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The sixth book of Earthsea in a beautiful hardback edition. Complete the collection with A Wizard of Earthsea, The Tombs of Atuan, The Furthest Shore, Tehanu and Tales from Earthsea.With illustrations from Charles Vess Le Guin s words are magical. Drink this magic up. Drown in it. Dream it David MitchellThese five superlative, evocative and enchanting stories range from a few hundred years before A Wizard of Earthsea to just before The Other Wind, and feature some of Le Guin s most popular characters, including the Wizard Ged himself. The stories are rounded off with an essay about Earthsea s history and people.No Earthsea fan will want to be without this magical collection. [Earthsea is] a memorable exploration of the relationship between life and death Magaret Atwood

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A masterpiece of chilling narration GUARDIAN Wise, graceful, classic myth-making THE SCOTSMANThe wizard Alder comes from Roke to the island of Gont in search of the Archmage, Lord Sparrowhawk, once known as Ged. The man who was once the most powerful wizard in the Islands now lives with his wife Tenar and their adopted daughter Tehanu. Alder needs help: his beloved wife died and in his dreams she calls him to the land of the dead - and now the dead are haunting him, begging for release. He can no longer sleep, and the Wizards of Earthsea are worried. But there is more at stake than the unquiet rest of one minor wizard: for the dragons of Earthsea have arisen, to reclaim the lands that were once theirs. Only Tehanu, herself daughter of a dragon, can talk to them; it may be that Alder s dreams hold the key to the salvation of Earthsea and all the peoples who live there.

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The award-winning stories in this collection range from the everyday to the outer limits of experience, where the quantum uncertainties of space and time are resolved only in the depths of the human heart. Featuring such objects of the imagination as a starship that sails on the wings of song, musical instruments that are played at funerals only, and orbiting arks designed to save a doomed humanity.Astonishing in their diversity and power, these stories exhibit both the artistry of a major writer at the height of her powers and the humanity of a mature artist confronting the world with her gift of wonder still intact.

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By Ursula K. Le GuinIntroduction by Donna HarawayImages by Lee Bul In The Carrier Bag Theory of Fiction, visionary author Ursula K. Le Guin tells the story of human origin by redefining technology as a cultural carrier bag rather than a weapon of domination.Hacking the linear, progressive mode of the Techno-Heroic, the Carrier Bag Theory of human evolution proposes: â ˜before the tool that forces energy outward, we made the tool that brings energy home.â ™ Prior to the preeminence of sticks, swords and the Heroâ ™s killing tools, our ancestorsâ ™ greatest invention was the container: the basket of wild oats, the medicine bundle, the net made of your own hair, the home, the shrine, the place that contains whatever is sacred. The recipient, the holder, the story. The bag of stars. This influential essay opens a portal to terra ignota, where the possibilities of human experience and knowledge can be discovered anew. Ursula Kroeber Le Guin (1929-2018) was a celebrated and beloved author of twenty-one novels, eleven volumes of short stories, four collections of essays, twelve childrenâ ™s books, six volumes of poetry and four of translation. The breadth and imagination of her work earned her six Nebulas, nine Hugos and SFWAâ ™s Grand Master, along with the PEN/Malamud and many other awards. In 2014 she was awarded the National Book Foundation Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters, and in 2016 joined the short list of authors to be published in their lifetimes by the Library of America.In The Carrier Bag Theory of Fiction, visionary author Ursula K. Le Guin tells the story of human origin by redefining technology as a cultural carrier bag rather than a weapon of domination.

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When Ursula K. Le Guin started writing a new story, she would begin by drawing a map. The Word for World presents a selection of these images by the celebrated author, many of which have never been published before, to consider how her imaginary worlds enable us to re-envision our own.Le Guinâ ™s maps offer journeys of consciousness beyond conventional cartography, from the Rorschach-like archipelagos of Earthsea to the talismanic maps of Always Coming Home. Rather than remaining within known terrain, they open up paradigms of knowledge, exemplified by the mapâ ™s edges and how a map is read, made and re-made, together. The Word for World brings her maps together with poems, stories, interviews, recipes and essays by contributors from a variety of perspectives to enquire into the relationship between worlds and the imagination and representation of them.With contributions by Federico Campagna, Theo Downes-Le Guin, Daniel Heath Justice, Bhanu Kapil, Canisia Lubrin, Una McCormack, David Naimon, Nisha Ramayya, Shoshone Collective, Standard Deviation, Marilyn Strathern.Co-published by Spiral House and AA Publications to coincide with an exhibition of Ursula K. Le Guinâ ™s maps at the Architectural Association, London, opening on 10 October 2025.

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Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the timeless and beloved A Wizard of Earthsea - ...reads like the retelling of a tale first told centuries ago (David Mitchell) - comes this complete omnibus edition of the entire Earthsea chronicles, including over fifty illustrations illuminating Le Guin s vision of her classic saga. Contains the short story, The Daughter of Odren , published in print for the first time, and her last story Firelight .Ursula K. Le Guin s Earthsea novels are some of the most acclaimed and awarded works in literature-they have received prestigious accolades such as the National Book Award, a Newbery Honor, the Nebula Award, and many more honors, commemorating their enduring place in the hearts and minds of readers and the literary world alike.Now for the first time ever, they re all together in one volume-including the early short stories, Le Guin s Earthsea Revisioned Oxford lecture, and new Earthsea stories, never before printed. With a new introduction by Le Guin herself, this essential edition will also include over fifty illustrations by renowned artist Charles Vess, specially commissioned and selected by Le Guin, to bring her refined vision of Earthsea and its people to life in a totally new way.Stories include: A Wizard of Earthsea , The Tombs of Atuan , The Farthest Shore , Tehanu , Tales From Earthsea , The Other Wind , The Rule of Names , The Word of Unbinding , The Daughter of Odren , and Earthsea Revisioned: A Lecture at Oxford University With stories as perennial and universally beloved as The Chronicles of Narnia and The Lord of The Rings-but also unlike anything but themselves-this edition is perfect for those new to the world of Earthsea, as well as those who are well-acquainted with its enchanting magic: to know Earthsea is to love it.- 1,008 pages- 56 illustrations (including seven lavishly coloured plate sections)- maps of Earthsea- stunningly beautiful endpapers- Six novels- 4 short stories- An essay

