“The Odyssey Problem”
| Title | “The Odyssey Problem” |
| Year for Search | 2022 |
| Authors | Willrich, Chris(b. 1967) |
| Secondary Title | Clarkesworld |
| Volume / Edition | no. 189 |
| Date Published | June 2022 |
| Keywords | Male author, US author |
| Annotation | The story begins with an adult in a situation similar to the child in Le Guin’s 1973 “The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas” who is being used to power millions of devices and then freed and discovers that all of the beings in the universe seem to be willing to use those they consider inferior to benefit themselves. |
| URL | https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/willrich_06_22/ |
| Author Note | (b. 1967) |
| Full Text | 2022 Willrich, Chris (b. 1967). “The Odyssey Problem.” Clarkesworld, no. 189 (June 2022) https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/willrich_06_22/ The story begins with an adult in a situation similar to the child in Le Guin’s 1973 “The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas” who is being used to power millions of devices and then freed and discovers that all of the beings in the universe seem to be willing to use those they consider inferior to benefit themselves. |
