β Scribed by Philip K. Dick; Ursula K. LeGuin
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"Le Guin writes in quiet, straightforward sentences about people who feel they are being torn apart by massive forces in society technological, political, economicand who fight courageously to remain whole.*The New York Times Book Review
*Le Guin writes with painstaking intelligence. Her characters are complex and haunting, and her writing is remarkable for its sinewy grace.*Time*
Like all great writers of fiction, Ursula K. L e Guin creates imaginary worlds that restore us, hearts eased, to our own.
The Boston Globe
Ursula K. Le Guin is the author of more than three dozen books for children and adults. She was awarded a Newbury Honor for the second volume of the Earthsea Cycle, The Tombs of Atuan. Among her many other distinctions are the Margaret A. Edwards Award, a National Book Award, and five Nebula Awards. She lives in Portland, Oregon.
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_The Word for World Is Forest_ is a sf novel by Ursula K. Le Guin, published in '76, based on a '72 Hainish Cycle novella. Centuries in the future, Terrans have established a logging colony & military base named "New Tahiti" on a tree-covered planet whose small, green-furred, big-eyed inhabitants
The award-winning masterpiece by one of todayβs most honored writers!Β *The Word for World is Forest* 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
### Review "Le Guin writes in quiet, straightforward sentences about people who feel they are being torn apart by massive forces in society technological, political, economicand who fight courageously to remain whole.\*The New York Times Book Review *Le Guin writes with painstaking intelligence. H
### About the Author **URSULA K. LE GUIN** is widely recognized as one of the greatest science-fiction writers in the history of the genre. She has won both the Hugo and Nebula Awards on several occasions, as well as many other honors and prizes.
### About the Author **URSULA K. LE GUIN** is widely recognized as one of the greatest science-fiction writers in the history of the genre. She has won both the Hugo and Nebula Awards on several occasions, as well as many other honors and prizes.
SUMMARY: Santhenar is on its knees. The war with the alien lyrinx drags on, and humanity is losing it, but there is worse to come. The Aachim have invaded with an irresistible force: a fleet of battle constructs. Cursing humanity for the loss of Aachan and his own clan, the embittered Aachim leade