Vaster than Empires and More Slow
Vaster than Empires and More Slow

Author: Ursula K. Le Guin

Publisher: HarperCollins

Published: 2017-02-14

Total Pages: 39

ISBN-13: 006247085X

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“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. "Vaster than Empires and more Slow" is a short story originally published in the collection The Wind's Twelve Quarters.

The Word for World is Forest
The Word for World is Forest

Author: Ursula K. Le Guin

Publisher: Tor Books

Published: 2010-07-06

Total Pages: 190

ISBN-13: 142998354X

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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.

Science Fiction
Science Fiction

Author: Eric S. Rabkin

Publisher: Oxford [Oxfordshire] ; New York : Oxford University Press

Published: 1983-09-29

Total Pages: 548

ISBN-13: 9780195032727

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Presents a chronological survey of this genre from the beginnings of modern science and technology to the present.

The Wind's Twelve Quarters
The Wind's Twelve Quarters

Author: Ursula K. Le Guin

Publisher: HarperCollins

Published: 2017-02-14

Total Pages: 320

ISBN-13: 0062471031

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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 Found and the Lost
The Found and the Lost

Author: Ursula K. Le Guin

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2016-10-18

Total Pages: 762

ISBN-13: 1481451413

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Every novella by Ursula K. Le Guin, an icon in American literature, collected for the first time in one breathtaking volume. Ursula K. Le Guin has won multiple prizes and accolades from the Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters to the Newbery Honor, the Nebula, Hugo, World Fantasy, and PEN/Malamud Awards. She has had her work collected over the years, but never as a complete retrospective of her longer works as represented in the wonderful The Found and the Lost. Includes: -Vaster Than Empires and More Slow -Buffalo Gals, Won't You Come Out Tonight -Hernes -The Matter of Seggri -Another Story or a Fisherman of the Inland Sea -Forgiveness Day -A Man of the People -A Woman's Liberation -Old Music and the Slave Women -The Finder -On the High Marsh -Dragonfly -Paradises Lost This collection is a literary treasure chest that belongs in every home library.

The Unreal and the Real
The Unreal and the Real

Author: Ursula K. Le Guin

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2016-10-18

Total Pages: 677

ISBN-13: 1481475983

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A collection of short stories by the legendary and iconic Ursula K. Le Guin—selected with an introduction by the author, and combined in one volume for the first time. The Unreal and the Real is a collection of some of Ursula K. Le Guin’s best short stories. She has won multiple prizes and accolades from the Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters to the Newbery Honor, the Nebula, Hugo, World Fantasy, and PEN/Malamud Awards. She has had her work collected over the years, but this is the first short story volume combining a full range of her work. Stories include: -Brothers and Sisters -A Week in the Country -Unlocking the Air -Imaginary Countries -The Diary of the Rose -Direction of the Road -The White Donkey -Gwilan’s Harp -May’s Lion -Buffalo Gals, Won’t You Come Out Tonight -Horse Camp -The Water Is Wide -The Lost Children -Texts -Sleepwalkers -Hand, Cup, Shell -Ether, Or -Half Past Four -The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas -Semely’s Necklace -Nine Lives -Mazes -The First Contact with the Gorgonids -The Shobies’ Story -Betrayals -The Matter of Seggri -Solitude -The Wild Girls -The Flyers of Gy -The Silence of the Asonu -The Ascent of the North Face -The Author of the Acacia Seeds -The Wife’s Story -The Rule of Names -Small Change -The Poacher -Sur -She Unnames Them -The Jar of Water

To His Coy Mistress
To His Coy Mistress

Author: Andrew Marvell

Publisher:

Published: 1996

Total Pages: 60

ISBN-13: 9781857996692

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An enigmatic men, whose poems balance opposing principles-Royalism and Republicanism, spirituality and sexuality.

Semley's Necklace
Semley's Necklace

Author: Ursula K. Le Guin

Publisher: HarperCollins

Published: 2017-02-14

Total Pages: 29

ISBN-13: 0062470876

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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. "Semley's Necklace" is a short story originally published in the collection The Wind's Twelve Quarters.

Mythmakers & Lawbreakers
Mythmakers & Lawbreakers

Author: Margaret Killjoy

Publisher:

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781849350020

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For centuries, authors have used the veil of fiction to cast a critical eye over the wider societal issue, such as Aldous Huxley, Tolkein and Mary Shelley. In an unprecedented collection, AK Pressbring together some of the biggest name in contemporary fiction to illuminate this relationship with a specific focus on anarchist politics. Ranging in scope from serious political discussions to hilarious personal anecdotes, the interviews collected here paint an intimate portrait of the author as a political agent.