Author:Ursula K. Le Guin

This is the Ursula K. Le Guin bibliography project. The project is divided into Titles, Series, Awards, Short Fiction, Pseudonyms and Miscellaneous.

Titles
For book length works, the following are outstanding tasks.
 * Check the list of titles against Sources of Bibliographic Information and make sure all are present.
 * All Locus1 entries have been verified.


 * Identify any duplicates and merge any as appropriate.
 * Identify all variant titles and ensure all are correctly listed. Verify that the correct title is the parent.
 * Check that each title shows the correct first edition; if not, enter it from a bibliographic source if available.
 * Look for magazine serializations of the original works. If any are missing, entering the magazine is an outstanding task.
 * For a given title
 * Enter or verify any publications that you have access to; verify any that are entered.
 * Check any publication records against bibliographies
 * Review other sources of data such as booksellers and enter additional publication data from those; do not set the "verified" flag on these.

For publications note any verification done, either using the verification flags or on the publication specific wiki pages (linked from the publication page on the ISFDB) for other sources. For the titles, make a subsection below for each title, and a note in that subsection showing what verification you have done, any changes you have made, and any questions that remain for that title.

There is a bibliography in the back of "The Language of the Night"; it's by Jeff Levin in the earlier editions, but the latest edition in the ISFDB shows one by Lloyd Currey. It would be useful to check that against the ISFDB.

The Levin version is referred to below just as "Levin". "Currey1" refers to Currey's "SF and Fantasy Authors" bibliography, a separate and earlier work. If a copy of the later Currey biblio is obtained, refer to it below as Currey2.

Always Coming Home
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An excerpt was published as "The Visionary", half of a Capra Press dos, in 1984, before ACH came out.

Locus1 lists this: "Always Coming Home (SFBC #045666, Feb ’86 [Mar ’86], $14.98, 525pp, pb) This is a false entry. Although listed as a book club edition, the copies we’ve seen are copies of the first edition (Harper & Row 1985) with book club distribution". We don't enter vapourware, so this is only noted here.

Locus1 lists a Bantam Spectra edition reprinted in Jan 1987; they don't state a reprint number. The first Bantam Spectra reprint was Jan 1986, so it's possible this is an error on their part. Both editions are in the ISFDB: here is the earlier one, which has been physically verified; here's the second, which has not.

Locus1 incorrectly lists the page count on the Gollancz £10.95 UK first hardcover as 544; it is 525.

All Locus1 data through 2004 has been entered for this title.

The Beginning Place/Threshold
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Data for the Gollancz 1980 edition was entered from a price-clipped copy; I've marked it as verified but we still need the price from another copy.

This pub is probably entered from a copy of this one; the ISBN and price match despite the eleven-year gap.

This pub was probably entered from a later printing; the price and publisher are wrong for the date.

City of Illusions
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Levin lists the following editions the first printings of which are not in the ISFDB.
 * Gollancz 1971. This is the first edition per Currey1.
 * Garland 1975
 * Harper & Row 1978 -- the ISFDB lists a 1978 HarperCollins, which may be the same; most likely it was entered from a later printing.

The Dispossessed
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Levin lists the following editions the first printings of which are not in the ISFDB.


 * 1974 Harper & Row. There's a 1974 HarperCollins, which is probably entered from a later printing using the first printing date.  This is the first edition per Currey1.
 * 1974 Gollancz.

Dreams Must Explain Themselves
title link I've entered this as a CHAPBOOK, though there is currently no support for chapbook display in the biblio screens.

Note that the entered publication is a limited edition version; according to Currey1 there is also a non-limited version, which is not entered in the ISFDB.

The Farthest Shore
title link The 13th Bantam printing has the following information about Atheneum and Bantam printings:

Atheneum:
 * 1) Sep 1972
 * 2) May 1973
 * 3) Aug 1974

In addition Locus1 gives a Jun 1991 9th printing.

Junior Literary Guild edition published Nov 1972

Bantam: The 13th printing is not dated.
 * 1) Oct 75
 * 2) Nov 75
 * 3) Jan 76
 * 4) Jul 76
 * 5) Jul 76
 * 6) Dec 76
 * 7) Jun 77
 * 8) Nov 77
 * 9) Feb 78
 * 10) Oct 78
 * 11) Mar 79
 * 12) Jan 80

In addition Locus1 gives a 17th printing in July 1984.

