The Ordeal
M. Bennardo
BCS
297
2020
Novelette
8,126 words
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A young American in the early 20th Century visits a remote principality and is shocked at their notion of justice.
SlipstreamPolitical ResistanceAmbiguous Ending
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Historical EuropeHistorical FantasyPhilosophicalSlow BurnDark FantasyGuiltFreedomSecondary WorldSpeculative FictionUnsettlingTenseSacrificeDarkClose Third PersonLiteraryFantasy
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deathviolence
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