THE EYE OF THE HERON

This novella originally appeared in 1978, as one of the contributions to Millennial Women, an anthology edited by Virginia Kidd. From the May 1, 1978 Kirkus review: "'The Eye of the Heron'. . . is set on a planet peopled by two separate groups of Terran undesirables: transplanted criminals and exiled pacifists; their heirs have reached the moment of showdown about future courses of development. With its overkill of earnest understatement, it is nearly a parody of this writer's best work." (Inflationary note: the Kidd anthology, with the Le Guin as one of a half-dozen selections, cost $3.00 less than this Le Guin-alone reprint four years later.)