The Final Ascent
Novelette 9,865 words Recommended by 1 award/anthology source
Ardissians have a special gland that lets them survive death as “ghosts.” Lucian is dying, and Katherine thinks she can implant the gland so he can survive his own death.
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Quasar links out; the story lives on Clarkesworld, where the author gets the click.