![]() ![]() After destroying much of the city, a fair portion of the army accepts. The two groups are destined for war, but how can the peaceful Califia defend themselves against the Steward’s Army? They do so by inviting the rampaging army to join them and live with them. Male toddlers are tortured into becoming soldiers without names or the ability to do anything but follow orders. Women are chattel and bound to men through marriage or sexual slavery. They don’t grow food – only soldiers and weapons. They are oppressive Christians who support their elite through slavery and military conquest. The other city is where the Stewards live. Califia’s citizens become poets, healers, and artists, making their city as beautiful as possible. ![]() They share everything and are guided by a council of older wise women who dream the future. It is filled with gardens, and its citizens never go hungry. The story focuses on two of these city-states in what was formerly California. In the first book called The Fifth Sacred Thing, there is a cataclysmic event that breaks the U.S. ![]() That is exactly what you’d expect from the author of The Spiral Dance and this may be appealing to Goddess worshippers based on that fact alone. ![]() Instead of being survivalist porn centered around bullets and beans, the two books are written from an eco-feminist point of view. Both books are works of post-apocalyptic fiction.The series differs from most books in this genre. City of Refuge is the sequel to Starhawk’s novel T he Fifth Sacred Thing. ![]()
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