In my mid-twenties, I visited Ostia Antica, a massive archaeological site just outside of Rome. As different as the Romans were from the culture and the world I grew up in, the city itself felt remarkably familiar: a cemetery, a main street, a theater. Just around the corner from the churches and temples was a little sports bar with mosaics of favorite wrestlers on the floor. You can just imagine a rowdy crowd leaving weekend worship and heading to the local bar for wings and a cold one (or, in the Roman case, lamb with garum and an amphora of wine). It was a reminder that, as humans, more ties us together than keeps us apart.
Karen Osborne
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Read an Excerpt From Karen Osborne’s SF Debut Architects of Memory
Millions died after the first contact. An alien weapon holds the key to redemption—or annihilation. We’re excited to share an excerpt from Karen Osborne’s unforgettable science fiction debut, Architects of Memory—available September 8th from Tor Books!