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Item Information   Copy / Holding Information     More Content       More by this author     Le Guin, Ursula K., 1929-2018.     Subjects     Space colonies -- Fiction.     Human-alien encounters -- Fiction.     Forests and forestry -- Fiction.     Ecology -- Fiction.     Culture conflict -- Fiction.     Life on other planets -- Fiction.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Le Guin, Ursula K., 1929-2018.       by title:      The word for world i...       by call number:      FICTION LEG     Search the Web     Le Guin, Ursula K., 1929-2018.     Space colonies -- Fiction.     Human-alien encounters -- Fiction.     Forests and forestry -- Fiction.     Ecology -- Fiction.     Culture conflict -- Fiction.     Life on other planets -- Fiction.       MARC Display

The word for world is forest / Ursula K. Le Guin. by Le Guin, Ursula K., 1929-2018. Tor/Tom Doherty Associates, [2010]. Call #: FICTION LEG Subjects Space colonies -- Fiction.   Human-alien encounters -- Fiction.   Forests and forestry -- Fiction.   Ecology -- Fiction.   Culture conflict -- Fiction.   Life on other planets -- Fiction. Series Le Guin, Ursula K., 1929- Hainish series. ISBN:  9780765324641 (trade pbk.) Description:  189 p. ; 21 cm. Notes:  Originally appeared in the anthology Again, Dangerous Visions, edited by Harlan Ellison, 1972. Summary:  "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 humantity of the Athsheans. And once the killing starts, there is no turning back."--Publisher. Genre:  Science fiction. Ecofiction. Holds:  3   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status Due Date   Central Library Adult Science Fiction FICTION LEG Adult Trade Paperback Books Transit Request   Add Copy to MyList Central Library Adult Science Fiction FICTION LEG Adult Trade Paperback Books Checked out Jul 15, 2024 Add Copy to MyList

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