Carl Engle-Laird

Sep 18, 2024 | reactormag.com | Tamsyn Muir |Carl Engle-Laird

Palamedes Sextus and Ianthe Tridentarius match wits on a dreamlike battlefield. This story was originally published in the trade paperback edition of Nona the Ninth. SCENE ONEA funeral in an empty room. There’s a closed door at the back, but unobtrusive, set away from notice. There are seven wooden coffins, exactly alike, set in a row of six, with one at the forefront. The front coffin is distinguished from its fellows by its gorgeous arrangement of flowers and wreaths.