A Matter of Oracles

by Kaye Boesme

After graduating, Tilōno is excited to begin her career as a librarian, hoping to focus on life sciences research support — her passion. But when she receives news of her appointment, she finds herself summoned to the Hall of Oracles, a secure collection that holds many centuries of texts collected from oracular sites around the world. Just as she is starting to settle in, a reference question leads her into the stacks to find precious books sabotaged and pages missing. To solve the mystery and safeguard the Hall's critical collections, Tilōno must join forces with Tilsa, the Hall's inexperienced new director. Together, they must navigate their differences to unravel the truth of what happened.

 

A MATTER OF ORACLES is a hieropoeic speculative novella that explores the transition to adulthood, the power of libraries, and the importance of mentorship. Readers who enjoy conlangs, non-Earth settings, and ancient deities may enjoy this story.

144 pages, Kindle Edition

Published October 9, 2024

About the author

Kaye Boesme is a poet, conlanger, and writer. She has completed one podcast, Epiphany, an infodystopian story about a lesbian dealing with grief while solving an extremist conspiracy. Her speculative poetry has appeared in Kaleidotrope and Illumen, and she has a short story out in The Society of Misfit Stories Presents. Her religious poetry has been published in Eternal Haunted Summer and the anthologies Seasons of Grace and With Lyre and Bow. She has self-published one book of poetry, Acts of Speech, a volume of religious poetry that explores religious speech in performative, public, and private contexts. Boesme has a background in library and information science.