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SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Good+ to Very Good-. Vol. 26, No. 3 (whole No. 314). Cover by Dominic Harmon for "A Speaker for the Wooden Sea" (novella) by Ian Watson. Inlcudes "The Wild Girls" (novelette) by Ursula K. Le Guin; "The Passenger" (novelette) by Paul McAuley; "Captains of Industry" by Matthew Jarpe; "Life in teh Sardine Lane" by R. Neube; "Getting the News" by Jim Grimsley. Poems: "The Werewife Wonders About Genetics" by William John Watkins; "Crustaceans" by May A. Turzillo; "The Werewife's Whelps leave Home" by William John Watkins; "Mars Terraformed" by Terry A. Garey; "Television Isn't Heaven" by Keith Allen Daniels. Departments: "Reflections: The Cordwainer" by Robert Silverberg; "On Books the Right (and Wrong) Stuff" by Norman Spinrad; "The SF Conventional Calendar" by Erwin S. Strauss. Label bits aand pulls on front; creasing.

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Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First edition, first printing of this collection of 11 pieces of writing including a novella, novelettes, short stories and poetry. Featured are: A Speaker for the Wooden Sea by Ian Watson (novella), The Wild Girls by Ursula K Le Guin (novelette), The Passenger by Paul McAuley (novelette), Captains of Industry by Matthew Jarpe (short story), Life in the Sardine Lane by R Neube (short story), Getting the News by Jim Grimsley (short story), The Werewife Wonders about Genetics by William John Watkins(poetry), Crustaceans by Mary A Turzillo (poetry), The Werewife's Whelps Leave Home by William John Watkins (poetry), Mars Terraformed by Terry A Garey (poetry) and Television Isn't Heaven by Keith Allen Daniels (poetry). Faint sticker scar from removal of address label. In Near Fine Condition.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. "A transporting novel told in the voice of a girl Virgil left in the margins. It is an absorbing, reverent, magnificent story" from the iconic, award-winning Ursula K. Le Guin (Cleveland Plain Dealer).In The Aeneid, Vergil's hero fights to claim the king's daughter, Lavinia, with whom he is destined to found an empire. Lavinia herself never speaks a word. Now, Ursula K. Le Guin gives Lavinia a voice in a novel that takes us to the half-wild world of ancient Italy, when Rome was a muddy village near seven hills.Lavinia grows up knowing nothing but peace and freedom, until suitors come. Her mother wants her to marry handsome, ambitious Turnus. But omens and prophecies spoken by the sacred springs say she must marry a foreigner--that she will be the cause of a bitter war--and that her husband will not live long. When a fleet of Trojan ships sails up the Tiber, Lavinia decides to take her destiny into her own hands. And so she tells us what Vergil did not: the story of her life, and of the love of her life. In "The Aeneid," Vergil's hero fights to claim the king's daughter, Lavinia, with whom he is destined to found an empire. Le Guin gives Lavinia a voice, in this workset in the half-wild world of ancient Italy, when Rome was merely a muddy village. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Soft cover. Condition: As New. No Jacket. This book is new, never used, no creases on spine, no markings on internal pages "A groundbreaking work of science fiction, The Left Hand of Darkness tells the story of a lone human emissary to Winter, an alien world whose inhabitants can choose - and change - their gender. His goal is to facilitate Winter's inclusion in a growing intergalactic civilization. But to do so he must bridge the gulf between his own views and those of the completely dissimilar culture that he encounters. Embracing the aspects of psychology, society, and human emotion on an alien world, The Left Hand of Darkness stands as a landmark achievement in the annals of intellectual science fiction." Synopsis by Good Reads "Ursula K. Le Guin published twenty-two novels, eleven volumes of short stories, four collections of essays, twelve books for children, six volumes of poetry and four of translation, and has received many awards: Hugo, Nebula, National Book Award, PEN-Malamud, etc. Her recent publications include the novel Lavinia, an essay collection, Cheek by Jowl, and The Wild Girls. She lived in Portland, Oregon." Bio by Good Reads.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. 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 Includes a reading group guide and general questions for discussion Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. pp: 333 [6]. The first British edition with the number line on the copyright page beginning with '1'. The second volume of stories titled 'Outer Space, Inner Lands'. The Stories collected here originally appeared in various magazines and periodicals; such as Playboy, Amazing Stories, The New Yorker, and Omni. One of the stories was awarded a Hugo. Another was nominated for a Nebula. Another nominated for both a Hugo and Nebula. And, one appeared in 'The Best American Short Stories'. This is a near fine copy in unread condition.

