Ursula K. Le Guin

'Le Guin's storytelling is sharp, magisterial, funny, thought-provoking and exciting, exhibiting all that science fiction can be' EMPIRE'Told with shimmering lyricism, this coming-of-age saga will leave readers transformed' BOOKLIST'Le Guin is a writer of phenomenal power' OBSERVER'A tour de force' EVENING STANDARDThe final part in the story that started with GIFTS, and the tale of Gry Barre of Roddmant and Orrec Caspro of Caspromant, two children with extraordinary powers. They play a part in VOICES too, the sequel to GIFTS, in which Memer, a girl who has grown up in a captured city, is part of the people's fight for freedom. And now, in POWERS, we have the conclusion to Ursula Le Guin's beautifully written, powerful and moving story of the Western Isles, a tale that will leave every reader begging for more.

Maameri... velhojen ja varjojen sirpaleinen saaristo... lohikäärmeiden ja labyrinttien sokkeloinen maailmaUrsula K. Le Guinin upean ja viisaan Maameri-sarjan viides ja kuudes osa yhteisniteenä. Kertomuksia Maamereltä sisältää viisi itsenäistä novellia, jotka laajentavat ja selittävät neljän aikaisemman Maameri-romaanin tapahtumia sekä Saaristomeren mutkikasta maailmanjärjestystä. Novellien aiheet käsittelevät muun muassa velhokoulun perustamista Roken saarelle, nuoren naisen kivistä tietä miehisen koulun oppiin sekä nuorukaisen ristiriitaa rakastamisen ja velhokutsumuksen välillä. Romaanissa Toinen tuuli kuolleet pyrkivät murtautumaan elävien maailmaan kylätaikuri Lepän unien kautta valloittaakseen Maameren. Vuosisatoja kestäneen rauhan jälkeen myös lohikäärmeet ovat palanneet ihmisten ilmoille ja tekevät tuhojaan läntisessä Havnorissa. Maameren maagien on viimein turvauduttava ihmiskäden mestarillisiin taitoihin korjatakseen elämän ja kuoleman horjuvan tasapainon.” Le Guin ymmärtää taikuutta ja lohikäärmeitä paremmin kuin kukaan muu.” - Michael SwanwickUrsula K. Le Guin (1929-2018) on maailman arvostetuimpia fantasia- ja scifikirjailijoita. Le Guinin syvää viisautta tihkuva Maameri-sarja on voittanut useita kirjallisuuspalkintoja, muun muassa National Book Awardin (Kaukaisin ranta) ja Nebula-palkinnon (Tehanu). Maameren tarinoita pidetään myös tärkeänä esikuvana J. K. Rowlingin Harry Potter -sarjalle.

When the conquerors of Ansul deem acts of reading and writing punishable by death, seventeen-year-old Memer, who has found a safe haven in the Oracle House, where the last books are hidden, finds her life forever changed by the arrival of an Uplands poet. Reprint.

Viisas ja taianomainen fantasiasaagaMaameren tarinat on yksi kaikkien aikojen kauneimmista ja viisaimmista fantasiasarjoista. Tähän yhteisniteeseen on koottu neljä ensimmäistä Maameri-kirjaa. Maameren velhossa nuori Varpushaukka vihitään aikuiseksi ja hänestä tulee Ged, yksi Maameren saariston mahtavista velhoista. Tarinoiden toinen osa Atuanin Holvihaudat kertoo Tenarista, Nimettömien nuoresta ylipapittaresta, joka vartioi Atuanin pyhien hautojen koskemattomuutta. Kolmannessa osassa, Kaukaisin ranta, Enladin prinssi Arren tuo hälyttäviä uutisia läntisten velhojen hiipuvista taikavoimista. Neljäs osa Tehanu jatkaa Gedin ja Tenarin tarinaa vuosia myöhemmin, kun he auttavat pahan vainoamaa tyttöä. Ursula K. Le Guin (1929-2018) on maailman arvostetuimpia fantasia- ja scifikirjailijoita. Le Guinin syvää viisautta tihkuva Maameri-sarja on voittanut useita kirjallisuuspalkintoja, muun muassa National Book Awardin (Kaukaisin ranta) ja Nebula-palkinnon (Tehanu). Maameren tarinoita pidetään myös tärkeänä esikuvana J. K. Rowlingin Harry Potter -sarjalle.

Memer is a child of rape; when the Alds took the beautiful city of Ansul, they descecrated or destroyed everything of beauty. The Waylord they imprisoned and tortured for years until finally he is freed to return to his home. Though crippled, he is not destroyed. His life still has purpose. Memer is the daughter of his House, the daughter of his heart. The Alds, a people who love war, cannot and will not read: they believe that in words lie demons that will destroy the world. All the city's libraries, the great treasure trove of knowledge of ages past, are burned, except for those few volumes secreted inthe Waylord's hidden room. But times are changing. Gry Barre of Roddmant and Orrec Caspro of Caspromant have arrived in the city. Orrec is a story-teller, the most famous of all: he has the gift of making. His wife Gry's gift is that of calling; she walks with a halflion who both frightens and fascinates the Alds. This is Memer's story, and Gry's and Orrec's, and it is the story of a conquered people craving freedom.

