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Changing Planes
Changing Planes
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The misery of waiting for a connecting flight at an airport leads to the accidental discovery of alighting on other planes -- not airplanes but planes of existence. Ursula Le Guin's deadpan premise frames a series of travel accounts by the tourist-narrator who describes bizarre societies and cultures that sometimes mirror our own, and someti... more »
Author:
The misery of waiting for a connecting flight at an airport leads to the accidental discovery of alighting on other planes -- not airplanes but planes of existence. Ursula Le Guin's deadpan premise frames a series of travel accounts by the tourist-narrator who describes bizarre societies and cultures that sometimes mirror our own, and someti... more »
PBS Market Price: $8.09 or $4.19+1 credit
ISBN-13: 9780441012244
ISBN-10: 0441012248
Publication Date: 7/26/2005
Pages: 239
Rating: 27
ISBN-10: 0441012248
Publication Date: 7/26/2005
Pages: 239
Rating: 27
3.7 stars, based on 27 ratings
Publisher: Ace Books
Book Type: Mass Market Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover, Audio Cassette, Audio CD
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Book Type: Mass Market Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover, Audio Cassette, Audio CD
Members Wishing: 0
Reviews: Member | Amazon | Write a Review
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This is such an inventive book. Really smart short stories that explore what life could be like if things were just a little different. For example, what happens if genetic modifications get taken too far (Porridge on Islac) or what it would look like if corporations colonized planets (Great Joy)?
Science Fiction of a Different Ilk
Funny that they put the label "Fantasy" on the spine of this book. I would call it science fiction, but then, I'm a woman, and see science fiction differently. She comments on the ways that technology and environment shape beings, rather than commenting solely on the technology and environment themselves.
I found this book somewhat repetitive toward the end, but fascinating in its perspectives.
Funny that they put the label "Fantasy" on the spine of this book. I would call it science fiction, but then, I'm a woman, and see science fiction differently. She comments on the ways that technology and environment shape beings, rather than commenting solely on the technology and environment themselves.
I found this book somewhat repetitive toward the end, but fascinating in its perspectives.
a good collection of short stories; it reads like fantastic anthropology.
Genres:
- Science Fiction & Fantasy >> Authors, A-Z >> ( L ) >> LeGuin, Ursula K.
- Science Fiction & Fantasy >> Fantasy >> General
- Science Fiction & Fantasy >> Science Fiction >> General
- Science Fiction & Fantasy >> Science Fiction >> Short Stories
