Dec 25, 2009

The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas | About the Author

Ursula K. Le Guin is one of science fiction's most popular writers. She is also one of the genre's most respected. Through her novels, which feature fantastic universes and fictional societies, she explores the idea of dualities, concepts that feature two opposing forces, like chaos versus order or harmony versus rebellion. Le Guin stresses the importance of balancing these forces in order to achieve wholeness in life. Her most famous novels include the Earthsea Trilogy, The Left Hand of Darkness (1969), and The Lathe of Heaven (1971), which explore themes common to all her...