Whale Meat

by Jeff Duntemann

Whale Meat by Jeff Duntemann (Book) in Science Fiction & Fantasy
Publisher: Jeff Duntemann
Copyright: © 2007 Copperwood Press Standard Copyright License
Language: English
Country: United States
Download: 1 documents, 1850 KB

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Fantasy novelette (8,500 words.) Two centuries-old witches in modern-day Chicago must seek help from a young mathematics student when they realize that all their powers cannot save their unborn son, who while still in the womb has been given a mission and a challenge by the community of whales in Earth's oceans: Save the wounded soul of humankind, or die. The downloadable ZIP archive contains .PDF, .RTF, .HTM, .PRC (MobiPocket Reader), .LIT (Microsoft Reader), and .TXT. There is NO DRM of any kind.

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3 Sep 2007
This story is a fantasy, set in present-day Chicago, and stars Yonnie and Mara, a pair of witches. Witches are very long-lived, and economic outcasts, relying on charity and their wits. Mara is also pregnant with Yonnie's child James, and will be for several more years. This requires a furtive livestyle. To make matters worse, she needs whale meat, which is damned hard to find in Chicago in a cold March. As I said, it's an interesting story, in which both witchcraft and calculus, the "mathematics of change" have critical roles to play.

Jeff tells me that the initial impetus for the story was his struggles with calculus as an undergraduate, a problem I share with the author. At any rate, I highly recommend Whale Meat and wish Jeff the best with his experiments in digital jukeboxes.

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