Out today is another episode of The BCS Audio Vault: 016: Blighted Heart by Aliette de Bodard, a tale of duty and sacrifice and cost in an Aztec-influenced world.

It’s introduced by the author, explaining her particular fondness for the story, one of the first shorter pieces she wrote, and her first foray into Aztec culture, and its themes of duty and sacrifice and paying the cost for actions taken.

To hear new episodes of The BCS Audio Vault, including stories by Marissa Lingen, M. Bennardo, and Chris Willrich and introductions by Aliette de Bodard, Rajan Khanna and Lou Anders, subscribe to The BCS Audio Vault via RSS feed or look for it on iTunes.