A Story in the Download Universe
This story is a sequel to BENNIE DOWNLOADS MARYA that first appeared on Bewildering Stories issue #181, January 2006, and to SATHYA DOWNLOADS BENNIE that that first appeared on Bewildering Stories issue #201, June 2006. It is not necessary that you read those stories first, but some things in this story will be clearer if you do.
When Eira survives a fall that should have erased her, her body becomes a spectacle before she ever regains consciousness. Immobilized in a hospital bed, she watches as images of her unconscious form spread across the world, transforming private suffering into public property—and tragedy into profit. As fame and money grow faster than her recovery, Eira must confront a life reshaped by forces she never chose.
A woman awakes to a nightmarish world of erotic pain and torture administered by inhuman hands... or does she? NOTE: parts of this story are not for the faint of heart... you've been warned. Enjoy!
Aidan's new hobby is metal detecting. His wife Edie doesn't like what he finds buried in their backyard. Is it a Viking hoard? Beware what you dig up in the name of a hobby.