Ursula K. Le Guin

Ursula K. Le Guin

Ursula K. Le Guin was born in Berkeley, California, USA on October 21st, 1929 and passed away at the age of 88 on January 22nd, 2018.

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Ursula K. Le Guin Stats: The highest rated book by Ursula K. Le Guin on Book Notification is Tales from Earthsea, a Collection. The second-highest rated book is Tehanu (Earthsea Cycle #4).

The most read book by Ursula K. Le Guin on Book Notification is A Wizard of Earthsea, the first novel in the Earthsea Cycle series. The second most read book is The Tombs of Atuan (Earthsea Cycle #2).

Below is a complete list of Ursula K. Le Guin books in publication and chronological order, broken down by series. The most popular series by Ursula K. Le Guin is the Earthsea Cycle Series.

List of Adventures In Kroy Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The Adventure of Cobbler's Rune
1982
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2
Solomon Leviathan's Nine-Hundred and Thirty-First Trip Around the World
1983
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List of Annals Of The Western Shore Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
8
Gifts
2004
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2
Voices
2006
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3
10
Powers
2007
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List of Catwings Collections in Publication Order

Follows the adventures of kittens who were born with wings.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Tales of the Catwings
1996
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2
More Tales of the Catwings
2000
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List of Catwings Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
8.7
Catwings
1988
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2
10
Catwings Return
1989
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3
10
Wonderful Alexander and the Catwings
1994
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4
10
Jane on Her Own
1999
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5
9
Cat Dreams
2009
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List of Earthsea Collections in Publication Order

Explores Earthsea with five tales from before and after the original novels, and an essay on its world.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
8.7
Tales from Earthsea
2001
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List of Earthsea Cycle Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
7.5
A Wizard of Earthsea
1968
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2
7.9
The Tombs of Atuan
1970
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3
8.1
The Farthest Shore
1972
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4
8.5
Tehanu
1990
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5
8.2
The Other Wind
2001
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6
6
The Daughter of Odren
2014
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List of Earthsea Non-Fiction Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Earthsea Revisioned
1993
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List of Earthsea Short Stories/Novellas in Publication Order

Short stories set in the world of Earthsea, building upon the characters and world.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
8
Dragonfly
2001
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2
9
The Finder
2001
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3
7.5
The Bones of the Earth
2001
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List of Hainish Cycle Books in Publication Order

Humans encounter and navigate alien cultures and conflicts.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
7
Rocannon's World
1966
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2
7
Planet of Exile
1966
Go
3
8
City of Illusions
1967
Go
4
8
The Left Hand of Darkness
1969
Go
5
8.3
The Word for World is Forest
1972
Go
6
7.6
The Dispossessed
1974
Go
7
8
Four Ways to Forgiveness
1994
Go
8
8
The Telling
2000
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List of Legends Books in Publication Order

Short fantasy stories featuring adventure, brave heroes, and a touch of magic, written by leading authors in the field.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
6
Legends (By: Stephen King, Anne McCaffrey, Robert Silverberg)
1998
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2
8.1
Legends II: Dragon, Sword, and King (By: Diana Gabaldon, George R.R. Martin, Orson Scott Card, Terry Brooks, Robert Silverberg, Neil Gaiman, Elizabeth Haydon)
1998
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3
7
Legends 3 (With: Terry Pratchett, Tad Williams, Robert Jordan, Robert Silverberg)
1999
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List of Orsinia Books in Publication Order

Orsinia is a central European country with medieval forests and stonewalled cities.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
8
Orsinian Tales
1976
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2
Malafrena
1979
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List of Outspoken Authors Books in Publication Order

