In the Shadow of Scythe

by Matt Moore

An idealistic engineer, Archie didn’t hesitate to volunteer for the relief effort into the zone devastated by a meteor some called Scythe, others Star Wormwood.But when betrayed, Archie is forced to become a killer in order to survive. Returning home months later, he finds a changed world. His former friend and mentor, Daniel Deanne, has grown from a simple entrepreneur into a celebrity, a guru and the man some consider the last hope to prevent environmental collapse. Except Archie has learned it was Deanne who betrayed him. And Deanne has other plans than saving the world.Offered the chance at revenge, Archie must choose between saving his own life or killing the saviour of mankind."In the Shadow of Scythe" is a thriller about the dangers of extremism, ideology and unquestioning devotion."In the Shadow of Scythe" is available in Touch the Sky, Embrace the Dark and was first published in Leading Edge, Issue #62.

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First published November 25, 2013

About the author

I'm an author, columnist and poet whose works have appeared in On Spec, Leading Edge, The Ottawa Citizen, Jamais Vu, The Drabblecast, and more. I won the Prix Aurora Award for poetry in 2018, been nominated seven other times in various categories, and twice been shortlisted for the Sunburst Award in short fiction.

Beyond writing, I'm a contributing editor for AE: The Canadian Science Fiction Review.

Raised in small-town New England, a place rich with legends and ghost stories, I now live in Ottawa, Ontario.

Find more at mattmoorewrites.com.

Reviews

[Rae Roy · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really enjoyed the story. I think it would make a great novel.