DESCENDANT MACHINE (Continuance #2), by Gareth Powell.SISTERS OF THE FORSAKEN STARS (Our Lady of Endless Worlds #2), by Lina Rather.WYRD & WONDER 2023: Let’s do some magic….PALADIN’S GRACE (The Saint of Steel #1), by T.Yes, I realized I’ve used a lot of words to say practically nothing, but if you choose to read this one you will understand why, and I hope you will love it just as much as I did. Just as his true reason for being where he is, for doing what he does, is a poignant one that’s bound to resonate with everyone who loves stories… I liked Graff’s voice: it’s both humorous and self-deprecating and so very humanly scared of what the future will hold for him. They have to come to terms with a momentous revelation, one that might change forever their perception of the past and inform their decisions for the future – no matter how their choices will go, there will be a huge change in the way the three relate to each other. This short story is mostly played between three characters: Graff himself, doctor Ell and Captain Ransom. Graff is a scout runner, from the ship Visigoth, and some catastrophic accident almost killed him, but that’s only the beginning of the whole journey, because once he’s retrieved by his shipmates and brought to the infirmary the real weirdness begins. The surviving fibers of my suit hold me together. It’s beyond difficult to write about this story without saying anything about it that would constitute a spoiler, so the best way to try and persuade you to read it would be to quote its first sentence: Click on the link to read the story online

Steel by carrie vaughn