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4 free-to-read stories tagged “Justice”

The Story of Kao Yu

Peter S. Beagle Tor.com 2016 ShortStory Chinese Fantasy 7,382 words

Sometimes a unicorn assisted Judge Kao Yu, and because he was so just and honest, he never feared its judgment. Until now.

Fairy Tale RetellingJusticeHistorical China

Content warnings 2

deathviolence

Judge Dee and the Limits of the Law

Lavie Tidhar Tor.com 2020 ShortStory Dark Fantasy 5,712 words

No vampire is ever innocent… The wandering Judge Dee serves as judge, jury, and executioner for any vampire who breaks the laws designed to safeguard their kind’s survival. This new case in particular puts his mandate to the test.

Historical FantasyJusticeHistorical Europe

To Embody a Wildfire Starting

Iona Datt Sharma BCS 2022 Novelette Fantasy 11,473 words

"During the unbearable years of tyranny, the political prisoners of the Anchorite Hegemony made a solemn covenant: when the time came, they would cross the last miles to freedom on their feet. For reasons of youth and idiocy, Tishrel thought he would have...

Secondary World FantasyJusticeIntrospective

Content warnings 3

body-horrordeathviolence

Refuge

Ben Peek Lightspeed 2020 ShortStory Dark Fantasy Adventure 6,568 words

The story of how Aned Heast, having lost a leg and his entire army, reclaimed his honor in a drought-ridden town whose adults mysteriously vanished.

Secondary World FantasyJusticeRestrained

Content warnings 3

deathslaveryviolence