Ursula K. Le Guin
Author
Publisher
Harper & Row
Pub. Date
[1983, c1978]
Language
English
Description
On an alien planet inhabited by two communities exiled from the Earth, a courageous woman flees her prison-life existence among the vicious denizens of the City to join the free-spirited Shanty towners and to lead them to build a new colony.
23) Jane on her own
Author
Series
Publisher
Orchard Books
Pub. Date
©1999
Language
English
Description
When Jane, a cat with wings, leaves the safety of her farm to explore the world, she falls into the hands of a man who keeps her prisoner and exploits her for money.
Author
Series
Hainish series volume 2
Publisher
Tor
Pub. Date
[2010?]
Language
English
Description
When the Athsheans, the inhabitants of a peaceful world, are conquered by the bloodthirsty Yumens, they retaliate against their captors, abandoning their rules against violence and endangering the very foundations of their society.
28) Roadside Picnic
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
Red Schuhart is a stalker, one of those young rebels who are compelled, in spite of extreme danger, to venture illegally into the Zone to collect the mysterious artifacts that the alien visitors left scattered around. His life is dominated by the place and the thriving black market in the alien products. But when he and his friend Kirill go into the Zone together to pick up a “full empty,” something goes wrong. And the news
...29) Earthsea
Publisher
Distributed by Lions Gate Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
In the magical world of Earthsea, the Amulet of Peace has ensured harmony between humans and dragons for centuries. But when the Amulet is broken and a piece of it disappears, it's up to a neophyte wizard to restore balance and stop a nefarious king from conquering Earthsea's islands.