Presents iconic authors' fiction, plus interviews and essays.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The Presidential Papers (By: John H. Kessel)
1984
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2
6.7
The Human Front (By: Ken MacLeod)
2001
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3
The Left Left Behind (By: Terry Bisson, Eleanor Arnason)
2009
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4
Lucky Strike (By: Kim Stanley Robinson)
2009
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5
The Underbelly (By: Gary Phillips, Eleanor Arnason)
2010
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6
7
Mammoths of the Great Plains (By: Eleanor Arnason)
2010
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7
8.7
The Wild Girls (With: Eleanor Arnason)
2011
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8
6
Modem Times 2.0 (By: Michael Moorcock, Eleanor Arnason)
2011
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9
The Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow (By: Cory Doctorow, Eleanor Arnason)
2011
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10
Surfing the Gnarl (By: Rudy Rucker)
2012
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11
Report from Planet Midnight (By: Nalo Hopkinson, Eleanor Arnason)
2012
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12
The Science of Herself (By: Karen Joy Fowler, Eleanor Arnason)
2013
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13
Patty Hearst & The Twinkie Murders: A Tale of Two Trials (By: Eleanor Arnason, Paul Krassner)
2013
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14
New Taboos (By: John Shirley)
2013
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15
Raising Hell (By: Norman Spinrad, Eleanor Arnason)
2014
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16
My Life, My Body (By: Marge Piercy)
2015
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17
Gypsy (By: Carter Scholz, Eleanor Arnason)
2015
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18
Miracles Ain't What They Used to Be (By: Joe R. Lansdale, Eleanor Arnason)
2016
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19
Fire. (By: Elizabeth Hand, Eleanor Arnason)
2017
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20
Totalitopia (By: John Crowley)
2017
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21
The Atheist in the Attic (By: Samuel R. Delany, Eleanor Arnason)
2018
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22
Thoreau's Microscope (By: Michael Blumlein, Eleanor Arnason)
2018
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23
The Beatrix Gates (By: Rachel Pollack)
2019
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24
A City Made of Words (By: Paul Park)
2019
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25
Talk Like a Man (By: Nisi Shawl)
2019
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26
Big Girl ( By: Meg Elison)
2020
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27
Planetbreaker’s Son (By: Nick Mamatas)
2021
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28
Utopias of the Third Kind (By: Vandana Singh)
2021
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29
Night Shift (By: Eileen Gunn)
2022
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30
The Collapsing Frontier (By: Jonathan Lethem)
2024
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31
Not What I Intended (By: Nancy Kress)
2025
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32
She is Here (By: Nicola Griffith)
2026
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List of The Last Interview Books in Publication Order

Numerous interviews with renowned intellectuals and writers.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Learning To Live Finally (By: Jacques Derrida)
2005
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2
Roberto Bolaño (By: Roberto Bolaño)
2009
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3
7.7
Kurt Vonnegut (By: Kurt Vonnegut Jr.)
2011
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4
Jorge Luis Borges (By: Jorge Luis Borges)
2012
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5
Hannah Arendt (By: Hannah Arendt)
2013
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6
David Foster Wallace: In His Own Words (By: David Foster Wallace)
2014
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7
James Baldwin (By: James Baldwin, Quincy Troupe)
2014
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8
Ray Bradbury (By: Ray Bradbury, Sam Weller)
2014
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9
Gabriel García Márquez (By: Gabriel García Márquez)
2015
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10
Lou Reed (By: Lou Reed)
2015
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11
Ernest Hemingway (By: Ernest Hemingway)
2015
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12
Nora Ephron (By: Nora Ephron)
2015
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13
Philip K. Dick (By: Philip K. Dick)
2015
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14
J. D. Salinger (By: J.D. Salinger)
2016
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15
Oliver Sacks (By: Oliver Sacks)
2016
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16
Jane Jacobs (By: Jane Jacobs)
2016
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17
David Bowie (By: David Bowie)
2016
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18
Martin Luther King, Jr. (By: Martin Luther King Jr.)
2017
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19
Christopher Hitchens (By: Christopher Hitchens)
2017
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20
Hunter S. Thompson (By: Hunter S. Thompson)
2018
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21
Kathy Acker (By: Kathy Acker)
2018
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22
Julia Child (By: Julia Child)
2018
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23
9
Ursula K. Le Guin
2019
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24
9
Prince (By: Prince )
2019
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25
Billie Holiday (By: Billie Holiday)
2019
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26
Anthony Bourdain (By: Melville House, Helen Rosner)
2019
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27
Graham Greene (By: Graham Greene)
2019
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28
Toni Morrison (By: Toni Morrison)
2020
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29
Frida Kahlo (By: Frida Kahlo)
2020
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30
Marilyn Monroe (By: Melville House, Sady Doyle)
2020
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31
Ruth Bader Ginsburg (By: Melville House)
2020
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32
Shirley Chisholm (By: Shirley Chisholm)
2021
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33
The Last Interview (By: Fred Rogers)
2021
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34
Fred Rogers (By: Fred Rogers)
2021
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35
Johnny Cash (By: Johnny Cash)
2021
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36
John Lewis (By: Melville House)
2021
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37
Janet Malcolm (By: Melville House)
2022
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38
Diego Maradona ( By: Melville House)
2022
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39
Kurt Cobain ( By: Melville House)
2022
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40
Bell Hooks (By: bell hooks)
2023
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41
Octavia E. Butler (By: Melville House)
2023
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List of Unreal and The Real Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
7
The Unreal and the Real, Vol. 1: Where on Earth
2012
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2
7
The Unreal and the Real, Vol. 2: Outer Space, Inner Lands
2012
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List of Wind's Twelve Quarters Short Stories/Novellas in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
April in Paris
1962
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2
The Masters
1963
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3
8
The Word of Unbinding
1964
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4
Things
1970
Go
5
The Good Trip
1970
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6
A Trip to the Head
1970
Go
7
The Stars Below
1974
Go
8
Direction of the Road
2017
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9
Darkness Box
2017
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10
The Day Before the Revolution
2017
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11
Semley's Necklace
2017
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12
8
The Rule of Names
2017
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13
Winter's King
2017
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List of Standalone Novels in Publication Order

