Order of Ursula K. Le Guin Books

Ursula K. Le Guin is an American author of science fiction, fantasy and children’s books, as well as a poet. Her trademarks involving imagining new worlds with unique politics, environments, genders, religions, sexualities and cultures. Ursula is best known for her Hainish and Earthsea series. Her influences include Philip K. Dick, J.R.R. Tolkien, Leo Tolstoy, Lewis Carroll, Rudyard Kipling and Norse mythology. She has influenced authors like Neil Gaiman, Iain Banks and Christopher Paolini.

Ursula became a published author in 1959 with the poem Folksong from the Montayna Province. Her first novel was the beginning of her Hainish Cycle, Rocannon’s World – quickly followed by Planet of Exile. Both novels were published in 1966. Below is a list of Ursula K. Le Guin’s books in order of when they were first released:

Publication Order of Earthsea Cycle Books

A Wizard of Earthsea	(1968)
The Tombs of Atuan	(1970)
The Farthest Shore	(1972)
Tehanu	(1990)
The Other Wind	(2001)

Publication Order of Earthsea Collections

Tales from Earthsea

(2001)

Publication Order of Earthsea Short Stories/Novellas

Dragonfly	(2001)
The Finder	(2001)
The Bones of the Earth	(2001)

Publication Order of Earthsea Non-Fiction Books

Earthsea Revisioned

(1993)

Publication Order of Catwings Books

Catwings	(1988)
Catwings Return	(1989)
Wonderful Alexander and the Catwings	(1994)
Jane on Her Own	(1999)
Cat Dreams	(2009)

Publication Order of Catwings Collections

Tales of the Catwings	(1996)
More Tales of the Catwings	(2000)

Publication Order of Hainish Cycle Books

Rocannon's World	(1966)
Planet of Exile	(1966)
City of Illusions	(1967)
The Left Hand of Darkness	(1969)
The Word for World is Forest	(1972)
The Dispossessed	(1974)
Four Ways to Forgiveness	(1994)
The Telling	(2000)

Publication Order of Adventures In Kroy Books

The Adventure of Cobbler's Rune	(1982)
Solomon Leviathan's Nine-Hundred and Thirty-First Trip Around the World	(1983)

Publication Order of Annals Of The Western Shore Books

Gifts	(2004)
Voices	(2006)
Powers	(2007)

Publication Order of Orsinia Books

Orsinian Tales	(1976)
Malafrena	(1979)

Publication Order of Unreal and The Real Books

The Unreal and the Real, Vol. 1: Where on Earth	(2012)
The Unreal and the Real, Vol. 2: Outer Space, Inner Lands	(2012)

Publication Order of Standalone Novels

The Lathe of Heaven	(1971)
Very Far Away from Anywhere Else / A Very Long Way from Anywhere Else	(1976)
The Eye of the Heron	(1978)
The Beginning Place / Threshold	(1980)
Always Coming Home	(1985)
Searoad: Chronicles of Klatsand	(1991)
Changing Planes	(2003)
Lavinia	(2008)

Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas

Nine Lives	(1968)
The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas	(1973)
The Water is Wide	(1976)
Leese Webster	(1979)
Gwilan's Harp	(1981)
Solomon Leviathan's 931st Trip Around the World	(1983)
The Visionary: The Life Story of Flicker of the Serpentine of Telina-Na (With: )	(1984)
Buffalo Gals, Won't You Come Out Tonight (With: )	(1987)
The Matter of Seggri (in Crank!)	(1994)
Forgiveness Day	(1994)
Solitude (in F&SF)	(1994)
A Man of the People (in Asimov's)	(1995)
A Woman’s Liberation (in Asimov's)	(1995)
Ether OR	(1995)
Mountain Ways (in Asimov's)	(1996)
The Wild Girls	(2011)
Dangerous People	(2019)

Publication Order of Short Story Collections

The Wind's Twelve Quarters, Volume 1	(1975)
Wild Angels	(1975)
The Wind's Twelve Quarters, Volume 2	(1978)
Hard Words and Other Poems	(1981)
The Compass Rose	(1982)
In the Red Zone	(1983)
Buffalo Gals and Other Animal Presences	(1987)
Wild Oats and Fireweed	(1988)
Blue Moon Over Thurman Street (With: )	(1994)
A Fisherman of the Inland Sea	(1994)
Going Out with Peacocks and Other Poems	(1994)
Unlocking the Air and Other Stories	(1996)
Sixty Odd	(1999)
The Birthday of the World and Other Stories	(2002)
Science Fiction Stories	(2002)
Incredible Good Fortune	(2006)
Walking in Cornwall	(2008)
Finding My Elegy	(2012)
Late in the Day: Poems, 2010-2014	(2015)
The Found and the Lost	(2016)
Five Ways to Forgiveness	(2017)
So Far, So Good	(2018)