Segodnja Ged - velichajshij mag Zemnomorja, a v molodosti on bezrassudno rvalsja k moguschestvu i znanijam. Stupiv na put, kazavshijsja samym korotkim i legkim, junosha prikosnulsja k drevnej tajne, i po ego vine v mir proniklo velikoe zlo. Chtoby ispravit sodejannoe, nado projti inoj put - dlinoju v zhizn. Riskuja na kazhdom shagu, preodolet nemyslimye prepjatstvija, izmenitsja do uznavaemosti, ponjat svoe prednaznachenie - i sojtis v reshajuschem poedinke s chernoj tenju. Tsikl "Volshebnik Zemnomorja" prines ego avtoru mirovuju slavu, i sejchas on stoit v odnom rjadu s takimi shedevrami fentezi, kak "Vlastelin Kolets" Dzh. R. R. Tolkina i "Nar-nija" K. S. Ljuisa.

When a young man in the Uplands blinds himself rather than use his gift of "unmaking"--a violent talent shared by members of his family--he upsets the precarious balance of power among rival, feuding families, each of which has a strange and deadly talent of its own. Reprint.

'She's showing no signs of losing her brilliance. She is unparalleled in creating fantasy peopled by finely drawn and complex characters... GIFTS has the simplicity of fairy tale and the power of myth' GUARDIAN'Le Guin is a writer of phenomenal power' OBSERVEROrrec, the son of the Brantor of Caspromant, and Gry, daughter of the Brantors of Barre and Rodd, have grown up together, running half-wild across the Uplands. The people there are like their land: harsh and fierce and prideful; ever at war with each other. Only the gifts keep the fragile peace. The Barre gift is calling animals. The women of Cordemant have the power of blinding, or making deaf, or taking away speech. The Rodds can send a spellknife into a man's heart. The Callems can move heavy things - even buildings, even hills. The Caspro gift is the worst and best of all: it is the gift of undoing: an insect, an animal, a place ... Orrec and Gry are the heirs to Caspro and Barre. Gry's gift runs true, but she refuses to call animals for the hunt. Orrec too is a problem, for his gift of undoing is wild: he cannot control it - and that is the most dangerous gift of all ... GIFTS is Ursula Le Guin at her best: an exciting, moving story beautifully told.

"Splendidly intricate and hugely imaginative tales." --Newsweek 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 stories included in the collection are: Semley's NecklaceApril in ParisThe MastersDarkness BoxThe Word of UnbindingThe Rule of NamesWinter's KingThe Good TripNine LivesThingsA Trip to the HeadVaster than Empires and More SlowThe Stars BelowThe Field of VisionDirection of the RoadThe Ones Who Walk Away from OmelasThe Day Before the Revolution

A slender, realistic story of a young man's coming of age, Very Far Away from Anywhere Else is one of the most inspiring novels Ursula K. Le Guin ever published. Owen is seventeen and smart. He knows what he wants to do with his life. But then he meets Natalie and he realizes he doesn't know anything much at all. "Like all Le Guin's work, Very Far Away from Anywhere Else is about the invisible structures of society and about the challenge to live honestly. On a Sunday years ago I was lucky to encounter a book that could show me the breadth our lives have--that the discovery of what leads us on is better than the goal of perfection." --Emily Schultz, Bustle"An engaging, well written novel." --New York Times

A new collection of engaging and diverse nonfiction writings from the beloved, award-winning author--talks and essays at the crossroads of literature, feminism, social critique, and creative vision.

'One of the most deeply influential of all 20th century fantasy texts' ENCYCLOPEDIA OF FANTASY'She is unparalleled in creating fantasy peopled by finely drawn and complex characters' GUARDIAN'I'd love to sit at my desk one day and discover that I could think and write like Ursula Le Guin' Roddy DoyleThese five superlative, evocative and enchanting stories range from a few hundred years before A Wizard of Earthsea to just before The Other Wind, and feature some of Le Guin's most popular characters, including the Wizard Ged himself. The stories are rounded off with an essay about Earthsea's history and people. No Earthsea fan will want to be without this magical collection.

