Status
Available
Call number
Publication
Duke Classics
Description
Classic Literature. Fiction. Science Fiction. Short Stories. HTML: Imagine being the last remaining priestess in the service of a powerful but aloof god. That's the scenario that propels Andre Norton's fascinating short story, "The Gifts of Asti." Dedicated priestess Varta continues to adhere to her ceremonies, rituals and prayers, even when it appears that Asti isn't listening. Will the god intervene to save Varta from death at the hands of invading hordes?.
User reviews
LibraryThing member LauraBLough
I was hoping that this would be the pre-cursor to a series. I want to know more!
LibraryThing member OgreZed
A quick, easy read and a solid story. Just nothing that got me excited about the story or the characters.
LibraryThing member jjmcgaffey
Well...a rather silly short story, very much in the Norton mold. Magic, or lost science, as a religion; barbarians at the gate, alien ally, man from the past, long-lost colony, and a potential romance - all stuffed into 28 pages, with little exploration of who or why, just events piling on events.
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It ends just as they need to begin interacting as people and not symbols (and I wonder what he thinks of her "crown"...). Not terrible, but there's not much there. Show Less
Original publication date
1948
ISBN
9781620126691
DDC/MDS
| Fic SF Norton |