A Noble Endeavor

"A Noble Endeavor" is a short story by American author Lucy A. Snyder.
==Synopsis==
Set in an alternate timeline where clockwork men are replacing human labourers and flying machines dot the skies, a young black slave girl is called to help one of her plantation masters in his laboratory. The man, who has a dark vision of eugenics, plans to use the fruits of his labour to travel through time, but an accident summons forth a powerful entity which grants the girl a wish; she uses this wish to wipe the dark side of human nature from history, but her course of action has a drastic effect on the dominant lifeforms of Earth…
==Characters==
*Mariette, a young slave on a Deep South plantation.
*Dr. Bronson, a twisted scientist with a goal of racial annihilation.
*Ylem, a cosmic entity of seemingly limitless power.
==Publication History==
"A Noble Endeavor" has appeared in the anthologies Steampunk Universe (2018), Garden of Eldritch Delights (2018) and the Weirdbook Annual 2 (2019).
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Category:Lucy A. Snyder works