fiction by Matthew Cambion

lies and fabrications that reveal deeper truths

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This material is strictly uncommercial. Some of this is previously published material. Some of it is unfininished. Some of it is work in progress. All of it is for sf/f readers who lean more towards Michael Moorcock than J.R.R. Tolkien.

Caveat lector! Discretion on your part is advised, Occasional Reader. I don’t write cozy fiction; my protagonists struggle against tyranny, corruption, and exploitation. I depict some truly vile shit, though I do not condone everything I depict. What I write might upset you.

My fiction sure as Hell isn’t appropriate for readers under 13 years of age, even with parental supervision. Not that this should stop determined children. (It never stopped me as a kid.)

If you liked any of these, tell your friends. If not, tell your enemies; that’s what they’re for. But don’t use any of them as an excuse for real-world political violence.

art nouveau style poster depicting a woman in red bearing a dark sword flanked by two men
artwork by Sara McSorley, 2012

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