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  • All 21 Stories of the Massive ROGUES anthology, Ranked

    All 21 Stories of the Massive ROGUES anthology, Ranked

    Welcome to the first “Long View Review,” where I tackle a large body of work using the most reliable of information delivery formats: the listicle. Our first Long View Review focuses on Rogues, an anthology curated by George R. R. Martin (you know, the A Game of Thrones guy), and Gardner Dozois (the less known…

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  • Grave Reservations: Plucky Psychic Takes on Murder Cold Case

    Grave Reservations: Plucky Psychic Takes on Murder Cold Case

    I discovered Cherie Priest through her supernatural neo-noir short story “Heavy Metal” in the Rogues anthology. Dazzled by her spare, gripping prose, perfectly delivered by narrator Scott Brick, I decided to give some of her longer works a shot. Grave Reservations blends elements of supernatural intrigue with detective noir, a combination that caught my attention…

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