The Last Items of the Forgotten Hero, or, The Grandchild’s First Dragon

Thirty years after the War of Broken Crowns and the fall of the White-Gold King: Sun-Li had a new adversary to face. “So what do you like to do?” he asked his granddaughter, Antha.

What happens after the hero defeats the villain and wins the war?

Read if you like: Uncle Iroh; the grandchild finds its own uses for things; getting to the other side of something hard and realising you did it, you are free.

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Now available to read for free, reprinted in Flash Fiction Online, September 2025.

Reviewed by Sara L. Uckelman in SFF Reviews: “If you need something beautiful to make you feel a bit better about the world, read this.”

Published in Worlds of Possibility August 2023. (Edited by Julia Rios.)

Reprinted in Flash Fiction Online, September 2025. (Edited by Rebecca Halsey.)

Cover of Worlds of Possibility August 2023. Cover image is a whimsical cartoon of three hedgehogs having a party. One is holding a cake, another one is waving and there is a lemonade jug setup under a table with balloons and streamers. The absolutely delightful cover art of Worlds of Possibility August 2023 is by Anna Kolischyk.