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(Of course, the third season, the fifth volume, the 45th novelette all kick off next week—)
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(Of course, the third season, the fifth volume, the 45th novelette all kick off next week—)
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(Of course, the third season, the fifth volume, the 45th novelette all kick off next week—)
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(Of course, the third season, the fifth volume, the 45th novelette all kick off next week—)
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(Of course, the third season, the fifth volume, the 45th novelette all kick off next week—)
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And with this, the 44th novelette, the fourth volume, the second season, it all comes to an end:
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The 44th novelette, "That was the river – ", is almost done—today's brief, but terribly pivotal, installment:
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Noting that I’ll be putting through the pre-orders in a couple of weeks, to ensure folks will get their copies by if not slightly before the official release date of 10/13. There’s still time!
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The 44th novelette, "That was the river – ", continues, as Jo and Ysabel learn what became while they were away:
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The 44th novelette goes about its business of wrapping up the second season, as we finally march in the (CareOregon) Starlight Parade:
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The 44th novelette, "That was the river – ", continues, with a couple of concurrent passings:
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And with this, the 44th novelette, "That was the river – ", begins:
https://thecityofroses.com/story/?c=that-was-the-river
(In which armor’s removed, breakfast is eaten, a legacy’s announced, revenge is taken, a parade is interrupted, and deserts light where they will.)
#FantasyLit #SeasonFinale #FreeBooks #TenMileAfootToSeeAGoodArmour
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43 issues? episodes? chapbooks? feuilletons? zines? —City of Roses! 43 novelettes of acclaimed urban fantasy, and appearing over the next two weeks, the 44th: the climax of volume 4, the finale of season 2, all available for free!
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And with this, the 43rd novelette in the epic, " – the Five Points – ", comes to something of an end:
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Twenty years of roses, folks! Twenty years!
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The 43rd novelette, " – the Five Points – ", is almost done, as several irrevocable steps are taken, and somewhere, the water starts to fall:
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The 43rd novelette, " – the Five Points – ", continues, as Gloria Monday has an idea:
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This week's lost tale is "Hell in the Village" (1942) by Hugh Raymond - a rare appearance of von Junzt outside of the writings of Robert E. Howard and Lovecraft.
https://deepcuts.blog/2026/08/22/hell-in-the-village-1942-by-hugh-raymond/
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The 43rd novelette in the epic, " – the Five Points – ", has reached the halfway mark, as power is consolidated, forces are assessed, and also a battle rap:
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" – the Five Points – ", the 43rd novelette in the epic, continues, with a flashback, and a flash of inspiration:
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Starting today, the 43rd novelette in the epic, " – the Five Points – "
https://thecityofroses.com/story/?c=the-five-points
(In which selves are delineated, taxes recollected, matters of state attended to, a flower’s deployed, and donuts, and somewhere, water's falling.)
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And with this last fit of " – sun, dust, shadow – ", the 42nd novelette of the epic, it all comes crashing down:
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" – sun, dust, shadow – ", the 42nd novelette in the sequence, continues, with—but what on earth just happened?
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The 42nd novelette, " – sun, dust, shadow – ", continues, with a bit of the past, and glimpses of the future:
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The 42nd novelette in the epic, " – sun, dust, shadow, – ", is halfway done, and things keep happening that are not right, that are not right at all:
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• Good neighbors
• Ghost bicycles
• Supermarket sword-fights
• Riverside carnivals
• Urban bucolic
• Wickedly incantatory
• Gonzo noir
• Cater-cornered
• Unfussily sexy
• Primly queer
• Quietly radical
• Esoterically allusive
• Genderfunk
• GenrepunkThe city of Portland (with more sword fights) :
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The 42nd novelette continues, with laments, and a bang:
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The 42nd novelette, " – sun, dust, shadow – ", has begun:
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And with this final fit of the 41st novelette, " – arms - legs - heaven – ", the shape of the doom that approaches should prove, I hope, a touch more clear:
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The 41st novelette, " – arms - legs - heaven – ", is almost done, as it all begins to come a-tumbling down:
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The 41st novelette, " – arms - legs - heaven – ", continues, with a bit of, well, oops:
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The 41st novelette, " – arms - legs - heaven – ", continues, with vodka shots for all:
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The 41st novelette, " – arms - legs - heaven – ", continues, with a number of frustrated, thwartful attempts at conversation:
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The 41st novelette, " – arms - legs - heaven – ", has begun:
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The 30th novelette, " – on pretending that – ", continues, with some morning foolery, unexpected co-conspirators, and not one, but two disquisitions on value!
(Never say we don't deliver what you want, here at the City of Roses.)
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The 23rd novelette, " – the thin ice – ", resumes with a dinner party:
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The 23rd novelette, " – the thin ice – ", resumes with a dinner party:
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The 23rd novelette, " – the thin ice – ", resumes with a dinner party:
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The 23rd novelette, " – the thin ice – ", resumes with a dinner party:
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The 23rd novelette, " – the thin ice – ", resumes with a dinner party:
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One last push: nominations for the Hugo close tomorrow night, and I think City of Roses deserves to be on the short list for Best Series. I mean, I'd say it's the best urban fantasy series you aren't reading, but then, I'm biased.
https://thecityofroses.com/books