Trade Paperback. Condition: As New. As New - Unread May Have Minor Shelf Wear To The Edges. - For More Information On Condition. - Please See All Photos. - Praised By Ursula K. Le Guin As A "Disturbing And Beautiful Novel Of Ideas," Knowledge Of Angels Is An Absorbing Read That Explores Timeless Conflicts Between Tolerance And Moral Certainty, Between Loving Kindness And Murderous Cruelty. Capturing The Mood Of William Golding's Haunting Medieval Love Story, The Spire, Knowledge Of Angels Is A Suspenseful Fable Set On A Mythical Island In The Time Of The Inquisition, A Time Of Unquestionable And Unquestioned Faith And Unmerciful Justice. The Fable Spins A Tale Of Two Outcasts: A Wild, Flesh-Eating Wolf Child And A Foreign Prince, Captured Separately And Taken To The Cardinal Prince Of The Island. The Wolf Girl Is Remanded To A Nunnery, Where Her Caretakers Are Ordered To Teach Her To Speak But Not To Speak Of God, So That The Cardinal Can Ask Her If God Exists. On Her Answer Depends The Life Of The Heretic Prince, Condemned Because He Does Not Believe In God. The Federal Creature And The Elegant Paladin Are Used As Pawns By The Town's Religious Council To Answer The Question Of Whether Or Not Believing In God Is An Inherent Part Of Being Human. "[Its] Lapidary Prose Leads The Enchanted And Unsuspecting Reader From Escapism To Self- Scrutiny."?The New Yorker. "An Illuminated And Illuminating Book [That] Advances To A Brilliant And Relentless Conclusion."?New York Newsday. "A Novel Set In A Time And Place Other Than The Here And Now, But A Novel Of Importance To The Here And Now-One That Prompts Us To Grapple With The Great Questions Of Trust, Faith, Understanding. A Soul-Compelling Book That Will Touch Many Readers Deeply."?Robert Coles, Author Of The Spirituallife Of Children.

Tapa Blanda. Condition: Excelente. Sánchez, Adara (illustrator). Título original "The Wild Girls" traducción de Arrete Hidalgo. Colección "Libèl·lula". EXCELENTE ejemplar. 122pp.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - 'My favorite literary heroine is Jo March. It is hard to overstate what she meant to a small, plain girl called Jo, who had a hot temper and a burning ambition to be a writer.' - J. K. Rowling'I read Little Women a thousand times. Ten thousand. I am no longer incognito, not even myself. I am Jo in her 'vortex'.'-Cynthia Ozick 'Jo has given generations of readers like . me permission to try to become who we wished. She has helped us to recognize - and to live with, knowing we're not alone - the conflict between the writer's need for solitude and self-absorption and the yearning for the warmth of love.' - Gail Mazur 'a glimpse of my future self . I identified myself passionately with Jo . reading this novel gave me an exalted sense of myself.' -- Simone de Beauvoir Louisa May Alcott ended Little Women (1868) with the words 'So the curtain falls upon Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy. Whether it ever rises again, depends upon the reception given the first act of the domestic drama called Little Women.' It was an immediate commercial and critical success, and readers wanted to know more about the characters as they navigate a path between domestic obligations and personal growth. Alcott quickly completed a second volume, Good Wives (1869), and later Little Men (1871) and Jo's Boys (1886). The novels follow the lives of the four March sisters-Meg, Beth, Jo and Amy, each very different: 'Meg looked very like a rose herself, for all that was best and sweetest in heart and soul seemed to bloom into her face' 'You are the gull, Jo, strong and wild, fond of the storm and the wind, flying far out to sea, and happy all alone.' 'I never wanted to go away, and the hard part now is the leaving you all. I'm not afraid.' - Beth 'I may be mercenary, but I hate poverty, and don't mean to bear it a minute longer than I can help. One of us must marry well.' -- Amy The four March sisters embody different aspects of the 'All-American girl.' The books have been beloved by generations of readers since they were first published. Louisa May Alcott (1832-1888) lived in New England. Many well-known writers such as Ralph Waldo Emerson, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Henry David Thoreau, and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow were her family's friends. Her father, Bronson Alcott, was an impractical otherworldly educationalist and so the family lived in relative poverty. Jo March is a semi-autobiographical portrait, and Louisa May Alcott's writing (most of it under the pen name of A. M. Barnard and only discovered in 1975) like Jo's, provided the funds to keep the family afloat. Alcott was an abolitionist and an advocate for women's rights. Numerous women writers, including J. K. Rowling, Cynthia Ozick, Simone de Beauvoir, Ursula K. Le Guin, Barbara Kingsolver Margaret Atwood and Maxine Hong Kingston, have been inspired by Little Women and Jo March. This edition includes 22 monochrome illustrations. It contains just Little Women, the novel that started it all. The Complete Little Women, containing the sequels as well, is available under the isbns 9781781397657 (paperback) and 9781781398029 (hardback). 150 pp. Englisch.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. First THUS. Flat-signed by Le Guin on the title page. Crisp, unread, unmarked copy. The wrapper is clean, corners sharp. 102pp. PRIORITY SHIPPING PROVIDED IN THE USA FOR THE PRICE OF MEDIA MAIL SHIPPING. Signed by Author.

