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The Con
Fri Mar 05 2021 at 22:29:00
This is the story of a convention. Two conventions, actually, both booked into the same Canadianhotel on the same weekend. One con is a very traditional science fiction convention; the other is a weekend-long meeting of the Jane Austen Society.
And because you can t write about conventions without writing about people, this book is about a large-ish group of people attending one or the other con.
There s Telfryn Tyde, a middle-aged geek with a history of mental illness; Brian and Augusta Slesak, married nerds with secrets; Patti Washington and Chelsea Ashe, supergeeks supreme; Thomas and Mark, nerd brothers chasing girls; Denise Moon, frustrated musician; Kate the Athlete, attending a con she doesn t understand solely to chase her love; and Lady Susan Vernon or rather, the hardcore roleplayercosplaying as the minor Jane Austen character.
Starring: Attiya Khan
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