Large ImageThe Wind's Twelve Quarters: Seventeen Powerful Short Stories of Literary Fantasy and Sci-Fi – Time Travel to Space Opera
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"Splendidly intricate and hugely imaginative tales." -- Newsweek A 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 of her powerful stories -- including one of her most famous works of short fiction, "The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas." Each story, ranging from literary fantasy and thought-provoking science fiction 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 of speculative fiction 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
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