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	==Publications and editions==		==Publications and editions==
	* 1978, in ''[[Millennial Women]]'', edited by [[Virginia Kidd]], U.S., Delacorte Press (Dell Publishing), ISBN-10: 0440055997, ISBN-13: 978-0440055990, pp. 305, 1978, hardcover		* 1978, in ''[[Millennial Women]]'', edited by [[Virginia Kidd]], U.S., Delacorte Press (Dell Publishing), ISBN-10: 0440055997, ISBN-13: 978-0440055990, pp. 305, 1978, hardcover
	* 1979, in ''[[Millennial Women]]'', edited by [[Virginia Kidd]], Dell Publishing, ISBN-10: 0440163013, ISBN-13: 978-0440163015, April 1979~~, serial?~~		* 1979, in ''[[Millennial Women]]'', edited by [[Virginia Kidd]], Dell Publishing, ISBN-10: 0440163013, ISBN-13: 978-0440163015, April 1979.
	* 1980, in ''The Eye of the Heron and Other Stories'', edited by [[Virginia Kidd]], UK, Panther Books (Granada Publishing), ISBN-10 0586050892, pp. 251, 5 June 1980, softcover		* 1980, in ''The Eye of the Heron and Other Stories'', edited by [[Virginia Kidd]], UK, Panther Books (Granada Publishing), ISBN-10 0586050892, pp. 251, 5 June 1980, softcover
	* 1982, ''The Eye of the Heron'', UK, Victor Gollancz Ltd., ISBN-10 0575032111, ISBN-13: 978-0575032118, pp. 122 or 144, 30 September 1982, hardcover		* 1982, ''The Eye of the Heron'', UK, Victor Gollancz Ltd., ISBN-10 0575032111, ISBN-13: 978-0575032118, pp. 122 or 144, 30 September 1982, hardcover

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	''The Eye of the Heron'' is a science fiction novel set on the fictional planet of [[Victoria]] in a speculative future, probably sometime in the 22nd century, when the planet has been colonized for about a century and has no communication with Earth. The [[protagonist]] is a young woman called [[Luz]] but the story is told in the third person (limited omniscient) and the reader sees events from the point of view of several different characters. ''The Eye of the Heron'' is usually treated as one of [[Ursula K. Le Guin\|Le Guin's]] minor novels although it exhibits her characteristic prose style and themes.		''The Eye of the Heron'' is a science fiction novel set on the fictional planet of [[Victoria]] in a speculative future, probably sometime in the 22nd century, when the planet has been colonized for about a century and has no communication with Earth. The [[protagonist]] is a young woman called [[Luz]] but the story is told in the third person (limited omniscient) and the reader sees events from the point of view of several different characters. ''The Eye of the Heron'' is usually treated as one of [[Ursula K. Le Guin\|Le Guin's]] minor novels although it exhibits her characteristic prose style and themes.

	~~===~~Explanation of the novel's title~~===~~		; Explanation of the novel's title
	The title is a reference to a fictional animal on the planet Victoria which early colonists called heron because of some superficial similarities to Earth heron. The characters' encounters with these animals occur at moments of significant introspection, particularly when they are considering that which they perceive as alien, or other, in relation to themselves.		The title is a reference to a fictional animal on the planet Victoria which early colonists called heron because of some superficial similarities to Earth heron. The characters' encounters with these animals occur at moments of significant introspection, particularly when they are considering that which they perceive as alien, or other, in relation to themselves.

	==Plot summary==		; Plot summary (with spoilers)
	~~{{spoiler}}~~
	The planet of Victoria received two waves of colonists from Earth: first two prison ships founding a penal colony and then one ship of political exiles. The descendants of the prisoners mostly inhabit the City. The descendants of the political exiles, the "People of Peace", inhabit Shantih Town, which is known to the City dwellers as Shanty Town. The Shantih Towners, whose primary occupation is farming, want to settle another valley further away from the City. The City "Bosses" do not want to lose the control they believe they have over the Shanty Towners and so they take action to try to prevent any settlement beyond their sphere of influence.		The planet of Victoria received two waves of colonists from Earth: first two prison ships founding a penal colony and then one ship of political exiles. The descendants of the prisoners mostly inhabit the City. The descendants of the political exiles, the "People of Peace", inhabit Shantih Town, which is known to the City dwellers as Shanty Town. The Shantih Towners, whose primary occupation is farming, want to settle another valley further away from the City. The City "Bosses" do not want to lose the control they believe they have over the Shanty Towners and so they take action to try to prevent any settlement beyond their sphere of influence.

