The Hidden God
Novella 23,695 words Recommended by 2 award/anthology sources
"Dimitri Potanin held the tail of the maroon silk dressing gown aloft in one hand, not wishing it—a Fujian Original—to bunch underneath as he lay down on the sleek, padded deckchair. The chair, attuned to his neural implant, tipped slightly to meet his bulk, caught him, and eased him into his preferred position."
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