Ursula K. Le Guin

Ursula K. Le Guin

Ursula K. Le Guin was born in 1929 and died in 2018., Ursula K. Le Guin has written at least 511 books. Their most popular book is A Wizard of Earthsea with 1932 saves with an average rating of 3.89⭐.

Author Bio

Ursula Kroeber Le Guin was an American author who wrote more than 20 novels and 100 short stories. She's best known for her genre-bending speculative fiction, including the Earthsea fantasy series and the Hainish universe novels. Her early works, A Wizard of Earthsea (1968), The Left Hand of Darkness (1969), and The Dispossessed (1974), established her as a major figure in science fiction.

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A Wizard of Earthsea

#1 of 6 in Earthsea Cycle

A Wizard of Earthsea
ByUrsula K. Le Guin

1968 • 1,932 Readers • 240 pages 3.9

The Left Hand of Darkness

#4 of 18 in Hainish Cycle

The Left Hand of Darkness
ByUrsula K. Le Guin

1969 • 1,743 Readers • 267 pages 4.1

The Dispossessed

#6 of 18 in Hainish Cycle

The Dispossessed
ByUrsula K. Le Guin

1974 • 1,218 Readers • 400 pages 4.2

Roadside Picnic

Roadside Picnic
ByArkady Strugatsky,Boris Strugatsky,+1 more

1972 • 737 Readers • 226 pages 4

The Lathe of Heaven

The Lathe of Heaven
ByUrsula K. Le Guin

1971 • 666 Readers • 6h 48m 4

The Tombs of Atuan

#2 of 6 in Earthsea Cycle

The Tombs of Atuan
ByUrsula K. Le Guin

1970 • 599 Readers • 208 pages 4

The Farthest Shore

#3 of 6 in Earthsea Cycle

The Farthest Shore
ByUrsula K. Le Guin

1972 • 479 Readers • 336 pages 4

Tehanu

#4 of 6 in Earthsea Cycle

Tehanu
ByUrsula K. Le Guin

1990 • 349 Readers • 320 pages 3.9

The Word for World Is Forest

#5 of 18 in Hainish Cycle

The Word for World Is Forest
ByUrsula K. Le Guin

1972 • 325 Readers • 178 pages 4

Rocannon's World

#1 of 18 in Hainish Cycle

Rocannon's World
ByUrsula K. Le Guin,Stefan Rudnicki

1966 • 267 Readers 3.6

Tales from Earthsea

#5 of 6 in Earthsea Cycle

Tales from Earthsea
ByUrsula K. Le Guin

1968 • 260 Readers • 423 pages 4

The Other Wind

#6 of 6 in Earthsea Cycle

The Other Wind
ByUrsula K. Le Guin

2001 • 231 Readers • 288 pages 4.1

Lavinia

Lavinia
ByUrsula K. Le Guin

2008 • 127 Readers • 295 pages 3.6

Always Coming Home

Always Coming Home
ByUrsula K. Le Guin

1985 • 118 Readers • 546 pages 3.7

The Books of Earthsea

#1 of 6 in Earthsea Cycle

The Books of Earthsea
ByUrsula K. Le Guin

1993 • 118 Readers • 1,008 pages 4.4

Planet of Exile

#2 of 18 in Hainish Cycle

Planet of Exile
ByUrsula K. Le Guin

1966 • 116 Readers • 134 pages 3.8

City of Illusions

#3 of 18 in Hainish Cycle

City of Illusions
ByUrsula K. Le Guin

1967 • 111 Readers • 160 pages 3.8

No Time to Spare: Thinking About What Matters

2017 • 104 Readers • 241 pages 4

