Because it’s a novella, to give any details about the plot beyond the basic set-up feels like spoilers, so I’ll steer clear.Ī lot of what Le Guin is doing here is about the worldbuilding rather than the plot (though the plot is compelling). Although the plot draws in a wider circle of characters, the plot is really about the relationships between these three men and what occurs as a result of them. There are three point-of-view characters: Davidson, one of the colonial commanders who despises the Athsheans but loves a bit of murder and pillaging Lyubov, an anthropologist who has come to respect and care for the Athsheans, including learning their language and Selver, the main Athshean protagonist, who has become friends with Lyubov and has a long-standing grudge against Davidson for reasons that become apparent. It focuses on their enslavement of the native Athshean population, as well as other interactions between the two races. This novella is the tale of humans (Terrans) colonising Athshe, which they call New Tahiti.
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