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'Gripping and sentimental, it makes us appreciate our planet's cosmic rarity while highlighting what might happen if we collectively realize that too late' Sabatine, BookTok<BR><BR>A world of peaceful aliens conquered by bloodthirsty yumens, their existence is irrevocably altered. Forced into servitude, the Athsheans find themselves at the mercy of their brutal masters.<BR><BR> Desperation causes the Athsheans to retaliate against their captors, abandoning their strictures against violence. In defending their lives, they endanger the very foundations of their society. Every blow against the invaders is a blow to the core of Athsheans' culture. <BR><BR>And once the killing starts, there is no turning back.<BR><BR>Winner of the 1973 Hugo award for Best Novella, and nominated for many others, The Word for World is Forest is part of Le Guin's 'Hainish Cycle'. It explores a future history of Earth and pacifistic ideals in its depictions of violence, colonialism and resistance.<BR><BR>'A simple story that, like most things Le Guin wrote, packs a powerful emotional and critical punch'- Tordotcom<BR>'Deeply moving and shocking by turns'- Suzanne Reid<BR>'Le Guin writes in quiet, straightforward sentences about people who feel they are being torn apart by massive forces in society . . . and who fight courageously to remain whole' - The New York Times Book Review<BR><BR><BR>Welcome to The Best Of The Masterworks: a selection of the finest in science fiction

Der große Klassiker als opulente PrachtausgabeErstmals alle 'Erdsee'-Romane und Erzählungen ungekürzt in einem Band: Vollständige Neuübersetzung mit zahlreichen farbigen Illustrationen des berühmten Fantasy-Künstlers Charles VessEine Inselwelt, von Menschen und Drachen bewohnt.Wo die Natur von Magie durchdrungen ist.Und jedes Ding und jedes Wesen einen machtvollen wahren Namen trägt ...Auf einem Eiland der Inselwelt Erdsee lebt der junge Ged. Von allen nur Sperber gerufen, führt er ein einfaches Leben als Sohn eines Bronzeschmieds. Erst als brutale Räuberhorden sein Dorf überfallen, entdeckt er, dass er über geheimnisvolle, übernatürliche Fähigkeiten verfügt. Es gelingt Ged mit Hilfe der Magie, die Banditen abzuwehren, und fortan ist nichts mehr, wie es war.Sperber wird Lehrling an der berühmten Zauberschule von Rok und stellt dort seine Fähigkeiten unter Beweis: Er beschwört die Mächte der Schatten und schafft eine Verbindung zum Totenreich. Dabei erfährt er, dass ein Riss durch dieses Reich geht, der die Welt der Lebenden zu verschlingen droht. Gemeinsam mit der wiedergeborenen Hohepriesterin Tenar und Tehanu, der Tochter der Drachen, stellt sich Ged einem scheinbar aussichtslosen Kampf um die Rettung von Erdsee ...'Absolut brillant - einer der Meilensteine der modernen Fantasy!'Patrick Rothfuss

Zwei große SF-Romane von Ursula K. Le Guin in vollständiger Neuübersetzung.Ursula K. Le Guins visionäre Hainish-Romane, die davon erzählen, wie die Menschheit ferne Planeten besiedelt, haben die Landkarte der modernen Science Fiction neu entworfen. In "Das Wort für Welt ist Wald" versklaven Kolonisten einen ganzen Planeten, um sich seiner Ressourcen zu bemächtigen - doch die Waldbewohner wissen sich zu wehren. "Die Überlieferung" ist die erschütternde Geschichte einer Gesellschaft, die ihr kulturelles Erbe unterdrückt hat.Die Neuübersetzung von Karen Nölle zeigt erstmals Le Guins ganze sprachliche Meisterschaft.

Die große Fortsetzung des Fantasy-Klassikerserstmals neu übersetzt in einem BandTenar, die geflohene Priesterin aus den Gräbern von Atuan, hat sich auf der Insel Gont niedergelassen. Sie adoptiert Therru, ein Mädchen, das ein schlimmes Schicksal erlitten hat und dem bestimmt ist, entscheidend in die Geschicke von Erdsee einzugreifen. Als Ged, einstiger Erzmagier und am Ende von 'Das letzte Ufer' seiner magischen Kräfte beraubt, nach Gont zurückkehrt, schließt er sich der Dorfgemeinschaft an, und zusammen mit Tenar sorgt er für Therru, um sie vor dem bösen Zauberer Aspen zu schützen.Bald verflicht sich ihr Schicksal mit dem des jungen Dorfzauberers Erle. Dieser wird von Albträumen geplagt, in denen ihn die Toten im Dunklen Land jenseits der Mauer anrufen und auffordern, sie in die Welt zurückzuholen. Auf der Suche nach Deutung dieser Träume und der Erlösung von ihnen führt Erles Weg über die Zauberschule von Rok, den ehemaligen Erzmagier Ged und an den Hof König Lebannens, wo er auch auf Tenar und Tehanu trifft. Gemeinsam mit den Drachen von Erdsee müssen sie versuchen, ihre Welt wieder ins Gleichgewicht zu bringen ...Enthält:'Tehanu', 'Das Vermächtnis von Erdsee', 'Rückkehr nach Erdsee'Für alle LeserInnen von J.R.R. Tolkien, Tad Williams und J. K. Rowling'Absolut brillant - einer der Meilensteine der modernen Fantasy!'Patrick Rothfuss