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Revised and updated for the twenty-first century, Steering the Craft is Ursula K. Le Guin⠙s carrier bag of the essentials of a writer⠙s craft, a generous gift from one of the great thinkers about how ⠓ and why ⠓ to write.This handbook is an accessible and profound guide to the craft of writing and editing. Le Guin lays out ten chapters that address the most fundamental components of narrative, from the sound of language to sentence construction to point of view. Drawing on the global canon, Le Guin offers her inimitably witty commentary and incisive dissection, developing into an exercise that the writer can do solo or in a group. No other writing guide offers such a comprehensive, experienced and kind approach to ⠜steering the craft⠝ as a writing crew.Steering the Craft deserves a place on every writer⠙s shelf.

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Ursula Le Guin was able to reimagine many concepts we take to be natural, shared, and unalterable - gender, utopia, creation, war, family, the city, the country - and reveal the all-too-human constructions at their centre ... Literature will miss her. There s no one like her Zadie Smith Le Guin is a writer of phenomenal power OBSERVERThrough his dreams, George Orr can make alternate realities real - but who is controlling him?War rages and global warming wreaks havoc on the quality of life everywhere as seven billion people jostle for living space and food.For George Orr, a mild and unremarkable man, the world is overwhelmingly difficult. But George is different: his dreams can change reality - although he has no means of controlling this extraordinary power. Psychiatrist Dr William Haber offers to help, directing George to dream a world without racism.But as ambition gets the better of ethics, no one can predict the devastating consequences.

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A literary masterpiece from one of the great writers of our time: Ursula Le Guin is a chemist of the heart David Mitchell Love doesn t just sit there, like a stone, it has to be made, like bread; remade all the time, made new Two people, until recently strangers, find themselves on a long, tortuous and dangerous journey across the ice. One is an outcast, forced to leave his beloved homeland; the other is fleeing from a different kind of persecution. What they have in common is curiosity, about others and themselves, and an almost unshakeable belief that the world can be a better place. As they journey for over 800 miles, across the harshest, most inhospitable landscape, they discover the true meaning of friendship, and of love.

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One of the classic works of fantasy by renowned writer of the genre, Ursula K. Le Guin. One of the literary greats of the 20th century Margaret AtwoodAs a young dragonlord, Ged, whose use-name is Sparrowhawk, is sent to the island of Roke to learn the true way of magic. A natural magician, Ged becomes an Archmage and helps the High Priestess Tenar escape from the labyrinth of darkness. But as the years pass, true magic and ancient ways are forced to submit to the powers of evil and death. Including: A Wizard of Earthsea; The Tombs of Atuan; The Farthest Shore; Tehanu.

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Co kdyby kočky dovedly létat? První české vydání klasické dětské knížky legendární autorky. Všechny čtyři díly v jednom svazku. Ursula K. Le Guinová znala kočky natolik dobře, že v těchto příbězích o nich nenajdete jediné nepravdivé slovo (až na ta křídla, samozřejmě). Drobná dobrodružství okřídlených koťat nenápadně nastolují autorčina klíčová témata, například to, že svoboda je vždycky důležitější než sláva. Kniha je souborným vydáním všech čtyř dílů, které v originále vycházely postupně a s velkým časovým odstupem: 1. Křídločky 2. Křídločky se vrací 3. Úžasný Alexandr a křídločky 4. Jana už je velká

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Co kdyby kočky dovedly létat? První české vydání klasické dětské knížky legendární autorky. Všechny čtyři díly v jednom svazku. Ursula K. Le Guinová znala kočky natolik dobře, že v těchto příbězích o nich nenajdete jediné nepravdivé slovo (až na ta křídla, samozřejmě). Drobná dobrodružství okřídlených koťat nenápadně nastolují autorčina klíčová témata, například to, že svoboda je vždycky důležitější než sláva.

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Ursula K. Le Guin has won or been nominated for over 200 awards for her fiction, including the Hugo, Nebula, World Fantasy and SFWA Grand Master Awards. She is the acclaimed author of the Earthsea sequence and The Left Hand of Darkness - which alone would qualify her for literary immortality - as well as a remarkable body of short fiction, including the powerful, Hugo-winning The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas and the masterpiece of anthropological and environmental SF The Word for World is Forest - winner of the Hugo Award for best novella. But Ursula Le Guin s talents do not stop at fiction. Over the course of her extraordinary career, she has penned numerous essays around themes important to her: anthropology, environmentalism, feminism, social justice and literary criticism to name a few. She has responded in detail to criticism of her own work and even reassessed that work in the context of such critiques. This selection of the best of Le Guin s non-fiction shows an agile mind, an unparalleled imagination and a ferocious passion to argue against injustice. In 2014 Ursula Le Guin was awarded the National Book Foundation s Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters, and her widely praised acceptance speech is one of the highlights of this volume, which shows that one of modern literature s most original voices is also one of its purest consciences.

