Abacus of Ether, by Stephen Case

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★★★☆☆ Average

(High Fantasy) Madam Grey sells life insurance to the young men recruited by the Empire to fight in the Grass War. The war goes badly, but she has a chance to end it—at great cost. (9,150 words; Time: 30m)

The Wind's Departure, by Stephen Case

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(High Fantasy) Diogenes ought to be using the magician’s floating castle to help the emperor, but he feels obliged to honor his promise to restore Sylva’s body to her—even if it destroys the world. (10,901 words; Time: 36m)

Rating: ★★★☆☆ Average

Deathspeaker, by Stephen Case

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(High Fantasy) She rules by virtue of her power to kill merely by speaking a name, but she faces attack from an enemy with an immortal army. (13,235 words; Time: 44m)

Rating: ★★★☆☆ Average

The Aeroliths, by Stephen Case

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(High Fantasy) Sylva controls the winds, and she served the old wizard in his floating sky palace. Before she serves the new one, he has to learn her story. (8,945 words; Time: 29m)

Rating: ★★★☆☆ Average