Here’s a nice departure from normal: a ‘Peter Crossman’ short story that just appeared on tor.com called The Devil in the Details, by Debra Doyle and James D. McDonald.
It’s a kind of high-octane (parody of / homage to) the modern-day Knights-Templar-as-God’s-Special-Ops novel genre, based around missing pages from the Voynich Manuscript being offered at a dangerously high-powered auction, at an arcane and mysterious venue with the Vatican and (possibly) Google Research also trying to bid, if they can stay alive long enough… you get the idea.
The writing sustains a quirky balance between rigid Latin medievalism and modern weapon fetishism, with tongue firmly in cheek. I hope you like it! 🙂
Fun! Kind of along the story lines of two of my favorite mystery writers Ross MacDonald and John D. McDonald (John D. McD wrote from the perspective of Florida and its Keys, and he probably was one of the earliest environmentalists.
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My “pig-sticker” is also about 3` long, but has the center cut out in the shape of a s l o w `S`… (1 1/2`) with double back-cut notches near the helt. Of course all edges are sharp!!
Great little story read!! I will keep an eYe out for that Vatican!
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steve( TouchE` Sir )ekwall 🙂