Publication Order of Picture Books

A Visit from Dr. Katz	(1988)
Fire and Stone	(1989)
Fish Soup	(1992)
A Ride on the Red Mare's Back	(1992)
Tom Mouse	(1998)

Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books

From Elfland to Poughkeepsie	(1973)
Dreams Must Explain Themselves	(1975)
The Language of the Night	(1979)
Way of the Water's Going	(1989)
Lao Tzu: Tao Te Ching	(2009)
Cheek by Jowl	(2009)
Words Are My Matter	(2016)
No Time to Spare	(2017)
Ursula K. Le Guin: Conversations on Writing (With: )	(2018)

Publication Order of About Writing Non-Fiction Books

Dancing at the Edge of the World	(1989)
Steering the Craft	(1998)
The Wave in the Mind	(2004)
Conversations with Ursula K. Le Guin (By: )	(2008)

Publication Order of Isaac Asimov's Anthology Books

Isaac Asimov's Masters of Science Fiction (By: Isaac Asimov,Larry Niven,Arthur C. Clarke,Brian W. Aldiss,John Varley,Jack L. Chalker,Jack C. Haldeman II,,,Barry N. Malzberg,Jack Williamson,,Nancy Kress,,Randall Garrett,,,George Scithers)	(1978)
Isaac Asimov's Marvels of Science Fiction (By: Isaac Asimov,Barry B. Longyear,John M. Ford,,,F. Paul Wilson,Jo Clayton,Nancy Kress,,J.M. Dillard,Randall Garrett,,George Scithers)	(1979)
Isaac Asimov's Worlds of Science Fiction (By: Isaac Asimov,Tanith Lee,,Gene Wolfe,Barry B. Longyear,John M. Ford,,Alan Dean Foster,,Randall Garrett,,,George Scithers)	(1980)
Isaac Asimov's Near Futures and Far (By: Isaac Asimov,Frederik Pohl,,Barry B. Longyear,John M. Ford,Jack Williamson,,John Brunner,,,,,,,,,,George Scithers)	(1981)
Isaac Asimov's Space of Her Own (With: Connie Willis,Pat Cadigan,Joan D. Vinge,Tanith Lee,Pamela Sargent,,Mary Gentle)	(1983)
Isaac Asimov's Aliens & Outworlders (By: Isaac Asimov,Jon L. Breen,Larry Niven,Lisa Tuttle,Garry Douglas Kilworth,Jack C. Haldeman II,Barry N. Malzberg,William F. Wu,Steve Perry,Bob Shaw,Kate Wilhelm,,,,Madeleine E. Robins)	(1983)
Isaac Asimov's Fantasy! (By: )	(1985)
Isaac Asimov's Fantasy! (By: Connie Willis,George R.R. Martin,Ron Goulart,John Kessel,George Alec Effinger,Robert Thurston,Tanith Lee,Lucius Shepard,,Lillian Stewart Carl)	(1989)
Isaac Asimov's Aliens (By: Isaac Asimov)	(1991)
Isaac Asimov's Robots (By: Isaac Asimov)	(1991)
Isaac Asimov's SF-Lite (By: Isaac Asimov)	(1993)
Isaac Asimov's War (By: Isaac Asimov)	(1993)
Isaac Asimov's Cyberdreams (By: Isaac Asimov)	(1994)
Isaac Asimov's Skin Deep (By: Isaac Asimov)	(1995)
Isaac Asimov's Ghosts (By: Isaac Asimov)	(1995)
Isaac Asimov's Christmas (By: Isaac Asimov)	(1997)
Isaac Asimov's Camelot (By: Isaac Asimov)	(1998)
Isaac Asimov's Detectives (By: Isaac Asimov)	(1998)
Isaac Asimov's Valentines (By: Isaac Asimov)	(1999)
Isaac Asimov's Werewolves (By: Isaac Asimov)	(1999)
Isaac Asimov's Solar System (By: Gardner R. Dozois)	(1999)
Isaac Asimov's Utopias (By: Isaac Asimov)	(2000)
Isaac Asimov's Father Day (By: Isaac Asimov)	(2001)
Isaac Asimov's Halloween (By: Isaac Asimov)	(2001)

