American fantasy and science fiction author (1929–2018) · 1929-2018
Ursula K. Le Guin Books in Order
120 books · 4 series · 1962-2023
Ursula Kroeber Le Guin was an American author. She is best known for her works of speculative fiction, including science fiction works set in her Hainish universe, and the Earthsea fantasy series. Her work was first published in 1959, and her literary career spanned nearly sixty years, producing more than twenty novels and more than a hundred short stories, in addition to poetry, literary criticism, translations, and children's books. Frequently described as an author of science fiction, Le Guin has also been called a "major voice in American Letters". Le Guin said that she would prefer to be known as an "American novelist".
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| # | Cover | Title | Published | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Rocannon's World | 1966 | Amazon |
| 2 |  | Planet of Exile | 1966 | Amazon |
| 3 |  | City of Illusions | 1967 | Amazon |
| 4 |  | The Left Hand of Darkness | 1969 | Amazon |
| 5 |  | The Dispossessed | 1974 | Amazon |
| 6 |  | The Word for World Is Forest | 1972 | Amazon |
| 8 |  | The Telling | 2000 | Amazon |
| — |  | Winter's King | 1969 | Amazon |
| — | Vaster Than Empires and More Slow | 1971 | Amazon | |
| — | The Shobies' Story | 1990 | Amazon | |
| — | Coming of Age in Karhide | 1995 | Amazon |
Entries without a number are not numbered in the source data - they are placed by publication date, which is usually but not always the intended reading order.
| # | Cover | Title | Published | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | A Wizard of Earthsea | 1968 | Amazon |
| 2 |  | The Tombs of Atuan | 1971 | Amazon |
| 3 |  | The Farthest Shore | 1972 | Amazon |
| 4 |  | Tehanu | 1990 | Amazon |
| 5 |  | The Other Wind | 2001 | Amazon |
| — |  | Tales from Earthsea | 2001 | Amazon |
Entries without a number are not numbered in the source data - they are placed by publication date, which is usually but not always the intended reading order.
| # | Cover | Title | Published | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Catwings | 1988 | Amazon |
| 2 |  | Catwings Return | 1989 | Amazon |
| 3 |  | Jane On Her Own | 1999 | Amazon |
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Reading Ursula K. Le Guin in order
Ursula K. Le Guin has 4 series in our catalogue. Each one above is listed in reading order with its position number, so you can start at book one and work forward.
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