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The Cambist and Lord Iron: A Fairy Tale of Economics

Posted on April 28, 2008January 8, 2025 by eidolon

The best reading I’ve ever attended was at Bubonicon, two years ago, when Daniel Abraham read his novelette, The Cambist and Lord Iron: A Fairy Tale of Economics.

It’s now up for a Hugo award, and deservedly so. Stop what you’re doing right now and go read Daniel’s story. Seriously. It’s that good. You’ll thank me.


Daniel workshopped The Cambist at Rio Hondo a couple of years ago. I’ll be up there in a couple of weeks, and the story I’m struggling to write for the workshop was, in fact, partially inspired by The Cambist.


I hope Daniel enjoys my homage, The Money-Changer Guy and King Aluminum.

2 thoughts on “The Cambist and Lord Iron: A Fairy Tale of Economics”

  1. ChiaLynn says:
    July 17, 2010 at 12:04 pm

    I read that one in The Year’s Best – it’s a wonderful story.

  2. Ian says:
    July 17, 2010 at 12:11 pm

    It is. Absolutely. I kind of turn green with envy whenever I think about it. It might be one of my all-time favorite pieces of short fiction.

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