With Teeth Unmake the Sun, by A. Merc Rustad

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★★☆☆☆ Not Recommended

(Future Fantasy; Sun Lords of the Principality) First Wolf lives to eat. He’s even eaten a god. But can he eat enough to unmake the Sun Lords so the galaxy can be free? (8,318 words; Time: 27m)

If you haven’t read the earlier stories in the series, this one may be hard to understand.

I Sing Against the Silent Sun, by A. Merc Rustad and Ada Hoffmann

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★★★☆☆ Average

(Future Fantasy; Sun Lords of the Principality) A few years ago, the Gray Sun killed millions to silence the subversion of Li Sin’s revolutionary poetry. Li Sin faked their own death to escape, but somehow the Gray Sun learned the truth, and now it hunts again. (8,854 words; Time: 29m)

The Principality of Suns series contains other stories that reference these characters, but this story stands alone quite well.

Longing for Stars Once Lost, by A. Merc Rustad

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(Space Opera; Sun Lords of the Principality) Stuck on an inhospitable planet with his enemies closing in and his spaceship in dire need of repairs, Kitshan finds an unlikely source of help. (4,540 words; Time: 15m)

Rating: ★★★☆☆ Average