02346cam a22003493u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000210011324500170013426400510015130000470020233600260024933700260027533800360030149000460033750000310038350801140041452012350052853400450176365300230180865300180183165300410184983000460189085600430193699900170197924973UtSlPG20260610133554.0mcr n260607r2008||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPS1 aDerreaux, Gaston14aThe Sun King 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2008  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier1 aProduced from Amazing Stories April 1949.  aRelease date is 2008-04-01  aProduced by Greg Weeks, Stephen Blundell and the Online
Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net  a"The Sun King" by Gaston Derreaux is a historical fiction tale written in the mid-20th century. The narrative unfolds in a fantastical version of an ancient world, focusing on themes of divine intervention and the moral decay of civilization, particularly within the context of the city of Oas. It explores the conflict between the worship of an old god, Mazda, and the brutal reign of King So-qi, who embodies the corruption and sinfulness of his people.  The story follows Too-che, a virgin who miraculously gives birth to a child prophesied to bring change to the oppressive rule of King So-qi. As So-qi orders her execution, believing her claims of divine conception to be lies, Too-che finds refuge with Chojon, a songmaker who loves her. The narrative evolves as the child, named Zarathustra, begins to reveal his extraordinary nature and foretell a new order. In the end, after a series of tragic events and a massacre of innocent children ordered by So-qi, the king is overthrown, and Asha, a wise philosopher, takes his place. The people come to embrace a new faith centered around worshiping Zarathustra, marking a significant shift from their previous idolatry and cruelty. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aHistorical fiction  aShort stories  aZoroastrianism -- History -- Fiction 0aProduced from Amazing Stories April 1949.40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/24973  c65974d65974