Under the Moons of Venus: A Tale of a Princess Altivolant
Novella 34,408 words Recommended by 2 award/anthology sources
"Instead of indulging in the festivities, I spent the evening evading Lamprecht, while Herschel evaded me. I had come to Bath not just to soak my body in healing waters, but to bathe my mind in new thoughts, to browse with the great William Herschel at the buffet of diverse and interesting ideas."
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