Worlds of Exile and Illusion - by Ursula K Le Guin (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Three classic novels are offered in one volume by SF's greatest living female writer. These novels, City of Illusions, Rocannon's World, and Planet of Exile, are set in the same universe as the author's ground-breaking The Left Hand of Darkness. "Le Guin is the ideal science fiction writer for readers who ordinarily dislike science fiction".--The Atlantic Monthly.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p><b><i>Worlds of Exile and Illusion</i> contains three novels in the Hainish Series from Ursula K. Le Guin, one of the greatest science fiction writers and many times the winner of the Hugo and Nebula Awards.</b> <p/>Her career as a novelist was launched by the three novels contained here. These books, <i> Rocannon's World</i>, <i>Planet of Exile</i>, and <i>City of Illusions</i>, are set in the same universe as Le Guin's groundbreaking classic, <i>The Left hand of Darkness.</i> <p/>Tor is pleased to return these previously unavailable works to print in this attractive new edition.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><p>"Le Guin writes in quiet, straightforward sentences about people who feel they are being torn apart by massive forces in society--technological, political, economic--and who fight courageously to remain whole." --<i>The New York Times Book Review</i> <p/>"As good as any contemporary at creating worlds, imaginary or our own...Le Guin writes with painstaking intelligence. Her characters are complex and haunting, and her writing is remarkable for its sinewy grace." --<i>Time Magazine</i></p><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Ursula K. Le Guin</b> (1929-2018) was the author of more than three dozen books for children and adults, including her groundbreaking novels <i>The Left Hand of Darkness</i> and <i>The Dispossessed</i>, both honored with Nebula and Hugo awards for best novel. She was also awarded a Newbury Honor for the second volume of the Earthsea Cycle, <i>The Tombs of Atuan</i>, and among her many other distinctions are the Margaret A. Edwards Award, a National Book Award, and additional Nebula and Hugo awards. Her other books include <i>The Eye of the Heron, The Word for World is Forest</i>, and the Hainish series. In 2014, Le Guin was named the Medalist for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters by the National Book Foundation.
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