Word For Wrld Forest - Softcover
The award-winning masterpiece by one of today’s most honored writersThe 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 brutal masters.
Desperation causes the Athsheans, led by Selver, to retaliate against their captors, abandoning their strictures against violence. But in defending their lives, they have endangered the very foundations of their society. For every blow against the invaders is a blow to the humanity of the Athsheans. And once the killing starts, there is no turning back.
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 brutal masters.
Desperation causes the Athsheans, led by Selver, to retaliate against their captors, abandoning their strictures against violence. But in defending their lives, they have endangered the very foundations of their society. For every blow against the invaders is a blow to the humanity of the Athsheans. And once the killing starts, there is no turning back.
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The slender book is fairly simplistic, but it's still compelling and thought-provoking. (SFX)
It's a compact tale, a masterclass by a powerful writer who fashions a lean narrative where others might have produced a much larger, bloated tome, and yet for all the brevity Le Guin delivers not just a narrative but a believable alien world and society in short yet compelling scenes. (FORBIDDEN PLANET)
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It's a compact tale, a masterclass by a powerful writer who fashions a lean narrative where others might have produced a much larger, bloated tome, and yet for all the brevity Le Guin delivers not just a narrative but a believable alien world and society in short yet compelling scenes. (FORBIDDEN PLANET)
Grand Master Ursula K. Le Guin's HUGO AWARD-winning tale of colonisation and oppression.
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- PublisherBerkley
- Publication date1984
- ISBN 10 0425074846
- ISBN 13 9780425074848
- BindingMass Market Paperback
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Book Description Mass Market Paperback. Condition: New. Very scarce in this condition. 11th printing, 4/84, with cover art by R. Courtney. Pages are lightly tanned. Other Le Guin titles in this condition also in stock. Seller Inventory # 013411
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