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Bring out your dead
By Nicholas Dewart
A rancid smell fills the inside of a locked underground Union Station vault. A tour guide explains that this is the smell of a room that’s been sealed for more than 100 years.

Wordplay: Hood (King Raven Trilogy, Book 1)
By Clarke Reader
Robin Hood and his merry band of thieves get an imaginative reworking in Hood, Stephen R. Lawhead’s first installment of the King Raven trilogy.

Wordplay: Special Topics in Calamity Physics
By Spencer Essey
Blue van Meer, the erudite protagonist of Special Topics in Calamity Physics, recites a Spanish adage that stands as an apt metaphor for her personal journey: “El perra que no camina, no encuentra hueso,” which translates as, “The dog that does not walk, does not find a bone.”

Reel world: La Moustache
By Joe Nguyen
A mustache possesses mysterious powers. If a man were to shave it off, his world would be turned upside down and inside out. Those closest to him would change overnight, and family members would inexplicably die.