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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. 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. And once the killing starts, there is no turning back.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. A simple story that, like most things Le Guin wrote, packs a powerful emotional and critical punch - Tordotcom Deeply moving and shocking by turns - Suzanne Reid 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 ReviewWelcome to The Best Of The Masterworks: a selection of the finest in science fiction

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Her worlds have a magic sheen . . . She moulds them into dimensions we can only just sense. She is unique. She is legend THE TIMES Le Guin is a writer of phenomenal power OBSERVERGeorge Orr is a mild and unremarkable man who finds the world a less than pleasant place to live: seven billion people jostle for living space and food. But George dreams dreams which do in fact change reality - and he has no means of controlling this extraordinary power.Psychiatrist Dr William Haber offers to help. At first sceptical of George s powers, he comes to astonished belief. When he allows ambition to get the better of ethics, George finds himself caught up in a situation of alarming peril.

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A rich, poetic, and socially relevant version of the great spiritual-philosophical classic of Taoism, the Tao Te Ching—from a legendary literary icon Most people know Ursula K. Le Guin for her extraordinary science fiction and fantasy. Fewer know just how pervasive Taoist themes are to so much of her work. And in Lao Tzu: Tao Te Ching, we are treated to Le Guin’s unique take on Taoist philosophy’s founding classic. Le Guin presents Lao Tzu’s time-honored and astonishingly powerful philosophy like never before. Drawing on a lifetime of contemplation and including extensive personal commentary throughout, she offers an unparalleled window into the text’s awe-inspiring, immediately relatable teachings and their inestimable value for our troubled world. Jargon-free but still faithful to the poetic beauty of the original work, Le Guin’s unique translation is sure to be welcomed by longtime readers of the Tao Te Ching as well as those discovering the text for the first time.

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Legendary author Ursula K. Le Guin was lauded by millions for her ground-breaking science fiction novels, but she began as a poet, and wrote across genres for her entire career. In this clarifying and sublime collection â “ completed shortly before her death in 2018 â “ Le Guin is unflinching in the face of mortality, and full of wonder for the mysteries beyond. Redolent of the lush natural beauty of the Pacific Northwest, with rich sounds playfully echoing myth and nursery rhyme, Le Guin bookends a long, daring, and prolific career.

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Genly Ai is an ethnologist observing the people of the planet Gethen, a world perpetually in winter. The people there are androgynous, normally neuter, but they can become male ot female at the peak of their sexual cycle. They seem to Genly Ai alien, unsophisticated and confusing. But he is drawn into the complex politics of the planet and, during a long, tortuous journey across the ice with a politician who has fallen from favour and has been outcast, he loses his professional detachment and reaches a painful understanding of the true nature of Gethenians and, in a moving and memorable sequence, even finds love...

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A Wizard of Earthsea * The Tombs of Atuan * The Farthest Shore * Tehanu Ged is but a goatherd on the island of Gont when he comes by his strange powers over nature. Sent to the School of Wizards on Roke, he learns the true way of magic and proves himself a powerful magician.And it is as the Archmage Sparrowhawk that he helps the High Priestess Tenar escape the labyrinth of darkness. But over the years, Ged witnesses true magic and the ancient ways submit to the forces of evil and death. Will he too succumb, or can he hold them back?

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When the inhabitants of a peaceful world are conquered by the bloodthirsty yumens, their existence is irrevocably altered. Forced into servitude, the Athsheans find themselves at the mercy of their brutal masters.Desperation causes the Athsheans, led by Selver, to retaliate against their captors, abandoning their strictures against violence. But in defending their lives, they have endangered the very foundations of their society. For every blow against the invaders is a blow to the humanity of the Athsheans. And once the killing starts, there is no turning back.

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Rebel Voices: Disruptive Stories from Trailblazing Women - a new Puffin Classics collection, celebrating International Women s Day 2023 One of the literary greats of the 20th century - Margaret AtwoodEarthsea: 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.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.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.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

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The second book of Earthsea in a beautiful hardback edition. Complete the collection with A Wizard of Earthsea, The Furthest Shore and TehanuWith illustrations from Charles Vess Drink this magic up. Drown in it. Dream it David MitchellIn this second novel in the Earthsea series, Tenar is chosen as high priestess to the ancient and nameless Powers of the Earth, and everything is taken from her - home, family, possessions, even her name. She is now known only as Arha, the Eaten One, and guards the shadowy, labyrinthine Tombs of Atuan.Then a wizard, Ged Sparrowhawk, comes to steal the Tombs greatest hidden treasure, the Ring of Erreth-Akbe. Tenar s duty is to protect the Ring, but Ged possesses the light of magic and tales of a world that Tenar has never known. Will Tenar risk everything to escape from the darkness that has become her domain?

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První výbor z povídkového díla světoznámé autorky vydaný v češtině je možno chápat jako stručný nástin jejího pojetí fantasy a sci-fi žánru. Obsahuje texty radostné i smutné, průzračně poetické i filosoficky vážné, ale vždycky plné soucitu, empatie a lásky k pravdě, svobodě a ke všemu živému. Najdeme zde jednu z autorčiných prvních povídek Duben v Paříži (1962), i jednu z těch úplně posledních, Džbán vody (2014), a nechybí ani nový překlad proslulého textu Ti, kdož odcházejí z Omélasu. Sbírka 24 povídek, které pečlivě vybral editor Jakub Němeček, představuje nejrůznější autorčiny styly a postupy a je vhodná pro ty, kdo Le Guinovou ještě vůbec neznají, i pro ty, kdo si ji už zamilovali.