Ranked by popularity, the top standalone books are The Lathe of Heaven, Always Coming Home, and Lavinia.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
8.3
The Lathe of Heaven
1971
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2
Very Far Away from Anywhere Else / A Very Long Way from Anywhere Else
1976
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3
8
The Eye of the Heron
1978
Go
4
6
The Beginning Place / Threshold
1980
Go
5
7.7
Always Coming Home
1985
Go
6
Searoad: Chronicles of Klatsand
1991
Go
7
7.3
Changing Planes
2003
Go
8
4
Lavinia
2008
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List of Short Stories/Novellas in Publication Order

Ranked by popularity, the top short stories and novellas are The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas, The Wild Girls, and Buffalo Gals, Won't You Come Out Tonight.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Nine Lives
1968
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2
7.7
The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas
1973
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3
The Field of Vision
1973
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4
The Water is Wide
1976
Go
5
Leese Webster
1979
Go
6
Gwilan's Harp
1981
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7
Solomon Leviathan's 931st Trip Around the World
1983
Go
8
The Visionary: The Life Story of Flicker of the Serpentine of Telina-Na
1984
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9
8
Buffalo Gals, Won't You Come Out Tonight (With: Susan Seddon Boulet)
1987
Go
10
9
Unchosen Love (Amazing Stories #591)
1994
Go
11
8
The Matter of Seggri (in Crank!)
1994
Go
12
7.3
Forgiveness Day
1994
Go
13
7.3
Solitude (in F&SF)
1994
Go
14
7.3
A Man of the People (in Asimov's)
1995
Go
15
7
A Woman’s Liberation (in Asimov's)
1995
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16
8
Ether OR
1995
Go
17
7.3
Mountain Ways (in Asimov's)
1996
Go
18
8.7
The Wild Girls (With: Eleanor Arnason)
2011
Go
19
Dangerous People
2019
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List of Short Story Collections in Publication Order

Ranked by popularity, the top short story collections are A Fisherman of the Inland Sea, The Birthday of the World and Other Stories, and Five Ways to Forgiveness.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The Wind's Twelve Quarters, Volume 1
1975
Go
2
Wild Angels
1975
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3
The Wind's Twelve Quarters, Volume 2
1978
Go
4
Hard Words and Other Poems
1981
Go
5
The Compass Rose
1982
Go
6
In the Red Zone
1983
Go
7
Buffalo Gals and Other Animal Presences
1987
Go
8
Wild Oats and Fireweed
1988
Go
9
Blue Moon Over Thurman Street (With: Roger Dorband)
1994
Go
10
9
A Fisherman of the Inland Sea
1994
Go
11
Going Out with Peacocks and Other Poems
1994
Go
12
Unlocking the Air and Other Stories
1996
Go
13
Sixty Odd
1999
Go
14
8
The Birthday of the World and Other Stories
2002
Go
15
Science Fiction Stories
2002
Go
16
Incredible Good Fortune
2006
Go
17
Walking in Cornwall
2008
Go
18
Finding My Elegy
2012
Go
19
10
Late in the Day: Poems, 2010-2014
2015
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20
The Found and the Lost
2016
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21
6
Five Ways to Forgiveness
2017
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22
So Far, So Good
2018
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List of Picture Books in Publication Order

Illustrated stories for young readers.

