author results for Le Guin, Ursula K.

The Left Hand of Darkness

Le Guin, Ursula K. — Sun, 31 Jan 2016 00:00:00 GMT

The Left Hand of Darkness tells the story of a lone human emissary's mission to Winter, an unknown 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. Exploring questions of psychology, society, and human emotion in an alien world, The Left Hand of Darkness stands as a landmark achievement in the annals of science fiction.

The Left Hand of Darkness

Le Guin, Ursula K. — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Le Guin's Hainish series begins with the assumption that centuries ago humanoids from the planet Hain ventured through the solar system establishing colonies on various planets including Earth. For mysterious reasons these colonies lost all contact and knowledge of each other until the 21st century when an attempt is made to establish a galactic league. Individual stories in this loosely organized series explore the inherent communication difficulties in the mingling and clash of cultures that, over the centuries of separation, have developed widely disparate social and political structures as well as a range of biological differences.

The Left Hand of Darkness

Le Guin, Ursula K. — Thu, 31 Jan 2019 00:00:00 GMT

The Left Hand of Darkness

Le Guin, Ursula K. — Mon, 31 Jan 1994 00:00:00 GMT

While on a mission to the planet Gethen, earthling Genly Ai is sent by leaders of the nation of Orgoreyn to a concentration camp from which the exiled prime minister of the nation of Karhide tries to rescue him.

The Left Hand of Darkness

Le Guin, Ursula K. — Mon, 31 Jan 2000 00:00:00 GMT

The Left Hand of Darkness

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The Left Hand of Darkness

Le Guin, Ursula K. — Fri, 31 Jan 1969 00:00:00 GMT

The Left Hand of Darkness

Le Guin, Ursula K. — Mon, 31 Jan 2000 00:00:00 GMT

50TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION—WITH A NEW INTRODUCTION BY DAVID MITCHELL AND A NEW AFTERWORD BY CHARLIE JANE ANDERS
Ursula K. Le Guin’s groundbreaking work of science fiction—winner of the Hugo and Nebula Awards.
A lone human ambassador is sent to the icebound planet of Winter, a world without sexual prejudice, where the inhabitants’ gender is fluid. 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 strange, intriguing culture 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.

The Dispossessed

Le Guin, Ursula K. — Fri, 31 Jan 2014 00:00:00 GMT

Shevek, a brilliant physicist from the anarchist moon Anarres, risks his life by traveling to the mother planet of Urras in the hope of offering wisdom to its inhabitants and to reunite the two long-alienated worlds.

The Dispossessed

Le Guin, Ursula K. — Wed, 31 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMT

The Dispossessed

Le Guin, Ursula K. — Fri, 31 Jan 2003 00:00:00 GMT

The Dispossessed

Le Guin, Ursula K. — Thu, 31 Jan 1974 00:00:00 GMT

Shevek, a brilliant physicist, attempts to reunite two planets cut off from each other by centuries of distrust.

A Wizard of Earthsea

Le Guin, Ursula K. — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

A boy grows to manhood while attempting to subdue the evil he unleashed on the world as an apprentice to the Master Wizard.

A Wizard of Earthsea

Le Guin, Ursula K. — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Ged was the greatest sorcerer in all Earthsea, but once he was called Sparrowhawk, a reckless youth, hungry for power and knowledge, who tampered with long-held secrets and loosed a terrible shadow upon the world. This is the tale of his testing, how he mastered the mighty words of power, tamed an ancient dragon, and crossed death's threshold to restore the balance.

A Wizard of Earthsea

Le Guin, Ursula K. — Sat, 31 Jan 2004 00:00:00 GMT

A boy grows to manhood while attempting to subdue the evil he unleashed on the world as an apprentice to the Master Wizard.

A Wizard of Earthsea

Le Guin, Ursula K. — Thu, 31 Jan 1991 00:00:00 GMT

A boy grows to manhood while attempting to subdue the evil he unleashed on the world as an apprentice to the Master Wizard.

A Wizard of Earthsea

Le Guin, Ursula K. — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

The greatest sorcerer in all Earthsea was once a reckless youth, hungry for power and knowledge, who tampered with long-held secrets and loosed a terrible shadow upon the world. This is the tale of his testing, how he mastered the mighty words of power, tamed an ancient dragon, and crossed death's threshold to restore the balance.

The Wizard of Earthsea

Le Guin, Ursula K. — Wed, 31 Jan 1968 00:00:00 GMT

A Wizard of Earthsea

Le Guin, Ursula K. — Wed, 31 Jan 1968 00:00:00 GMT

A boy grows to manhood while attempting to subdue the evil he unleashed on the world as an apprentice to the Master Wizard.

A Wizard of Earthsea

Le Guin, Ursula K. — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

The first novel of Ursula K. Le Guin's must-read Books of Earthsea.

Ged was the greatest sorcerer in Earthsea, but in his youth he was the reckless Sparrowhawk. In his hunger for power and knowledge at the renowned school for wizards, he tampered with long-held secrets and loosed a terrible shadow upon the world.

This is the tumultuous tale of his testing, a classic fantasy adventure where he mastered the mighty words of power, tamed an ancient dragon, and crossed death's threshold to restore the balance.

With stories as perennial and universally beloved as The Chronicles of Narnia and The Lord of the Rings—but also unlike anything but themselves—Ursula K. Le Guin's Earthsea novels are some of the most acclaimed and awarded works in literature. They have received accolades such as the National Book Award, a Newbery Honor, the Nebula Award, and many more honors, commemorating their enduring place in the hearts and minds of fantasy readers and the literary world alike.

Join the millions of readers who have explored these lands. As The Guardian put it: "Ursula Le Guin's world of Earthsea is a tangled skein of tiny islands cast on a vast sea. The islands' names pull at my heart like no others: Roke, Perilane, Osskil . . ."

The Books of Earthsea include:

A Wizard of Earthsea

The Tombs of Atuan

The Farthest Shore

Tehanu

Tales from Earthsea

The Other Wind

Catwings

Le Guin, Ursula K. — Tue, 31 Jan 2006 00:00:00 GMT

Four young cats with wings leave the city slums in search of a safe place to live, finally meeting two children with kind hands.

Catwings

Le Guin, Ursula K. — Sun, 31 Jan 1999 00:00:00 GMT

Four young cats with wings leave the city slums in search of a safe place to live, finally meeting two children with kind hands.

Catwings

Le Guin, Ursula K. — Sun, 31 Jan 1988 00:00:00 GMT

Four young cats with wings leave the city slums in search of a safe place to live, finally meeting two children with kind hands.

The Tombs of Atuan

Le Guin, Ursula K. — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Arha's isolated existence as high priestess in the tombs of Atuan is jarred by a thief, wizard Ged Sparrowhawk, who seeks a special treasure.

The Found And The Lost: The Collected Novellas Of Ursula K. Le Guin (Reissue)

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Every iconic novella by the legendary Ursula K. Le Guin collected for the first time, in one volume. For the first time in her career, this collects all of the novellas of this icon of American literature in one volume. In 2014, Le Guin was awarded the Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters by the National Book Foundation. She has been awarded the National Book Award, the Hugo award, the Nebula award, the World Fantasy Award, the Newbery Honor, the Margaret A Edwards award, the PEN/Malamud award, the Locus award, and has been a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for her stories.