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One of the most deeply influential of all 20th century fantasy texts ENCYCLOPEDIA OF FANTASY She is unparalleled in creating fantasy peopled by finely drawn and complex characters GUARDIAN I d love to sit at my desk one day and discover that I could think and write like Ursula Le Guin Roddy DoyleThese five superlative, evocative and enchanting stories range from a few hundred years before A Wizard of Earthsea to just before The Other Wind, and feature some of Le Guin s most popular characters, including the Wizard Ged himself. The stories are rounded off with an essay about Earthsea s history and people.No Earthsea fan will want to be without this magical collection.

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Set in the same universe as The Left Hand of Darkness and The Dispossessed, these five linked stories follow far-future human colonies living in the distant solar system. Here is the complete suite of five linked stories from Ursula K. Le Guin s acclaimed Hainish series, which tells the history of the Ekumen, the galactic confederation of human colonies founded by the planet Hain. First published as Four Ways to Forgiveness, and now joined by a fifth story, the tales focus on the twin planets Werel and Yeowe - two worlds whose peoples, long known as owners and assets, together face an uncertain future after civil war and revolution. A retired science teacher must make peace with her new neighbour, a disgraced revolutionary leader. A female official from the Ekumen arrives to survey the situation on Werel and struggles against its rigidly patriarchal culture. The coming of age of Havzhiva, an Ekumen ambassador to Yeowe, is Le Guin s most sustained description of the Ur-planet Hain. Rakam, born an asset on Werel, must twice escape from slavery to freedom. And a charismatic Hainish embassy worker, who appears in two of the four original stories, returns for a tale of his own. As good as any contemporary at creating worlds, imaginary or our own TIME Magazine

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Ursula K. Le Guin witnessed and contributed to many of the twentieth centuryâ ™s rebellions and upheavals, including womenâ ™s liberation, the Civil Rights movement and US anti-war and environmental activism. Spanning fifty years of her life and work, Space Crone brings together Le Guinâ ™s writings on feminism and gender for the first time, offering new insights into her imaginative, multispecies feminist consciousness: from its roots in deep ecology and philosophies of non-violence to her self-education about racism and her writing on motherhood and ageing.

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A stunning graphic novel edition of the classic fantasy adventure, with a foreword by Theo Downes-Le Guin.A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula Le Guin was first published in the UK in 1971 and has been considered a classic of children s fantasy ever since. It follows the story of Ged, a poor smithâ ™s son, who discovers a magical talent and is sent away from home to a wizard school. During a duel with a fellow student, he summons a terrible shadow creature which he tries to banish, but it continues to haunt him long after he finishes his magical training. Finally he seeks advice from his old master Ogion, who tells him to confront the creature rather than flee it â “ that fears and shadows are to be faced, and that darkness is as much a part of us as the light.A beautiful, skilful adaptation of a classic of childrenâ ™s literature for a new readership and new generation â “ making this remarkable book accessible to visual, reluctant readers as well as graphic novel fans.

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She s showing no signs of losing her brilliance. She is unparalleled in creating fantasy peopled by finely drawn and complex characters... GIFTS has the simplicity of fairy tale and the power of myth GUARDIAN Le Guin is a writer of phenomenal power OBSERVEROrrec, the son of the Brantor of Caspromant, and Gry, daughter of the Brantors of Barre and Rodd, have grown up together, running half-wild across the Uplands. The people there are like their land: harsh and fierce and prideful; ever at war with each other.Only the gifts keep the fragile peace. The Barre gift is calling animals. The women of Cordemant have the power of blinding, or making deaf, or taking away speech. The Rodds can send a spellknife into a man s heart. The Callems can move heavy things - even buildings, even hills. The Caspro gift is the worst and best of all: it is the gift of undoing: an insect, an animal, a place ...Orrec and Gry are the heirs to Caspro and Barre. Gry s gift runs true, but she refuses to call animals for the hunt. Orrec too is a problem, for his gift of undoing is wild: he cannot control it - and that is the most dangerous gift of all ...GIFTS is Ursula Le Guin at her best: an exciting, moving story beautifully told.

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Kroniky Západního pobřeží, tvořené trojicí volně propojených románů, představují stěžejní dílo Ursuly K. Le Guinové. V Darech přivádí autorka čtenáře do Vysočiny, odlehlého horského kraje, jehož obyvatelé jsou obdařeni dědičnými dary – mimořádnými schopnostmi, ale často děsivými. Co se stane, když Orrec a jeho kamarádka odmítnou tyto dary, klíčové pro přežití svých rodů, používat? Děj románu Hlasy se odehrává v Ansulu, městě kdysi vyhlášeném svou vzdělaností, nyní okupovaném pouštním národem, který považuje knihy za démony. Dokáže Memer, vyrůstající ve zbytcích staré univerzity, uchránit tajemství svého domu i během bouřlivých událostí, jež rozpoutá příchod věhlasného básníka. Román Síly, za nějž autorka získala cenu Nebula, sleduje osudy mladého otroka s dokonalou pamětí a schopností nahlížet do budoucnosti. Může pohodlí jeho domu vynahradit mladíkovi svobodu, po níž touží? A co si se svobodou počne, když ji nakonec získá? Romány spojuje řada společných témat – věk hlavních hrdinů a jejich dospívání v často nepřátelském prostředí, boj proti společenským konvencím, a především láska ke svobodě, literatuře a vzdělání.

