Not the Most Romantic Thing

Not the Most Romantic Thing

[ad_1] On one of their earliest Visigoth assignments, Graff and Ell stumble into each other’s secrets (and one significant surprise) while conducting a recovery mission on a mining asteroid scheduled for imminent pulverization. . .   Ell’s been the doctor on the Visigoth for less than a year. We’ve slept together all of three times. … Read more

Time: Marked and Mended | Tor.com

Time: Marked and Mended | Tor.com

[ad_1] Graff isn’t quite human. His people move through the galaxy collecting memories and experiences, recording their lives and passing them on. Then, one day, he breaks: he discovers a chunk of his memory is missing. This should be impossible—he’s never forgotten a moment in his life. Now, he has to learn to forget, and … Read more

Grow | Tor.com

Grow | Tor.com

[ad_1] For over 35 years, the Wild Cards universe has been entertaining readers with stories of superpowered people in an alternate history. In Carrie Vaughn’s “Grow”, ace Maryam Shahidi makes a big splash in the news after one of her “experiments” goes awry.     Spring 1994 Leeds   “Give me that,” Maryam said, reaching … Read more

An Easy Job | Tor.com

An Easy Job | Tor.com

[ad_1] This is a prequel to “Sinew and Steel and What They Told”, published in 2020 and available to read here. Graff’s official role is muscle for the Visigoth – but his personal mission is internally cataloguing all of his experiences to relay to the other beings from his home planet when they cross paths. … Read more

Sinew and Steel and What They Told

Sinew and Steel and What They Told

[ad_1] Graff has been keeping a big secret from his closest friends, the captain and crew of a pirate-hunting starship. He expected to die before they ever discovered what he really is. But he’s not dead, and now he has to explain.     I am cut nearly in half by the accident. The surviving … Read more

Long is the Way | Tor.com

Long is the Way | Tor.com

[ad_1] For over 25 years, the Wild Cards universe has been entertaining readers with stories of superpowered people in an alternate history. “Long is the Way” by Carrie Vaughn and Sage Walker sheds light on what people will do to escape the sins of their past, and whether anyone can find redemption. Zoe Harris is … Read more