Friday, December 1st, 2017

2017/83: Babylon Steel -- Gaie Sebold
Previous coughed, and said, “So. You’re sort of an ex-goddess of war, then.” “Not quite. Avatar. And ex, yes. Definitely ex.” [loc. 7,430]


Former mercenary Babylon Steel (not the name she grew up with) runs the Red Lantern, the best brothel in Scalentine, a cosmopolitan city that sits at a cosmic crossroads -- it's accessible from multiple planes, and thus is inhabited by a bewildering array of sentient beings. The Red Lantern's motto is "All tastes, all species, all forms of currency", and all its employees are there because they want to be: it's a safe space, despite the Vessels of Purity (misogynist religious fanatics) who have been protesting in the street outside.
not very spoilery )

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