# Fiction

Finished long-form fiction promoted from Aetheria's developmental story rooms.

## Novellas

- [[The Burden of Proof]] - A warm black comedy of pirate doctrine, repeated tactical failure, worker authority, cognition, and the difficult distinction between being needed and being chosen. [Download EPUB](/static/fiction/the-burden-of-proof.epub)
- [[The Body That Asks]] - A political mecha academy thriller about five cadets, one damaged machine person, and an institution trying to manufacture the power of a family that can refuse itself and remain. [Download EPUB](/static/fiction/the-body-that-asks.epub)