![]() ![]() Children in the world of the Tensorate are raised without gender, and physical differences between the sexes are suppressed by slackcraft. When the twins are almost seventeen, they undergo gender confirmation. Mokoya suffers psychologically from the effects of her nightmares, creating strain between the twins. Mokoya begins to have dreams which prophesy future events, particularly events involving violence any attempt to prevent these prophecies from occurring is impossible. The children train their slackcraft with the monks of the monastery, becoming proficient in the usage of their powers. As payment for the Grand Monastery's help in suppressing a rebellion, she sends her twin children Akeha and Mokoya to them. She opposes the development of technology for non-Tensor use and violently oppresses her populace at any hint of rebellion. Sanao Hekate, The Protector, rules her empire with the help of Tensors, people who can control elemental forces known as the Slack. It was nominated for the Hugo Award for Best Novella, Locus Award for Best Novella, and World Fantasy Award for Best Novella. It is one of the first two novellas in the Tensorate series, the other being The Red Threads of Fortune. The story centers around the twin children of the Protector, whose magic powers cause them to become entangled in the political machinations of their mother. The Black Tides of Heaven is a 2017 LGBT fantasy novella by Singaporean author Neon Yang. ![]()
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