Intrigue! "The Royal Wizard’s Apprentice Explains the Prophecy..." by Aidan Doyle
BogiReads brings you the daily speculative reading recommendation of editor Bogi Takács.
Today's recommendation -
Author: Aidan Doyle
Title: “The Royal Wizard’s Apprentice Explains the Prophecy of the Return of the Sorcerer King in Varying Levels of Complexity”
Venue: Small Wonders, February 2024 (eds. Cislyn Smith, Stephen Granade)
Type: Flash story – 860 words
Themes: Fantasy, conspiracy, humor, magic
Where to read: Text free online (ebook subscriptions in the sidebar)
We have had a lot of very serious stories lately, so I thought I’d have something more lighthearted today. This story just came out, and I thought it was both funny and also really interesting on a technical level. It has so much plot in 860 words, how?! The title made me think it would be a kind of plotless flash piece, which I also love, to be honest :); but it wasn’t.
Definitely not to be missed + also one for the cat lovers. Kind of. :D
Until next time,
Bogi.