Ranked by popularity, the top picture books are Fish Soup, A Ride on the Red Mare's Back, and Tom Mouse.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
A Visit from Dr. Katz
1988
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2
Fire and Stone
1989
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3
7.3
Fish Soup
1992
Go
4
6
A Ride on the Red Mare's Back
1992
Go
5
Tom Mouse
1998
Go

List of Non-Fiction Books in Publication Order

Ranked by popularity, the top non-fiction books are No Time to Spare, Words Are My Matter, and Cheek by Jowl.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
From Elfland to Poughkeepsie
1973
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2
Dreams Must Explain Themselves
1975
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3
The Language of the Night
1979
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4
Way of the Water's Going
1989
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5
The New Utopian Politics of Ursula K. Le Guin's The Dispossessed (With: Laurence Davis, Peter Stillman)
2005
Go
6
Lao Tzu: Tao Te Ching
2009
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7
7.7
Cheek by Jowl
2009
Go
8
Coyote's Song: The Teaching Stories of Ursula K. Le Guin (With: Richard D. Erlich)
2009
Go
9
8
Words Are My Matter
2016
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10
10
No Time to Spare
2017
Go
11
8
Ursula K. Le Guin: Conversations on Writing (With: David Naimon)
2018
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12
Space Crone
2024
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13
8
Ursula K. Le Guin's Book of Cats
2025
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14
The Word for World: The Maps of Ursula K. Le Guin
2025
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List of About Writing Non-Fiction Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
7.3
Dancing at the Edge of the World
1989
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2
Steering the Craft
1998
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3
8
The Wave in the Mind
2004
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4
Conversations with Ursula K. Le Guin ( By: Carl Howard Freedman)
2008
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List of Graphic Novels in Publication Order

Graphic novel adaptations of Ursula K. Le Guin's work.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Wizard of Earthsea: A Graphic Novel
2025
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List of Year's Best SF Anthology Books in Publication Order

Annual collection of the best sci-fi features tales of wonder and adventure set on distant planets and in the future.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
6
Year's Best SF
1996
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2
6
Year's Best SF 2
1997
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3
8
Year's Best SF 3
1998
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4
6
Year's Best SF 4
1999
Go
5
5
Year's Best SF 5
2000
Go
6
Year's Best SF 6
2001
Go
7
Year's Best SF 7
2002
Go
8
Year's Best SF 8
2003
Go
9
4
Year's Best SF 9
2004
Go
10
4
Year's Best SF 10
2005
Go
11
Year's Best SF 11
2006
Go
12
Year's Best SF 12
2007
Go
13
4
Year's Best SF 13
2008
Go
14
Year's Best SF 14
2009
Go
15
Year's Best SF 15
2010
Go
16
Year's Best SF 16
2011
Go
17
Year's Best SF 17
2012
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18
Year's Best SF 18
2013
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List of Best Science Fiction of the Year Books in Publication Order

Annual sci-fi anthologies collecting a variety of short-stories.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The Best Science Fiction of the Year 1
1972
Go
2
The Best Science Fiction of the Year 2
1973
Go
3
The Best Science Fiction of the Year 3
1974
Go
4
The Best Science Fiction of the Year 4
1975
Go
5
The Best Science Fiction of the Year 5
1976
Go
6
The Best Science Fiction of the Year 6
1977
Go
7
The Best Science Fiction of the Year 7
1978
Go
8
The Best Science Fiction of the Year 8
1979
Go
9
The Best Science Fiction of the Year 9
1980
Go
10
4
The Best Science Fiction of the Year 10
1981
Go
11
The Best Science Fiction of the Year 11
1982
Go
12
10
The Best Science Fiction of the Year 12
1983
Go
13
Best Science Fiction of the Year 13
1984
Go
14
Best Science Fiction of the Year 14
1984
Go
15
Best Science Fiction of the Year 15
1986
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16
Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year 16
1987
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List of Year's Best Fantasy Books in Publication Order

Annual short story collection of imagined lands and characters by various fantasy authors.