Paperback. Condition: NEUF. La fille feu follet (titre original The wild girls) est le titre d'une longue nouvelle publiée pour la première fois en 2002 dans Asimov Science Fiction Magazine. Cette novella a été révisée pour cette édition.Capturée par des hommes de la Couronne, deux fillettes devenues esclaves découvrent le monde et le système social de la Cité avec la Couronne, le peuple-poussière et les Racines. Un récit légendaire dans la belle tradition des contes de Terremer.Ce texte est suivi de deux essais : l'un de 2008 dont c'est la première publication en livre, " Restez éveillés pendant que vous lisez ". Et l'autre complètement inédit sur la " modestie ".4 poèmes de cette grande autrice sont aussi mis à la disposition des lectrices et lecteurs et la traditionnelle interview d'Ursula Le Guin menée par Terry Bisson. - Nombre de page(s) : 244 - Poids : 180g - Langue : ANGLAIS (ETATS-UNIS) - Genre : Littérature Anglo-Saxonne RECHUTE.

Buch. Condition: Neu. nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - 'My favorite literary heroine is Jo March. It is hard to overstate what she meant to a small, plain girl called Jo, who had a hot temper and a burning ambition to be a writer.' - J. K. Rowling'I read Little Women a thousand times. Ten thousand. I am no longer incognito, not even myself. I am Jo in her 'vortex'.'-Cynthia Ozick 'Jo has given generations of readers like . me permission to try to become who we wished. She has helped us to recognize - and to live with, knowing we're not alone - the conflict between the writer's need for solitude and self-absorption and the yearning for the warmth of love.' - Gail Mazur 'a glimpse of my future self . I identified myself passionately with Jo . reading this novel gave me an exalted sense of myself.' -- Simone de Beauvoir Louisa May Alcott ended Little Women (1868) with the words 'So the curtain falls upon Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy. Whether it ever rises again, depends upon the reception given the first act of the domestic drama called Little Women.' It was an immediate commercial and critical success, and readers wanted to know more about the characters as they navigate a path between domestic obligations and personal growth. Alcott quickly completed a second volume, Good Wives (1869), and later Little Men (1871) and Jo's Boys (1886). The novels follow the lives of the four March sisters-Meg, Beth, Jo and Amy, each very different: 'Meg looked very like a rose herself, for all that was best and sweetest in heart and soul seemed to bloom into her face' 'You are the gull, Jo, strong and wild, fond of the storm and the wind, flying far out to sea, and happy all alone.' 'I never wanted to go away, and the hard part now is the leaving you all. I'm not afraid.' - Beth 'I may be mercenary, but I hate poverty, and don't mean to bear it a minute longer than I can help. One of us must marry well.' -- Amy The four March sisters embody different aspects of the 'All-American girl.' The books have been beloved by generations of readers since they were first published. Louisa May Alcott (1832-1888) lived in New England. Many well-known writers such as Ralph Waldo Emerson, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Henry David Thoreau, and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow were her family's friends. Her father, Bronson Alcott, was an impractical otherworldly educationalist and so the family lived in relative poverty. Jo March is a semi-autobiographical portrait, and Louisa May Alcott's writing (most of it under the pen name of A. M. Barnard and only discovered in 1975) like Jo's, provided the funds to keep the family afloat. Alcott was an abolitionist and an advocate for women's rights. Numerous women writers, including J. K. Rowling, Cynthia Ozick, Simone de Beauvoir, Ursula K. Le Guin, Barbara Kingsolver Margaret Atwood and Maxine Hong Kingston, have been inspired by Little Women and Jo March. This edition includes 22 monochrome illustrations. It contains just Little Women, the novel that started it all. The Complete Little Women, containing the sequels as well, is available under the isbns 9781781397657 (paperback) and 9781781398029 (hardback).

