Covenant (short story)
"Covenant" is a 2014 science fiction short story by Elizabeth Bear. It was first published in the anthology Hieroglyph.Synopsis
A former serial killer — the beneficiary of "rightminding", a process that cures psychopathy by forcibly bestowing empathy — finds herself in a very dangerous situation.Reception
"Covenant" was a finalist for the 2015 Locus Award for Best Short Story. SF Signal considered it to be 'suspenseful' and 'fairly riveting', with 'n interesting premise'. Daniel Keys Moran stated that the story made him "wish were a member of SFWA, so could vote on the Nebulas."
