6/26/2023 0 Comments Cyberabad days![]() ![]() Once the girl is no longer a goddess (she is only allowed to be the devi so long as none of her blood leaves her body, hence until puberty at the latest) she is able to find her own way to be a goddess through technology. ![]() "The Little Goddess" was a Hugo nominee for Best Novella in 2006 and details a young girl's journey in being the earthly incarnation of Taleju, who vowed to return to earth only in the form of a girl from a low caste. Woven throughout all of the seven stories are the results of tampering with nature too much- a huge drought in India which causes the Water War and an over abundance of sons all fighting to find a wife. ![]() This is a place where the mystical past mingles with the technologically advanced future, replacing djinns with aeais and gods with genetically manipulated Brahmins. All of the stories explore a future India, one which I have learned, is featured in his novel River of Gods. Cyberabad Days is a collection of short stories by award winning author science fiction Ian McDonald. ![]()
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