Set in Stone
K.J. Parker
Reactor
09/04/24
2024
Novelette
7,630 words
Recommended by 3 award/anthology sources
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A sculptor struggles when he is commanded to perpetuate the lies of a deceitful and cruel king…
Secondary World FantasyArt And CreationUnreliable Narrator
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SardonicPhilosophicalDark FantasyColonialismGuiltSecondary WorldWryMemoryFantasyFirst PersonLiteraryGrief And LossVoice DrivenBittersweet
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death
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