Le Guin, Ursula K

Shevek, a brilliant physicist, attempts to reunite two planets cut off from each other by centuries of distrust.

Twenty stories written by the author over the past decade with a wide range of tone and subjects.

Two young people meet in a magical, peaceful world, but soon they find their refuge becoming a place of horror and nightmare.

A giraffe and a boa constrictor go to sea in a small boat and are swallowed by Solomon Leviathan, the ancient whale who swallowed Jonah and Pinocchio.

A young prince joins forces with a master wizard on a journey to discover a cause and remedy for the loss of magic in Earthsea.

Arha's isolated existence as high priestess in the tombs of Atuan is jarred by a thief who seeks a special treasure.

An official from an interplanetary federation is called in to arbitrate peace on a planet whose inhabitants are technically advanced, androgynous, and have telepathic powers.

A boy grows to manhood while attempting to subdue the evil he unleashed on the world as an apprentice to the Master Wizard.

Contains 67 stories by authors including Poul Anderson, Margaret Atwood, Philip K. Dick, Theodore Sturgeon, and Roger Zelazny.