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Issue 224 Volume 21 December 2017 - January 2018
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Editorial
Dan L. Hollifield
The Senior Editor's usual rants about whatever…
Serials and Long Fiction
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That Devil Cantori
T. Richard Williams
A lot of people on Mystic Base had motives for killing Reverend Whitby. Finding out who actually did it was no easy task.
Note: Adult themes and language.
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The Best Long Fiction of the First Twenty Years
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Frozen Garden
Rick Grehan
Emalei was Kara's best friend, even though she was a hologram. But Kara had to leave her behind when the world started to fall
apart.
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The Price of Light
Beverly Forehand
The former High Vestal Aemilla Verity of the Daughters of Artemis is now one of the Fallen, with a number instead of a name.
However, she continues to fight in the service of her Goddess. As a long siege draws to a close, she must take command to prevent the
enemy from getting hold of an ancient, powerful alien artifact.
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The Best Long Fiction of 2017
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Short Stories
The Best Shorts of 2017
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The Potter
Dimitrije Medenica
Where is the divide between a craftsman and his work?
Dip
Edmund Schluessel
Pocket universe? Depends on who builds it…
Remission
Charlie Fish
What are you willing to sacrifice for your job?
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Cave Fish
J. S. Helgerson
Building a foreign affairs relationship with an alien species may be trickier than we thought.
Caged
Stephen Tillman
Better be careful about what you put in a cage. It could turn around and bite you…
Beyond the Blade
Jarrett
Mazza
Making the correct choice can be difficult. Especially if you didn't have all the necessary info.
Feast of Feasts
Mike
Kerins
The village would be safe from the Red-man if they gave it their all.
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The Devil's Breath
Ian
C. Douglas
The wind spirits were not happy.
The Carrotfinger Man
E.
L. Knox
To reach the castle in time, the dwarves had to face what their pixie guides feared most.
In Hot Water: A "Dragonson"
Vignette
Walter G. Esselman
Don't mess with Brianna's spell otter, SOS.
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Flash Fiction
The Best* Flash of Aphelion 2017
*These are the pieces that the Flash Editor liked best of the year's submissions. Not everyone will
agree with me. Feel free to nominate others on the forum page!
Rather than "the ten best," let us say that here are "ten of the best" of 2017
Enjoy…
The Aphelion Flash Fiction Contest
We run a monthly flash fiction contest in the "Fun and Games" folder in Aphelion's forum. In the contest
we post a challenge with a specific theme and genre and participants write a flash story based on the challenge guidelines. The contest
is a great place to hone your writing skills, meet some fellow writers, receive some feedback, and possibly win a prize. New participants
are always welcome. Submissions for the contest are done through the forum. Flash stories from all of our previous contest challenges are
archived in the forum as well.
Over 500 stories are included in our archive. To start reading some of these great flash stories, check out either
Index 1 or Index 2.
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Poetry and Filk Music
What Remains
Jean Jones
The Best Poetry of Aphelion 2017
*These are the pieces that the Poetry Editor liked best of the year's submissions. Not everyone will
agree with me. Feel free to nominate others on the forum page! Rather than "the ten best," let us say that here are "ten
of the best" of 2017
Enjoy…
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Articles and features
 The Best Mare Inebrium Tales from
Our First Twenty Years
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Virtual
Pet
Linda Kelly
The absent-minded inventor Camforrt is back at the Mare Inebrium- with a new toy!
Mare
Crisium
Mark E. Cotterill
EHS inspectors were notoriously thorough and had immense powers, they were feared throughout known space for their diligence.
They had powers to suspend trading licences, seize equipment and stock, and even arrest or execute staff. The Environmental Health
and Safety inspector was fully entitled to spend as long as she liked looking at every aspect of the Mare Inebrium's
operation.
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Captains of the Silver Moon
Greg Barozzi
Caveat emptor, or in other words: there's one born every minute.
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Hunter or
Hunted?
Jonjack
a Writer's Challenge II story:
You haven't lived until you've had to outwit something that's decided that you'd make a nice snack.
Mare Inebrium to All and to All a Good Night!
Kate Thornton
Naughty or nice? Sometimes you can make the wrong choice, but I've always felt that virtue was its own punishment.
Be the Cat…
Bill Wolfe
In City of Lights -when Mr. Grym wanted something, he usually got it. Even if he had to wait. And Mr Grym hated waiting. He
hated waiting almost as much as he hated having his desires thwarted. But something at the Mare Inebrium was proving to be an
impediment, so Mr. Grym was not happy.
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Against All Odds
Dan L. Hollifield
Kazsh-ak Teir relates the tale of when he was forced to battle alone against a fleet of alien invaders attempting to conquer the
D'rrish colony planet of R'lynath…
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