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The Game of 100 Candles

The demon-vanquishing samurai, Asako Sekken and Agasha no Isao Ryotora, are summoned to Winter Court. Their exploits with the Spirit Realms have taken a toll on the pair and the cut and thrust of Rokugani politics proves challenging. After being urged to share their tales of adventure, the Winter Court guests begin to fall into a deep sleep from which they cannot wake . . .

News and Site Updates

Another Rook & Rose short fiction sale: “The Merchant With No Coin” will be coming out from Flash Point SF!

The first of three (!) novels I’m publishing this year is out now: The Game of 100 Candles, sequel to The Night Parade of 100 Demons!

Lots of stories recently! “Constant Ivan and Clever Natalya” at Beneath Ceaseless Skies (with audio by yours truly), “Silver Necklace, Golden Ring” at Uncanny, and “Guidelines for Using the Harry Elkins Widener Memorial Library” at Lightspeed, plus the sale of “A Mighty Huntress” to Frivolous Comma!

From the Journal

New Worlds: Who Owns What

The next stop on the New Worlds Patreon tour of economic systems is the concept of property ownership! Comment over there . . .

New Worlds: Sources of Wealth

April will be an economics month at the New Worlds Patreon! We’re starting off with sources of wealth — comment over there . . .

Books read, March 2023

Much less to report this month. Less reading overall, as I was very busy writing, but also I bounced off a good half-dozen books that either just didn’t hook me or were picked up for research and proved not to be nearly as useful as I’d hoped. The Way Spring Arrives and Other Stories: A […]

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