Anthology series.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Year's Best Fantasy
2001
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2
Year's Best Fantasy 2
2002
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3
Year's Best Fantasy 3
2003
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4
Year's Best Fantasy 4
2004
Go
5
Year's Best Fantasy 5
2005
Go
6
9
Year's Best Fantasy 6
2006
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7
Year's Best Fantasy 7
2007
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8
Year's Best Fantasy 8
2008
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9
Year's Best Fantasy 9
2009
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List of Ursula K. Le Guin Anthologies in Publication Order

#ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The Year's Best Science Fiction No. 3
1970
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2
Orbit 6
1970
Go
3
The Best Science Fiction of the Year 1
1972
Go
4
Fathers and Mothers
1973
Go
5
Orbit 12
1973
Go
6
The Best Science Fiction of the Year 2
1973
Go
7
Those Who Can: A Science Fiction Reader
1973
Go
8
Galaxy Science Fiction - October 1973
1973
Go
9
The Best Science Fiction of the Year 3
1974
Go
10
Stopwatch
1974
Go
11
Wondermakers 2
1974
Go
12
Fantastic Stories Special - 1975 Sword & Sorcery Annual
1975
Go
13
The Best Science Fiction of the Year 4
1975
Go
14
Nebula Award Stories 11
1976
Go
15
Nebula Award Stories Ten
1976
Go
16
The Best Science Fiction of the Year 5
1976
Go
17
Beyond Tomorrow
1976
Go
18
The Best Science Fiction of the Year 6
1977
Go
19
Best Science Fiction Stories of the Year: Sixth Annual Collection
1977
Go
20
The Best Science Fiction of the Year 7
1978
Go
21
The Altered I
1978
Go
22
The Eye of the Heron and Other Stories
1978
Go
23
Edges
1980
Go
24
The Best Science Fiction of the Year 9
1980
Go
25
The Arbor House Treasury of Modern Science Fiction / Great Science Fiction of the 20th Century
1980
Go
26
TriQuarterly 49: Science Fiction
1980
Go
27
Interfaces
1980
Go
28
4
The Best Science Fiction of the Year 10
1981
Go
29
The Best Science Fiction of the Year 11
1982
Go
30
What If? Volume 3
1982
Go
31
Over the Rainbow
1983
Go
32
10
The Best Science Fiction of the Year 12
1983
Go
33
Isaac Asimov's Space of Her Own
1983
Go
34
Changes | Stories of Metamorphosis
1983
Go
35
Great Fantasy
1983
Go
36
Best Science Fiction of the Year 13
1984
Go
37
Best Science Fiction of the Year 14
1984
Go
38
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Second Annual Collection
1985
Go
39
The Sixth Omni Book of Science Fiction
1985
Go
40
Best Science Fiction of the Year 15
1986
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41
Terry's Universe: Science fiction's finest writers join in honoring the memory of Terry Carr
1987
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42
First Annual Collection
1988
Go
43
Science Fiction Stories
1988
Go
44
Demons & Dreams: The Best Fantasy and Horror 1
1988
Go
45
The Mammoth Book of Fantasy All-Time Greats
1988
Go
46
Through Other Eyes
1988
Go
47
The Year's Best Fantasy Stories 14
1989
Go
48
Flights of Fancy
1993
Go
49
Omni Best Science Fiction Three
1993
Go
50
8
The Oxford Book of Modern Fairy Tales
1993
Go
51
First Fiction: An Anthology of the First Published Stories by Famous Writers
1994
Go
52
Crank! Science Fiction Magazine, Spring 1994
1994
Go
53
Seventh Annual Collection
1994
Go
54
Asimov's Science Fiction, November 1994
1994
Go
55
Asimov's Science Fiction, July 1995
1995
Go
56
The Penguin Book of Modern Fantasy by Women
1995
Go
57
Year's Best SF
1996
Go
58
6
Year's Best SF
1996
Go
59
The Ecocriticism Reader: Landmarks in Literary Ecology
1996
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60
The Year's Best Science Fiction, Thirteenth Annual Collection
1996
Go
61
Asimov's Science Fiction, August 1996
1996
Go
62
Women Who Run with the Werewolves
1996
Go
63
Modern Classics of Fantasy
1997
Go
64
6
Year's Best SF 2
1997
Go
65
Wild Women
1997
Go
66
8
Year's Best SF 3
1998
Go
67
More Amazing Stories
1998
Go
68
8.1
Legends II: Dragon, Sword, and King
1998
Go
69
Mirror, Mirror on the Wall
1998
Go
70
Far Horizons
1999
Go
71
6
Year's Best SF 4
1999
Go
72
8
The Best from Fantasy & Science Fiction: The 50th Anniversary Anthology
1999
Go
73
Explorers
2000
Go
74
5
Year's Best SF 5
2000
Go
75
Year's Best SF 6
2001
Go
76
10
Meditations on Middle-Earth
2001
Go
77
Daoism and Ecology: Ways within a Cosmic Landscape
2001
Go
78
The Writer's Guide to Fantasy Literature
2002
Go
79
Year's Best SF 7
2002
Go
80
Fifteenth Annual Collection
2002
Go
81
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction Volume 104 Number 2, February 2003
2003
Go
82
Year's Best SF 8
2003
Go
83
Raising Our Voices: An Anthology of Oregon Poets Against the War
2003
Go
84
New Magics
2004
Go
85
4
Year's Best SF 9
2004
Go
86
Year's Best Fantasy and Horror: Seventeenth Annual Collection
2004
Go
87
In Lands That Never Were
2004
Go
88
12 Short Stories and Their Making
2005
Go
89
The Best of the Best: 20 Years of the Best Short Science Fiction Novels
2005
Go
90
4
Year's Best SF 10
2005
Go
91
Galileo's Children
2005
Go
92
8
The Wand in the Word
2006
Go
93
Year's Best SF 11
2006
Go
94
The Space Opera Renaissance
2006
Go
95
The Best of the Best, Vol 2
2007
Go
96
The 2007 Rhysling Anthology
2007
Go
97
Year's Best SF 12
2007
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98
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Ursula K. Le Guin