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Po více než padesáti letech, které uplynuly od vydání nestárnoucího, stále milovaného Čaroděje Zeměmoří, přichází souhrnné vydání všech příběhů slavného Zeměmořského cyklu, obohacené o více než dvacet překrásných ilustrací Mikuláše Podprockého, jež doplňují klasické dílo úžasné představivosti velmistryně žánru Ursuly Kroeber Le Guinové. Zeměmořské romány patří mezi nejoceňovanější a nejoblíbenější díla moderní literatury. Dostalo se jim prestižních ocenění včetně americké Národní knižní ceny, Ceny Johna Newberyho, Nebuly a mnoha dalších, což jen upevnilo zvláštní místo, jež zaujímají v srdcích i myslích nespočtu čtenářů. Vůbec poprvé vycházejí všechny ve dvou mohutných svazcích, v nichž mimo jiné najdete několik povídek, z nichž některé vycházejí v českém překladu vůbec poprvé.

Objev podobné jako Velká kniha Zeměmoří, svazek druhý - Ursula K. Le Guinová

From the multi-award-winning author of The Left Hand of Darkness and the Earthsea sequence comes this single-volume omnibus of the first three Hainish novels.Intergalactic war reaches Fomalhaut II in Rocannon s World.Born out of season, a precocious young girl visits the alien city of the farborns and the false-men in Planet of Exile.In City of Illusions a stranger wandering in the forest people s woods is found and his health restored; now the fate of two worlds rests in this stranger s hands . . .The three novels contained in this volume are the books that launched Ursula K. Le Guin s glittering career, and are set in the same universe as her Hugo and Nebula Award-winning classics The Left Hand of Darkness and The Dispossessed.

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Shevek is brilliant scientist who is attempting to find a new theory of time - but there are those who are jealous of his work, and will do anything to block him. So he leaves his homeland, hoping to find a place of more liberty and tolerance. Initially feted, Shevek soon finds himself being used as a pawn in a deadly political game.With powerful themes of freedom, society and the natural world s influence on competition and co-operation, THE DISPOSSESSED is a true classic of the 20th century.

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One of the literary greats of the 20th century Margaret AtwoodThe first book of Earthsea by Ursula Le Guin is a tale of wizards, dragons and terrifying shadows. The island of Gont is a land famous for wizards. Of these, some say the greatest - and surely the greatest voyager - is the man called Sparrowhawk. As a reckless, awkward boy, he discovered the great power that was in him - with terrifying consequences. Tempted by pride to try spells beyond his means, Sparrowhawk lets loose an evil shadow-beast in his land. Only he can destroy it, and the quest leads him to the farthest corner of Earthsea.

Objev podobné jako A Wizard of Earthsea - Ursula K. Le Guinová

The fourth book of Earthsea in a beautiful hardback edition. Complete the collection with A Wizard of Earthsea, The Tombs of Atuan and The Furthest Shore.With illustrations from Charles VessIn this fourth novel in the Earthsea series, we rejoin the young priestess the Tenar and powerful wizard Ged. Years before, they had helped each other at a time of darkness and danger. Together, they shared an adventure like no other. Tenar has since embraced the simple pleasures of an ordinary life, while Ged mourns the powers lost to him through no choice of his own. Now the two must join forces again and help another in need-the physically, emotionally scarred child whose own destiny has yet to be revealed.... Drink this magic up. Drown in it. Dream it David Mitchell

Objev podobné jako Tehanu - Ursula K. Le Guinová

She chose love. The price she paid was war.A stunning combination of history and mythology - an intriguing, luxuriously realised novel FINANCIAL TIMESREADERS on LAVINIA: Utterly compelling ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Clever twist ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Super ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Like Spartan Helen, I caused a war. She caused hers by letting men who wanted her take her. I caused mine because I wouldn t be given, wouldn t be taken, but chose my man and my fate Lavinia is the daughter of the King of Latium, a victorious warrior who loves peace; she is her father s closest companion. Now of an age to wed, Lavinia s mother favours her own kinsman, handsome, heroic, everything a young girl should want. Instead, Lavinia dreams of mighty Aeneas, a man she has heard of only from a ghost of a poet, who comes to her in the gods holy place and tells her of her future, and Aeneas past... If she refuses to wed her mother s choice, Lavinia knows she will start a war... Subtly moving, playful...a novel that brought me to tears more than once. Lavinia is a delightful heroine GUARDIAN

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The first book of Earthsea in a beautiful hardback edition. Complete the collection with The Tombs of Atuan, The Furthest Shore and TehanuWith illustrations from Charles Vess Drink this magic up. Drown in it. Dream it David MitchellGed, the greatest sorcerer in all Earthsea, was called Sparrowhawk in his reckless youth. Hungry for power and knowledge, Sparrowhawk tampered with long-held secrets and loosed a terrible shadow upon the world. This is the tale of his testing, how he mastered the mighty words of power, tamed an ancient dragon, and crossed death s threshold to restore the balance. The Earthsea trilogy . . . is a memorable exploration of the relationship between life and death. . . Ged, its hero, must face his shadow self before it devours him. Only then will he become whole. In the process, he must contend with the wisdom of dragons: ambiguous and not our wisdom, but wisdom nonetheless Magaret Atwood

Objev podobné jako A Wizard of Earthsea - Ursula K. Le Guinová

Memer is a child of rape; when the Alds took the beautiful city of Ansul, they descecrated or destroyed everything of beauty. The Waylord they imprisoned and tortured for years until finally he is freed to return to his home. Though crippled, he is not destroyed. His life still has purpose. Memer is the daughter of his House, the daughter of his heart.The Alds, a people who love war, cannot and will not read: they believe that in words lie demons that will destroy the world. All the city s libraries, the great treasure trove of knowledge of ages past, are burned, except for those few volumes secreted inthe Waylord s hidden room.But times are changing. Gry Barre of Roddmant and Orrec Caspro of Caspromant have arrived in the city. Orrec is a story-teller, the most famous of all: he has the gift of making. His wife Gry s gift is that of calling; she walks with a halflion who both frightens and fascinates the Alds.This is Memer s story, and Gry s and Orrec s, and it is the story of a conquered people craving freedom.

