{"product_id":"the-winds-twelve-quarters-stories-isbn-9780060914349","title":"The Wind's Twelve Quarters: Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e“Splendidly intricate and hugely imaginative tales.” \u003c\/b\u003e—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNewsweek\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA striking new 50th anniversary edition of Ursula K. Le Guin's extraordinary short story collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe recipient of numerous literary prizes, including the National Book Award, the Kafka Award, and the Pushcart Prize, Ursula K. Le Guin is renowned for her lyrical writing, rich characters, and diverse worlds. \u003ci\u003eThe Wind's Twelve Quarters\u003c\/i\u003e collects seventeen powerful stories--including one of her most famous works of short fiction, \"The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas.\" Each story, ranging from fantasy and intriguing scientific concepts to the medieval world and the future, has an introduction by Le Guin providing perspective or background. The collection also begins with a foreword by the author, sharing her approach to selecting the stories and her experience writing them.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis superb retrospective collection explores human values, relationships, and survival, and showcases the myriad talents of one of the most provocative writers of our time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe stories included in the collection are:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSemley's Necklace\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eApril in Paris\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Masters\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDarkness Box\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Word of Unbinding\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Rule of Names\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWinter's King\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Good Trip\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNine Lives\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThings\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Trip to the Head\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVaster than Empires and More Slow\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Stars Below\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Field of Vision\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDirection of the Road\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Day Before the Revolution\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“Delicious . . . her worlds are haunting psychological visions molded with firm artistry.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Ursula Le Guin keeps getting better and better.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eChicago Sun-Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A collection that begins with a fine story and gets better and better.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDallas News\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Le Guin’s prose is so very luminous and simple, and she always tells the truth, and when I’m with her people, I’m with living people, on worlds as solid and real as my own. Le Guin has a gift, which is to transform words into worlds.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMolly Gloss\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“One of the most accomplished of contemporary science fiction writers.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“[Le Guin] wields her pen with a moral psychological sophistication rarely seen . . . she writes fables: splendidly intricate and hugely imaginative tales.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNewsweek\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“[Le Guin’s] knack of translating recognizable states of mind into fantastic action brings her close to the old fairy tale field. She is the ideal science fiction writer for readers who ordinarily dislike science fiction.”  - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Like all great writers of fiction, Ursula K. 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