Kirinyaga

A collection of short stories set on an Earth-like planet in a utopian society based on the ancient homelands of the Kikuyu and Maasai peoples of Africa. Each of the stories is narrated by the spiritual leader of the community, a man who insists that there be no modern machinery or medicine in accordance with the old ways. The individual stories collected in this book have won a combined total of four awards and 10 nominations from various science fiction organizations, and the collection itself was received Japan`s 1999 Seiun Award for Best Overseas Long Fiction. Copyright (C) Muze Inc. 2005. For personal use only. All rights reserved.