Objev podobné jako Voices - Ursula K. Le Guinová

Kniha - autor Charlie Jane Andersová; Kelly Barnhillová; Ursula K. Le Guinová; Pat Murphyov..., 152 stran, česky, brožovaná bez přebalu lesklá Malý průřez současnou americkou fantastickou (ne-realistickou) literaturou psanou v duchu klasické vypravěčské tradice Poea, Twaina či Bradburyho, ovšem z ženského úhlu pohledu. Jednotlivé povídky jsou velmi různorodé, i když leccos mají společného: svobodný a suverénní přístup k žánru, skvělé vypravěčské řemeslo, vtip a nadhled… a ženské hlavní hrdinky. Šest malých klenotů vylovených z moře anglosaského psaní.

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Shortlisted for the 2019 Historical Writers Association s HWA Debut Crown awardOne of Stylist s must-read books of 2018 Original and charming, joyous and funny. Tessa Hadley ...[this] debut novel sweeps us away to the world of Ursula Flight, wannabe actress and playwright in 17th-century Britain. Ursula is a spirited and funny protagonist. Sarah Shaffi, Stylist ON THE 15TH DAY OF DECEMBER IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD 1664, A GREAT LIGHT BLOOMED IN THE DARK SKY... Born on the night of a bad-luck comet, Ursula Flight has a difficult destiny written in the stars. Growing up with her family in the country, she is educated by a forward-thinking father who enables her to discover a love of reading, writing and astrology. Ursula dreams of becoming a famous playwright, but is devastated to learn she must instead fulfil her family s expectations and marry. Trapped and lost, Ursula plots her escape - but her freedom will come at a price. As Ursula s dangerous desires play out, both on and off the stage, she s flung into a giddy world of actors, aristocrats and artistic endeavours which will change her life irrevocably.A gutsy coming-of-age story about a spirited young woman struggling to lead a creative life, this uplifting tale vividly evokes the glittering world of Restoration-era theatre. For anyone who has ever tried to succeed against the odds, The Illumination of Ursula Flight is an inspiring journey of love and loss, heartbreak and all-consuming passion. This is a debut pulsating with life for readers of Jessie Burton, Sarah Waters and Sarah Perry.

Objev podobné jako The Illumination of Ursula Flight - Anna-Marie Crowhurst

Figurka - soška, postavička, sběratelská, motiv Disney, výška 9 cm, materiál vinyl, nepohyblivá Funko POP! jsou čím dál populárnější malé vinylové figurky s ikonickým roztomilým vzhledem, který je charakterizován velkou hlavou a malým tělem postavičky. Poprvé byly představeny v roce 2010, kombinují tradiční výrobu sošek s moderními prvky a barvami a jsou uznávané i jako sběratelské předměty. Každý si v dnes už tisících figurek najde tu svoji, vyráběny jsou v mnoha různých tématech, jako jsou filmy, televizní seriály, hry, komiksy a další pop-kulturní ikony. I tato figurka, Funko POP! The Little Mermaid - Ursula, o výšce 9 cm se stane skvělým kouskem do vaší sbírky, či veselou hračkou pro vaše dítko. Klíčové přednosti figurky Funko POP! The Little Mermaid - Ursula Figurka Funko přinese radost sběratelům Figurka ze série Disney potěší kvalitním zpracováním Materiálem využitým při výrobě je vinyl Funko POP! The Little Mermaid - Ursula je dekorativní soška V balení...

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FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE NORTH WIND COMES A DARKLY REIMAGINED TALE OF FORBIDDEN LOVE, INSPIRED BY THE GREEK MYTH OF HERO AND LEANDER AND THE SCOTTISH BALLAD TAM LIN. Brielle of Thornbrook has dedicated her life to the abbey. She spends her days forging iron and her evenings studying the Text, all in preparation of becoming an acolyte. Twenty-one years on this earth and she has never touched a man. And she never will. But when she finds an injured stranger in the forest, Brielle can’t resist the urge to help him. The encounter leads her to the realm of Under, where the air breathes rot, and the fair folk dance and whisper. Where she discovers that the man she helped is actually a god: Zephyrus, the West Wind, Bringer of Spring. There are few Brielle can trust in Under, least of all Zephyrus. He is charming, dangerously so, and never has a man so thoroughly ensnared her. As she embarks on a journey through the eerie banks and caves of Under, Brielle finds herself in a perilous situation. For here is where faith and heart collide – and where she risks not only her future… but her life. Beloved by readers on TikTok, The West Wind is a standalone fantasy romance sprinkled with Greek lore, the second in the Four Winds series. Perfect for fans of Sarah J. Maas, Jennifer L. Armentrout, Scarlett St. Clair and Raven Kennedy.Readers love The West Wind:***** ‘Absolutely adored this book, just as much if not more than The North Wind!’***** #39; Brielle is a woman for all time, she rises to the tops of my favourite heroines #39;***** #39;So many twists and turns, had be binge reading! #39;***** #39;The depth and complexity of the characters kept me at the edge of my seat.***** #39;I truly love this author’s writing style....First book I have read with a plus sized badass woman and I loved it! #39;***** #39;Highly recommend if you love stories of redemption, devotion and self-discovery with a little spicy sprinkle #39;

