The Word for World Is Forest; The Lathe of Heaven; 2 Ursula K. LeGuin Books
by LeGuin, Ursula K
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- Paperback
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- ISBN 10
- 0425051854
- ISBN 13
- 9780425051856
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New York, NY: Berkley Books, 1981. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. The Word for World Is Forest - In this award winning masterpiece, today's most honored fantasy writer tells of the gentle people of a peaceful world, and how they are invaded by the bloodthirsty yumens. And how they fight back. And how they win. 169 pages. 5th printing. ISBN: 0425051854. Some light rubbing on top & bottom of spine and some places on outside edges. 1" crease on front cover across the top right corner and 1/8" crease across the bottom right corner tip. Rear cover top & bottom edge each are bumped 1" long along the each edge. The Lathe of Heaven: Before George Orr slips into a dreaming sleep induced by Doctor Haber, there are 7 billion undernourished people on an overcrowded Earth. Dream of space, of elbow room, of freedom, the Doctor says. The sleeper dreams of burying mounds of corpses.When he wakes, he 'remembers' there had been a Plague. Pollution-caused cancer had wiped out 6 billion people - ten years ago. Doctor Haber is pleased with his day's work of playing God. Tomorrow, the race question.156 pages. Granada Publishing Limited in Panther Books London 1980, ISBN: 0586038418. Some rubbing on top & bottom & edges of spine and some places on outside edges. Both rear cover outside corner tips have a 1/8" crease across them. Between pages 28 and 29 you can see the inside of the spine but all the pages are intact..
Synopsis
The Word for World Is Forest is a science fiction novel by Ursula K. Le Guin, published in 1976 and based on her 1972 novella. It is part of the 'Hainish Cycle'.
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- Title
- The Word for World Is Forest; The Lathe of Heaven; 2 Ursula K. LeGuin Books
- Author
- LeGuin, Ursula K
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0425051854
- ISBN 13
- 9780425051856
- Publisher
- New York, NY: Berkley Books, 1981
- Place of Publication
- New York
- This edition first published
- November 15, 1981
- Keywords
- SCIENCE FICTION FANTASY SCI-FI COLLECTIBLE PAPERBACKS
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