Dragon Brides

Nghi Vo Lightspeed 71 2016

ShortStory 3,601 words Recommended by 1 award/anthology source

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She was 15 when a dragon abducted her. 16 when a prince rescued her and married her. Now she's 55, returning to the cave where she was held.

Fairy Tale Retelling Freedom Slow Burn

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Secondary World Fantasy Lyrical Secondary World Sacrifice Lyrical Prose Melancholic Contemplative Memory Grief And Loss Literary First Person Fantasy Bittersweet Identity

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