Buch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - Go back to the Future Is Female in this all new collection of wildly entertaining stories by the trailblazing feminist writers who transformed American science fiction in the 1970sIn the 1970s, feminist authors created a new mode of science fiction in defiance of the baboon patriarchy Ursula Le Guin s words that had long dominated the genre, imagining futures that are still visionary. In this sequel to her groundbreaking 2018 anthology The Future is Female!: 25 Classic Science Fiction Stories by Women from Pulp Pioneers to Ursula K. Le Guin, SF-expert Lisa Yaszek offers a time machine back to the decade when far-sighted rebels changed science fiction forever with stories that made female community, agency, and sexuality central to the American future.Here are twenty-three wild, witty, and wonderful classics that dramatize the liberating energies of the 1970s:Sonya Dorman, Bitching It (1971)Kate Wilhelm, The Funeral (1972)Joanna Russ, When It Changed (1972)NEBULA AWARDMiriam Allen deFord, A Way Out (1973)Vonda N. McIntyre, Of Mist, and Grass, and Sand (1973)NEBULAJames Tiptree, Jr., The Girl Who Was Plugged In (1973)HUGO AWARDKathleen Sky, Lament of the Keeku Bird (1973)Ursula K. Le Guin, The Day Before the Revolution (1974)NEBULA & LOCUS AWARDEleanor Arnason, The Warlord of Saturn s Moons (1974)Kathleen M. Sidney, The Anthropologist (1975)Marta Randall, A Scarab in the City of Time (1975)Elinor Busby, A Time to Kill (1977)RaccoonaSheldon, TheScrewflySolution (1977)NEBULA AWARDPamela Sargent, If Ever I Should Leave You (1974)Joan D. Vinge, View from a Height (1978)M.Lucie Chin, The BestIs Yet to Be (1978)Lisa Tuttle, Wives (1979)Connie Willis, Daisy, In the Sun (1979).