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	==Allusions ~~to other works~~==		==Allusions==
	''The Eye of the Heron'' contains the phrase: "A beginning place". [[Ursula K. Le Guin\|Le Guin]] reused this phrase in the title of her 1980 novel ''[[The Beginning Place]]''.		* ''The Eye of the Heron'' contains the phrase: "A beginning place". [[Ursula K. Le Guin\|Le Guin]] reused this phrase in the title of her 1980 novel ''[[The Beginning Place]]''.
			* ''The Eye of the Heron'' refers to a fictional historical "Long March" which is probably an allusion to any of several historical marches for social and political freedom.
	~~==Allusions to history==~~
	''The Eye of the Heron'' refers to a fictional historical Long March which is probably an allusion to any of several historical marches for social and political freedom.

	==Awards and nominations==		==Awards and nominations==
	* 1979, Locus Magazine Poll Awards, Best SF Novel category, 21st place.<ref>Kelly, Mark R. (2000–2007). [http://www.locusmag.com/SFAwards/Db/Locus1979.html#nvls 1979 Locus Awards]. The Locus Index to SF Awards. Locus Publications. Retrieved on 2007-03-18.</ref>		* 1979, Locus Magazine Poll Awards, Best SF Novel category, 21st place.<ref>Kelly, Mark R. (2000–2007). [http://www.locusmag.com/SFAwards/Db/Locus1979.html#nvls 1979 Locus Awards]. The Locus Index to SF Awards. Locus Publications. Retrieved on 2007-03-18.</ref>

	==~~Release details~~==		==Publications and editions==
	* 1978, in ''[[Millennial Women]]'', edited by [[Virginia Kidd]], U.S., Delacorte Press (Dell Publishing), ISBN-10: 0440055997, ISBN-13: 978-0440055990, pp. 305, 1978, hardcover		* 1978, in ''[[Millennial Women]]'', edited by [[Virginia Kidd]], U.S., Delacorte Press (Dell Publishing), ISBN-10: 0440055997, ISBN-13: 978-0440055990, pp. 305, 1978, hardcover
	* 1979, in ''[[Millennial Women]]'', edited by [[Virginia Kidd]], Dell Publishing, ISBN-10: 0440163013, ISBN-13: 978-0440163015, April 1979, serial?		* 1979, in ''[[Millennial Women]]'', edited by [[Virginia Kidd]], Dell Publishing, ISBN-10: 0440163013, ISBN-13: 978-0440163015, April 1979, serial?
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	* 2003, ''The Eye of the Heron'', Starscape Books (Tor Books), ISBN-10: 0765346125, ISBN-13: 978-0765346124, pp. 192, September 2003, softcover		* 2003, ''The Eye of the Heron'', Starscape Books (Tor Books), ISBN-10: 0765346125, ISBN-13: 978-0765346124, pp. 192, September 2003, softcover

	==~~Notes==~~		==Further reading==
	~~<references/>~~

	~~==External links~~==
	* [http://www.tor-forge.com/starscape/theeyeoftheheron ''The Eye of the Heron'' page, including excerpt, at Tor Books]		* [http://www.tor-forge.com/starscape/theeyeoftheheron ''The Eye of the Heron'' page, including excerpt, at Tor Books]
	* [http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/title.cgi?7660 Internet Speculative Fiction Database entry for ''The Eye of the Heron'']		* [http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/title.cgi?7660 Internet Speculative Fiction Database entry for ''The Eye of the Heron'']

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	==Characters in ''The Eye of the Heron''==		==Characters in ''The Eye of the Heron''==
	* Luz Marina Falco Cooper is Luis' daughter and from the City		* [[Luz Marina Falco Cooper]] is Luis' daughter and from the City
	* Luis Burnier Falco is Luz's father and a Boss from the City		* Luis Burnier Falco is Luz's father and a Boss from the City
	* Herman Macmilan is from the City		* Herman Macmilan is from the City

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	'''''The Eye of the Heron''''' is a 1978 science fiction novel by [[Ursula K. Le Guin]] which was first published in the science fiction anthology ''[[Millennial Women]]''.		'''''The Eye of the Heron''''' is a 1978 science fiction novel by [[Ursula K. Le Guin]] which was first published in the science fiction anthology ''[[Millennial Women]]''.

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	==Plot introduction==		==Plot introduction==
	''The Eye of the Heron'' is a science fiction novel set on the fictional planet of Victoria in a speculative future, probably sometime in the 22nd century, when the planet has been colonized for about a century and has no communication with Earth. The [[protagonist]] is a young woman called Luz but the story is told in the third person (limited omniscient) and the reader sees events from the point of view of several different characters. ''The Eye of the Heron'' is usually treated as one of [[Ursula K. Le Guin\|Le Guin's]] minor novels although it exhibits her characteristic prose style and themes.		''The Eye of the Heron'' is a science fiction novel set on the fictional planet of [[Victoria]] in a speculative future, probably sometime in the 22nd century, when the planet has been colonized for about a century and has no communication with Earth. The [[protagonist]] is a young woman called [[Luz]] but the story is told in the third person (limited omniscient) and the reader sees events from the point of view of several different characters. ''The Eye of the Heron'' is usually treated as one of [[Ursula K. Le Guin\|Le Guin's]] minor novels although it exhibits her characteristic prose style and themes.

