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This novelette, free online here at Beneath Ceaseless Skies, is a 2017 Nebula award nominee. Review first posted at Fantasy Literature: This Greek mythology-inspired novelette alternates between the voices of two nameless narrators. The first, the guardian of the Orangery, lives a solitary life, caring for and protecting the trees that are in her keeping, who were once human women. The trees’ startled shrieking one day warns her of an intruder: Apollo has come, searching for Daphne, whom he stil...
Nebula finalist. It was ok. Didn't make much sense to me. Fantasy.
The story is told by two narrators, both connected to the same place, the Orangery, a special natural preserve that shelters women that escaped from the abuse of men, turning into trees. One of the narrator is the guardian, living a life of solitude and isolation at the center of the orangery. The other narrator is the guide, bringing new people every day among the verdant residents. I liked the story, I liked how it borrows elements from the Greek mythology, and how they are used as allegories
A striking story about predatory men and the choices women make to escape them, told through the framework of Greek myth.This worked really well for me. Will be seeking out more by the author.
