A review by katyanaish
Rogues by Gardner Dozois, George R.R. Martin

5.0

I actually read this back when it first came out, but I have been re-reading all the novellas recently, because I think Martin is using them to give us backstory that will be relevant in ASOIAF.

Well, I mean, of course he is. It's the Targaryens, so it is relevant. But I think it will be more directly relevant, because I definitely believe Bloodraven
Spoileris the Three-Eyed Crow ... and that's a pretty widely accepted theory, so maybe it doesn't need spoiler tags
, and I believe that Aegon
Spoileris a Blackfyre, and not the son of Rhaegar at all. I'm not sure if that's a widely held belief, so... more spoiler tags
.

So I'm trying to refresh my memory of the Blackfyres and their 5 attempts to claim the Iron Throne.