tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6498739347909985243.post6177278151001551424..comments2024-03-28T07:09:28.500+00:00Comments on The Speculative Scotsman: Short Fiction Corner | "A Small Price to Pay for Birdsong" by K. J. ParkerAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08713791516631476930noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6498739347909985243.post-92068656274840456632011-02-28T18:17:15.498+00:002011-02-28T18:17:15.498+00:00"PS: I see Jared from Pornokitsch quite beat ..."PS: I see Jared from Pornokitsch quite beat me to the punch as regards recommending "A Small Price to Pay for Birdsong," the cock. (Speaking of which, I'm still waiting!)"<br /><br />Waiting for cock???<br /><br />(Sorry, I just had too.)Weirdmagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10999326013335351617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6498739347909985243.post-68628876452823929912011-02-28T15:42:39.464+00:002011-02-28T15:42:39.464+00:00There are actually 3 short stories in about a nine...There are actually 3 short stories in about a nine month time span from KJ Parker from Subterranean; in the summer 2010 they published Amor Vincia Omnit which is availble online like this one, while in April 2011, A Room with a View appears in Dark Fantasy 2; these last two are set in the author's Studium milieu that was featured in A Rich Full Week from the Swords and dark magic anthology and which bears some resemblance with the Fencer world. <br /><br /> The Bird story is set in the author's non-magic universe from the recent novellas and novels - The Company, The Folding Knife, The Hammer, Blue and Gold, Purple and Black; there is no "unique" universe there true, but those worlds are all similar and with some hand waving could be regarded as one world at different stages of history and even the Engineer could fit with a little fiddling; all are what our world would look like were the classical world to continue and not be broken by a messianic religionLiviuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04615405766065227026noreply@blogger.com