The Wind's Twelve Quarters and The Compass Rose by Ursula K. Le Guin (English) P

Description: The Wind's Twelve Quarters and The Compass Rose by Ursula K. Le Guin An essential collection of stories from the multi-award-winning Grand Master, Ursula K. LeGuin. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher 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 Winds 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 Winters 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. Author Biography Ursula K. Le Guin is one of the finest writers of our time. Her books have attracted millions of devoted readers and won many awards, including the National Book Award, the Hugo and Nebula Awards and a Newbery Honor. Among her novels, The Left Hand of Darkness, The Dispossessed and the six books of Earthsea have attained undisputed classic status; and her recent series, the Annals of the Western Shore, has won her the PEN Center USA Childrens literature award and the Nebula Award for best novel. In 2014 Ursula Le Guin was awarded the National Book Foundation Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters. She lived in Portland, Oregon, until she passed away in January 2018.Read more at http://sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/le_guin_ursula_k Review One of the most accomplished of contemporary science fiction writers - The New York Times Book ReviewHer worlds have a magic sheen . . . she moulds them into dimensions we can only just sense. She is unique. She is legend. - The TimesA wonderfully mordant analyst of human weakness. The gems in this impressive collection have the same power to disconcert as her best novels.On the strength of The Winds Twelve Quarters, I would not hesitate to say that the short story is the appropriate medium for her, and one in which few contemporary writers . . . can equal her - New Scientist Long 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 Winds 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 Winters 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 . Review Quote One of the most accomplished of contemporary science fiction writers - The New York Times Book ReviewHer worlds have a magic sheen . . . she moulds them into dimensions we can only just sense. She is unique. She is legend. - The TimesA wonderfully mordant analyst of human weakness. The gems in this impressive collection have the same power to disconcert as her best novels.On the strength of The Winds Twelve Quarters , I would not hesitate to say that the short story is the appropriate medium for her, and one in which few contemporary writers . . . can equal her - New Scientist Promotional "Headline" An essential collection of stories from the multi-award-winning Grand Master, Ursula K. LeGuin. Description for Sales People Ursula K. Le Guin has won the SFWA GRAND MASTER AWARD, the WORLD FANTASY AWARD FOR LIFE ACHIEVEMENT and been inducted into the Science Fiction Hall of Fame. Details ISBN147320576X Year 2015 ISBN-10 147320576X ISBN-13 9781473205765 Media Book Publication Date 2015-08-13 Pages 592 Publisher Orion Publishing Co Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 813.54 Format Paperback Language English UK Release Date 2015-08-13 Author Ursula K. Le Guin Audience General Series S.F. Masterworks NZ Release Date 2015-10-12 AU Release Date 2015-10-12 Imprint Gollancz We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:94420927;

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