"In the year 2513, the only thing higher than the seas is what's at stake for those who sail them. Rose was born facing due north, with an inherent perception of cardinal points flowing through her veins. Her uncanny sense of direction earns her a coveted place among the Archipelago Fleet elite, but
The compass rose: short stories
β Scribed by Leguin, Ursula K
- Publisher
- Bantam / Harper & Row
- Year
- 1982;1987
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 258 KB
- Edition
- Bantam Spectra ed
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN-13
- 9780553235128
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
β¦ Synopsis
The Many Points of Wonder
From dream worlds to nightmare planets, through mazes of madness to tiny time holes in space, down Pathways of Desire to a New Atlantis, THE COMPASS ROSE points the way to the wonder-filled mind-country of a remarkable writer.
"As good as any contemporary at creating worlds, imaginary or our own... Le Guin writes with painstaking intelligence. Her characters are complex and haunting, and her writing is remarkable for it's sinewy grace."
--TIME Magazine
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