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The Mysterious Study of Doctor Sex

Tamsyn Muir

First published July 2020
Type Short Fiction
Length Novelette
Series The Locked Tomb

From Tor.com as of 2020-09-18: "Each of the Empire's houses keeps secrets, even from themselves. For the bookish academics of the Sixth, every secret is a mystery, and every mystery is a puzzle to be solved or a paper to be published. Deep in the bowels of their house, one such secret is about to reveal itself. The study of the famed academic Donald Sex, sealed since the moment of his death, is about to open, and archivists are ready to dissect what he left behind. They are not ready for the macabre surprise that awaits them. Enter Palamedes Sextus and Camilla Hect, age thirteen."

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Date Publication Publisher Type Page
July 2020 Tor.com, July 29 2020 Tor.com MAGAZINE |1
January 2021 Cover Some of the Best from Tor.com: 2020 Edition Tor.com Anthology |58