livro bem embalado mas veio com marcas de dedos sujos na parte superior, eu não ligo mas cliente chatos e detalhistas podem reclamar, tenham mais cuidado ao embalar. Rogues (English Edition) eBook : Martin, George R. R., Dozois, Gardner, Flynn, Gillian, Gaiman, Neil, Rothfuss, Patrick The book took a little longer to arrive than I thought it would. But then I found out it came from Ireland to British Columbia canada. The short stories are interesting and I have found a bunch of new Authors that I would like to get into reading. On the whole, I would recommend this book to others who like Patrick rothfuss and Mr Martin. Rogues (English Edition) eBook : Martin, George R. R., Dozois, Gardner, Flynn, Gillian, Gaiman, Neil, Rothfuss, Patrick I for one certainly do enjoy a good allegory story. About Mike and Leo, for instance. On his way home from the Sistine Chapel one day, Mike decided to stop by Leo's studio to see if he needed any help with his latest painting. You might try your hand at sculpture, Leo offered. He really didn't want or require any assistance whatsoever with his latest work of art. And he was only being honest and transparent about it, in no uncertain terms, in his gently prodding and plotting way. We haven't seen that much excitement since someone snipped the television cable to the neighbor's Super Bowl party, replied Mike, but reluctantly left his friend to his major production and own devices. He considered decorating an accent wall with colorful glazed ceramic tiles instead, and continued on his way home, stopping by the bank in order to make a substantial withdrawal. When the bank teller showed him her fangs and claws, Mike complimented her on her stunningly good looks, and her flashy, high gloss, two tone fingernails. Genevieve blushed openly and replied coquettishly, I've been told recently that they are pure evil. She was slightly embarrassed and surprised at herself for this callous remark, yet glanced over at him for his approval, holding up the backs of her outstretched hands for him to examine and admire. After Mike left the bank, contentedly and pleased with himself, another teller came to her rescue and confided in her. He has absolutely no business coming in here with his ridiculous prophecies of doom, Rapunzel retorted. Wouldn't we feel silly if one of them comes true and the world does end in the manner he suggests? Genevieve said, defending him. Mike calmly strolled over to the cafe afterwards for an expresso coffee, the hot, strong, bitter, steamy, unadulterated liquid served in a small ceramic cup with matching saucer and a silver spoon, the way he likes it, pondering the fissure, fracture, or crack appearing almost overnight in one of his lower left molar teeth. He definitely needed to see a dentist right away. Which brings us to the subject of Rogues, the fine collection of fantastical short stories, edited by R. R. Martin and Gardner Dozois, published in 2014. You wonder if the scenarios contained therein could somehow be woven into a longer, larger than life, magnificent and cohesive unit, making for a well received novel one day, especially considering the strange variety of diverse characters, settings, and situations encountered, in each succeeding story of the book, or chapter. Maybe they're not all completely Dungeons and Dragons, Thrones, or Tolkien material, but definitely in the realm of possibility. Personally, I wouldn't rule a potential series out of the picture either, if you get my drift. What do the stories entail? 1. An extra special delivery service. 2. Taking advantage of upwardly mobile job opportunities as they present themselves. 3. Realizing one's full potential, while releasing one's deeply ingrained inhibitions. 4. Investigating a missing persons case amidst small town corruption. 5. Judging a beauty contest, attending a bullfight, and speculation in precious metals. All in a day's work. 6. Elements of historical truth, common knowledge, and factual information surrounding a recovered medieval masterpiece. 7. Two close friends who enter a speak easy for an evening of precariously risqué entertainment. 8. Street department employees attempting to misappropriate municipal funds. 9. A substitute teacher getting overly involved in extracurricular band activities. 10. A man of the cloth taking in a Laguna theater to see a double creature feature. At this point, I feel compelled to say that I may have been somewhat prone to exaggerating the truth, once in a while, sometimes stretching it quite a bit. So, even at this early stage of having only partially read the book, I should freely admit that I really don't believe that anyone can successfully bundle these stories together into a credible and believable novel, no matter how hard they try. But you never can tell absolutely for certain. You may want to read before closing with arguments, drawing conclusions, and deciding for yourself. To continue, then with the interesting synopses: 11. A big fan and admirer going to great lengths in the name of love on behalf of a rival, discovers that life isn't always fair; comes away all hot and bothered, but quickly gets over it. 12. James Bond Wannabe's latest secret mission. 13. Passable as contemporary descendants of Plato, a most curiously inquisitive and highly intelligent pupil, and his world renowned mentor, the learned orator Socrates, embarking on a wonderful educational field trip to antiquity. 