The Wind's Twelve Quarters Author:Ursula K. Le Guin A spellbinding collection of 17 stories from Ursula K. Le Guin, the recipient of numerous literary prizes, including the National Book Award, the Kafka Award, and the Pushcart Prize. Her first and perhaps most famous collection of short stories, each with an introduction by the author. Ranging from fantasy to intriguing scientific co... more »ncepts, from medieval settings to the future, magnificent heroes, compassionate heroines and magical creatures struggle for survival in diverse and distant worlds. They long for immortality, are consumed by their own wizardry and are driven by their quest for utopia.
Contents:
Foreword (The Wind's Twelve Quarters) (1975) • essay by Ursula K. Le Guin;
Portrait of the Author • interior artwork by Henk Pander;
Semley's Necklace [Dowry of Angyar] (Amazing, Sep 1964);
April in Paris (Fantastic, Sep 1962);
The Masters (Fantastic, Feb 1963);
Darkness Box (Fantastic, Nov 1963);
The Word of Unbinding [Earthsea Cycle] (Fantastic, Jan 1964);
The Rule of Names [Earthsea Cycle] (Fantastic, Apr 1964);
Winter's King (Orbit 5, 1969);
The Good Trip (Fantastic, Aug 1970);
Nine Lives (Playboy, Nov 1969);
Things [The End] (Orbit 6, 1970);
A Trip to the Head (Quark #1, 1970);
Vaster Than Empires and More Slow (New Dimensions I, 1971);
The Stars Below (Orbit 14, 1974);
The Field of Vision (Galaxy, Oct 1973);
Direction of the Road (Orbit 12, 1973);
The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas (New Dimensions 3, 1973);
The Day Before the Revolution [Hainish] (Galaxy, Aug 1974);
About the Author (The Wind's Twelve Quarters) • uncredited essay.