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An Aria for the Bloodlords

Novelette 10,063 words Recommended by 3 award/anthology sources

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As a composer, D’Isle knows that the Bloodlords tightly control music because it can attract demons from the forest. He’s alarmed when his new prima donna starts improvising illegally.

Historical FantasyRevengeDefiant

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Dark FantasyPolitical ResistanceTenseDarkSecondary WorldLyricalSacrificeSurvivalLiterary SFFantasyFirst PersonLiteraryVoice Driven

Content warnings 2

deathviolence

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