The Dagger in Vichy

Alastair Reynolds is back with an eerie mix of fantasy and science fiction, in a riveting novella that combines golden age adventure with the sophisticated sensibilities of Station Eleven.

In a deep medieval future, a band of players travels across France to perform the same old tales in the same old towns. When passing soldiers entrust them with a mysterious box that they say must be delivered to the Imperator, old playwright Master Guillaume and young escaped thief Rufus puzzle at what the...