Ursula lived just down the street. I should have paid her a visit. She was, after all, my first taste of a world I would spend the next forty years or so enthusiastically wallowing in. A Wizard of Earthsea was the very first fantasy/sci-fi book I ever read. Ursula K. Le Guin then led me to Heinlein, Farmer, Laumer, Asimov, Clarke, Foster and all the others who followed. Great times, great reads.
When I went on a domain name collecting spree back in the late 90’s I picked up wizardearth.com (inoperable right now), partially because of Le Guin and her Wizard and EarthSea naming. I may have to find a host and revitalize that domain with, oh, wordpress indie-authors who publish in the same general genres (and a place to hang my own pending titles).
Good bye Ursula, and thanks for all the fantastic rides.
Anonymole - apocryphal agitators 
Ever read “The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas” by Le Guin? Great story.
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So, where would it fall on YOUR Alpha-Omega list?
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This is a short story so I’ll speak in short story rankings. “The Ones who Walk Away from Omelas” would fall above “The Last Question” by Asimov, but underneath “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson.
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I enjoyed the Last Question, which I’d put at about a Theta… (smile).
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Are those first two sentences true?
I’ve never read any of her books, that I can remember. Give me your most solid recommendation. 🙂
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A: true, B: plausible.
I’d hit goodreads for recommends. The series I read those decades ago was Earthsea – which may be a bit dated now, but I’m fairly certain, self contained, and timeless.
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