Аннотация
THE ACTORS
by ELEANOR ARNASON
A Hwarhath Historical Romance
THERE WERE TWO WOMEN who fell in love. At first this was no problem. Their families were allies and trading partners whose ships plied the narrow ocean between the coast of Sorg and the Great Southern Continent.
The northern family was Sorg itself. Numerous, prosperous, clever and arrogant, these folk gave their name to an entire region.
In recent centuries the coast of Sorg has been improved in many ways: land drained and turned to agriculture, canals dug to carry away excess water and for transportation. The coastal people still prefer boats to the railroad, which they claim is noisy, dirty and unnatural. "If the Goddess had meant us to ride
on iron rails, she would not have given us so much water."
Most of the year a steady wind blows off the ocean. Modem silent windmills stand everywhere, their metal blades flashing &q...
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