Publication Order of Nebula Awards Books

Nebula Awards 1 (By: Damon Knight)	(1966)
Nebula Awards 2 (By: Brian W. Aldiss,Harry Harrison)	(1966)
Nebula Awards 3 (By: Roger Zelazny)	(1968)
Nebula Awards 4 (By: Karen Anderson)	(1968)
Nebula Awards 5 (By: Alexei Panshin)	(1969)
Nebula Awards 6 (By: Thomas D. Clareson)	(1971)
Nebula Awards 7 (By: Theodore Sturgeon,Lloyd Biggle Jr.)	(1972)
Nebula Awards 8 (By: Isaac Asimov)	(1973)
Nebula Awards 9 (By: Kate Wilhelm)	(1974)
Nebula Awards 10 (By: James Gunn)	(1975)
Nebula Awards 11 (With: Craig Kee Strete)	(1976)
Nebula Awards 14 (By: Robin Malkin)	(1980)
Nebula Awards 15 (By: Frank Herbert)	(1981)
Nebula Awards 16 (By: Kim Stanley Robinson)	(1982)
Nebula Awards 17 (By: Joe Haldeman)	(1983)
Nebula Awards 19 (By: Marta Randall)	(1984)
Nebula Awards 20 (By: George Zebrowski)	(1985)
Nebula Awards 21 (By: George Zebrowski)	(1985)
Nebula Awards 22 (By: George Zebrowski)	(1988)
Nebula Awards 23 (By: Michael Bishop)	(1989)
Nebula Awards 24 (By: Michael Bishop)	(1990)
Nebula Awards 25 (By: Michael Bishop)	(1991)
Nebula Awards 26 (By: James K. Morrow)	(1992)
Nebula Awards 27 (By: James K. Morrow)	(1993)
Nebula Awards 28 (By: James K. Morrow)	(1994)
Nebula Awards 29 (By: Pamela Sargent)	(1995)
Nebula Awards 30 (By: Pamela Sargent)	(1996)
Nebula Awards31 (By: Pamela Sargent)	(1997)
Nebula Awards 33 (By: Connie Willis,Jane Yolen,Jerry Oltion,Nancy Kress)	(1999)
Nebula Awards 34 (2000) (By: Gregory Benford)	(2000)
Nebula Awards 36 (2002) (By: Kim Stanley Robinson)	(2002)
Nebula Awards 37 (2003) (By: Nancy Kress)	(2003)
Nebula Awards 38 (2004) (By: Vonda N. McIntyre)	(2004)
Nebula Awards 39 (2005) (By: Ruth Berman)	(2005)
Nebula Awards 40 (2006) (By: ChristopherRowe)	(2006)
Nebula Awards 42 (2008) (By: Ben Bova,Ruth Berman)	(2008)
Nebula Awards 43 (2009) (By: Ellen Datlow)	(2009)
Nebula Awards 44 (2010) (By: Bill Fawcett)	(2010)
Nebula Awards 45 (2011) (By: Kevin J. Anderson)	(2011)
Nebula Awards 46 (2012) (By: John Kessel)	(2012)
Nebula Awards 47 (2013) (By: Catherine Asaro)	(2013)
Nebula Awards 50 (2016) (By: Mercedes Lackey)	(2016)
Nebula Awards 51 (2017) (By: Julie E. Czerneda)	(2017)
Nebula Awards 52 (2018) (By: Jane Yolen)	(2018)
Nebula Awards 53 (2019) (By: Kim Stanley Robinson)	(2019)
Anthology series.

Publication Order of The O. Henry Prize Anthology Books

The O. Henry Prize Stories 2003 (By: ,,Jennifer Egan,David Guterson)	(2003)
The O. Henry Prize Stories 2005 (By: ,Richard Russo,Ann Patchett)	(2005)
The O. Henry Prize Stories 2006 (By: Colm Tóibín,,Kevin Brockmeier)	(2006)
The O. Henry Prize Stories 2007 (With: ,,Lily Tuck)	(2007)
O. Henry Prize Stories 2008 (By: ,,Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)	(2008)
The PEN/O. Henry Prize Stories 2009 (By: )	(2009)
PEN/O. Henry Prize Stories 2010 (By: )	(2010)
The PEN/O. Henry Prize Stories 2011 (By: ,,,Brian Evenson,,,,,,,,,,Lily Tuck)	(2011)
The PEN/O. Henry Prize Stories: 2012 (By: Alice Munro,Wendell Berry,Kevin Wilson,,Anthony Doerr,,,,Lauren Groff)	(2012)
The PEN /O. Henry Prize Stories: 2012 (By: )	(2012)
The O. Henry Prize Stories 2013 (By: Kelly Link,Alice Munro,,Ann Beattie,,,,,Lily Tuck)	(2013)
The O. Henry Prize Stories 2014 (By: )	(2013)
The O. Henry Prize Stories 2015 (By: )	(2015)
The O. Henry Prize Stories 2016 (By: Wendell Berry,Ottessa Moshfegh,,,Diane Cook,,,,LydiaFitzpatrick,,,,,,,Shruti Swamy)	(2016)
The O. Henry Prize Stories 2017 (By: )	(2017)
The O. Henry Prize Stories 2018 (By: )	(2018)

