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Lay of Lilyfinger

Lay of Lilyfinger

A Tor. com Original
FantasyLiterary Fiction
Pages
32
Published
2021
Language
English

Synopsis

An acclaimed musician and her apprentice travel to the newly freed country of Skinnere to play a complex and culturally fraught song that will lay bare the wounds of empire, occupation, and sacrifice of its players and listeners.

Prose complexity
7/10

Vibe

MelancholicThought-ProvokingEmotionalComplex
SacrificeMentor Figure

Genres

Fantasy Literary Fiction Adventure

About the author

G
G. V. Anderson

G. V. Anderson is a British writer of dark fantasy and horror short fiction, based in Dorset, England. Her stories, often rooted in British folklore, have won a World Fantasy Award and a British Fantasy Award and been nominated for the Nebula Award, appearing in venues including Strange Horizons, Lightspeed, and The Year's Best Dark Fantasy and Horror.

Characters

The MusicianProtagonist
The ApprenticeSupporting
All characters in Lay of Lilyfinger

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