Countess by Suzan Palumbo
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I wasn't sure this would work, at first, but I should never ignore the power of any Count of Monte Cristo story.

This SF novella is nommed for '25 Nubula awards and is a bare-bones, quick-blossom retelling that really underscores not just the anti-colonialism sentiments, but the inequality and proper clever revenge needed to lay out a satisfying solution on the edge of a blade.

It worked.

Fun, fast, lucky, this short work is full of the kind of rage that most of us feel, today, at the immense propaganda and injustice all around us. And it has an ending that only Hollywood (or Dumas) can deliver.

My synesthesia tastes cold revenge: something similar to a leftover cold ragu sauce on toast. Nummy.


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