Paperback. Condition: Near Fine. Signed by the author on the title page. A nice, bright copy. ; Outspoken Authors; Vol. 6; 5 X 0.3 X 7.5 inches; 102 pages; Signed by Author.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - 'My favorite literary heroine is Jo March. It is hard to overstate what she meant to a small, plain girl called Jo, who had a hot temper and a burning ambition to be a writer.' - J. K. Rowling'I read Little Women a thousand times. Ten thousand. I am no longer incognito, not even myself. I am Jo in her 'vortex'-Cynthia Ozick'Jo has given generations of readers like . me permission to try to become who we wished. She has helped us to recognize - and to live with, knowing we're not alone - the conflict between the writer's need for solitude and self-absorption and the yearning for the warmth of love.' - Gail MazurSimone de Beauvoir saw in Jo March 'a glimpse of my future self . I identified myself passionately with Jo, the intellectual. Brusque and bony, Jo clambered up into trees when she wanted to read; she was much more tomboyish and daring than I was, but I shared her horror of sewing and housekeeping and her love of books.''Reading this novel gave me an exalted sense of myself. It helped me to identify with that young girl and to find comfort in myself when I read it. I was able to tell myself that I too was like her, and therefore it did not matter if society was cruel, because I too would be superior and find my place.'The Complete Little Women contains the four novels Little Women, Good Wives, Little Men, and Jo's Boys, as well as 43 original illustrations.Louisa May Alcott ended Little Women (1868) with the words 'So the curtain falls upon Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy. Whether it ever rises again, depends upon the reception given the first act of the domestic drama called Little Women.' It was an immediate commercial and critical success, and readers wanted to know more about the characters as they navigate a path between domestic obligations and personal growth. Alcott quickly completed a second volume, Good Wives (1869), and later Little Men (1871) and Jo's Boys (1886). The novels follow the lives of the four March sisters-Meg, Beth, Jo and Amy, each very different:'Meg looked very like a rose herself, for all that was best and sweetest in heart and soul seemed to bloom into her face''You are the gull, Jo, strong and wild, fond of the storm and the wind, flying far out to sea, and happy all alone.''I never wanted to go away, and the hard part now is the leaving you all. I'm not afraid.' - Beth'I may be mercenary, but I hate poverty, and don't mean to bear it a minute longer than I can help. One of us must marry well.' -- AmyThe four March sisters embody different aspects of the 'All-American girl.' The books have been beloved by generations of readers since they were first published.Louisa May Alcott (1832-1888) lived in New England. Many well-known writers such as Ralph Waldo Emerson, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Henry David Thoreau, and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow were her family's friends. Her father, Bronson Alcott, was an impractical otherworldly educationalist and so the family lived in relative poverty. Jo March is a semi-autobiographical portrait, and Louisa May Alcott's writing (most of it under the pen name of A. M. Barnard and only discovered in 1975) like Jo's, provided the funds to keep the family afloat. Alcott was an abolitionist and an advocate for women's rights. Numerous women writers, including J. K. Rowling, Cythia Ozick, Simone de Beauvoir, Ursula K. Le Guin, Barbara Kingsolver Margaret Atwood and Maxine Hong Kingston, have been inspired by Little Women and Jo March.

Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. "My favorite literary heroine is Jo March. It is hard to overstate what she meant to a small, plain girl called Jo, who had a hot temper and a burning ambition to be a writer." - J. K. Rowling"I read Little Women a thousand times. Ten thousand. I am no longer incognito, not even myself. I am Jo in her 'vortex'-Cynthia Ozick"Jo has given generations of readers like . me permission to try to become who we wished. She has helped us to recognize - and to live with, knowing we're not alone - the conflict between the writer's need for solitude and self-absorption and the yearning for the warmth of love." - Gail MazurSimone de Beauvoir saw in Jo March "a glimpse of my future self . I identified myself passionately with Jo, the intellectual. Brusque and bony, Jo clambered up into trees when she wanted to read; she was much more tomboyish and daring than I was, but I shared her horror of sewing and housekeeping and her love of books.""Reading this novel gave me an exalted sense of myself. It helped me to identify with that young girl and to find comfort in myself when I read it. I was able to tell myself that I too was like her, and therefore it did not matter if society was cruel, because I too would be superior and find my place."The Complete Little Women contains the four novels Little Women, Good Wives, Little Men, and Jo's Boys, as well as 43 original illustrations.Louisa May Alcott ended Little Women (1868) with the words "So the curtain falls upon Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy. Whether it ever rises again, depends upon the reception given the