The Telling

#8 of 18 in Hainish Cycle

The Telling
ByUrsula K. Le Guin

2000 • 93 Readers • 264 pages 3.9

The Earthsea Trilogy

#1 of 6 in Earthsea Cycle

The Earthsea Trilogy
ByUrsula K. Le Guin

1968 • 90 Readers • 422 pages 4.2

The Wind's Twelve Quarters

#0 of 6 in Earthsea Cycle

The Wind's Twelve Quarters
ByUrsula K. Le Guin

1975 • 84 Readers • 324 pages 4.1

Steering the Craft: A Twenty-First-Century Guide to Sailing the Sea of Story

9 About Writing

1998 • 84 Readers • 178 pages 4.3

The Unreal and the Real: The Selected Short Stories of Ursula K. Le Guin

2 Collected Works of Ursula K. Le Guin

2016 • 70 Readers • 736 pages 4

The Earthsea Quartet

#1 of 6 in Earthsea Cycle

The Earthsea Quartet
ByUrsula K. Le Guin

1993 • 69 Readers • 690 pages 4.2

Gifts

#1 of 3 in Annals of the Western Shore

Gifts
ByUrsula K. Le Guin

2004 • 69 Readers • 320 pages 3.8

Legends

41 Pern (Chronological Order)

Legends
ByRobert Silverberg(Editor/Contributor),Terry Goodkind(Contributor)

1998 • 62 Readers • 725 pages 3.7

The Birthday of the World and Other Stories

#9 of 18 in Hainish Cycle

2002 • 62 Readers • 362 pages 4

Changing Planes

Changing Planes
ByUrsula K. Le Guin

2003 • 61 Readers • 246 pages 3.6

The Daughter of Odren

#6.5 of 6 in Earthsea Cycle

The Daughter of Odren
ByUrsula K. Le Guin

2014 • 52 Readers • 43 pages 3.6

Catwings

#1 of 4 in Catwings

Catwings
ByUrsula K. Le Guin

1988 • 51 Readers • 39 pages 4.1

A Fisherman of the Inland Sea

18 Hainish Cycle

1994 • 48 Readers • 224 pages 3.7

Powers

#3 of 3 in Annals of the Western Shore

Powers
ByUrsula K. Le Guin

2007 • 45 Readers • 391 pages 4.1

The Day Before the Revolution

#6.5 of 18 in Hainish Cycle

1974 • 45 Readers • 20 pages 4.1

The  wave in the mind

9 About Writing

The wave in the mind
ByUrsula K. Le Guin

2004 • 41 Readers • 314 pages 4.1

Voices

#2 of 3 in Annals of the Western Shore

Voices
ByUrsula K. Le Guin

2006 • 40 Readers • 364 pages 3.8

Epic: Legends of Fantasy

#9.5 of 16 in The Realm of the Elderlings

Epic: Legends of Fantasy
ByPaolo Bacigalupi,Aliette de Bodard,+15 more

2010 • 37 Readers • 608 pages 3.8

The Found and the Lost: The Collected Novellas of Ursula K. Le Guin

2 Collected Works of Ursula K. Le Guin

2016 • 34 Readers • 816 pages 4.4

Words Are My Matter

Words Are My Matter
ByUrsula K. Le Guin

2016 • 32 Readers • 316 pages 4.3

The Eye of the Heron

The Eye of the Heron
ByUrsula K. Le Guin

1978 • 32 Readers • 5h 30m 3.8

Dancing at the Edge of the World

9 About Writing

1989 • 31 Readers • 320 pages 3.5

Winter's King

#4.5 of 18 in Hainish Cycle

Winter's King
ByUrsula K. Le Guin

2017 • 29 Readers 4

The Beginning Place

The Beginning Place
ByUrsula K. Le Guin,Maciej Buszewicz(Translator)