Objev podobné jako The West Wind - Alexandria Warwick

The lyrical fantasy masterpiece about stories, legends and how they change the world. The Name of the Wind is an absolute must-read for any fan of fantasy fiction. This is a magnificent book Anne McCaffrey I was reminded of Ursula K. Le Guin, George R. R. Martin, and J. R. R. Tolkein, but never felt that Rothfuss was imitating anyone THE TIMES I have stolen princesses back from sleeping barrow kings. I burned down the town of Trebon. I have spent the night with Felurian and left with both my sanity and my life. I was expelled from the University at a younger age than most people are allowed in. I tread paths by moonlight that others fear to speak of during day. I have talked to Gods, loved women, and written songs that make the minstrels weep.My name is Kvothe.You may have heard of me So begins the tale of Kvothe - currently known as Kote, the unassuming innkeepter - from his childhood in a troupe of traveling players, through his years spent as a near-feral orphan in a crime-riddled city, to his daringly brazen yet successful bid to enter a difficult and dangerous school of magic. In these pages you will come to know Kvothe the notorious magician, the accomplished thief, the masterful musician, the dragon-slayer, the legend-hunter, the lover, the thief and the infamous assassin.The Name of the Wind is fantasy at its very best, and an astounding must-read coming-of-age adventure.Readers adore The Name of the Wind: The quality of the writing breathes magic into even fairly ordinary scenes, and makes some of the important ones extraordinary Mark Lawrence This is why I love fantasy so much . . . The writing style is smooth, the pacing just right . . . I would easily recommend this to anyone who enjoys fantasy, but also to people who enjoy great stories told wonderfully well Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ For the love of God, if you haven t read this book and love these kinds of high fantasy novels, READ IT! Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ The story is fantastic, the writing is amazing, and if you have a heart the main character will capture it Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ Patrick Rothfuss is such a talented storyteller and there was never a dull moment throughout the entire book! . . . The Name of the Wind is a masterpiece and Patrick Rothfuss is a freaking genius Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ This story was, simply put, excellent . . . Rothfuss has more than earnt his reputation. I m so glad this book lived up to the hype . . . A jaw dropping five stars Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ One of the best fantasy books of all time Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ A legitimately wonderful story that is written beautifully . . . This should be one of the required reading books for any fan of fantasy Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

Objev podobné jako The Name of the Wind - Patrick Rothfuss

An absolute MUST-READ for romantasy fans who love the ACOTAR series by Sarah J. Maas! The North Wind is an addictive, sexy and enchanting enemies-to-lovers fantasy romance inspired by Beauty and the Beast and the Greek myth of Hades and Persephone. Wren of Edgewood is no stranger to suffering. With her parents gone, it #39;s Wren’s responsibility to ensure she and her sister survive the harsh and endless winter, but if the legends are to be believed, their home may not be safe for much longer. For three hundred years, the land surrounding Edgewood has been encased in ice as the Shade, a magical barrier that protects the townsfolk from the Deadlands beyond, weakens. Only one thing can stop the Shade’s fall: the blood of a mortal woman bound in wedlock to the North Wind, a dangerous immortal whose heart is said to be as frigid as the land he rules. And the time has come to choose his bride. When the North Wind sets his eyes on Wren’s sister, Wren will do anything to save her – even if it means sacrificing herself in the process. But mortal or not, Wren won’t go down without a fight . . . Beloved by readers on TikTok, discover your next fantasy romance obsession with the Four Winds series, inspired by fairytales and sprinkled with Greek mythology. Perfect for fans of Sarah J. Maas, Jennifer L. Armentrout, Raven Kennedy and Scarlett St. Clair. #39;A brutally cold, beautifully drawn world warmed by a delicious slow-burn romance. I couldn’t turn the pages fast enough! #39; - S. M. Gaither, author of the Shadows Crowns seriesReaders love The North Wind: #39;The perfect enemies to lovers book... especially if you like Beauty and the Beast retellings and ACOTAR #39; #39;This was BRILLIANT! I enjoyed every page #39; #39;The slow burn that stole my heart #39; #39;Blown away... Our north king is just everything. He will be added to my book boyfriend list #39; #39;If I could give it more stars I would... The world building was incredible #39; #39;Completely enchanting and so, so well written #39; #39;Literally could not put this book down #39; #39;One of my new favourites #39;

Objev podobné jako The North Wind - Alexandria Warwick

From the bestselling author of The North Wind and The West Wind comes a sizzling fantasy romance novel inspired by Sleeping Beauty and the Greek myth of Theseus and the Minotaur Princess Sarai of Ammara has less than three months to live before death claims her. Cursed as a child to die on her twenty-fifth nameday, she will do whatever it takes to secure her realm’s future, including an arranged marriage to Prince Balior, a handsome young noble from a neighbouring kingdom. But another man vies for her attention as well: Notus, the South Wind, god of the desert breeze, and Sarai’s ex-lover. Sarai is determined to stay away from the god who betrayed her and honor her father’s plan. But Prince Balior has an agenda of his own, and as Sarai learns more about her betrothed, she realises he might be a dangerous threat to her people. So despite her hatred for Notus, she fakes their engagement to escape the arranged marriage and unearth Prince Balior’s true motives surrounding his obsession with the menacing labyrinth that sits in the palace’s grounds. But darker forces are at work, and time is running out. Together with Notus, Sarai must face the horrors dwelling inside the labyrinth to save herself and her realm – but in order to succeed, she must confront her pain and the monsters she carries within herself… The South Wind is a brand-new standalone fantasy romance novel featuring a fake engagement and second chance romance from TikTok sensation Alexandria Warwick. Perfect for fans of Sarah J. Maas, Jennifer L. Armentrout, Scarlett St. Clair and Raven Kennedy.