One of The Atlantic's Great American Novels"One of the greats. . . . Not just a science fiction writer; a literary icon." --Stephen King"Engrossing . . . 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 EnquirerUrsula K. Le Guin's Hugo, Locus, and Nebula Award-winning classic, a profound and thoughtful tale of anarchism and capitalism, individualism and collectivism, and one ambitious man's quest to bridge the ideological chasm separating two worlds. The Dispossessed is the spellbinding story of anarchist Shevek, the "galactically famous scientist," who single-handedly attempts to reunite two planets cut off from each other by centuries of distrust. Anarres, Shevek's homeland, is a bleak moon settled by an anarchic utopian civilization, where there is no government, and everyone, at least nominally, is a revolutionary. It has long been isolated from other worlds, including its mother planet, Urras--defined by warring nations, great poverty, and immense wealth. Now Shevek, a brilliant physicist, is determined to unify the two civilizations. In the face of great hostility, outright threats, and the pain of separation from his family, he makes an unprecedented trip to Urras. Greater than any concern for his own wellbeing is the belief that the walls of hatred, distrust, and philosophic division between his planet and the rest of the civilized universe must be torn down. He will seek answers, question the unquestionable, and explore differences in customs and cultures, determined 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. Almost immediately upon his arrival, he finds not the egotistical philistines he expected, but an intelligent, complex people who warmly welcome him. But soon the ambitious scientist and his gift is seen as a threat, and in the profound conflict that ensues, he must reexamine his beliefs even as he ignites the fires of change.

When a spoiled kitten named Wonderful Alexander gets caught in a tree, it's up to Jane to save him. Once he is rescued and adopted by the catwings, Alexander decides to repay Jane's favor by helping her to overcome her mysterious fear of speaking. When a spoiled kitten named Wonderful Alexander gets caught in a tree, it's up to Jane to save him. Once he is rescued and adopted by the catwings, Alexander decides to repay Jane's favor by helping her to overcome her mysterious fear of speaking.

'A masterpiece of chilling narration' GUARDIAN'Wise, graceful, classic myth-making' THE SCOTSMANThe wizard Alder comes from Roke to the island of Gont in search of the Archmage, Lord Sparrowhawk, once known as Ged. The man who was once the most powerful wizard in the Islands now lives with his wife Tenar and their adopted daughter Tehanu. Alder needs help: his beloved wife died and in his dreams she calls him to the land of the dead - and now the dead are haunting him, begging for release. He can no longer sleep, and the Wizards of Earthsea are worried. But there is more at stake than the unquiet rest of one minor wizard: for the dragons of Earthsea have arisen, to reclaim the lands that were once theirs. Only Tehanu, herself daughter of a dragon, can talk to them; it may be that Alder's dreams hold the key to the salvation of Earthsea and all the peoples who live there.

The Pulitzer Prize-nominated and American Book Award-winning writer presents an electrifying collection of stories that are filled with love, lust, sex, marriage, gender, and other annoying problems that people must deal with no matter where they reside in the universe. Reprint.

Years before, they had escaped together from the sinister Tombs of Atuan -- she, an isolated young priestess, he, a powerful wizard. Now she is a farmer's widow, having chosen for herself the simple pleasures of an ordinary life. And he is a broken old man, mourning the powers lost to him not by choice. A lifetime ago, they helped each other at a time of darkness and danger. Now they must join forces again, to help another -- the physically and emotionally scarred child whose own destiny remains to be revealed. With millions of copies sold, Ursula K. Le Guin's Earthsea Cycle has earned a treasured place on the shelves of fantasy lovers everywhere. Complex, innovative, and deeply moral, this quintessential fantasy sequence has been compared with the work of J. R. R. Tolkien and C. S. Lewis, and has helped make Le Guin one of the most distinguished fantasy and science fiction writers of all time. She lives in Portland, Oregon.

One of the Time 100 Best Fantasy Books Of All Time The Newbery Honor-winning second novel in the renowned Earthsea series from Ursula K. LeGuin. In this second novel in the Earthsea series, Tenar is chosen as high priestess to the ancient and nameless Powers of the Earth, and everything is taken from her--home, family, possessions, even her name. She is now known only as Arha, the Eaten One, and guards the shadowy, labyrinthine Tombs of Atuan. Then a wizard, Ged Sparrowhawk, comes to steal the Tombs' greatest hidden treasure, the Ring of Erreth-Akbe. Tenar's duty is to protect the Ring, but Ged possesses the light of magic and tales of a world that Tenar has never known. Will Tenar risk everything to escape from the darkness that has become her domain? With millions of copies sold worldwide, Ursula K. Le Guin's Earthsea Cycle has earned a treasured place on the shelves of fantasy lovers everywhere, alongside the works of such beloved authors as J. R. R. Tolkien and C. S. Lewis.

Darkness threatens to overtake Earthsea. As the world and its wizards are losing their magic, Ged--powerful Archmage, wizard, and dragonlord--embarks on a sailing journey with highborn young prince, Arren. They travel far beyond the realm of death to discover the cause of these evil disturbances and to restore magic to a land desperately thirsty for it. With millions of copies sold, Ursula K. Le Guin's Earthsea Cycle has earned a treasured place on the shelves of fantasy lovers everywhere. Complex, innovative, and deeply moral, this quintessential fantasy sequence has been compared with the work of J. R. R. Tolkien and C. S. Lewis, and has helped make Le Guin one of the most distinguished fantasy and science fiction writers of all time.