The Parting Gift #153084

In an age of death and desperation, sometimes hope must be stolen.

Certamen’s god is dead. His people, the Ors, are broken and enslaved. He finds consolation in the knowledge that they are safe... But not for much longer. Their masters, facing decimation by disease, are growing desperate. Desperate enough to kill.

A short story set in the same world as A Bright Power Rising & The Unconquered Sun.