Levin lists the following editions the first printings of which are not in the ISFDB.


 * 1972 Atheneum. This is the first edition per Currey1, who gives two states for the binding.
 * 1973 Gollancz
 * Per Locus1 the 5th printing is Aug 89 but is dated May 1989, incorrectly.


 * 1974 Puffin (second printing is in ISFDB)
 * 1975 Heinemann
 * 1975 Bantam (two later printings in ISFDB)

The Language of the Night
title link The 1982 Berkley edition has the following note at the end of p. 262:

"Note - new pg. Lo Pt about the Au. Copy to come-about the author."

Looks like an editing note left in by a less-than-alert typesetter. It would be interesting to know if an "About the author" section showed up in later printings.

The Lathe of Heaven
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Levin lists the following editions the first printings of which are not in the ISFDB.


 * Scribner 1971. This is the first edition per Currey1.
 * Gollancz 1972. A 2001 Gollancz edition is in the ISFDB.
 * Avon 1973. Later printings of this edition are in the ISDFB.

The Left Hand of Darkness
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The twelfth Ace printing lists the dates of the first twelve printings:


 * 1) March 69
 * 2) November 72
 * 3) April 73
 * 4) June 73
 * 5) September 73
 * 6) May 74
 * 7) November 74
 * 8) January 75
 * 9) May 75
 * 10) November 75
 * 11) February 76
 * 12) July 76

which should be useful for adding dates to specific printings. The March 69 date for the first edition is more specific than the book itself gives; I have updated it and added a note on the source.

Levin lists the following editions the first printings of which are not in the ISFDB.


 * 1969 Walker. This is the first hardback edition per Currey1.  A 1994 Walker edition is in the ISFDB.
 * 1969 McDonald.
 * 1973 Panther. 6th printing is in ISFDB.

Le Livre d'Or de la Science Fiction: Ursula Le Guin
Levin lists this as published in 1978 by Presses Pocket in France; it is a short story collection. It's not in the ISFDB.

Orsinian Tales
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Levin lists the following editions the first printings of which are not in the ISFDB.


 * 1976 Harper & Row. This is the first edition per Currey1.  ISFDB lists it but with incomplete data.
 * 1977 Gollancz

Planet of Exile
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Levin lists the following editions the first printings of which are not in the ISFDB.


 * 1975 Garland
 * 1978 Harper & Row (there's a 1978 HarperCollins entry which is probably a later reprint of this edition)
 * 1978 Universal/Tandem

Rocannon's World
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The Gollancz 1979 edition says "Originally published by Charter Communications, Inc. Copyright 1966 by Ace Books, Inc." on the copyright page. It would be interesting to know what "Charter Communications, Inc" is.


 * Wasn't "Charter Communications, Inc." the official owner of Ace Books in the 1960s and early 1970s? Ahasuerus 23:18, 21 Dec 2006 (CST)


 * Yes; hadn't realized. It was part of Grosset and Dunlap.  So the statement is a bit misleading, since Ace wasn't acquired by G&D till 1972. Mike Christie (talk) 08:09, 22 Dec 2006 (CST)

Levin lists the following editions the first printings of which are not in the ISFDB.


 * 1972 Tandem
 * 1975 Garland

Solomon Leviathan's Nine Hundred and Thirty-First Trip Around the World
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The copyright notice on the 1988 edition gives 1988 as the copyright for Alicia Austin's artwork, but 1983 as the copyright for Le Guin. Searching for the title on addall.com finds a 1984 copy with this note from the bookseller: "New Castle: Cheap Street, [1984] First edition. Limited to 277 copies." Presumably that version was copyrighted by Austin too; it would be interesting to know if the artwork changed substantially between the two editions.


 * Austin's illustrations are probably new to the Putnam edition. The Locus index has "Reprint (Cheap Street 1983) children’s fantasy story with new full-color illustrations by Alicia Austin."  Jefe 15:33, 4 Jan 2007 (CST)

Tehanu:The Last Book of Earthsea
Title link.

