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Rogues, thieves, pirates and ne'er-do-wells abound in speculative fiction. Sometimes heroic, sometimes villainous, often somewhere in between, rogues are as likely to steal one's heart as one's purse, and show little remorse while helping themselves to either. So why do we love them? Because they're imperfect, fallible, and even vulnerable under that carefully-maintained, world-weary exterior. Rogues represent something we rarely see in our daily lives: ordinary people prepared to take on the "powers that be" by way of guile and subterfuge. But are they only in it for the loot, or are they—deep down—romantic at heart?
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Librarian Note: There is more than one author in the Goodreads database with this name. Welcome! I’m an award-winning Melbourne-based author, with a solid career of writing with influence across a variety of mediums. I’ve been ‘writing and moonlighting’ for as long as I can remember. Whether it’s writing the first draft of a shiny new story, or helping other writers polish their own works, there’s nothing I like better than fiddling around with words. My genre-mashing fiction for children and adults has won, been shortlisted for, and honourably mentioned for numerous awards and prizes including the Aurealis, Australian Shadows, Ditmars, and Mornington Peninsula Shire Mayor’s Writing Award. To date, my traditionally-published works include three middle grade novels, a speculative short story collection, and over sixty short stories, poems, and articles in numerous Australian and international anthologies, journals, and magazines. I hold a MA in Creative Writing, and a Certificate of Publishing (Copy Editing & Proofreading). To provide her muse with life’s essentials I copywrite and edit in a freelance capacity and operates StoryCraft Creative Writing Workshops for aspiring authors of every age and ability…however my true passion is storytelling. Say G’day at rebeccafraser.com or Twitter and Instagram @becksmuse or have some fun over on TikTok @rebeccafraserauthor
David Coleman is a Professor in the Department of History at Eastern Kentucky University.
