![]() ![]() They are powerful and violent (the narrator befriends a teenaged girl whom her father had raped and enslaved), and have been successful in war, but there are hints that this may end. The narrator's story continues as turbulent times come to her country. As we quickly gather, the story is set in a land where religion and monarchy are intertwined: "God" is the joint King and Queen, as it were. After God dies, she will marry her younger brother and they will jointly be God. The narrator is the only daughter of God. "The Birthday of the World" ( F&SF, June 2002) is another fine effort. Le Guin's stories are always worth looking forward to. In honor of what would have been Ursula Le Guin's 89th birthday, here's a selection of my reviews of some of her stories - all pieces published after I started reviewing, so fairly late in her career. ![]()
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