‘A Sojourn in the Fifth City’ by P H Lee
io9 is proud to present fiction from LIGHTSPEED MAGAZINE. Once a month, we feature a story from LIGHTSPEED’s current issue. This month’s selection is “A Sojourn in the Fifth City” by P H Lee. You can read the story below or listen to the podcast on LIGHTSPEED’s website. Enjoy!The Painted Skeletons of ÇatalhöyükA Sojourn in the Fifth CityThe coffin she carried had felt like an imposition at first—a holy imposition! a welcome imposition! but an imposition nonetheless. But by now she had carried it on her shoulders out…