A knight becomes mutinous after a 100 days of dragon fire. A combat vet prefers the void of war to home and peace. An inhuman creature is more than capable of mercy in a haunted cathedral. A lizard and monster start a friendship in the shadow of arrows. A young woman is denied the chance to be herself. Two techs floating in space can’t remember their login information. Rats have feelings too, as this kingdom found out. Goblins aren’t as evil as the ones that hunt them. A long battle in deep space makes nightmares live everywhere. A demonic and hungry forest with a slight sense of kindness. A lonely factory would rather have purpose than nothing. A weapon survives longer than the man wielding it. A monster is going to become a father, and watches a human with the same predicament.
For a short story collection it's one of the better ones I've ever read. I love how the author puts his thoughts of each story in the Afterwards section of the book. I would read the story and then read the Afterwards for that story and get a more in depth look at how the story came into being. Some of the stories ended with me going "wow" and other "no way" and then " I want more." Hard to put it down to say the least.