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Compact of Fire: A Censored City Novelette Kindle Edition

by Melanie Harding-Shaw (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
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SOME WORDS ARE HARD TO FORGIVE. SOME MEN ARE HARD TO CONTROL. SOME MISTAKES CAN'T BE UNDONE.

In the near future, the Librarian algorithm imposes tailored censorship to protect citizens from ideas that could inflict trauma or incite crime.

Political aide Serafina Walker has been in damage control for the secretary of literary safety ever since the actions of a rogue cop sparked a protest movement against state restrictions. She's used to dealing with the grey areas that her boss likes to play in, and the women he likes to play with. But her loyalty is tested when his games take a dark turn. The ends have always justified the means—until now.

Compact of Fire is the second novelette in the Censored City series: A post-analog world on the tipping point of Orwellian dystopia and the women whose choices will determine which way it falls.
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    Censored City
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    85 pages
  3. Language
    English
  4. Publication date
    November 26, 2019
  5. File size
    678 KB
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07ZGL2XS8
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Melanie Harding-Shaw (November 26, 2019)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ November 26, 2019
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 678 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 85 pages
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Melanie Harding-Shaw

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Melanie Harding-Shaw is a speculative fiction writer from Wellington, New Zealand. Her short fiction has been widely published, including in Strange Horizons, Analog, Daily Science Fiction, and The Best of British Fantasy.

You can follow her on Twitter: @MelHardingShaw, Instagram @MelHardingShaw and Facebook: @MelanieHardingShawWriter

Her website is: www.MelanieHardingShaw.com

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  • Kathryn
    5.0 out of 5 stars A tense read which will leave you reaching for the next book in the series!
    Reviewed in the United States on January 6, 2020
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    Compact of Fire is the story of Sera, political aide to the Secretary for Literary Safety, an idealist concerned with her depressed sister's safety who is mired in the corruption and sinister machinations of the censored city's politics. Sera is an engaging character among the villains who are viscerally repellent.

    This is book two in the Censored City series, so make sure you read Would She Be Gone first. This series is a particularly relevant exploration into how things can go terribly wrong, with a thread of hope in the people fighting for a better world.

    Compact of Fire is a tense read which will leave you reaching for the next book in the series.
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    5.0 out of 5 stars Gripping read
    Reviewed in the United States on March 4, 2020
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    A clever, well-paced plot which keeps you on the edge of your seat. The characters are brilliantly crafted. Can't wait for the third part!
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