Stories tagged “sci-fantasy”
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Genetic Drift
After Faerie returned, the mundane corporations, naturally, scrambled to figure out how to capitalize on new revenue streams, how to maximize profits beyond CEOs’ wildest fantasies. Perhaps no one benefited as greatly as Monsanto, with its chemis...
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Freedom
Jason was alone. And sad! Sad and alone. It was midnight and he was sitting on a small hillock near a silky pond in which the reflections of the stars glittered like jewels on a very expensive evening gown. Things did not turn out the way he planned wh...
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Hic Sunt Dracones
John pointed at the flapping thing on the rear viewscreen. “What the hell is that?” Goraidh leaned forward, squinting against the brightness in the otherwise dark bridge. “I would say that’s a dragon.” John shook his head....
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With the Stars
Damien gazed up at the night sky, then down upon the vessel they had constructed. “Do you think this is going to work, sir?” The Master paused in his final launch preparations to consider the question. “Every wizard, mage, and acolyte...
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The Dig (edited and re-posted for Challenge)
Attempting to unearth her latest find—a pre-historic dragon, much larger than present-day fire breathers—the Doctor felt a twinge in her back. Despite her youth, the excavation was taking its toll on her body. She shaded her eyes against th...