Love in the Balance

by David D. Levine

Overview

War divides families, friends, lovers. It takes no prisoners and offers no mercy. So when Theophile Nundaemon faces his former lover in thaumaturgical battle between airships and floating cities, he knows the rules of war still apply. But the rules of love still apply as well. “Love in the Balance” originally appeared in the critically acclaimed anthology All-Star Zeppelin Adventure Stories.

“Love in the Balance,” a short story, is also available as part of Space Magic, an award-winning collection of science fiction and fantasy stories by David D. Levine.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940016105338
Publisher:	Book View Café
Publication date:	12/16/2012
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	283 KB

About the Author

David D. Levine’s short stories have appeared in Asimov’s, F&SF, Analog, Realms of Fantasy, and numerous other magazines, websites, and anthologies, including four Year’s Best volumes (two SF, two Fantasy). He’s won a Hugo (Best Short Story, for “Tk’Tk’Tk”) and has received many other awards and nominations. David likes to think of himself as a writer who takes the classic ideas of Golden Age SF and gives them a fresh, up-to-date presentation… the SF equivalent of a New Beetle or Mini Cooper.

David lives in Portland, Oregon, where he’s spent more than half his life, and is now happily retired after working for 24 years at Tektronix, Intel, and McAfee. He co-edits the fanzine Bento with his wife, Kate Yule, and his website is at daviddlevine.com.

Editorial Reviews

The anthology is a lot of fun in a sly, sardonic way; the best stories here are by David D. Levine and Benjamin Rosenbaum…

Locus - Gardner Dozois

The formality of this setting, interhouse warfare with the feel of Dune, and love between a man and an intelligent airship forced to fight make this a truly great SF tale.

Tangent Online - Jason Fischer

A few stories here feature zeppelins as living beasts — an idea I find irresistible. … In David D. Levine’s “Love in the Balance,” intelligent zeppelins are ships in a war between floating “houses,” involving zombies, a hint of baroque politics, and ex-lovers on opposite sides.

Locus - Rich Horton

This tale, with its exquisite prose and beautifully imagined details, evokes a very dark Jack Vance.

SF Site - Sherwood Smith