A series of vicious wars - the 'Wars of Devastation' - have left populations decimated, with far fewer men than women. Atrocities during those wars have resulted in the overturning of many human rights; women are devalued and slavery enshrined in law. One junior officer returns to a society he barely recognises...
Size: 23 KB (4,387 words)
Genre: Romantic
Sex Contents: Some Sex
Tags: Ma/Fa, Consensual, Slavery, Heterosexual, Fiction, Post Apocalypse
Review by anim8ed [other reviews by anim8ed]
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Moral dilemmas abound in the short story The Auction by Tedbiker. The story takes place in a post-apocalyptic dystopia where slavery is legal and life is a struggle. I will not describe the story past the description to avoid spoilers. I will say that there are a number of dilemmas faced by the protagonist Andrew with the situation being the antagonist of the story. Issues include communications, relationship building, slavery versus compassion just to name a few.
Plot is not something that can be developed to any depth in a short story. Having said that Tedbiker does a very credible job of introducing conflict and developing characters in such a short story. I had emotional attachment to the characters and the situation which for myself are the hallmarks of good fiction. Slavery is a component of the story and in the codes though you will not find any scenes of abuse in the story. Any abuse in the story is either hearsay or inferred. I believe this is a very underrated story based on the score given. Ted is from the United Kingdom and does not write in American English. I only mention it as there are some readers whose reading experience is thrown off by non-American English (either UK or Australian). Ted uses UK English grammar, spelling and terms when writing so be warned.
Sexual Content: There are graphic descriptions of sex in the story. I found them to be in harmony with the story and not out of place. Despite the slavery code there are no scenes of BDSM Sex in the story
I highly recommend this story as a well written short story that addresses certain moral dilemmas. For those looking for a BDSM story with sex slaves,this is not that kind of story.
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