Catherine Asaro
Originally appeared in ,Down These Dark Spaceways,.,Major Bhaajan returns to the desolate, sand-swept world of her unhappy childhood because her detective skills have earned her a well-paid assignment: find a runaway son of the ruling dynasty. Forays into Parthonia's Underworld, treachery, encounters with gangsters and an old flame are just some of the challenges facing Major Bhaajan in pursuit of the missing aristocrat. ,"The City of Cries" novella will be included in the 2011 WindyCon collection of Catherine Asaro's writings called AURORA IN FOUR VOICES (see ,http://www.windycon.org/windy38,), Begins Earth year ~2205 and tells story of when Major Bhaaj was hired by the Majdas to find Prince Dayj.
Science Fiction,Fantasy,Adult,Novella,Space,Space Opera,Short Stories
The City of Cries