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Title: The Word of Unbinding Title Record # 58853
Author: Ursula K. Le Guin
Date: 1964-01-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Series: Earthsea Cycle
Webpages: Wikipedia-EN
Language: English
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Current Tags: fantasy (1), wizards (1), trolls (1), fish (1) Add Tags

Other Titles

Translations
Year Language Title
1980ⓘTranslated by Gisela Stege
 German Das lösende Wort
1985ⓘTranslated by María Elena Rius
 Spanish La palabra que desliga
1987ⓘ<ul><li>Translated by Mirjana Bulatović </ul>
 Serbian
Reč oslobođenja?Rech oslobodjenja
[as by Ursula K. Legvin]
1993ⓘ<ul><li>Translated by Zoran Jakšić </ul>
 Serbian
Reč oslobađanja?Rec oslobadanja
Rech oslobadjanja
[as by Ursula Legvin]
2004ⓘTranslated by Roberta Rambelli
 Italian La parola dello scioglimento
2015ⓘTranslated by Pierre-Paul Durastanti
 French Le mot de déliement
2018ⓘTranslated by Hans-Ulrich Möhring
 German Das Lösewort

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
Fantastic Stories of Imagination, January 1964 1964-01-00 ed. Cele Goldsmith Ziff-Davis Publishing Company  
$0.50?$: US dollar
 132
digest?Digest-size magazine, including both standard digest size, at about 7" by 4.5", and also large digest, such as recent issues of Asimov's, which are about 8.25" by 5.125".
 mag Emsh Checkmark
Strange Fantasy, Fall 1970 1970-10-00 ed. uncredited Ultimate Publishing Co., Inc.  
$0.50?$: US dollar
 132
digest?Digest-size magazine, including both standard digest size, at about 7" by 4.5", and also large digest, such as recent issues of Asimov's, which are about 8.25" by 5.125".
 mag Jack Gaughan Checkmark
The Golden Road 1974-01-00 ed. Damon Knight Simon & Schuster 0-671-21554-X
$8.95?$: US dollar
 447
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Joel Avirom Checkmark
The Golden Road 1974-11-00 ed. Damon Knight Gollancz 0-575-01900-X
£3.00?£: UK pound
 342
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Checkmark
The Wind's Twelve Quarters 1975-10-00 Ursula K. Le Guin Harper & Row 0-06-012562-4
$8.95?$: US dollar
 [viii]+
303
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Patricia Voehl Checkmark
The Wind's Twelve Quarters 1976-03-00 Ursula K. Le Guin Harper & Row / SFBC 1901
$2.49?$: US dollar
 246
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Patricia Voehl Checkmark
The Wind's Twelve Quarters 1976-10-00 Ursula K. Le Guin Bantam Books 0-553-02907-X
$1.75?$: US dollar
 277+
[1]
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 coll Pauline Ellison Checkmark
The Wind's Twelve Quarters 1977-02-00 Ursula K. Le Guin Bantam Books 0-553-02907-X
$1.75?$: US dollar
 278
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 coll Pauline Ellison Checkmark
The Wind's Twelve Quarters 1977-09-00 Ursula K. Le Guin Bantam Books 0-553-02907-X
$1.75?$: US dollar
 277
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 coll Pauline Ellison Checkmark
The Wind's Twelve Quarters 1978-00-00 Ursula K. Le Guin Harper & Row 0-06-012562-4   viii+
303
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Patricia Voehl Checkmark
The Wind's Twelve Quarters Volume I 1978-05-00 Ursula K. Le Guin Panther / Granada 0-586-04623-2
£0.75?£: UK pound
 157
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 coll David Bergen Checkmark
The Wind's Twelve Quarters Volume I 1979-00-00 Ursula K. Le Guin Panther / Granada 0-586-04622-4
£0.85?£: UK pound
 157
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 coll Peter Elson Checkmark
The Wind's Twelve Quarters 1979-03-00 Ursula K. Le Guin Bantam Books 0-553-12842-6
$1.75?$: US dollar
 [8]+
278+
[1]
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 coll Pauline Ellison Checkmark
Basilisk 1980-08-00 ed. Ellen Kushner Ace Books 0-441-04820-X
$2.25?$: US dollar
 xii+
244
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 anth Rowena Morrill Checkmark
The Wind's Twelve Quarters 1981-03-00 Ursula K. Le Guin Bantam Books 0-553-20132-8
$2.25?$: US dollar
 viii+
278
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 coll Pauline Ellison Checkmark
Basilisk 1984-05-00 ed. Ellen Kushner Ace Books 0-441-05080-8
$2.50?$: US dollar
 xii+
244
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 anth Stephen Hickman Checkmark
Sorcerers! 1986-10-00 ed. Jack Dann, Gardner Dozois Ace Fantasy Books 0-441-77532-2
$2.95?$: US dollar
 xi+
244
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 anth Dean Morressey Checkmark
Sorcerers! 1986-11-00 ed. Jack Dann, Gardner Dozois Ace Fantasy Books 0-441-77532-2
$2.95?$: US dollar
 xi+
244
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 anth Dean Morressey  
The Wind's Twelve Quarters 1987-00-00 Ursula K. Le Guin Harper & Row 0-06-091434-3
$10.00?$: US dollar
  
