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Anthology: Minstrels in the Galaxy

Universe: One-Off Shorts in Anthologies 8

Every sixty days, the universe lets them speak.

Andri Bylur the engineer inventor dives off a balcony on a floating ice world to escape a contract marriage, armed with a sonic flight pack, a forty-pound alien ferret, and a communication tablet that connects him to Tomesha Ki, a rock sorceress on a world he cannot locate.

Shade Scale: Delightfully Weird

Type: Short Story

Genre: All-Ages Science-Fantasy

Tropes: Long-Distance Relationship, Animal Companion, Parental Opposition, Secret Relationship, Contract Marriage (Avoided), True Love’s Kiss, Found Family

What do you do when the only person who truly knows you lives on a world you cannot find, in a universe that gives you one week every two months to hear their voice?

Editions

  • Amazon Kindle - Alpha Mercs Press | 2024-06-17 | ASIN B0D79FMH8S
  • Amazon Paperback - Alpha Mercs Press | 2024-06-17 | ISBN 979-8328741514

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