The Word for World is Forest
the best of the sf masterworks
$22.40
- Paperback
128 pages
- Release Date
30 January 2023
Summary
The Forest Awakens: A World Transformed by War
A peaceful alien world falls under the brutal dominion of humankind, forever changing the lives of the native Athsheans. Forced into servitude, they suffer under the yoke of their merciless masters.
Driven to desperation, the Athsheans defy their pacifist beliefs and retaliate, striking back against their oppressors. But each act of violence chips away at the very foundations of their culture, threatening to unravel the fabric o…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781399607797 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1399607790 |
| Series: | S.F. Masterworks |
| Author: | Ursula K. Le Guin |
| Publisher: | Orion Publishing Co |
| Imprint: | Gollancz |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 128 |
| Release Date: | 30 January 2023 |
| Weight: | 120g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 128mm x 16mm |
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The slender book is fairly simplistic, but it’s still compelling and thought-provoking.
The slender book is fairly simplistic, but it’s still compelling and thought-provoking. * SFX *It’s a compact tale, a masterclass by a powerful writer who fashions a lean narrative where others might have produced a much larger, bloated tome, and yet for all the brevity Le Guin delivers not just a narrative but a believable alien world and society in short yet compelling scenes. * FORBIDDEN PLANET *
About The Author
Ursula K. Le Guin
Ursula K. Le Guin (1929-2018) was a celebrated author whose body of work includes 23 novels, 12 volumes of short stories, 11 volumes of poetry, 13 children’s books, five essay collections, and four works of translation. The breadth and imagination of her work earned her six Nebula Awards, seven Hugo Awards, and SFWA’s Grand Master, along with the PEN/Malamud and many other awards. In 2014 she was awarded the National Book Foundation Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters, and in 2016 joined the short list of authors to be published in their lifetimes by the Library of America.
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