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 coll  
The Wind's Twelve Quarters 1987-09-00 Ursula K. Le Guin Perennial Library / Harper & Row 0-06-091434-3
$6.95?$: US dollar
 303
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 coll  
The Wind's Twelve Quarters 1989-11-00 Ursula K. Le Guin VGSF / Gollancz (VGSF Classics #37) 0-575-04607-4
£3.99?£: UK pound
 xiv+
303
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 coll Brian Waugh Checkmark
The Wind's Twelve Quarters 1991-00-00 Ursula K. Le Guin Perennial Library / Harper & Row 0-06-091434-3
$10.00?$: US dollar
 303
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 coll  
The Wind's Twelve Quarters 1991-04-00 Ursula K. Le Guin HarperPaperbacks 0-06-100162-7
$4.50?$: US dollar
 383
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 coll Danilo Ducak Checkmark
A Magic Lover's Treasury of the Fantastic 1998-01-00 ed. Margaret Weis Aspect / Warner Books 0-446-67284-X
$13.99?$: US dollar
 viii+
421
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 anth Keith Birdsong Checkmark
A Magic Lover's Treasury of the Fantastic 1998-03-00 ed. Margaret Weis Aspect / Warner Books / SFBC 20073
$10.98?$: US dollar
 422
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Keith Birdsong  
The Wind's Twelve Quarters 2000-10-00 Ursula Le Guin Gollancz (SF Collectors' Editions) 0-575-07139-7
£9.99?£: UK pound
 xiv+
303
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 coll Checkmark
The Wind's Twelve Quarters 2004-12-00 Ursula K. Le Guin Perennial / HarperCollins 0-06-091434-3
$13.95?$: US dollar
 303
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 coll  
The Wind's Twelve Quarters 2009-04-09 Ursula K. Le Guin Paw Prints 978-1-4395-6236-9
$22.95?$: US dollar
  
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll  
The Way of the Wizard 2010-11-18 ed. John Joseph Adams Prime Books 978-1-60701-232-0
$14.95?$: US dollar
 477
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 anth Scott Grimando Checkmark
Epic: Legends of Fantasy 2012-00-00 ed. John Joseph Adams Tachyon Publications 978-1-61696-107-7
$11.99?$: US dollar
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 anth John Coulthart Checkmark
Epic: Legends of Fantasy 2012-10-05 ed. John Joseph Adams Tachyon Publications 978-1-61696-084-1
$17.95?$: US dollar
 612
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 anth John Coulthart Checkmark
Sorcerers! 2013-07-00 ed. Jack Dann, Gardner Dozois Baen 978-1-62579-152-8
$4.99?$: US dollar
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 anth Ron Miller  
The Wind's Twelve Quarters and The Compass Rose 2015-08-13 Ursula K. Le Guin Gollancz (Gollancz SF Masterworks (II)) 978-1-4732-0576-5
£9.99?£: UK pound
 xx+
561
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 omni Christopher Gibbs Checkmark
The Wind's Twelve Quarters 2015-08-27 Ursula K. Le Guin Gateway / Orion 978-1-4732-1436-1
£4.99?£: UK pound
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 coll  
The Wind's Twelve Quarters 2017-02-14 Ursula K. Le Guin Harper Perennial 978-0-06-247103-1
$9.99?$: US dollar
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 coll  
The Word of Unbinding 2017-02-14 Ursula K. Le Guin Harper Perennial 978-0-06-247096-6
$1.99?$: US dollar
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 chap  
The Books of Earthsea: The Complete Illustrated Edition 2018-10-23 Ursula K. Le Guin Saga Press 978-1-4814-6558-8
$59.99?$: US dollar
 xii+
993
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 omni Charles Vess Checkmark
The Books of Earthsea: The Complete Illustrated Edition 2018-10-25 Ursula K. Le Guin Gollancz 978-1-4732-2354-7
£35.00?£: UK pound
 1008
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 omni  
The Books of Earthsea 2018-10-25 Ursula K. Le Guin Gollancz 978-1-4732-2355-4
£35.00?£: UK pound
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 omni Checkmark
The Wind's Twelve Quarters date unknown Ursula K. Le Guin Bantam Books 0-553-23541-9
$2.95?$: US dollar
 277
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 coll Pauline Ellison Checkmark
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