Ursula K. Le Guin (Ursula Kroeber) was born on October 21st, 1929. Ursula passed away January 22nd, 2018 at 88 years old. Ursula K. Le Guin was born in Berkeley, California, USA.

Ursula K. Le Guin is known for writing in the Fantasy, Young Adult, Literary Fiction, and Children's Books genres.

Ursula K. Le Guin was the author of the Ursula K. Le Guin Short Story Collections series which consists of 22 novels. The Ursula K. Le Guin Short Story Collections series started in 1975 with the novel The Wind's Twelve Quarters, Volume 1. The most recently released novel in the Ursula K. Le Guin Short Story Collections series was So Far, So Good which was released in 2018. There are no upcoming novels for the Ursula K. Le Guin Short Story Collections series.

Ursula K. Le Guin: Awards & Accolades

Ursula K. Le Guin has won multiple awards including: The World Fantasy Award, Life Achievement, in 1995 and the Arthur C. Clarke Foundation Awards, Imagination in Service to Society, in 2013.

Many of Ursula K. Le Guin's books have won awards, including:

  • The Left Hand of Darkness won the Hugo Award, Best Novel, in 1970 as well as the Otherwise Award - Retrospective Award in 1995.
  • The Tombs of Atuan won the John Newbery Medal Awards, Newbery Honor, in 1972.
  • The Dispossessed won the Hugo Award, Best Novel, in 1975.
  • Buffalo Gals, Won\'t You Come Out Tonight won the World Fantasy Award, Novella, in 1988 as well as the Hugo Award - Best Novelette in 1988.
  • First Annual Collection won the World Fantasy Award, Anthology, in 1989.
  • The Matter of Seggri (in Crank!) won the Otherwise Award, Best Science Fiction, in 1994.
  • The Penguin Book of Modern Fantasy by Women won the World Fantasy Award, Anthology, in 1996.
  • Mountain Ways (in Asimov's) won the Otherwise Award, Best Science Fiction, in 1996.
  • The Other Wind won the World Fantasy Award, Novel, in 2002.
  • Year's Best Fantasy and Horror: Seventeenth Annual Collection won the Bram Stoker Awards, Superior Achievement in an Anthology, in 2004.
  • Words Are My Matter won the Hugo Award, Best Related Work, in 2017.

The following novels by Ursula K. Le Guin were also nominated for these awards:

