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An Omodest Proposal - Lightspeed Magazine
An Omodest Proposal - Lightspeed Magazine
Esteemed neighbors, emissaries, ambassadors, and dignitaries, I write to you today not only as a statesman but as a scientist. We in the city of Omelas have been exceedingly lucky in recent years. The wars, diseases, and financial instability that have rocked the world have so far passed us by. Partly that’s been due to prudent precautions and smart public investments, but it’s also true that our fine city benefits in unique ways from ancient, dearly-held customs.
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An Omodest Proposal - Lightspeed Magazine
The Martian Invasion - 365tomorrows
The Martian Invasion - 365tomorrows
Author: David Barber Across the gulfs of space, intellects bold and curious observe our world and hasten their plans against us… Buried deep in our cold, slow cities, age after age passed unregarded and we cared nothing for the world above until fiery scouts began falling from the skies. The Elders would have ignored this […]
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The Martian Invasion - 365tomorrows
Beneath Ceaseless Skies - The Four Gifts of Empress Lessa by Myna Chang
Beneath Ceaseless Skies - The Four Gifts of Empress Lessa by Myna Chang
My ghost is trapped in this bedchamber, much as I was in life. It had been my sanctuary, filled with sumptuous fabrics and exotic decor. In death, I understand the lie. We have all been trapped, dragonflies caught in golden amber. Just as my daughter will be, someday, by someone.
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Beneath Ceaseless Skies - The Four Gifts of Empress Lessa by Myna Chang
Beneath Ceaseless Skies - The Beloved Sisters of the Sun-Bleached Hills by Shoshana Groom
Beneath Ceaseless Skies - The Beloved Sisters of the Sun-Bleached Hills by Shoshana Groom
What she did? What she did?! My dear sister, she was a child. Nora didn’t do anything, nor did your despised Lady Lobar, nor did any of the women you’ve so eagerly watched executed. This cruelty is so foreign to the sympathetic character I know you to have. Well. If you won’t have mercy for these girls, at least be horrified for the crimes they’ve endured and do whatever necessary to assure you never suffer the same fate.
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Beneath Ceaseless Skies - The Beloved Sisters of the Sun-Bleached Hills by Shoshana Groom
PodCastle 568: The Pull of the Herd - PodCastle
PodCastle 568: The Pull of the Herd - PodCastle
The Pull of the Herd By: Suzan Palumbo My doeskin calls to me from under the woollen blankets in the cedar chest at the foot of our bed. Diya murmurs beside me, eases back to sleep. I cling to her, try to calm the panic welling in my chest by inhaling her cardamom scent. The […]
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PodCastle 568: The Pull of the Herd - PodCastle
Ace Up Her Sleeve - Reactor
Ace Up Her Sleeve - Reactor
Set in the same thrilling world as Genoveva Dimova's The Witch's Compendium of Monsters series, “Ace Up Her Sleeve” is a standalone, spoiler-free story featuring the fire witch Kosara, who must match wits with the Tsar of Monsters in a high-stakes card game that is equal parts magic, skill, and subterfuge . . .
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Ace Up Her Sleeve - Reactor