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From: Bobbie Sellers <blissInSanFrancisco@mouse-potato.com>
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Subject: Re: (ReacTor) Five SFF Stories Driven by Soul-Crushing Debt
Date: Wed, 7 Aug 2024 14:12:21 -0700
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On 7/22/24 15:28, Lynn McGuire wrote:
> On 7/22/2024 9:08 AM, James Nicoll wrote:
>> And for my 500th piece at ReacTor (formerly tor dot com)
>>
>> Five SFF Stories Driven by Soul-Crushing Debt
>>
>> Some heroes are chosen by gods or wizards; others are just trying
>> to escape desperate perilous financial straits and survive a broken 
>> system...
>>
>> https://reactormag.com/five-sff-stories-driven-by-soul-crushing-debt/
> 
> We are back to the zero for five for me.
> 
> I would add "Burn for Me (Hidden Legacy, 1)" by Ilona Andrews to this list.
>     https://www.amazon.com/Burn-Hidden-Legacy-Ilona-Andrews/dp/0062289233/
> 
> Lynn
> 
> 
	The title is "Minimum Wage Magic" by Rachel Aaron.
  The protagonist is one Opal Yong-we who is having a bad string of 
luck, you will find out why.  She must keep up payment son her debt to her
Dragon Father/owner or go back to his creche and do only what he wants.
	Aaron has invented the Detroit Free Zone which exists after
Magic returns(?) to Earth.

bliss-pushing 87 yoa

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