That Game We Played During the War

Carrie Vaughn Tor.com 03/16/16 2016

ShortStory 6,253 words Recommended by 7 award/anthology sources

Despite not being a telepath, Calla worked out a way to play chess with her captor, Major Larn, during the recent war. Now they're going to finish their game.

Speculative Fiction Friendship Restrained Prose

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Hopeful Tender Secondary World Intimate Trauma Sacrifice Social SF Literary SF Contemplative Survival Belonging Grief And Loss Close Third Person Bittersweet Science Fiction Character Driven

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