are so many good ones that it's really worth it.
Like many others, I originally bought this book for the story of Patrick Rothfuss about Bast, but I welcomed the chance to read so many short stories about for me unknown authors. Since there are so many (21) I must admit it is quite difficult to remind every story and detail to give a review, so I will just give a brief rating to all of them. * Joe R. Lansdale - Bent Twig Michael Swanwick - Tawny Petticoats David W. Ball - Provenance Carrie Vaughn - Roaring Twenties ** George R.R. Martin - The Rogue Prince - Yet another stoy without climax, actually I was really glad about the few pages it had. Walter Jon Williams - Diamonds From Tequila *** Joe Abercrombie - Tough Times All Over Paul Cornell - A Better Way to Die Connie Willis - Now Showing Gillian Flynn - What Do You Do? Bradley Denton - Bad Brass **** Matthew Hughes - The Inn of the Seven Blessings Cherie Priest - Heavy Metal Daniel Abraham - The Meaning of Love Phyllis Eisenstein - The Caravan to Nowhere Lisa Tuttle - The Curious Affair of the Dead Wives Steven Saylor - Ill Seen in Tyre Patrick Rothfuss - The Lightning Tree ***** Scott Lynch - A Year and a Day in Old Theradane Neil Gaiman - How the Marquis Got His Coat Back Garth Nix - A Cargo of Ivories
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Beiträge
This was my first anthology edited by George Martin and Gardner Dozois and I loved it. All in all, I really enjoyed the book and the majority of its stories. But what's more important to rate an anthology is the overall impression and this was pretty well done. You have not only a general introduction regarding rogues, but nearly all of the stories actually are about a rogue and that's not something I often find in anthologies. More often famous writers seem to be like "Oh ok, I've to write a story for this collection, never mind the theme, I'll just deliver another piece of my best book". Then there's a small introduction for each and every author and the story that follows. I really like this, I don't have to google the author and know from the start if this is part of a larger story or not. As for the authors present in the anthology, well ... I enjoyed the mix. You have not only fantasy but also mystery, thriller, crime, romance, adventure ... some of the stories far from the genres I normally read I did not like at all, some I really liked. I enjoyed leaving my comfort zone. There were some storis that really pushed me to further look for their genre. Let's get to the good stuff. I've already been a fan of Joe Abercrombie, Scott Lynch and George R.R. Martin. In fact, I bought the book because of these three. I loved Lynchs story and enjoyed Abercrombies (I must admit, I am a bit mad at him for the ending of his trilogy), and I could also enjoy Martins work about ...well, I already forgot. As I've read "A World of Ice and Fire", I was well aware this would not be like a chapter of Game of Thrones but rather dry telling about some Westeros lore. It was okay, I am a fan, I appreciate every kind of information about Westeros. Otherwise I'd have been disappointed. There were some stories that really shined: Neil Gaiman about the Marquis de Carabas immediately compelled me to buy "Neverwhere" (which I liked, but this story was even better). I've always wanted to read Patrick Rothfuss and now I'm even more convined although this story about Bast was a bit confusing for someone who has never read any of his books. I also wrote down to look for Carrie Vaughn, Michael Swanwick, Daniel Abraham, Steven Saylor and Phyllis Eisenstein. The stories from Gillian Flynn (wrong genre for me), Matthew Hughes, Joe R. Landsdale, Cherrie Priest, Paul Cornell, Garth Nix and Walter Jon Williams were okay but nothing more. I had a good enough time reading these short stories but I'll not buy anything more from them. If some other work by them happens to be in another anthology I pick up, I look forward to reading more. I read every story in this anthology and although "Rogues" is definitely five stars, there are two stories I'd rate with one, because I found them boring, confusing and not the least appealing. It's juste personal taste - everyone will probably find some story in this that they don't like. However, there are so many good ones that it's really worth it.
Like many others, I originally bought this book for the story of Patrick Rothfuss about Bast, but I welcomed the chance to read so many short stories about for me unknown authors. Since there are so many (21) I must admit it is quite difficult to remind every story and detail to give a review, so I will just give a brief rating to all of them. * Joe R. Lansdale - Bent Twig Michael Swanwick - Tawny Petticoats David W. Ball - Provenance Carrie Vaughn - Roaring Twenties ** George R.R. Martin - The Rogue Prince - Yet another stoy without climax, actually I was really glad about the few pages it had. Walter Jon Williams - Diamonds From Tequila *** Joe Abercrombie - Tough Times All Over Paul Cornell - A Better Way to Die Connie Willis - Now Showing Gillian Flynn - What Do You Do? Bradley Denton - Bad Brass **** Matthew Hughes - The Inn of the Seven Blessings Cherie Priest - Heavy Metal Daniel Abraham - The Meaning of Love Phyllis Eisenstein - The Caravan to Nowhere Lisa Tuttle - The Curious Affair of the Dead Wives Steven Saylor - Ill Seen in Tyre Patrick Rothfuss - The Lightning Tree ***** Scott Lynch - A Year and a Day in Old Theradane Neil Gaiman - How the Marquis Got His Coat Back Garth Nix - A Cargo of Ivories