Merus Posted January 28, 2014 I hate that I'm using a full thread for this, but: I read a short story once about a money changer in a vaguely Victorian city, who is challenged by a bored noble to calculate the exchange rate for various currencies, including, in the end, the life of a man. The story had a lot of detail about the underlying concepts of currency exchange, and apparently it's a hallmark of the author. Can't for the life of me remember what it was called, or who wrote it. Does anyone recall a story like this? A quick Google search brings me no joy. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SilentBtAmazing Posted January 29, 2014 Any chance you are referring to Daniel Abraham's The Cambist and Lord Iron? The details are slightly different but thought it was worth suggesting Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Merus Posted January 29, 2014 That's the one! Here's the story, for those interested: http://www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/the-cambist-and-lord-iron-a-fairy-tale-of-economics/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites