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On August 1, 2018 By Andrew G LockhartIn Book Review, Science fiction and fantasy, short storiesLeave a comment

Unchosen Love by Ursula K LeGuin This, the third story in the collection The Birthday of the World, is set on a planet called O, where ideas of sex and family are even more bizarre than on Gethen or Seggri. [See my two previous posts, here and here.] 'When I explained our concept of incest …

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Sixteen To One

On July 29, 2018 By Andrew G LockhartIn Book Review, Science fiction and fantasy, short stories1 Comment

The Matter of Seggri by Ursula K LeGuin 'Their gender inbalance has produced a society in which .... the men have all the privilege and the women have all the power.' The Matter of Seggri is the second story in LeGuin's collection The Birthday of the World. It depicts a planet where the ratio of …

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