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The Dominion of the Leviathan
A thrilling space opera short story from Singaporean writer Manish Melwani, “The Dominion of Leviathan,” is a Tor.com Original.
Lord Ajax! First and greatest Ascendant; conqueror of the Martian machine-minds; mighty Steward of Leviathan’s Dominion! For a thousand years, Ajax has ruled the solar system’s worlds and moons with an iron fist. But history catches up with everyone—even an immortal tyrant. On the frozen dwarf planet Ceres, a scribe composes a record of his millennium-long rule. Unbeknownst to Ajax, her account contains a coded message that will spark a revolution.
Reviews
"This unabashedly owes a lot to Gene Wolfe’s The Book of the New Sun. A good read."