Ursula K. Le Guin

11 summariesFantasy, Science Fiction, Young Adult

Ursula Kroeber Le Guin was an American author best known for her works of speculative fiction, including science fiction works set in her Hainish universe, and the Earthsea fantasy series. She was first published in 1959, and her literary career spanned nearly sixty years, producing more than twenty novels and over a hundred short stories, in addition to poetry, literary criticism, translations, and children's books. Frequently described as an author of science fiction, Le Guin has also been called a "major voice in American Letters". Le Guin said she would prefer to be known as an "American novelist".

Books by Ursula K. Le Guin

11 books available

A Wizard of Earthsea
Ursula K. Le Guin
4.0 (241k) average on GoodreadsFantasy
A young wizard unleashes a shadow, forcing him on a journey of self-discovery, dragon-taming, and confronting death to restore balance to Earthsea.
The Left Hand Of Darkness
Ursula K. Le Guin
4.1 (120k) average on GoodreadsFantasy
On a frozen world where people have a single, fluid gender, an envoy from another planet challenges their isolation and customs, making them confront identity, love, and belonging.
The Tombs of Atuan
Ursula K. Le Guin
4.1 (91k) average on GoodreadsFantasy
A young woman, stripped of her name and confined as high priestess to ancient powers in a labyrinthine tomb, finds her desolate life upended by a wizard seeking stolen treasure, who ultimately offers her a perilous path to freedom.
The Dispossessed
Ursula K. Le Guin
4.2 (88k) average on GoodreadsPolitics
On a barren anarchist moon, a brilliant physicist grapples with the sacrifices of freedom and the allure of a hierarchical, resource-rich homeworld he's forbidden to embrace.
The Lathe of Heaven
Ursula K. Le Guin
4.1 (51k) average on GoodreadsFantasy
In a future Portland ravaged by climate change, a man whose dreams reshape reality battles his manipulative psychiatrist, who uses this power to 'improve' humanity, only to unravel existence itself.
Tehanu
Ursula K. Le Guin
3.9 (37k) average on GoodreadsFantasy
A former priestess and a broken wizard, united by a daring escape, must rekindle their magic and wisdom to shelter a scarred child from a world that fears her.
Tales from Earthsea
Ursula K. Le Guin
4.0 (19k) average on GoodreadsFantasy
Five tales explore Earthsea's hidden histories, forgotten magic, and the human hearts navigating its dangerous beauty.
The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas
Ursula K. Le Guin
4.4 (17k) average on GoodreadsFantasy
In the utopian city of Omelas, perpetual joy is bought by the perpetual suffering of one child, forcing its citizens to choose between complicity and a solitary walk into the unknown.
Lavinia
Ursula K. Le Guin
3.8 (9k) average on GoodreadsFantasy
Princess Lavinia of Latium, silent in Virgil's epic, tells her own story: her life shaped by prophecy, the war she caused, and her love for Aeneas.
Gifts
Ursula K. Le Guin
3.7 (9k) average on GoodreadsFantasy
In a land where inherited magical 'gifts' are both a source of power and a curse, two young friends defy their destructive legacies, choosing compassion over control in a world on the edge of magical warfare.
Catwings
Ursula K. Le Guin
4.1 (7k) average on GoodreadsFantasy
Four winged kittens abandon their dangerous city slum for the perilous unknowns of the countryside, seeking a place where their unique gift can be a blessing, not a burden.