The Patrician Part 1: Lamia

“The Patrician” featured in Love and Romanpunk by Tansy Rayner Roberts. This story won both the Washington SF Small Press Award and the Ditmar in 2012. If you enjoyed Julia Agrippina's Secret Family Bestiary, this is the story about what happened next (cough, two thousand years later). Clea Majora lives in a replica of a Roman city, built in the Australian outback. When a hero comes to town to rid the world of lamia, manticores and other ancient monsters, she is drawn to his quest, and forges a friendship that will last for a lifetime. PART ONE: LAMIA You can find me on Twitter & Tumblr at @tansyrr and @sheepmightfly, and on Facebook at @tansyrroberts. To support my online writing and Sheep Might Fly, check out my Patreon page.