The Con

<p><strong>My god! It's full of starfruit!</strong></p><p><br></p><p>A hotel hosts a science fiction convention a meeting of the Jane Austen Society and just possibly an extraterrestrial presence. Enter a middle-aged SF fan with a troubled past a lonely Janeite a pair of genius fangirls a nerd power couple a duo of geeky brothers Miss Austen's most disreputable character and an elite athlete epically out of her element.</p><p><br></p><p>And of course Azogo of Uirtkauwea'ki.</p><p><br></p><p>Through syllabus and syllabub cosplay and quests a robot battle in a parking garage an intoxicated visit to the Augur of Quaoar an intimate three-body problem and an Anglican LARP our heroes must answer the cosmic question: does anything we do matter? Or is it all just a con?</p><p><br></p><p>Includes related stories Troll Bridge and Do You See What I See?</p>