Author

Colin P. Davies

Colin P. Davies lives near Liverpool, England and his stories have appeared in Asimov�s, Spectrum SF, Paradox, Andromeda Spaceways, Abyss & Apex, The Immersion Book of SF and The Year�s Best Science Fiction #22. Tall Tales on the Iron Horse, his first collection of short stories, is available from Bewildering Press, and his second collection of short fiction will be published by Immersion Press later in 2013. Currently he is working on a Young Adult trilogy and developing his Pestworld radio/podcast series. More information at colinpdavies.com.

http://www.colinpdavies.com/

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Sometime after sunset on a blustery evening in late summer, with the offworlders' orbital station a small bright misshapen moon over the choppy water of the river and the glittering barges of the loyal rich fighting at their moorings, a slim girl came skipping over Westminster…