Those Who Remember the World
Novelette 11,910 words Recommended by 2 award/anthology sources
"The low rumble of the train cut through the night and the living flesh of The City, carrying its passengers ever further from the gleam of parliaments and providence. The stop towards Wild Park grew ever closer, represented along the wall of the train by a glowing ant that crawled endlessly around the tiny train lines..."
Content warnings 3
body-horrorgoreviolence
Quasar links out; the story lives on Clarkesworld, where the author gets the click.