Classic Short Science Fiction Stories · various

The Sun King

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The infant Zarathrusta speaks with the voice of god Mazda, declaring he will overthrow the city or destroy it.
In the violent, godless city of Oas, the virgin Touche gives birth to a child who is the vessel for the god Mazda. As the infant Zarathrusta speaks divine prophecies, the tyrannical King Soki orders the death of all male infants, leading to mass defiance, his own downfall, and the rise of a new religious order.

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A skull-temple tale of tyranny and miracle, told with grim, prophecized force.

The Sun King follows Oas, the capital of Parcia, where King Soki rules from a skull-temple city and sends armies out to return with skulls, gold, and slaves.

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A skull-worshiping king, a hidden child, and a god speaking through helpless flesh.

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