It could almost be a fairy tale version of our very own Sexiest Geeks contest. In fact, its the opening lines of a short story penned by our Sexiest Geek for 2006, as chosen by Wired News readers. It turns out Lada Adamic is as irresistible and multitalented as the hero of the above-mentioned tale (which is sort of sexy itself in between the random disturbing bits -- we were thrilled to discover our winner is an author whose key plot device is ... sex contests).