A truly wild ride in an offbeat, inventive world of warrior scientist nuns and a forest on the move to fend off invading aliens. Such a rich and frenetic story, so full of wonder.

The Sisters of Saint Nicola of The Almost Perpetual Motion vs the Lurch is a 20–30 minute short story by Garth Nix, and I devoured it in a single sitting. Find it here:

• Read for free on Tor.com
• Buy a copy from Amazon to read on your Kindle (US, UK, AU, CA)
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