“The Temporary King”
| Title | “The Temporary King” |
| Year for Search | 1987 |
| Authors | McAuley, Paul J[ames](b. 1955) |
| Secondary Title | The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction |
| Volume / Edition | 72.1 (428) |
| Pagination | 74-94 |
| Date Published | January 1987 |
| ISSN Number | 00024-984X |
| Keywords | English author, Male author |
| Annotation | In the story a mother is telling her child about growing up in an enclave established by the Marginal Cultures Council (MCC) which was a traditional agricultural community with traditional gender roles and no technology. None of the inhabitants (three generations are depicted) know that there is an advanced technological society nearby. After it is revealed, many leave for the city. |
| Additional Publishers | Rev. in his A Very British History: The Best Science Fiction Stories of Paul McAuley, 1985-2011 (Hornsea, Eng.: PS Publishing, 2013), 23-49 with an author’s note on 425. |
| Author Note | (b. 1955) |
| Full Text | 1987 McAuley, Paul J[ames] (b. 1955). “The Temporary King.” The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction 72.1 (428) (January 1987): 74-94. Rev. in his A Very British History: The Best Science Fiction Stories of Paul McAuley, 1985-2011 (Hornsea, Eng.: PS Publishing, 2013), 23-49 with an author’s note on 425. PSt In the story a mother is telling her child about growing up in an enclave established by the Marginal Cultures Council (MCC) which was a traditional agricultural community with traditional gender roles and no technology. None of the inhabitants (three generations are depicted) know that there is an advanced technological society nearby. After it is revealed, many leave for the city. |
