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The Hundredth House Had No Walls

By Laurie Penny
The Hundredth House Had No Walls by Laurie Penny digital book - Fable

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"The Hundreth House Had No Walls," a Tor.com Original short story from the award-winning author, journalist, screenwriter, essayist, public speaker, and activist Laure Penny.

The King was bored.

For five hundred years he had been King of the country of Myth and Shadow, and he was a good king, if a slightly bewildered one.

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“Wonderful romance with a good moral. Merged review: Wonderful romance with a good moral.”
“This is why I continue to read tor.com fiction. It was amazing and I recommend it to everyone. Merged review: This is why I continue to read tor.com fiction. It was amazing and I recommend it to everyone.”

About Laurie Penny

Laurie Penny is an award-winning author, journalist, screenwriter, essayist, public speaker and activist*. She has written several books, including Bitch Doctrine, Unspeakable Things, and Everything Belongs To The Future. She writes essays, columns, features and gonzo journalism about politics, social justice, pop culture, feminism, technology and mental health and she gets time, she also writes creepy political science fiction. She makes words for money, trouble and social change for lots and lots of places including The Guardian, Longreads, Time Magazine, Buzzfeed, The New York Times, Vice, Salon, The Nation, The New Statesman, The New Inquiry, Tor.com and Medium. When she’s not on the road, Laurie is based between London and Los Angeles.

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