1980 • 27 Readers • 256 pages 4.1

The Language Of The Night: Essays On Fantasy And Science Fiction

1979 • 26 Readers • 270 pages 4.3

Orsinian Tales

7 Orsinia

Orsinian Tales
ByUrsula K. Le Guin

1976 • 24 Readers • 209 pages 3.9

Five Ways to Forgiveness

18 Hainish Cycle

Five Ways to Forgiveness
ByUrsula K. Le Guin

2017 • 20 Readers • 267 pages 4.3

Brave New Worlds

Brave New Worlds
ByCory Doctorow,Paolo Bacigalupi,+31 more

2010 • 20 Readers • 489 pages 4

The Compass Rose: Short Stories

7 Orsinia

1982 • 20 Readers • 273 pages 3.4

Malafrena

7 Orsinia

Malafrena
ByUrsula K. Le Guin

1979 • 17 Readers • 343 pages 3.7

The Word of Unbinding: A Story

#0 of 1 in The Wind's Twelve Quarters

17 Readers 4

Legends 3

#17.5 of 20 in Pern

Legends 3
ByRobert Silverberg(Editor),Terry Pratchett(Contributor)

1998 • 17 Readers • 774 pages 4.2

Catwings Return

#2 of 4 in Catwings

Catwings Return
ByUrsula K. Le Guin

1989 • 16 Readers • 56 pages 4.8

Very Far Away from Anywhere Else

1976 • 16 Readers • 133 pages 4

Wings of Fire

#2.5 of 10 in Temeraire

Wings of Fire
ByGeorge R.R. Martin,Todd Lockwood,+30 more

2001 • 16 Readers • 499 pages 5

Jane on Her Own

#4 of 4 in Catwings

Jane on Her Own
ByUrsula K. Le Guin,S.D. Schindler

1999 • 15 Readers • 42 pages 4.2

Changing Planes: Stories

Changing Planes: Stories
ByUrsula K. Le Guin

2003 • 15 Readers • 256 pages 4.3

Wonderful Alexander and the Catwings

#3 of 4 in Catwings

1994 • 14 Readers • 56 pages 3.8

Ursula K. Le Guin

Ursula K. Le Guin
ByUrsula K. Le Guin,David Naimon

2018 • 14 Readers • 150 pages 4.2

The Carrier Bag Theory of Fiction

14 Readers • 40 pages 4.4

Mirror, Mirror on the Wall: Women Writers Explore Their Favorite Fairy Tales

1998 • 11 Readers • 402 pages

Cover 7

#0.4 of 6 in Earthsea Cycle

The Rule of Names
ByUrsula K. Le Guin

2017 • 11 Readers 3

Masterpieces: The Best Science Fiction of the Century

Masterpieces: The Best Science Fiction of the Century
ByGeorge R.R. Martin,Orson Scott Card

2001 • 11 Readers • 422 pages 3

Searoad

Searoad
ByUrsula K. Le Guin,Lena Fries-Gedin(Translator)

2004 • 10 Readers • 212 pages

Diverse energies

Diverse energies
ByPaolo Bacigalupi,Ursula K. Le Guin,+9 more

2012 • 10 Readers • 314 pages 4

Space Crone

Space Crone
ByUrsula K. Le Guin

2023 • 10 Readers • 230 pages

The Wind's Twelve Quarters and the Compass Rose

2015 • 9 Readers • 592 pages 2.7

The Best Time Travel Stories of the 20th Century

The Best Time Travel Stories of the 20th Century
ByLarry Niven(Contributor),Robert Silverberg(Contributor)

2004 • 9 Readers • 448 pages

The Apocalypse Reader

The Apocalypse Reader
ByH. G. Wells,Grace Aguilar,+31 more

2007 • 9 Readers • 336 pages 2

Unlocking the Air and Other Stories

1996 • 9 Readers • 207 pages 3

Cover 5

The Bones of the Earth
ByUrsula K. Le Guin

2003 • 9 Readers 4

The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction

The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction
ByEdmond Hamilton,Leslie F. Stone,+43 more

2010 • 9 Readers • 787 pages

Erdsee

Erdsee
ByUrsula K. Le Guin

2020 • 9 Readers • 592 pages 3.6

The Birthday of the World

The Birthday of the World
ByUrsula K. Le Guin

2002 • 8 Readers • 384 pages 4.3

Dancing at the Edge of the World: Thoughts on Words, Women, Places

9 About Writing

1989 • 8 Readers • 452 pages 5

The Space Opera Renaissance

#0 of 7 in The Uplift Saga

The Space Opera Renaissance
ByDavid G. Hartwell(Editor, Contributor),Kathryn Cramer(Editor, Contributor)

