The Memory Police Octavia E. Butler but he’s loath to take

but he’s loath to take the throne when his aunt steps down

she meets—and becomes one of—the lucky

it’s the only land that could absorb her power

Only the lucky ones have escaped to space colonies in the sky

The Memory Police Octavia E. Butler but he’s loath to takeOn an unnamed island off an unnamed coast, objects are disappearing: first hats, then ribbons, birds, rosesuntil things become much more serious. Most of the island's inhabitants are oblivious to these changes, while those few imbued with the power to recall the lost objects live in fear of the draconian Memory Police, who are committed to ensuring that what has disappeared remains forgotten. When a young woman who is struggling to maintain her career