The Wind's Twelve Quarters: Stories

by Ursula K. Le Guin

Grand Master Ursula K. LeGuin has been recognised for almost fifty years as one of the most important writers in the SF field - and is likewise feted beyond the confines of the genre. The Wind's Twelve Quarters was her first collection and it brings together some of finest short fiction, including the Hugo Award-winning 'The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas', the Nebula Award-winning 'The Day Before the Revolution', and the Hugo-nominated 'Winter's King', which gave readers their first glimpse of the world later made famous in her Hugo- and Nebula-winning masterpiece The Left Hand of Darkness.

• ISBN10: 0060914343
• ISBN13: 9780060914349
• Publish Date: 14 December 2004 (first published 1 January 1975)
• Publish Status: Active
• Publish Country: US
• Imprint: HarperCollins Publishers
• Format: Paperback (US Trade)
• Pages: 320
• Language: English

Reviews

[smartflutist661]

An excellent collection of Le Guin's early short stories, many of them the germ for later works like Earthsea or the Hainish Cycle. My favorites (Darkness Box, April in Paris; The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas, The Day Before the Revolution) bookend the collection, but I disliked none of them. Most of them have a philosophical/political bent, but generally look at different areas, so no one topic gets old. Highly recommend for fans of Le Guin's writing.

[lovelybookshelf]

This is a collection of Le Guin's short stories spanning from 1962 to 1974. Wow, can she craft a story. I loved this collection, with Le Guin's subtle sense of humor, big heart and strong sense of justice, subversive themes, diverse worlds and characters, and smart sci-fi. I even enjoyed the stories that leaned more fantasy (not usually my jam). Even the commentary she provides before each story was a delight to read. Highly recommend!