OUT NOW: "Where the God-Knives Tread" Part 1
Ghost planets. Lost shipwrecks. Bloody secrets.
When the ship’s scanners first chirped in the dead of night, Sien figured it was another misfire: light reflecting off asteroid ice, solar radiation, space dust. But xe still slid from xir berth into the chilly, cramped cockpit, eyes bleary as xe ran the numbers again. And this was no misfire.
Metal alloys, glass, carbon. Ratios ripped from a history book. The unmistakable signature of an ancient Teshiarr pleasureship.
“Shit,” Sien whispered, rubbing xir shaved head as the report sped by. Xe flipped on a series of switches to warm up the engines and punched open a comms link overhead.
“Jaks, I found it,” xe said. “I found Thousand Dancing Beetles.”
My queer space gothic, “Where the God-Knives Tread,” is now out at Lightspeed Magazine!
Where to find it:
Read the entire story right now (on your e-reader of choice) by purchasing the issue:
Read Part 1 online by clicking here.
Listen to Part 1 (narrated by frequent Star Trek guest star Paul Boehmer) by either visiting the magazine website or listening on iTunes or Spotify.
“Meet me on the bridge of my finest ship…”
Promotional cover art by Sou Alexander.
Listened to the first half while drinking a good cup of tea (as I knew you would approve) and loved it! Really excited to listen to part 2!