2006 • 8 Readers • 944 pages 2.3

Vaster than Empires and More Slow

2017 • 7 Readers 3.7

The Future is Female! Women's Science Fiction Stories from the Pulp Era to the New Wave

2018 • 7 Readers • 462 pages 4

Wild Girls

#6 of 24 in PM's Outspoken Authors

Wild Girls
ByUrsula K. Le Guin

2011 • 7 Readers 4.7

The Birthday of the World and Other Stories

#9 of 18 in Hainish Cycle

2002 • 7 Readers • 384 pages 5

Buffalo Gals, Won't You Come Out Tonight

1994 • 7 Readers • 79 pages 3.7

Worlds of Exile and Illusion

Worlds of Exile and Illusion
ByUrsula K. Le Guin

2020 • 7 Readers • 384 pages 3.6

The Secret History of Science Fiction

The Secret History of Science Fiction
ByJames Patrick Kelly,Lucius Shepard,+16 more

2009 • 7 Readers 4

Os Despossuídos

#6 of 18 in Hainish Cycle

Os Despossuídos
ByUrsula K. Le Guin

1974 • 7 Readers • 384 pages 4.5

A Wizard of Earthsea: A Graphic Novel

2025 • 7 Readers • 288 pages 5

The Mammoth Book of SF Stories by Women

The Mammoth Book of SF Stories by Women
ByAlex Dally MacFarlane(Editor),Aliette de Bodard(Contributor)

2014 • 6 Readers • 512 pages 4

Cats in Space...and Other Places

10 Brainship

Cats in Space...and Other Places
ByAnne McCaffrey,C. J. Cherryh,+15 more

1992 • 6 Readers • 407 pages

Hainish novels & stories

18 Hainish Cycle

Hainish novels & stories
ByUrsula K. Le Guin

2017 • 6 Readers • 789 pages 5

Lao Tzu

Lao Tzu
ByUrsula K. Le Guin

2019 • 6 Readers • 137 pages 4.7

Cover 5

The New Atlantis
ByUrsula K. Le Guin

1975 • 6 Readers 3

Buffalo Gals and Other Animal Presences

1987 • 6 Readers • 236 pages 2

The Year's Best Science Fiction: Second Annual Collection

The Year's Best Science Fiction: Second Annual Collection
ByGardner Dozois(Editor),Lucius Shepard(Contributor)

1985 • 5 Readers • 812 pages 4

The Locus Awards

The Locus Awards
ByNeil Gaiman,John Varley,+16 more

2004 • 5 Readers • 528 pages 5

I mów, że moja chwała z przyjaciół się bierze

I mów, że moja chwała z przyjaciół się bierze
ByStanisław Lem,Ursula K. Le Guin,+1 more

2024 • 5 Readers • 272 pages 5

The Oxford Book of Science Fiction Stories

The Oxford Book of Science Fiction Stories
ByTom Shippey(Editor),H. G. Wells(Contributor)

1992 • 5 Readers • 586 pages 3

The Very Best of Fantasy & Science Fiction: Sixtieth Anniversary Anthology

The Very Best of Fantasy & Science Fiction: Sixtieth Anniversary Anthology
ByGordon Van Gelder(Editor),Peter S. Beagle(Contributor)

2009 • 5 Readers • 475 pages 4

Cover 8

Jiný vítr
ByUrsula K. Le Guin,Petr Kotrle(Translator)

5 Readers 5

A Ride on the Red Mare's Back

1992 • 4 Readers • 48 pages 4

Cover 5

#4.5 of 18 in Hainish Cycle

Winter's King: A Story
ByUrsula K. Le Guin

2017 • 4 Readers 3.5