'One of the literary greats of the twentieth century' Margaret Atwood<BR><BR>'A work of extraordinary imagination and compassion' Atlantic<BR><BR>'The book I wish I had written' Roddy Doyle<BR><BR>Shevek, a brilliant physicist, was raised on Anarres, a barren moon with no government, army, laws, or police that has long been isolated from other worlds because of its rigid dedication to radical equality.<BR><BR> Shevek's work promises a breakthrough that could alter the course of human civilisation, but to realise it, he must journey to Urras: a planet dazzling in its beauty and advancement yet fractured by hierarchy.<BR><BR> Though initially welcomed by this unfamiliar civilisation, Shevek soon finds himself caught between competing visions of freedom, a bridge - and a threat - to both. In the conflict that ensues, he must reexamine his beliefs, even as he ignites the fires of change.<BR><BR> From the inimitable Ursula K. Le Guin, The Dispossessed is a true classic of the twentieth century, a moving story about what it means to return home and a must-read science fiction masterpiece.<BR><BR>WITH AN INTRODUCTION FROM RODDY DOYLE

Rebel Voices: Disruptive Stories from Trailblazing Women - a new Puffin Classics collection, celebrating International Women's Day 2023<BR><BR>'One of the literary greats of the 20th century' - Margaret Atwood<BR><BR>Earthsea: The First Four Books is a collection of one of the most beloved and influential fantasy works of all time. The series follows two main characters: Ged, who grows from an arrogant boy to one of the most powerful mages Earthsea has ever known; and Tenar, who escapes her fate as a child-priestess, and must fight for a life of her own.<BR><BR>Filled with soaring, dangerous and beautifully-spun magic; evocative, sweeping settings; and extraordinarily vivid, emotionally complex characters, once read, the Earthsea series will never be forgotten.<BR><BR>Rebel Voices is a new six-part Puffin Classics collection of strikingly designed, highly collectible books, written by female authors, and celebrating courage, rebellion, strength and inspiration.<BR><BR>Praise for The Tombs of Atuan (book two): 'A classic of stealth-missile literature, a fantasy adventure that's actually a feminist horror thriller.' Entertainment Weekly

“Splendidly intricate and hugely imaginative tales.” —NewsweekA striking new 50th anniversary edition of Ursula K. Le Guin's extraordinary short story collection.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--including one of her most famous works of short fiction, "The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas." Each story, ranging from fantasy and intriguing scientific concepts to the medieval world and the future, has an introduction by Le Guin providing perspective or background. The collection also begins with a foreword by the author, sharing her approach to selecting the stories and her experience writing them.This superb retrospective 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 Necklace- April in Paris- The Masters- Darkness Box- The Word of Unbinding- The Rule of Names- Winter's King- The Good Trip- Nine Lives- Things- A Trip to the Head- Vaster than Empires and More Slow- The Stars Below- The Field of Vision- Direction of the Road- The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas- The Day Before the Revolution

In this second novel in the Annals of the Western Shore trilogy, Ursula K. Le Guin brings readers a haunting and gripping coming-of-age story set against a backdrop of violence, intolerance, and magic.Ansul was once a peaceful town filled with libraries, schools, and temples. But that was long ago, and the conquerors of this coastal city consider reading and writing to be acts punishable by death. And they believe the Oracle House, where the last few undestroyed books are hidden, is seething with demons.But to seventeen-year-old Memer, the house is a refuge, a place of family and learning, ritual and memory—the only place where she feels truly safe.Then an Uplands poet named Orrec and his wife, Gry, arrive, and everything in Memer's life begins to change. Will she and the people of Ansul at last be brave enough to rebel against their oppressors?Voices is a novel that readers will not soon forget.“Le Guin's crystalline prose and her ability to dramatise political and spiritual issues of our time are unequalled.” —Amanda Craig, London Times“As always, Le Guin's language is as airy and sensuous as her concerns are weighty and abstract, every sentence as precise as a spade cut.” —Elizabeth Ward, The Washington Post“Barbarians-versus-brainiacs may be well-trod turf, but Le Guin sure-footedly makes it new. She creates a protagonist with obvious appeal to her intended audience: a geeky girl with bad hair but a quick intelligence, who nurses a seething contempt for the illiterate thugs who run everything." —Anne Boles Levy, Los Angeles TimesThe Annals of the Western Shore Trilogy includes:- Gifts- Voices- Powers