first act of the domestic drama called Little Women." It was an immediate commercial and critical success, and readers wanted to know more about the characters as they navigate a path between domestic obligations and personal growth. Alcott quickly completed a second volume, Good Wives (1869), and later Little Men (1871) and Jo's Boys (1886). The novels follow the lives of the four March sisters-Meg, Beth, Jo and Amy, each very different: "Meg looked very like a rose herself, for all that was best and sweetest in heart and soul seemed to bloom into her face""You are the gull, Jo, strong and wild, fond of the storm and the wind, flying far out to sea, and happy all alone.""I never wanted to go away, and the hard part now is the leaving you all. I'm not afraid." - Beth"I may be mercenary, but I hate poverty, and don't mean to bear it a minute longer than I can help. One of us must marry well." -- AmyThe four March sisters embody different aspects of the "All-American girl." The books have been beloved by generations of readers since they were first published.Louisa May Alcott (1832-1888) lived in New England. Many well-known writers such as Ralph Waldo Emerson, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Henry David Thoreau, and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow were her family's friends. Her father, Bronson Alcott, was an impractical otherworldly educationalist and so the family lived in relative poverty. Jo March is a semi-autobiographical portrait, and Louisa May Alcott's writing (most of it under the pen name of A. M. Barnard and only discovered in 1975) like Jo's, provided the funds to keep the family afloat. Alcott was an abolitionist and an advocate for women's rights. Numerous women writers, including J. K. Rowling, Cythia Ozick, Simone de Beauvoir, Ursula K. Le Guin, Barbara Kingsolver Margaret Atwood and Maxine Hong Kingston, have been inspired by Little Women and Jo March. This edition, containing "Little Women," "Good Wives," "Little Men" and "Jo's Boys," is complete and unabridged. Also included are Frank T. Merrill's black and white illustrations to the first Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.

Hardcover. Condition: New. Limited Edition. VERY FINE. Sealed without any flaws. Norwalk, CT. Easton Press 1986. Ursula K. Le Guin "The Dispossessed". Limited Collector's Edition from the Masterpieces of Science Fiction series. Beautifully illustrated and luxuriously bound in full genuine leather. As new, sealed without any visible flaws. The Masterpieces of Science Fiction series spans the entire history of the genre and encompasses an extraordinary range of work from Jules Verne and H.G. Wells to Isaac Asimov and Douglas Adams. Easton Press began publishing this series of novels in 1986 with commissioned introductions and artwork. There are now more than 140 volumes in the series. Each publication is bound in embossed leather of various colors with titles in 22kt gold. The pages are made of acid-neutral paper and are gilded on three sides. ABOUT THE BOOK. A bleak moon settled by utopian anarchists, Anarres has long been isolated from other worlds, including its mother planet, Urras—a civilization of warring nations, great poverty, and immense wealth. Now Shevek, a brilliant physicist, is determined to reunite the two planets, which have been divided by centuries of distrust. He will seek answers, question the unquestionable, and attempt to tear down the walls of hatred that have kept them apart. To visit Urras—to learn, to teach, to share—will require great sacrifice and risks, which Shevek willingly accepts. But the ambitious scientist's gift is soon seen as a threat, and in the profound conflict that ensues, he must reexamine his beliefs even as he ignites the fires of change. About the author Ursula K. Le Guin published twenty-two novels, eleven volumes of short stories, four collections of essays, twelve books for children, six volumes of poetry and four of translation, and has received many awards: Hugo, Nebula, National Book Award, PEN-Malamud, etc. Her recent publications include the novel Lavinia, an essay collection, Cheek by Jowl, and The Wild Girls. She lived in Portland, Oregon. She was known for her treatment of gender (The Left Hand of Darkness, The Matter of Seggri), political systems (The Telling, The Dispossessed) and difference/otherness in any other form. Her interest in non-Western philosophies was reflected in works such as "Solitude" and The Telling but even more interesting are her imagined societies, often mixing traits extracted from her profound knowledge of anthropology acquired from growing up with her father, the famous anthropologist, Alfred Kroeber. The Hainish Cycle reflects the anthropologist's experience of immersing themselves in new strange cultures since most of their main characters and narrators (Le Guin favoured the first-person narration) are envoys from a humanitarian organization, the Ekumen, sent to investigate or ally themselves with the people of a different world and learn their ways. FEATURES. Includes all the classic Easton Press qualities: * Premium Leather * Silk Moire Endleaves * Distinctive Cover Design * Hubbed Spine, Accented in Real 22KT Gold * Satin Ribbon Page Marker * Gilded Page Edges * Long-lasting, High Quality Acid-neutral Paper * Smyth-sewn Pages for Strength and Durability * Beautiful Illustrations.