| At the far end of our universe, on the twin planets of Werel and Yeowe. all humankind is divided into " assets" and "owners": tradition and liberation are at war. andfreedom takes many forms. It can be learning, it can belove. it can be compassion, or courage It can be created.with a touch, or killed with a blow. Though it May seem small, it is the key that opens the great door to . 1 understanding. It is the one noble thing. Here is a society as complex and as troubled as any on our world, peopled with unforgettable characters struggling to become fully human. For the disgraced revolutionary Abberkam, the callow space brat" Solly, the haughty soldier Teveo. the Ekumen historian andHainish exile Havzhiva. freedom and duty both begin in the heart, and success as well as failure has its costs. In this stunning new collection of four intimatelyinterconnected novellas. Ursula K. Le Guin returns tothe great themes that have made her one of America s most honored and respected authors, in or out of the field of science fiction. |
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