(Fantasy Erotica) The new queen wants a beautiful male statue carved to satisfy her desires. (1,600 words; Time: 05m)
Rating: ★★★☆☆ Average
"The Stone Lover," by Marta Randall [bio] (edited by John Joseph Adams), appeared in Lightspeed Magazine issue 82, published on March 1, 2017.
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Pro: In the end, she gets what she’d got coming to her.
Con: She’s a paper villain, and the story has no protagonist.
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Con: She’s a paper villain, and the story has no protagonist.
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Not really happy with the female Pygmalion being so selfish and sex-crazed that getting crushed by her statue is a fitting ending.
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