Free Fiction Monday: The Last Surviving Gondola Widow
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In an alternate post-Civil War Chicago, the citizens still remember the day the Gondolas sent by the South died and the city burned—again.
Lou, a Pinkerton detective, uses magic to hunt down the Gondola pilots, now called Gondola widows.
She thought she caught them all. But when evidence comes to light that one last widow hides in the most public of places, Lou must find a way to stop her—for good.
“The Last Surviving Gondola Widow,” by New York Times bestselling author Kristine Kathryn Rusch is free on this website for one week only. The story’s also available as an ebook through various online retailers here.
The Last Surviving Gondola Widow
Kristine Kathryn Rusch
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I remember reading it in Asimov’s (or was it F&SF? I should keep count of my readings) and how I loved the atmosphere. Merci!
Michèle
Great story, 🙂 … and eerily telling in today’s troubled times.