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A submission for the Mundane edition of Interzone. Unfortunately published by accident during the reading process (oh yes it was, no, no, make all the excuses you like, no really, just search on bits of text from the story...)

Remote warfare, to close for comfort in time and space.

The princess has been stolen by a dragon. The king wants her back. The brave knight isn't so brave and the dragon does find all the unpleasantness so very beastly.

Danger: orthodontistry, flying vol-au-vents, a nauseous dog, gatecrashers and a dangerous first kiss.

The King of Nearly All The World wants just a little more to make his life complete.

My first published story. A struggling colony has to contend with the bleakest of all enemies.

Advertising my up-coming epic.