There were buildings in the capitol city said to be her creations, towering things of arches and alcoves, rooms that swallowed up every sound, every heartbeat.
Science fiction is (in part) about escaping from the here and now, but when it's good, it's based on reality and experience.
Dragons were not quite so fearsome then, / their fire breath keeping stories soft / like an ironworker's blast furnace.
There were buildings in the capitol city said to be her creations, towering things of arches and alcoves, rooms that swallowed up every sound, every heartbeat.
