The Lightning Tree

The Lightning Tree appears in the anthology (http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/rogues-george-rr-martin/1117737027?ean=9780345537263) Rogues ; its a novella, 58 pages long, and its about Bast. The idea of an anthology of stories about rogues is fascinatingrogues themselves are such an interestingly ambiguous kind of character. A rogue isnt a villainor isnt necessarily a villain, but is inherently up to something. What we have here seems to be a story about a delightful charming person who is doing some things for mysterious reasons. A Thrilling Collection Of Twenty-one Original Stories By An All-star List Of Contributors--including A New A Game Of Thrones Story By George R. R. Martin! The Latest Story Collection From #1 New York Times Bestselling Author George R. R. Martin And Award-winning Editor Gardner Dozois Is Filled With Subtle Shades Of Gray. Twenty-one All-original Stories, By An All-star List Of Contributors, Will Delight And Astonish You In Equal Measure With Their Cunning Twists And Dazzling Reversals. And George R. R. Martin Himself Offers A Brand-new A Game Of Thrones Tale Chronicling One Of The Biggest Rogues In The Entire Ice And Fire Saga. Follow Along With The Likes Of Gillian Flynn, Joe Abercrombie, Neil Gaiman, Patrick Rothfuss, Scott Lynch, Cherie Priest, Garth Nix, And Connie Willis As Well As Other Masters Of Literary Sleight-of-hand In This Rogues' Gallery Of Stories That Will Plunder Your Heart--and Yet Leave You All The Richer For It. Featuring All-new Stories By Joe Abercrombie Daniel Abraham David W. Ball Paul Cornell Bradley Denton Phyllis Eisenstein Gillian Flynn Neil Gaiman Matthew Hughes Joe R. Lansdale Scott Lynch Garth Nix Cherie Priest Patrick Rothfuss Steven Saylor Michael Swanwick Lisa Tuttle Carrie Vaughn Walter Jon Williams Connie Willis And An Introduction By George R. R. Martin!-- Featuring Some Of The Hottest Names In Fiction--including New York Times Bestsellers Gillian Flynn, Neil Gaiman, And Patrick Rothfuss, Plus A New Song Of Ice And Fire Story By George R. R. Martin--the Second Of Our Three George R. R. Martin/gardner Dozois All-original Anthologies. Everybody Loves A Rogue, Though Sometimes We Live To Regret It. In This Anthology, Each Of The Contributors Was Asked For A Story About A Rogue, Full Of Deft Twists, Cunning Plans, And Reversals-- Everybody Loves A Rogue / By Geroge R. R. Martin -- Tough Times All Over / By Joe Abercrombie -- What Do You Do? / By Gillian Flynn -- The Inn Of The Seven Blessings / By Matthew Hughes -- Bent Twig / By Joe R. Lansdale -- Tawny Petticoats / By Michael Swanwick -- Provenance / By David W. Ball -- Roaring Twenties / By Carrie Vaughn -- A Year And A Day In Old Theradane / By Scott Lynch -- Bad Brass / By Bradley Denton -- Heavy Metal / By Cherie Priest -- The Meaning Of Love / By Daniel Abraham -- A Better Way To Die / By Paul Cornell -- Ill Seen In Tyre / By Steven Saylor -- A Cargo Of Ivories / By Garth Nix -- Diamonds From Tequila / By Walter Jon Williams -- The Caravan To Nowhere / By Phyllis Eisenstein -- The Curious Affair Of The Dead Wives / By Lisa Tuttle -- How The Marquis Got His Coat Back / By Neil Gaiman -- Now Showing / By Connie Willis -- The Lightning Tree / By Patrick Rothfuss -- The Rogue Prince, Or, A King's Brother / By George R. R. Martin. Edited By George R. R. Martin And Gardner Dozois. Includes Bibliographical References. If youre a fan of fiction that is more than just black and white, this latest story collection from #1 New York Times bestselling author George R.R. Martin and award-winning editor Gardner Dozois is filled with subtle shades of gray. Twenty-one all-original stories, by an all-star list of contributors, will delight and astonish you in equal measure with their cunning twists and dazzling reversals. And George R.R. Martin himself offers a brand-new A Game of Thrones tale chronicling one of the biggest rogues in the entire history of Ice and Fire. Follow along with the likes of Gillian Flynn, Joe Abercrombie, Neil Gaiman, Patrick Rothfuss, Scott Lynch, Cherie Priest, Garth Nix, and Connie Willis, as well as other masters of literary sleight-of-hand, in this rogues gallery of stories that will plunder your heart and yet leave you all the richer for it. Contents: - Tough Times All Over by Joe Abercrombie (a Red Country story) - What Do You Do? (aka The Grownup) by Gillian Flynn - The Inn of the Seven Blessings by Matthew Hughes - Bent Twig by Joe R. Lansdale (a Hap and Leonard story) - Tawny Petticoats by Michael Swanwick - Provenance by David Ball - The Roaring Twenties by Carrie Vaughn - A Year and a Day in Old Theradane by Scott Lynch - Bad Brass by Bradley Denton - Heavy Metal by Cherie Priest - The Meaning of Love by Daniel Abraham - A Better Way to Die by Paul Cornell (a Jonathan Hamilton story) - Ill Seen in Tyre by Steven Saylor - A Cargo of Ivories by Garth Nix (a Sir Hereward and Mister Fitz story) - Diamonds From Tequila by Walter Jon Williams (a Dagmar story) - The Caravan to Nowhere by Phyllis Eisenstein (a Tales of Alaric the Minstrel story) - The Curious Affair of the Dead Wives by Lisa Tuttle - How the Marquis Got His Coat Back by Neil Gaiman (a Neverwhere story) - Now Showing by Connie Willis - The Lightning Tree by Patrick Rothfuss (a Kingkiller Chronicle story) - The Rogue Prince, or, A Kings Brother by George R.R. Martin (a Song of Ice and Fire story) NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERA thrilling collection of twenty-one original stories by an all-star list of contributors—including a new A Game of Thrones story by George R. R. Martin! If you're a fan of fiction that is more than just black and white, this latest story collection from #1 New York Times bestselling author George R. R. Martin and award-winning editor Gardner Dozois is filled with subtle shades of gray. Twenty-one all-original stories, by an all-star list of contributors, will delight and astonish you in equal measure with their cunning twists and dazzling reversals. And George R. R. Martin himself offers a brand-new A Game of Thrones tale chronicling one of the biggest rogues in the entire history of Ice and Fire. Follow along with the likes of Gillian Flynn, Joe Abercrombie, Neil Gaiman, Patrick Rothfuss, Scott Lynch, Cherie Priest, Garth Nix, and Connie Willis, as well as other masters of literary sleight-of-hand, in this rogues gallery of stories that will plunder your heart—and yet leave you all the richer for it. Featuring all-new stories by Joe Abercrombie • Daniel Abraham • David W. Ball • Paul Cornell • Bradley Denton • Phyllis Eisenstein • Gillian Flynn • Neil Gaiman • Matthew Hughes • Joe R. Lansdale • Scott Lynch • Garth Nix • Cherie Priest • Patrick Rothfuss • Steven Saylor • Michael Swanwick • Lisa Tuttle • Carrie Vaughn • Walter Jon Williams • Connie Willis And an Introduction by George R. R. Martin!Praise for Rogues “Not a single bad story in the bunch... The table of contents alone will make fans from all genre aisles salivate.”—Library Journal