The Emporium

The young life of Thaddeus J. Styx takes a brutal and terrifying turn when his kidnapper delivers him to Wadi, an outlaw stronghold two light-years from home. Styx escapes his captor with the help of a small robotic dog, but soon learns his only chance for survival will be by gaining the favors of Sibylla, a beautiful woman who lives in the mysterious enclave known as The Emporium. "The Emporium," semifinalist in the 2011 Writers of the Future Contest and winner of the 2011 Royal Palm...
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The young life of Thaddeus J. Styx takes a brutal and terrifying turn when his kidnapper delivers him to Wadi, an outlaw stronghold two light-years from home. Styx escapes his captor with the help of a small robotic dog, but soon learns his only chance for survival will be by gaining the favors of Sibylla, a beautiful woman who lives in the mysterious enclave known as The Emporium. "The Emporium," semifinalist in the 2011 Writers of the Future Contest and winner of the 2011 Royal Palm Literary Awards, is the 2012 debut novella of science fiction author L. H. Davis. This product is a novella. Approx. word count: 14,522