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Includes the hard-to-find The Art of Bunditsu, plus 30+ other delights from a lifetime of reflection on the mystery and magic of cats The presence of a cat keeps me in touch with the mystery, the unreasonableness, the beauty, the stubborn wildness of the nonhuman world. In her life as in her art, Ursula K. Le Guin was fascinated by the feline. This irresistable book about cats gathers poems, mediations, and drawings dedicated to the complicated creature that her captured her imagination. Here are: The Art of Bunditsu, Le Guin s hard-to-find tabbist meditation on the arranging of cats 26 cat poems, many illustrated by Le Guin herself The Historic First Issue! of Le Guin s one-of-a-kind cat comic book, Supermouse Comix! Cat Correspondence: letters between Le Guin s cat and those of her daughter detailing the Five Deliberations that cats spend their lives studying Cat Tai Chi, as depicted in a charming series of drawings A first-of-its-kind collection from a science fiction legend, this delightful purr-purri is a gift for cat lovers and Le Guin fans!

Objev podobné jako Ursula K. Le Guin

The paperback release of 2024 s stunning meditation on war and violence by an award-winning author.The Empires of Varkal and Med’ariz have always been at war. Alefret, the founder of Varkal’s pacifist resistance, was bombed and maimed by his own government, locked up in a secret prison and tortured by a ‘visionary’ scientist. But now they’re offering him a chance of freedom. Ordered to infiltrate one of Med’ariz’s flying cities, obeying the bloodthirsty zealot Qhudur, he must find fellow anti-war activists in the enemy’s population and provoke them into an uprising against their rulers. He should refuse to serve the warmongers, but what if he could end this pointless war once and for all? Is that worth compromising his own morals and the principles of his fellow resistance members?

Objev podobné jako The Siege of Burning Grass: Shortlisted for the 2024 Ursula K. Le Guin Prize for Fiction - Premee Mohamed

Once upon a time a baby princess was born. The kingdom #39;s fairies blessed her with happiness, luck, cleverness, kindness and beauty . . . but one wicked fairy was angry at having been left out of the celebration and placed a wicked curse on the little princess. On her sixteenth birthday, the princess would prick her finger and fall into a deep sleep for a hundred years . . . until a handsome prince would wake her with true love #39;s kiss.A magical, updated retelling of the classic fairy tale by award-winning author Ursula Jones, brought to life with glorious illustrations by Paola Escobar. A must-have for any child #39;s library.

Objev podobné jako The Sleeping Beauty - Ursula Jones

A LUSH AND ENCHANTING FANTASY ROMANCE, INSPIRED BY BEAUTY AND THE BEAST AND THE MYTH OF HADES AND PERSEPHONE.Wren of Edgewood is no stranger to suffering. With her parents gone, its Wren s responsibility to ensure she and her sister survive the harsh and endless winter, but if the legends are to be believed, their home may not be safe for much longer.For three hundred years, the land surrounding Edgewood has been encased in ice as the Shade, a magical barrier that protects the townsfolk from the Deadlands beyond, weakens. Only one thing can stop the Shade s fall: the blood of a mortal woman bound in wedlock to the North Wind, a dangerous immortal whose heart is said to be as frigid as the land he rules.And the time has come to choose his bride.When the North Wind sets his eyes on Wren s sister, Wren will do anything to save her even if it means sacrificing herself in the process. But mortal or not, Wren won t go down without a fight . . .Beloved by readers on TikTok, The North Windis a standalone, enemies-to-lovers fantasy romance, the first in a series sprinkled with Greek mythology. Perfect for fans of Sarah J. Maas, Jennifer L.Armentrout, Raven Kennedy and Scarlett St. Clair.

Objev podobné jako The North Wind - Alexandria Warwick

Some stories take more than one lifetime to tell. There are wrongs that echo through the ages, friendships that outpace the claws of death, loves that leave their mark on civilization, and promises that nothing can break. This is one such story. Annelid and Leveret met as children in the middle of the Sri Lankan civil war. They found each other in a torn-up nation, peering through propaganda to grasp a deeper truth. And in a demon-haunted wood, another act of violence linked them and propelled their souls on a journey throughout the ages. No world can hold them, no life can bind them, and they ll never leave each other behind.

Objev podobné jako Rakesfall: Winner of the 2025 Ursula K. Le Guin Prize for Fiction! - Vajra Chandrasekera

A beautifully illustrated story of freedom, music, and seeking refuge.A small group of refugees is crowded on to a boat on the sea. They share their stories as the boat travels towards the dream of safety and freedom. One boy, Rami, has brought his violin, and his story of how the violin was invented, and of a stallion that could run like the wind, weaves through the other stories, bringing them all together into a celebration of hope and of the power of music and story. A very special, beautifully illustrated, fable for all who strive to understand, and to stand together with, those around them.Gill Lewis is the multi-award-winning and best-selling author of novels such as Sky Hawk, White Dolphin, and Scarlet Ibis and A Story Like the Wind is her lyrical and unforgettable response to the refugee crisis, which will linger on in the mind long after reading. Beautiful charcoal illustrations from Jo Weaver give this book a very special feel and make it a perfect gift.

Objev podobné jako A Story Like the Wind - Gill Lewisová