Story can be found at: Family Business
Kicking this off with one of my favourite authors, Adrian Tchaikovsky. For all the hype about Sanderson's writing speed, not many people know Tchaikovsky is neck to neck with him in the output department.
I liked the worldbuilding in this one, lots of hints about the lore dropped left and right, while keeping a fast pace. Ironically considering my intro above, it reminds me a lot of Sanderson's Cosmere and the bunch of misfit vagrants travelling through it. I suppose it's a pretty common trope in epic fantasy. The ending does leave something to be desired, it reads more like a prologue than a standalone story.
(This was reposted because the first post didn't federate well due to new community issues)