Tag: Gustavo Bondoni
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Fate of the Fair
by Gustavo Bondoni in Issue 145, February 2024 Where am I? Junglo thought as he woke. His head pounded and a memory of the previous night’s revelry brought images of luscious flesh, but mostly—and unsurprisingly—the remembrance of thirst, of the need to drink in order to forget and to let himself enjoy the excess around him.…
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The Greentown Operation
by Gustavo Bondoni in Issue 139, August 2023 “How dare you?” the courtier sputtered as Hyar grabbed him and pressed a blade to his throat. He was dressed in gold thread and sported enough precious stones to decorate a good-sized tent. “Be silent, or die,” I replied. The storeroom, deep beneath the glorious spires and…
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A Truth Among Several
by Gustavo Bondoni in Issue 134, March 2023 As Sileon rode into the deserted village, a woman in a coarse grey dress seized one of her stirrups. “You are an Unwinder,” the woman said. It wasn’t a question. “I was once an Unwinder,” Sileon replied. “I am no longer welcome among them.” “But you still have…
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The Safety of Thick Walls
by Gustavo Bondoni in Issue 106, November 2020 The sun set over the Romans to the west. Rasce smiled grimly at them, wondering whether they would enjoy the autumn mosquitoes outside Aritim, and whether they would die of fever or decide to stay camped outside the walls all winter. It was all the same to…
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The Love of Another’s Life
by Gustavo Bondoni in Issue 103, August 2020 “Hello Abren. You sent me on a suicide mission,” Sangr growled. “And yet, here you are,” the sorcerer replied. He spoke carefully, trying to keep the blade of Sangr’s rapier from drawing any more blood than it already had. There was little else he could do with…