	===Explanation of the novel's title===		===Explanation of the novel's title===

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	When asked, in a 1995 interview, what role the feminist movement had played in her writing, [[Ursula K. Le Guin\|Le Guin]] situated ''The Eye of the Heron'' in the context of her development as a writer:		When asked, in a 1995 interview, what role the feminist movement had played in her writing, [[Ursula K. Le Guin\|Le Guin]] situated ''The Eye of the Heron'' in the context of her development as a writer:
	<blockquote>"I gradually realized that my own fiction was telling me that I could no longer ignore the feminine. While I was writing The Eye of the Heron in 1977, the hero insisted on destroying himself before the middle of the book. "Hey," I said, "you can't do that, you're the hero. Where's my book?" I stopped writing. The book had a woman in it, but I didn't know how to write about women. I blundered around awhile and then found some guidance in feminist theory. I got excited when I discovered feminist literary criticism was something I could read and actually enjoy. I read The Norton Book of Literature by Women from cover to cover. It was a bible for me. It taught me that I didn't have to write like an honorary man anymore, that I could write like a woman and feel liberated in doing so.<ref>White, Jonathan (1995, Spring). [http://www.writingyourselfwell.net/sciencefiction/ursula_le_guin.htm Coming back from the silence (interview with Ursula ~~LeGuin~~)]. Whole Earth Review, n85 (Spring, 1995). Retrieved on 2007-03-17.</ref></blockquote>		<blockquote>"I gradually realized that my own fiction was telling me that I could no longer ignore the feminine. While I was writing The Eye of the Heron in 1977, the hero insisted on destroying himself before the middle of the book. "Hey," I said, "you can't do that, you're the hero. Where's my book?" I stopped writing. The book had a woman in it, but I didn't know how to write about women. I blundered around awhile and then found some guidance in feminist theory. I got excited when I discovered feminist literary criticism was something I could read and actually enjoy. I read The Norton Book of Literature by Women from cover to cover. It was a bible for me. It taught me that I didn't have to write like an honorary man anymore, that I could write like a woman and feel liberated in doing so.<ref>White, Jonathan (1995, Spring). [http://www.writingyourselfwell.net/sciencefiction/ursula_le_guin.htm Coming back from the silence (interview with Ursula Le Guin)]. Whole Earth Review, n85 (Spring, 1995). Retrieved on 2007-03-17.</ref></blockquote>

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	==Plot introduction==		==Plot introduction==
	''The Eye of the Heron'' is a science fiction novel set on the fictional planet of Victoria in a speculative future, probably sometime in the 22nd century, when the planet has been colonized for about a century and has no communication with Earth. The [[protagonist]] is a young woman called Luz but the story is told in the third person and the reader sees events from the point of view of several different characters. ''The Eye of the Heron'' is usually treated as one of [[Ursula K. Le Guin\|Le Guin's]] minor novels although it exhibits her characteristic prose style and themes.		''The Eye of the Heron'' is a science fiction novel set on the fictional planet of Victoria in a speculative future, probably sometime in the 22nd century, when the planet has been colonized for about a century and has no communication with Earth. The [[protagonist]] is a young woman called Luz but the story is told in the third person (limited omniscient) and the reader sees events from the point of view of several different characters. ''The Eye of the Heron'' is usually treated as one of [[Ursula K. Le Guin\|Le Guin's]] minor novels although it exhibits her characteristic prose style and themes.

	===Explanation of the novel's title===		===Explanation of the novel's title===

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	==Release details==		==Release details==
	* 1978, in ''[[Millennial Women]]'', edited by [[Virginia Kidd]], U.S., Delacorte Press (Dell Publishing), pp. 305, 1978, hardcover		* 1978, in ''[[Millennial Women]]'', edited by [[Virginia Kidd]], U.S., Delacorte Press (Dell Publishing), ISBN-10: 0440055997, ISBN-13: 978-0440055990, pp. 305, 1978, hardcover
	* 1979, in ''[[Millennial Women]]'', edited by [[Virginia Kidd]], Dell Publishing, ISBN-10: 0440163013, ISBN-13: 978-0440163015, April 1979, serial?		* 1979, in ''[[Millennial Women]]'', edited by [[Virginia Kidd]], Dell Publishing, ISBN-10: 0440163013, ISBN-13: 978-0440163015, April 1979, serial?
	* 1980, in ''The Eye of the Heron and Other Stories'', edited by [[Virginia Kidd]], UK, Panther Books (Granada Publishing), ISBN-10 0586050892, pp. 251, 5 June 1980, softcover		* 1980, in ''The Eye of the Heron and Other Stories'', edited by [[Virginia Kidd]], UK, Panther Books (Granada Publishing), ISBN-10 0586050892, pp. 251, 5 June 1980, softcover