The Citadel of Weeping Pearls
Originally published as a Novella: Asimov's Science Fiction, October 2015(Very) loosely inspired by the tale of Chử Đồng-Tử and Princess Tiên Dung, aka “the one-night lake”. And about 34k words, for the curious; so genuinely more of a short novel, a similar length to On a Red Station, Drifting....
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Originally published as a Novella: Asimov's Science Fiction, October 2015(Very) loosely inspired by the tale of Chử Đồng-Tử and Princess Tiên Dung, aka “the one-night lake”. And about 34k words, for the curious; so genuinely more of a short novel, a similar length to On a Red Station, Drifting. Also featuring the reappearance of Linh from On a Red Station, Drifting.
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Publisher: Asimov's Science Fiction
Pages no: 55
Edition language: English
Series: The Universe of Xuya
This novella is part of de Bodard's Xuya universe, which is a loosely-related collection of stories that take place in the same universe and with some recurring characters but each story appears to be self-contained. Although I didn't love this story as much as I loved On a Red Station, Drifting, ...
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