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

3.0

Tough Times All Over--not bad. 

 

What Do You Do--awesome. 

 

The Inn of the Seven Blessings--okay. 

 

Bent Twig--okay. 

 

Tawny Petticoats--okay. 

 

Provenance--good but not gripping. 

 

Roaring Twenties--interesting, but I wish Carrie Vaughn would take some writing classes. 

 

A Year and a Day in Old Theradane--great fun. 

 

Bad Brass--really good. 

 

Heavy Metal--eh.  Disappointed. 

 

The Meaning of Love--seemed trite and dull right up until the ending, which was fantastic and original. 

 

A Better Way to Die--Fascinating. 

 

Ill Seen in Tyre--eh. 

 

A Cargo of Ivories--should have been good, but Garth Nix has a way of belaboring whatever he does and making it dull, as well as employing the creativity of a dull three-year-old in his world-building. 

 

Diamonds from Tequila--interesting. 

 

The Caravan to Nowhere--also interesting. 

 

The Curious Affair of the Dead Wives--easy read, and sort of fun, but I couldn't like the narrator much. 

 

How the Marquis Got His Coat Back--excellent, as usual. 

 

Now Showing--fascinating.  Wish there was more!  Had no idea Connie Willis had so many books, either.  I will have to find some more! 

 

The Lightning Tree--great fun. 

 

The Rogue Prince, or, A King's Brother--good.