"The Age of Ice", Liz Williams

SS ASFM (Asimov’s Science Fiction) Apr/May 2006 – science fiction
On Mars in the far-future, The Matriarchy of Caud is preparing for war with Winterstike. Hestia Memar of Winterstrike is furtively searching the destroyed library of Caud for rumored information. The story includes a flayed warrior, scissor-women, and weird haunt-tech.

This short story is packed with ideas. There is technology I could relate to, and technology not unlike dark fantasy. I wonder if Liz Williams has more fiction set in this world. I liked this.