New Emilio Fantasy
A new dreamy-Italian-Renaissance tale (third in the series) about Emilio, his two good friends (the Child Pope Bonifacio and the horse-racing girl Caterina), and the Drinkers of Blood, who have taken Rome and are spreading their dark communion throughout Christendom, is now up at BENEATH CEASELESS SKIES #167 http://www.beneath-ceaseless-skies.com/
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"The minstrel who found me on the wharf one night in my fishing village, carrying word from the father I had never seen, certainly did not mention a girl. He said only that I must find the Child Pope Bonifacio, who had been hidden on the windy Island of Elba by his uncle, the Cardinal Vocassini; and that from this boy no older than I obtain the holiest water in the land. I was, the minstrel insisted, the emissary of La Compassione’s spirit to the world, whether I knew it or not; and, as my body changed to serve her, I was essential to any hope for the Drinkers' defeat...."
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Previous tales in the series are "Blue Fire" and "Canticle of the Beasts," both of which appeared in THE MAGAZINE OF FANTASY AND SCIENCE FICTION.
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"The minstrel who found me on the wharf one night in my fishing village, carrying word from the father I had never seen, certainly did not mention a girl. He said only that I must find the Child Pope Bonifacio, who had been hidden on the windy Island of Elba by his uncle, the Cardinal Vocassini; and that from this boy no older than I obtain the holiest water in the land. I was, the minstrel insisted, the emissary of La Compassione’s spirit to the world, whether I knew it or not; and, as my body changed to serve her, I was essential to any hope for the Drinkers' defeat...."
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Previous tales in the series are "Blue Fire" and "Canticle of the Beasts," both of which appeared in THE MAGAZINE OF FANTASY AND SCIENCE FICTION.
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