innovation, death, sorcery and meaning

October 21, 2021 9:53 AM

Two short, triumphant fantasy stories about well-worn prophecies and magical customs that take a left turn. "Another End of the Empire" by Tim Pratt (audio version): "The probability witches hit an impasse." A short story by Dyce (a.k.a. Sarah Blackwell): "No, I was resigned to death. I was only angry that my death would be so meaningless."
posted by brainwane (4 comments total)

"No, I'll find another way. The key here is innovation."

Dire words, indeed.
posted by Halloween Jack at 11:03 AM on October 21, 2021 [4 favorites]

These are both absolutely wonderful.
posted by evilmomlady at 12:03 PM on October 21, 2021 [1 favorite]

I LOVE the "innovation" SO much.
posted by jenfullmoon at 12:50 PM on October 21, 2021

I really like both of these. I've seen the premise for the first one tossed around a few times, it's nice to see it fleshed out like this.
posted by Four Ds at 3:10 PM on October 21, 2021