Beautifully written speculative fiction - great science fiction and fantasy stories.
What happens to a magical world when its child visitors leave it behind? And what happens to the children who stay? Invited back to the magical land of her childhood, Kate must face the beauty and sorrow of the world she believes she long ago outgrew.
Narrated by host Matt Gomez.
Published in Metaphorosis on 09 April 2021.
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Bartholomew shook the pill bottle. “What do you remember, Glen, about sadness?” Glen shrugged. “Not much, really. That’s what’s been driving me crazy.”
Narrated by host Matt Gomez.
Published in Metaphorosis on 02 April 2021.
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After a supercollider in Siberia implodes, the country's top physicist falls prey to the suspicions of the Russian government. When his son mysteriously disappears, he must navigate the vagaries of the authoritarian regime and the laws of physics to reconnect with his boy.
Narrated by host Matt Gomez.
Published in Metaphorosis on 26 March 2021.
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Sanctuary is more than a city — it’s a project to restore life to a broken world. Or so Abby believes. But when a new arrival makes her see her home for the prison it is, she risks all for freedom.
Narrated by the author.
Published in Metaphorosis on 19 March 2021.
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Why does top scientist Dimitriy Semenov become obsessed with travelling from Derbent to his mystery job in Astrakhan? What lies in the laboratory there? Why is he prepared to sacrifice his marriage and his family?
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Published in Metaphorosis on 12 March 2021.
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In the marshlands of New Jersey, a grieving woman seeks solace from her childhood friend–Anubis, the Lord of the Necropolis.
Narrated by host Matt Gomez.
Published in Metaphorosis on 05 March 2021.
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In the ruins of a great city, a girl who receives mysterious, fragmented messages serves as the Oracle to her people. Her excavations of the city’s long-lost archive will uncover its wicked past and the tragic origins behind the voice in her mind.
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Published in Metaphorosis on 26 February 2021.
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A suicidal blacksmith dreams of a death that will cut him out of the very fabric of the universe, but despairs of being able to accomplish it. When an old client appears on his doorstep with an offer to forge a legendary blade, the blacksmith realizes he might have found his answer.
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Published in Metaphorosis on 19 February 2021.
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Adda Oram’s spent years devoted to her research, stationed in the northern reaches of a half-settled world, trying to understand the alien “whales of stone.” As long as she can’t prove that they are sentient beings, their very existence is under threat—and right now, Adda can’t even make the one person who cares about her the most understand what’s at stake….
Narrated by host Matt Gomez.
Published in Metaphorosis on 12 February 2021.
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Amy didn't like the idea of taking a vacation in the first place. She likes it even less when she learns she's not alone.
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Published in Metaphorosis on 05 February 2021.
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