The Terracotta Bride

The Terracotta Bride

<strong>A tale of first love, bad theology and robot reincarnation in the Chinese afterlife.</strong><br /><br />In the tenth court of hell, spirits wealthy enough to bribe the bureaucrats of the underworld can avoid both the torments of hell and the irreversible change of reincarnation.<br /><br />It's a comfortable undeath … even for Siew Tsin. She didn't choose to be married to the richest man in hell, but she's reconciled. Until her husband brings home a new bride. <br /><br />Yonghua is an artificial woman crafted from terracotta. What she is may change hell for good. <em>Who</em> she is will transform Siew Tsin. And as they grow closer, the mystery of Yonghua's creation will draw Siew Tsin into a conspiracy where the stakes are eternal life – or a very final death.<br /><br />THE TERRACOTTA BRIDE is an 11,000-word standalone fantasy novelette.