title: Father's Kill
text: # Father's Kill
  
  "Father's Kill" is a 2009 fantasy short story by Christopher Green.
  
  ## Background
  
  "Father's Kill" was first published on 27 August 2009 in Beneath Ceaseless Skies #24, published by Firkin Press. It was one of two stories featured in the magazine, the other being "Sorrow’s Blade" by Rita Oakes. "Father's Kill" was a joint-winner of the 2009 Aurealis Award for best fantasy short story, winning alongside Ian McHugh's "Once a Month, On a Sunday".
  
  