The/Time, Like an Ever-Rolling Stream Ragged World (Magill’s Guide to Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature)
At a glance:
- Author: Judith Moffett
- Type of Work: Novels
- Type of Plot: Science fiction—invasion story
- Time of Work: 1990-2026
- Setting: Earth
- Genres: Long fiction, Science fiction
- Subjects: Future, Twenty-first century, 1990’s, AIDS, Earth, Environment or environmental health, Aliens, space
- Locales: Earth
The Plot
The Hefn are a race of hairy, gnomelike aliens who exist in some kind of relationship with an unseen race, the Gafr. Though never made explicit, this relationship has overtones of servitude, worship, symbiosis, sex-uality, and procreation. In the seventeenth century, some of the Hefn rebelled against the Gafr and were punished by being marooned on Earth in England and Sweden. Their furtive nocturnal existence reinforced the legends of the mythical Hobs in England and tomtes in Sweden.
In 2006, the Hefn return for their crewmates but, unable to locate any...
[The entire page is 1424 words long]
Join eNotes
Over 3,500 study guides, question and answer forums, literature criticism, reference content, and much more!
See Also
