My Sister's Song

The warrior Mithra must repel a Roman legion alone and armed only with a very peculiar weapon. To protect her lands and her tribe, Mithra comes up with a sticky solution to an impossible problem. Written in 1998, this short story was New York Times Bestselling author Gail Carriger's first professional sale.

Themes
feminism
Subject
history
Audience
adultyoung adult

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