What Doesn't Kill You

by Michelle Ann King

A dark fantasy e-short of 4,500 words.

'What Doesn't Kill You' is one of the 11 short stories of science fiction, fantasy and horror collected in Transient Tales Volume 1

They evacuated people, in the the early days of the Blight. They sealed off the affected areas and posted guards. They provided protection, issued reassurances. They put their top scientists to work on finding a solution.

They don't do any of that any more.

But even if everyone else is giving up, Olivia's determined to find a way to survive. To adapt.

Because what doesn't kill you makes you stronger.

Or different, at least.

20 pages, Kindle Edition

First published February 23, 2013

About the author

Michelle Ann King is a speculative fiction writer from Essex, England. Her work has appeared in over ninety different venues, including Interzone, Strange Horizons, and Orson Scott Card’s Intergalactic Medicine Show. She has published two collections of short stories, available in ebook and paperback from Amazon and other online retailers, and is currently at work on her third. Visit www.transientcactus.co.uk for details.

Reviews

[Andy Ritchie · Rating 4 out of 5]

An enjoyable short story with an intriguing take on the Apocalypse. Worth a look!