Ursula K. Le Guin

"A master builder of faraway, fantastic worlds, Ursula K. Le Guin, at mid-career, found in her native California the inspiration for what was to be her greatest literary construction: nothing less than an entire ethnography of a future society, the Kesh, living in a post-apocalyptic Napa Valley. This Library of America edition of her 1985 classic Always Coming Home, prepared in close consultation with the author, features new material added by Le...

After being rescued by a flying cat, Alexander the cat decides to make good on a promise to do wonderful things.

Wishing to visit their mother, two winged cats leave their new country home to return to the city, where they discover a wingedkitten in a building imminently to be demolished.

"[This book] represents the first time that all of Le Guin novellas have been collected in a single volume. Featuring thirteen unforgettable stories, this literary treasure is easily one of the most anticipated collections of the year. In addition to more than 800 pages of extraordinary storytelling, [this book] also includes an introduction from the legendary author." --

The story of two communities of outcasts from Earth living on another planet. In Victoria on a former prison colony, two exiled groups--the farmers of Shantih and the City dwellers--live in apparent harmony. All is not as it seems, however. While the peace-loving farmers labor endlessly to provide food for the City, the City Bosses rule the Shantih with an iron fist. When a group of farmers decide to from a new settlement further away, the Bosses...

"A collection of essays on life and literature, from one of the most iconic authors and astute critics in contemporary letters."--

Explores further the magical world of Earthsea through five tales of events which occur before or after the time of the original novels, as well as an essay on the people, languages, history and magic of the place.

The final book in Ursula K. Le Guin's must-read Earthsea Cycle. "The magic of Earthsea is primal; the lessons of Earthsea remain as potent, as wise, and as necessary as anyone could dream." (Neil Gaiman)

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,

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A young prince joins forces with a master wizard on a journey todiscover a cause and remedy for the loss of magic in Earthsea. A young prince joins forces with a master wizard on a journey to discover a cause and remedy for the loss of magic in Earthsea.

Young Memer takes on a pivotal role in freeing her war-torn homeland from its oppressive captors.