1 editor's recommendation New York Times Recommended Book, Los Angeles Times Bestseller. The latest masterpiece of Ursula Le Guin, the author of "Legends of Earthsea", the queen of science fiction and fantasy literature in the world.The best fantasy literature to read this year. An excellent fantasy travelogue. -- "USA TODAY" Packed with a wry sense of humor...perhaps Le Guin's most entertaining and entertaining collection of stories to date. -- Gary K. Wolfe, Locus The novel is full of philosophy, just like the style of Swift and Borges. —The pinnacle of literary art in the New York Times Book Review. ——Neil Gaiman (famous American science fiction writer)

Le Guin is a preeminent American writer who writes to bring about a peaceful world. ——Margaret Atwood (famous American writer) The book describes a world with different cultural characteristics, and embodies the author's deep thinking: people from different countries cannot understand and respect each other; worries about unlimited consumerism; discuss possible problems in a world full of gene technology. Disaster, wait.