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The Child Ephemeral [MultiFormat]
by Terry McGarry
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Could a little girl raised inside her own mind be the cause of civilization's collapse--or its salvation? A post-apocalyptic story of physical and virtual realities. 1999 Gardner Dozois's Year's Best SF Honorable Mention
Words: 14014 - Reading Time: 40-56 min.
Category: Science Fiction
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Illumination [Secure eReader (recommended)]
by Terry McGarry
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 Liath has passed her challenge and become a true mage, ready to journey to find a Triad to bond with as an Illuminator. But her light fails her. When she petitions the senior mages of the land for help, they instruct her to capture the rogue Dark Mage. The future of the world rests on her success or failure... but still she is not sure. Which will it be? 2002 Nebula Award(R) Preliminary Ballot Nominee
Category: Fantasy
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For Fear of Little Men [MultiFormat]
by Terry McGarry
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In post-holocaust Ireland, Bridget discovers that leprechauns are real--and the "leprechauns" fear that the Tuatha de Danann have risen from the earth to reclaim their heritage. 1991 Nebula Award(R) Nominee
Words: 4534 - Reading Time: 12-18 min.
Category: Science Fiction
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A Girl in Every Universe [MultiFormat]
by Terry McGarry
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What if your guy was fooling around with ... another you? An interdimensional romp, featuring olfactomnemonic recall and citations for faulty grammar and dangling a participle in public. 1999
Words: 6289 - Reading Time: 17-25 min.
Category: Science Fiction
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Loophole [MultiFormat]
by Terry McGarry
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Anima meets animus, anima loses animus, anima regains animus? A woman fleeing an abusive relationship comes face-to-face with a surprising part of herself just when she needs him most. 1990
Words: 5420 - Reading Time: 15-21 min.
Category: Dark Fantasy
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Victor Lynch the Forger [MultiFormat]
by Terry McGarry
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Fictions within fictions: an enigma inside a mystery wrapped in a conundrum. Only Sherlock Holmes--as related by Watson, rendered by Theodore Dreiser trying very hard, and failing, to write like Sir Arthur Conan Doyle--could possibly get to the bottom of this. Melancholia, old Irish animosities, and beautiful illuminated manuscripts abound. 1996
Words: 7472 - Reading Time: 21-29 min.
Category: Mystery/Crime
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Mindchild [MultiFormat]
by Terry McGarry
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The Handmaid's Tale meets the Gulf War in this dystopic near-future novelette involving fetal-brain-tissue transplants, Alzheimer's, and capital punishment, set in Halifax, Nova Scotia. [Locus Recommended Reading List Entry] 1997
Words: 10829 - Reading Time: 30-43 min.
Category: Science Fiction
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The Case of the Ancient British Barrow [MultiFormat]
by Terry McGarry
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A shocking Sherlock Holmes story, too scandalous for Watson to publish during his lifetime--and perhaps too controversial even now. 1998
Words: 7020 - Reading Time: 20-28 min.
Category: Mystery/Crime
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Syrinx [MultiFormat]
by Terry McGarry
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A singer with a crippled voice turns to xenobiology, and discovers something wondrous on a routine survey mission--only to learn that this first contact may be his last. 1996 Gardner Dozois's Year's Best SF Honorable Mention
Words: 4323 - Reading Time: 12-17 min.
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Red Heart [MultiFormat]
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A unique twist on the deal-with-the-devil motif, set in Madagascar and featuring endangered prosimians called aye-ayes. Will Sahondry be able to live with the bargain she makes deep in the night forest? 1994
Words: 2976 - Reading Time: 8-11 min.
Category: Fantasy
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Spell Check [MultiFormat]
by Terry McGarry
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There are plenty of stories in which authors are sucked into their own novels, or their characters really come to life. But what if it happened to the copyeditor? And what if she was correcting more than just grammar and spelling? 1995
Words: 4319 - Reading Time: 12-17 min.
Category: Fantasy
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