  • The Tombs of Atuan: National Book Awards, Children's Literature (1972). Mythopoeic Award, Fantasy Award (1972).
  • The Lathe of Heaven: Hugo Award, Best Novel (1972).
  • The Farthest Shore: Mythopoeic Award, Fantasy Award (1973). National Book Awards, Children's Literature (1973).
  • Orsinian Tales: National Book Awards, Best Fiction (1977).
  • The Beginning Place / Threshold: Mythopoeic Award, Fantasy Award (1981).
  • Always Coming Home: National Book Awards, Best Fiction (1985). Mythopoeic Award, Fantasy Award (1986).
  • Dancing at the Edge of the World: Hugo Award, Best Related Work (1990).
  • Tehanu: Mythopoeic Award, Fantasy Award (1991).
  • Fish Soup: Mythopoeic Award, Fantasy Award for Children's Literature (1993).
  • The Oxford Book of Modern Fairy Tales: World Fantasy Award, Anthology (1994).
  • A Fisherman of the Inland Sea: Otherwise Award, Best Science Fiction (1994).
  • Forgiveness Day: Otherwise Award, Best Science Fiction (1994). Hugo Award, Best Novella (1995).
  • The Matter of Seggri (in Crank!): Hugo Award, Best Novelette (1995).
  • Solitude (in F&SF): Hugo Award, Best Novelette (1995).
  • A Man of the People (in Asimov's): Hugo Award, Best Novella (1996).
  • A Woman’s Liberation (in Asimov's): Hugo Award, Best Novella (1996).
  • Ether OR: World Fantasy Award, Novella (1996).
  • Mountain Ways (in Asimov's): Hugo Award, Best Novelette (1997).
  • Unchosen Love (Amazing Stories #591): Otherwise Award, Best Science Fiction (1998).
  • Dragonfly: World Fantasy Award, Novella (1999).
  • The Finder: World Fantasy Award, Novella (2002).
  • The Other Wind: Mythopoeic Award, Fantasy Award for Adult Literature (2002). Seiun Award, Best Translated Long Work (2004).
  • Fifteenth Annual Collection: Bram Stoker Awards, Superior Achievement in an Anthology (2002). British Fantasy Award, Best Anthology (2003). World Fantasy Award, Anthology (2003).
  • The Telling: Seiun Award, Best Translated Long Work (2003).
  • Tales from Earthsea: British Fantasy Award, Best Collection (2003).
  • The Wild Girls: Hugo Award, Best Novelette (2003).
  • Changing Planes: Mythopoeic Award, Fantasy Award for Adult Literature (2004).
  • Year's Best Fantasy and Horror: Seventeenth Annual Collection: British Fantasy Award, Best Anthology (2005).
  • Lavinia: Otherwise Award, Best Science Fiction (2008). Mythopoeic Award, Fantasy Award for Adult Literature (2009).
  • Cheek by Jowl: Mythopoeic Award, Myth and Fantasy Studies Scholarship Award (2011). Mythopoeic Award, Myth and Fantasy Studies Scholarship Award (2012).
  • The Unreal and the Real, Vol. 1: Where on Earth: World Fantasy Award, Collection (2013).
  • The Unreal and the Real, Vol. 2: Outer Space, Inner Lands: World Fantasy Award, Collection (2013).
  • Words Are My Matter: British Fantasy Award, Best Non-Fiction (2017).
  • No Time to Spare: British Fantasy Award, Best Non-Fiction (2018).
  • Ursula K. Le Guin: Conversations on Writing: Hugo Award, Best Related Work (2019).

Ursula K. Le Guin: Lists & Other Mentions

  • A Wizard of Earthsea has made several lists including:
    1. Good Housekeeping: 100 Best Books to Read by Women Authors Selection in 2021.
    2. BBC: 100 Greatest Childrens Books of All Time Selection in 2023.
    3. BBC: 100 Novels That Shaped Our World Selection in 2019.
    4. BBC: Radio Oxford 100 Books You Must Read Before You Die Selection in 2020.
    5. Time Magazine: The 100 Best YA Books of All Time Selection in 2021.
    6. Waterstones: The Books You've Always Meant to Read Selection in 2020.
    7. Refinery29: The Ultimate Book Bucket List Selection in 2023.
  • The Left Hand of Darkness has made several lists including:
    1. Counterpunch: 100 Best Novels in English Since 1900 Selection in 2014.
    2. New York Public Library: 125 Books We Love for Adults Selection in 2020.
    3. AbeBooks: 50 Essential Science Fiction Books Selection in 2021.
    4. Flavor Wire: 50 Sci-Fi/Fantasy Novels That Everyone Should Read Selection in 2013.
    5. Jezebel: 75 Books Every Woman Should Read Selection in 2008.
    6. Spy.com: The 25 Best Science-Fiction Books of All Time Selection in 2020.
    7. NPR: Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books Selection in 2011.
  • The Dispossessed was a Blackwell's: Five Foot Bookshelf Selection in 2021.

The entire Earthsea series was included in the BBC 100 Novels That Shaped Our World list and on Audible's The Top 100 Book Series of All Time list in 2024.

