The award-winning masterpiece by one of today's most honored writers
The Word for World is Forest
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.
- ISBN10 0441909159
- ISBN13 9780441909155
- Publish Date 15 May 1989 (first published 23 June 1977)
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 4 December 2011
- Publish Country US
- Publisher Penguin Putnam Inc
- Imprint Ace Books
- Format Paperback
- Language English