The Summer Prince, by Alaya Dawn Johnson

I'm an artist, after all, and I live for spectacle, for the construction of emotional states and the evocation of suppressed feelings. I can appreciate what Enki has done with his election--the way he subverted it while simultaneously triumphing within its rules. I don't envy Queen Oreste in her efforts to manage him during this year. The summer kings of moon years might not have any political clout, but I think grandes underestimate the power of desire.