A Stick of Clay, in the Hands of God, is Infinite Potential
Novelette 10,682 words Recommended by 5 award/anthology sources
Stick was made to pilot Phoenix in the war against the apostates. Stick never feels entirely human, but the final battle approaches, and Stick looks forward to it.
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Quasar links out; the story lives on Clarkesworld, where the author gets the click.