The Eye of the Heron

The Eye of the Heron by Ursula K. Le Guin (Tor, 1978) On the planet Victoria, the people of Shantih Town live alongside the people of the City. When a group of townspeople scout and find a good place for a new settlement, they tell the City of their plans to send some of their people north. But the councillors of the City—the bosses—refuse to let them go. Luz, a daughter of one of the bosses, gets wind of the council’s plans, and becomes angry: at her father for refusing to see reason, at the handsome but entitled man he expects her to marry, at the passive old townswoman who advises her to stop and think. But Luz isn’t thinking, she’s walking, towards her own freedom, and theirs. View this post on the web, reply via email, or become a supporter.