14. A valiant knight, resourceful sorcerer, and fair maiden of dubious distinction spending one magical evening together in a haunted intrigue on a moon lit, sea faring adventure. 15. An egotistical actor on the rebound playing his starring role to the hilt on the movie set of a big budget, blockbuster film, when disaster strikes suddenly, with impunity, due to unexpected legal complications, unresolved conflicts of a peculiarly personal nature, and miscellaneous technical difficulties. 16. Riding in a caravan on a long, treacherous trip across the desert, a singing minstrel possesses a single, remarkable redeeming quality, the one saving grace that might just allow them to escape a fate worse than death. 17. A couple of detectives wanting to carry some chickens, a fox, and a bag of grain across the river in a rowboat. How many trips does it take them? 18. The Marquis getting himself into a pickle. 19. A group of adolescents studying the implications of and expounding upon a Christmas conspiracy theory. 20. Dealing with a tricky leprechaun. 21. A fiery chronicle mostly about a royal family and their dragons. Divulging anything really revealing or terribly sensitive about the book's story contents further, and I would feel like such a Cad, a complete Weasel, so I'd better refrain, cease, and desist; thus, yielding not a single, solitary iota of information, and definitely not another kilobyte of graphic detail. Perhaps you wonder, How do you go about reading such a big book of amazing stories, covering an intimidatingly and wildly diverse range of subjects and topics, all written by different authors, obviously from vastly different backgrounds; who display varied interests, offer frank originality, fresh perspectives, keen insight, and bring their own levels of expertise to the table? That's a question which may be answered quite simply, straight forwardly, and easily enough: For example, I read the stories one at a time in order at my leisure and at my own pace; generally, one per day, which is sort of like swallowing a chewable, fruit flavored, gummy bear multi vitamin; occasionally taking a longer break between stories in order to allow the author's message to sink into my stream of consciousness. Rogues (English Edition) eBook : Martin, George R. R., Dozois, Gardner, Flynn, Gillian, Gaiman, Neil, Rothfuss, Patrick I normally tend to stay away from books that are a collection of short stories. This one however, I can recommend as the far majority are intriguing. I think only had 2 of the stories that I did not like much but they went by quick enough. Rogues (English Edition) eBook : Martin, George R. R., Dozois, Gardner, Flynn, Gillian, Gaiman, Neil, Rothfuss, Patrick I only bought this book, because it had a short story in it, written by Patrick Rothfuss.This is the only story I've read in the book, so far, but I'll definitely get back to it another time, as the stories look interesting but this review is solely for The Lightening Tree.I really enjoyed this story. It shows Bast's character very well, and shows much of his Fae side than either of the two main books of the Kingkiller Chronicles.It also shows just what he's prepared to do, to protect the children of the village and to tempt, and tangle with, the young ladies there!Bast is a typical Far, but is totally devoted to his Master, Kvothe, with whom he's Apprenticed to. Bast would kill to protect Kvothe.As I said, this is a short story, so I can't say any without revealing spoilers, and I'd hate to do that, so I'll leave this here.Fortunately, there are still a couple of short stories to do with the Kingkiller Chronicles, for me to read, so I'll start off with what's numbered 2.5 in the series: The Slow Regard of Silent Things.So, I'll be off now, to read this, and I'll catch you on the flip side to tell you what I think of it! Rogues (English Edition) eBook : Martin, George R. R., Dozois, Gardner, Flynn, Gillian, Gaiman, Neil, Rothfuss, Patrick
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Au départ, acheté pour Neil Gaiman et Scott Lynch, mais tout est bon Rogues (English Edition) eBook : Martin, George R. R., Dozois, Gardner, Flynn, Gillian, Gaiman, Neil, Rothfuss, Patrick J'ai acheté ce livre avec l'ouvrage Dangerous Women pour les deux nouvelles de George Martin. Au final je n'ai pas trop aimé la nouvelle The Rogue Prince mais j'ai beaucoup aimé la plupart des autres. En revanche j'ai énormément apprécié la nouvelle The Princess Rogues (English Edition) eBook : Martin, George R. R., Dozois, Gardner, Flynn, Gillian, Gaiman, Neil, Rothfuss, Patrick Encore une fois le duo GRRM/Dozois nous offre un recueil fascinant peuplé de personnages excellents et qui se succèdent sans temps mort. Pour les fans de Game of Thrones et d'A song of ice and fire, the rogue prince est une très bonne nouvelle qui vient Rogues (English Edition) eBook : Martin, George R. R., Dozois, Gardner, Flynn, Gillian, Gaiman, Neil, Rothfuss, Patrick Cette anthologie compile des nouvelles d'auteurs stars (Martin, Gaiman etc), et d'autres moins connus,, ce qui permet de découvrir à chaque fois des univers et des styles différents. Rogues (English Edition) eBook : Martin, George R. R., Dozois, Gardner, Flynn, Gillian, Gaiman, Neil, Rothfuss, Patrick c'est plutôt une bonne surprise quant à la qualité des histoires. Certaines sont vraiment bien et suffisament longues pour être appréciéescela donne envie de découvrir certains auteurs/auteures et leurs personnagesun bon achat Rogues (English Edition) eBook : Martin, George R. R., Dozois, Gardner, Flynn, Gillian, Gaiman, Neil, Rothfuss, Patrick
