The Wind's Twelve Quarters

Author: Ursula K. Le Guin
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0062471031
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 320

Book Description
The recipient of numerous literary prizes, including the National Book Award, the Kafka Award, and the Pushcart Prize, Ursula K. Le Guin is renowned for her lyrical writing, rich characters, and diverse worlds. The Wind's Twelve Quarters collects seventeen powerful stories, each with an introduction by the author, ranging from fantasy to intriguing scientific concepts, from medieval settings to the future. Including an insightful foreword by Le Guin, describing her experience, her inspirations, and her approach to writing, this stunning collection explores human values, relationships, and survival, and showcases the myriad talents of one of the most provocative writers of our time.

The Wind's Twelve Quarters

Author: Ursula K. Le Guin
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0060914343
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 324

The Wind's Twelve Quarters

Author: Ursula K. Le Guin
Publisher: Hachette UK
ISBN: 147321436X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 273

Book Description
Grand Master Ursula K. LeGuin has been recognised for almost fifty years as one of the most important writers in the SF field - and is likewise feted beyond the confines of the genre. The Wind's Twelve Quarters was her first collection and it brings together some of finest short fiction, including the Hugo Award-winning 'The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas', the Nebula Award-winning 'The Day Before the Revolution', and the Hugo-nominated 'Winter's King', which gave readers their first glimpse of the world later made famous in her Hugo- and Nebula-winning masterpiece The Left Hand of Darkness.

The Word for World is Forest

Author: Ursula K. Le Guin
Publisher: Tor Books
ISBN: 142998354X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 190

Book Description
The award-winning masterpiece by one of today's most honored writers, Ursula K. Le Guin! The Word for World is Forest When the inhabitants of a peaceful world are conquered by the bloodthirsty yumens, their existence is irrevocably altered. Forced into servitude, the Athsheans find themselves at the mercy of their brutal masters. Desperation causes the Athsheans, led by Selver, to retaliate against their captors, abandoning their strictures against violence. But in defending their lives, they have endangered the very foundations of their society. For every blow against the invaders is a blow to the humanity of the Athsheans. And once the killing starts, there is no turning back. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

April in Paris

Author: Ursula K. Le Guin
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0062470930
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 24

Book Description
“Ursula Le Guin is more than just a writer of adult fantasy and science fiction . . . she is a philosopher; an explorer in the landscapes of the mind.” – Cincinnati Enquirer The recipient of numerous literary prizes, including the National Book Award, the Kafka Award, and the Pushcart Prize, Ursula K. Le Guin is renowned for her spare, elegant prose, rich characterization, and diverse worlds. "April in Paris" is a short story originally published in the collection The Wind's Twelve Quarters.

Gifts

Author: Ursula K. Le Guin
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 0152051236
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 288

Book Description
A darkly compelling fantasy about a world in which each person has a magical, dangerous gift.

Winter's King

Author: Ursula K. Le Guin
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 006247099X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 31

Book Description
“Ursula Le Guin is more than just a writer of adult fantasy and science fiction . . . she is a philosopher; an explorer in the landscapes of the mind.” – Cincinnati Enquirer The recipient of numerous literary prizes, including the National Book Award, the Kafka Award, and the Pushcart Prize, Ursula K. Le Guin is renowned for her spare, elegant prose, rich characterization, and diverse worlds. "Winter's King" is a short story originally published in the collection The Wind's Twelve Quarters.

Darkness Box

Author: Ursula K. Le Guin
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0062470949
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 21

Book Description
“Ursula Le Guin is more than just a writer of adult fantasy and science fiction . . . she is a philosopher; an explorer in the landscapes of the mind.” – Cincinnati Enquirer The recipient of numerous literary prizes, including the National Book Award, the Kafka Award, and the Pushcart Prize, Ursula K. Le Guin is renowned for her spare, elegant prose, rich characterization, and diverse worlds. "Darkness Box" is a short story originally published in the collection The Wind's Twelve Quarters.

The Tombs of Atuan

Author: Ursula K. Le Guin
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1442459905
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 208

Book Description
"With a new afterword from the author"--Jkt.

The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas

Author: Ursula K. Le Guin
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0062470973
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 23

Book Description
“Ursula Le Guin is more than just a writer of adult fantasy and science fiction . . . she is a philosopher; an explorer in the landscapes of the mind.” – Cincinnati Enquirer The recipient of numerous literary prizes, including the National Book Award, the Kafka Award, and the Pushcart Prize, Ursula K. Le Guin is renowned for her spare, elegant prose, rich characterization, and diverse worlds. "The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas" is a short story originally published in the collection The Wind's Twelve Quarters.