Appendix
Before there was Scale-Bright, there were short stories. While they aren't necessary to enjoy the novella itself, they have been included for completeness, in chronological order. All stories take place before Scale-Bright.
"The Crows Her Dragon's Gate" (first published in Beneath Ceaseless Skies, 2013. Ed. Scott H. Andrews). The story of Xihe, the mother of suns, when she was young and the world was new: how she met her husband, lost herself, and found it again.
"Woman of the Sun, Woman of the Moon" (first published in GigaNotoSaurus, 2012. Ed. Ann Leckie). Houyi rose in heaven, bow and arrow in hand: the hunt was her joy, the slaying of demons her delight. But most delightful was a serving girl called Chang'e.
"Chang'e Dashes from the Moon" (first published in Expanded Horiz
