Ursula K Le Guin

One of The Atlantic's Great American Novels "One of the greats... Not just a science fiction writer; a literary icon." --Stephen King "Engrossing... [Le Guin] is a philosopher; an explorer in the landscape of the mind." --Cincinnati Enquirer In celebration of its fiftieth anniversary, a commemorative edition of Ursula K. Le Guin's Hugo, Locus, and Nebula Award-winning classic, a profound...

From the celebrated Ursula K. Le Guin, "a writer of enormous intelligence and wit, a master storyteller" (Boston Globe), the revised and updated edition of her classic guide to the essentials of a writer's craft. Completely revised and rewritten to address modern challenges and opportunities, this essential creative writing handbook is a short, deceptively simple guide to the craft of...

Featuring a new introduction by Ken Liu, this revised edition of Ursula K. Le Guin's first full-length collection of essays covers her background as a writer and educator, on fantasy and science fiction, on writing, and on the future of literary science fiction. "We like to think we live in daylight, but half the world is always dark; and fantasy,...

“One of [Le Guin's] most radical novels... A study in what a complete and utter rejection of capitalism and patriarchy might look like—for society and for the art of storytelling.” —The Millions Ursula K. Le Guin's magnificent work of imagination, a visionary, genre-crossing story about a future utopian community on the Northern California coast, hailed as “masterly” (Newsweek), “hypnotic” (People),...

The final book in Ursula K. Le Guin's must-read Books of Earthsea. The sorcerer Alder fears sleep. The dead are pulling him to them at night. Through him, they may free themselves and invade Earthsea. Alder seeks advice from Ged, once Archmage. Ged tells him to go to Tenar, Tehanu, and the young king at Havnor. They are joined by...