‘Westwind’ by Mo Holkar is set in a retro-near-future of economic depression and hardship. Citizens struggle through lives of meaningless daily toil, under a benevolent but remote ruler. But the ruler has a servant, Westwind, who moves secretly among the people, disguised as one of them. And at the end of each day, Westwind reports to the ruler all of the acts of kindness and generosity that they have witnessed being performed – so that those people can be rewarded accordingly.
‘Westwind’ is inspired by the short story of the same name, by Gene Wolfe (1973).
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