Publication Order of The WisCon Chronicles Books

The WisCon Chronicles, Volume 1	(2007)
The WisCon Chronicles, Vol. 2: Provocative essays on feminism, race, revolution, and the future	(2008)
The Wiscon Chronicles, Vol.3: Carnival of Feminist SF	(2009)
The WisCon Chronicles, Volume 4	(2010)
The Wiscon Chronicles Volume 5	(2011)
The WisCon Chronicles Vol. 6: Futures of Feminism and Fandom	(2012)
The Wiscon Chronicles Vol 7: Shattering Ableist Narratives	(2013)
The WisCon Chronicles Vol. 8: Re-Generating WisCon	(2014)
The WisCon Chronicles, Vol.9	(2015)
Trials by Whiteness	(2017)

Publication Order of The Year's Best Science Fiction Anthology Books

The Year's Best Science Fiction: Third Annual Collection	(1986)
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Fifth Annual Collection	(1988)
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Eighth Annual Collection	(1991)
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Ninth Annual Collection	(1992)
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Tenth Annual Collection	(1993)
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twelfth Annual Collection	(1995)
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Fourteenth Annual Collection	(1997)
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Sixteenth Annual Collection	(1999)
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Seventeenth Annual Collection	(2000)
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Eighteenth Annual Collection	(2001)
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Nineteenth Annual Collection	(2002)
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Second Annual Collection	(2005)
The Best of the Best	(2005)
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Third Annual Collection	(2006)
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Fourth Annual Collection	(2007)
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Fifth Annual Collection	(2008)
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Sixth Annual Collection	(2008)
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Seventh Annual Collection	(2010)
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Thirtieth Annual Collection	(2013)
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Thirty-First Annual Collection	(2014)
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Thirty-Second Annual Collection	(2015)
Anthology series.

Publication Order of Anthologies

Those Who Can: A Science Fiction Reader	(1973)
Wondermakers 2	(1974)
Beyond Tomorrow	(1976)
The Altered I	(1978)
Edges	(1980)
Interfaces	(1980)
The Best Science Fiction of the Year 12	(1983)
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Second Annual Collection	(1985)
The Sixth Omni Book of Science Fiction	(1985)
Terry's Universe: Science fiction's finest writers join in honoring the memory of Terry Carr	(1987)
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Fifth Annual Collection	(1988)
The Year's Best Fantasy: First Annual Collection	(1988)
Demons & Dreams: The Best Fantasy and Horror 1	(1988)
The Mammoth Book of Fantasy All-Time Greats	(1988)
The Norton Book of Science Fiction	(1993)
Crank! Science Fiction Magazine, Spring 1994	(1994)
Asimov's Science Fiction, November 1994	(1994)
The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, December 1994	(1994)
Asimov's Science Fiction, April 1995	(1995)
Asimov's Science Fiction, July 1995	(1995)
The Penguin Book of Modern Fantasy by Women	(1995)
Year's Best SF	(1996)
The Year's Best Science Fiction, Thirteenth Annual Collection	(1996)
Asimov's Science Fiction, August 1996	(1996)
Modern Classics of Fantasy	(1997)
Mirror, Mirror on the Wall	(1998)
Far Horizons	(1999)
The Year's Best Science Fiction : Sixteenth Annual Collection	(1999)
The Best from Fantasy & Science Fiction: The 50th Anniversary Anthology	(1999)
The Writer's Guide to Fantasy Literature	(2002)
The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror: Fifteenth Annual Collection	(2002)
New Magics	(2004)
The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror: Seventeenth Annual Collection	(2004)
In Lands That Never Were: Tales of Swords and Sorcery from The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction	(2004)
The Wand in the Word: Conversations with Writers of Fantasy	(2006)
The Space Opera Renaissance	(2006)
The Best of the Best, Vol 2	(2007)
The Secret History of Science Fiction	(2009)
The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction	(2010)
Dragon Lords and Warrior Women	(2010)
The Moment of Change	(2012)
Telling Tales: The Clarion West 30th Anniversary Anthology	(2013)
The Mammoth Book of SF Stories by Women	(2014)
The World Split Open	(2014)
Sisters of the Revolution: A Feminist Speculative Fiction Anthology	(2015)
Women of Futures Past	(2016)

Notes: Very Far Away from Anywhere Else was also published as A Very Long Way from Anywhere Else. The Beginning Place is also titled Threshold. The Visionary, Wonders Hidden was co-authored with Scott Russell Sanders. Dragon Lords and Warrior Women was co-authored with Katharine Kerr, Vonda N. McIntyre and Sherwood Smith. The World Split Open also includes contributions by Edward P. Jones, Margaret Atwood, Marilynne Robinson and Wallace Stegner.

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