Related Authors

Fans of Ursula K. Le Guin also enjoy these authors:

  1. Alice Hoffman, author of the Practical Magic Series.
  2. Rick Riordan, author of the Percy Jackson and the Olympians Series.
  3. Sarah Beth Durst, author of The Spellshop Series.
  4. Diana Wynne Jones, author of the Howl's Castle Series.
  5. Alexandra Bracken, author of The Darkest Minds Series.
  6. Roshani Chokshi, author of The Gilded Wolves Series.
  7. Django Wexler, author of The Shadow Campaigns Series.
  8. Salman Rushdie, author of: The Satanic Verses.
  9. Tomi Adeyemi, author of the Legacy of Orïsha Series.
  10. Marie Rutkoski, author of the Winner's Trilogy Series.

Ursula K. Le Guin: F.A.Q

When was Ursula K. Le Guin Born?

Ursula K. Le Guin was born on October 21st, 1929.

When did Ursula K. Le Guin die?

Ursula K. Le Guin died on January 22nd, 2018 at 88 years old.

Where was Ursula K. Le Guin Born?

Ursula K. Le Guin was born in Berkeley, California, USA.

What awards has Ursula K. Le Guin won?

Ursula K. Le Guin has won the following awards: Life Achievement at the World Fantasy Award (1995) and the Imagination in Service to Society at the Arthur C. Clarke Foundation Awards (2013).

What book awards has Ursula K. Le Guin won?

The Left Hand of Darkness: Hugo Award Best Novel (1970), Otherwise Award Retrospective Award (1995).
The Tombs of Atuan: John Newbery Medal Awards Newbery Honor (1972).
The Dispossessed: Hugo Award Best Novel (1975).
Buffalo Gals, Won't You Come Out Tonight: World Fantasy Award Novella (1988), Hugo Award Best Novelette (1988).
First Annual Collection: World Fantasy Award Anthology (1989).
The Matter of Seggri (in Crank!): Otherwise Award Best Science Fiction (1994).
The Penguin Book of Modern Fantasy by Women: World Fantasy Award Anthology (1996).
Mountain Ways (in Asimov's): Otherwise Award Best Science Fiction (1996).
The Other Wind: World Fantasy Award Novel (2002).
Year's Best Fantasy and Horror: Seventeenth Annual Collection: Bram Stoker Awards Superior Achievement in an Anthology (2004).
Words Are My Matter: Hugo Award Best Related Work (2017).

What was the first book Ursula K. Le Guin wrote?

The first book written by Ursula K. Le Guin was April in Paris, published in 1962.

What was the most recent book Ursula K. Le Guin wrote?

Her most recently released work was The Word for World: The Maps of Ursula K. Le Guin on December 10th, 2025.

What is the most popular book by Ursula K. Le Guin?

Based on the number of readers on Book Notification, the most popular Ursula K. Le Guin book is A Wizard of Earthsea. Here are her most popular books:
  1. A Wizard of Earthsea (7.47)
  2. The Tombs of Atuan (7.93)
  3. The Left Hand of Darkness (8)
  4. The Farthest Shore (8.12)
  5. The Dispossessed (7.62)

What genres does Ursula K. Le Guin Write?

Ursula K. Le Guin primarily writes in the Children's Books, Fantasy, Literary Fiction, and Young Adult genres. Her work includes sub-genres such as YA Fantasy, Epic / High Fantasy, and Mythic Fantasy.

How many books has Ursula K. Le Guin written?

Ursula K. Le Guin has written 123 books across 29 series, excluding contributions to anthologies.
  • 2 books in the Adventures In Kroy Series
  • 3 books in the Annals Of The Western Shore Series
  • 2 Catwings Collections
  • 5 books in the Catwings Series
  • 1 Earthsea Collections
  • 6 books in the Earthsea Cycle Series
  • 1 Earthsea Non-Fiction Books
  • 3 Earthsea Short Stories/Novellas
  • 8 books in the Hainish Cycle Series
  • 1 book in the Legends Series
  • 2 books in the Orsinia Series
  • 1 book in the Outspoken Authors Series
  • 1 book in The Last Interview Series
  • 2 books in the Unreal and The Real Series
  • 13 Wind's Twelve Quarters Short Stories/Novellas
  • 8 Standalone Novels
  • 19 Short Stories/Novellas
  • 22 Short Story Collections
  • 5 Picture Books
  • 14 Non-Fiction Books
  • 3 books in the About Writing Non-Fiction Series
  • 1 Graphic Novels
  • 1 book in the Year's Best Fantasy Series

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