"Splendidly intricate and hugely imaginative tales." --Newsweek

A striking new 50th anniversary edition of Ursula K. Le Guin's extraordinary short story collection.

The recipient of numerous literary prizes, including the National Book Award, the Kafka Award, and the Pushcart Prize, Ursula K. Le Guin is renowned for her lyrical writing, rich characters, and diverse worlds. The Wind's Twelve Quarters collects seventeen powerful stories--including one of her most famous works of short fiction, "The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas." Each story, ranging from fantasy and intriguing scientific concepts to the medieval world and the future, has an introduction by Le Guin providing perspective or background. The collection also begins with a foreword by the author, sharing her approach to selecting the stories and her experience writing them.

This superb retrospective collection explores human values, relationships, and survival, and showcases the myriad talents of one of the most provocative writers of our time.

The stories included in the collection are:

Semley's Necklace

April in Paris

The Masters

Darkness Box

The Word of Unbinding

The Rule of Names

Winter's King

The Good Trip

Nine Lives

Things

A Trip to the Head

Vaster than Empires and More Slow

The Stars Below

The Field of Vision

Direction of the Road

The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas

The Day Before the Revolution