Previous / Next The Man in the Pocket Written by Mark H. Huston Chapter 1The Bull and BloodLondon, Early Winter 1634 A priest, a giant, and a midget walked into a pub on an early winter afternoon. The patrons of the Bull and Blood stopped what they were doing and stared. Geoffrey Hudson, the midget—or, […]
Previous / Next The Pessimist’s Daughter Written by Mark H. Huston The Gardens, December, 1634 “I found every last one of those sons-of-bitches. Every last one. Do you have any idea how much money that son-of-a-bitch spends on those sons-of-bitches?” Staunton Bell took a deep swig of pilsner beer, emptied the mug, and slammed it […]
Previous / Next The Royal and Ancient Game Written by Mark H. Huston St Andrews Scotland, Winter 1634 James O’Fehl, the butler of Ramsay Manor, wearily tugged open the heavy wooden door to Andrew’s bedchamber. He could see faint streaks of morning light through gaps in the drawn draperies. Andrew was sleeping soundly in the […]
Next Table of Contents Grantville Gazette #091 Grantville Gazette, Volume 91Editor-in-Chief ~ Walt Boyes Managing Editor ~ Bjorn Hasseler The Story So Far . . . by Walt Boyes 1. There Oughta Be a Law by Virginia DeMarce 2. The Rooster and The Spoon by Natalie Silk 3. Proposal and Counterproposal by Jack Carroll 4. […]
The Aethers of Magdeburg (series) David Carrico and Mark Huston A tale of radio, industrial espionage, and love set in post-Ring of Fire Magdeburg. The Aethers of Magdeburg, Part 1 (Grantville Gazette Volume 90) The Aethers of Magdeburg, Part 2 (Grantville Gazette Volume 91) The Aethers of Magdeburg, Part 3 (Grantville Gazette Volume 92)
Previous / Next Comedy of Error Written by Mark H. Huston “Oh. My. God. They have those damned things down-time too?” “What things Flo?” Anna followed Flo’s icy glare toward a temporary stage erected in the Grantville market. On it, a group of Italian traveling players were performing a broad, ribald and highly improvised show. […]
Previous / Next At Christmas Time Mark Huston Based on the Anton Chekov story “What shall I write, old woman?” “A letter to my daughter. And her husband,” replied Hilde. They were sitting in the smoky common room of the village inn. “For Christmas,” she added with a stiff nod to the young man who […]
The Aethers of Magdeburg, Part 3 Previous The Aethers of Magdeburg, Part 3by David Carrico and Mark Huston Chapter 9 Andreas Schardius knew he was good. Not in the sense that he was a good man. He knew he was not. No, he knew he was good, in the sense that he made things happen. […]
Previous / Next The Aethers of Magdeburg, Part 2by David Carrico and Mark Huston Chapter 5 Later that evening, as they dined at the Thuringia Gardens in Grantville, Marcus watched as the girl ate with a gusto that reminded him of a horse with a feed bag. It was focused, contained, and nothing was wasted. […]