This edition appears to have been entered from Amazon; it's not clear it's the same as this one, despite the ISBN matching. The latter is entered from Locus1. The copyright page for the former version (visible on Amazon) shows a number line indicating that's a third printing; it might be a third printing of the Locus1 version. The date on the Amazon one was 2001; I'm changing it to 0000-00-00 since it's an undated third printing.

The Tombs of Atuan
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The Bantam editions have the following information about Atheneum and Bantam printings:

Atheneum:
 * 1) September 1971
 * 2) February 1972
 * 3) March 1973
 * 4) March 1974

Bantam:
 * 1st printing - Sep 1975
 * 2nd printing - Oct 1975
 * 3rd printing - Dec 1975
 * 4th printing - Jun 1976
 * 5th printing - Jul 1976
 * 6th printing - Dec 1976
 * 7th printing - Jun 1977
 * 8th printing - Nov 1977
 * 9th printing - Feb 1978
 * 10th printing - Oct 1978
 * 11th printing - Mar 1979
 * 12th printing - Nov 1979
 * 13th printing - May 1980
 * 14th printing - Jan 1981
 * 16th printing (Advertising is dated Aug 1982)
 * 18th printing (ISFDB record is dated June 1984 but the source for this is unknown)
 * 22nd printing - August 1989
 * 24th printing - Feb 1991 (source for date is Locus)
 * 34th printing

The third printing of the Penguin 1974 edition says:

First published by Victor Gollancz 1972. Published in Puffin Books 1974. Reprinted 1974, 1975.

Note that the interior maps in the Penguin edition are clearly different from those in the Bantam edition. The map of "The Place of the Tombs of Atuan" is clearly the same map, drawn by two different artists. The map of the labyrinth is quite different, however; the key features are in the same place, but parts of the labyrinth are drawn very differently in the two illustrations.

Levin lists the following editions the first printings of which are not in the ISFDB.


 * 1971 Atheneum. This is the first edition per Currey1.  There is a later printing listed in the ISFDB.
 * 1972 Gollancz. A later printing is in the ISFDB.
 * 1974 Puffin. The third printing is in the ISFDB.
 * 1974 Heinemann
 * 1975 Bantam. Later printings are in the ISFDB.

This edition appears to have been entered from Amazon; it's not clear it's the same as this one, despite the ISBN matching. The latter is entered from Locus1. The copyright page for the former version (visible on Amazon) shows a number line indicating that's a seventh printing; it might be a seventh printing of the Locus1 version. The date on the Amazon one was 2001; I'm changing it to 0000-00-00 since it's an undated seventh printing.

Very Far Away from Anywhere Else
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Levin lists the following editions the first printings of which are not in the ISFDB.


 * 1976 Atheneum. This is the first edition per Currey1.
 * 1976 Gollancz.
 * 1978 Bantam. There is an undated printing in the ISFDB that might be the first.

The Wind's Twelve Quarters
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This Harper & Row edition says "FIRST EDITION", which Currey says is the indicator for a first, but has a printing line that says "78 79 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2" so it may be a 1978 second printing, despite Currey. It has been entered as 1978 since that seems the most likely.

Levin lists the following editions the first printings of which are not in the ISFDB.


 * 1975 Harper & Row (see note above)
 * 1976 Gollancz
 * 1976 Bantam. An undated second printing is in the ISFDB.
 * 1978 Panther; published in two volumes.

A Wizard of Earthsea
title link The 6th printing of the Puffin edition says:

First published in the U.S.A. by Parnassus Press 1968 Published in Puffin Books 1971 Reprinted 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975 (twice)

The 11th Bantam printing gives the following information about Parnassus and Bantam printings:

Parnassus:
 * 1) Nov 1968
 * 2) Dec 1969

Bantam: 9th-11th printings are not assigned dates.
 * 1) Aug 75
 * 2) Nov 75
 * 3) Jan 76
 * 4) Jun 76
 * 5) Jul 76
 * 6) Dec 76
 * 7) Jun 77
 * 8) Nov 77

The 16th Bantam printing has a table that matches the dates listed above for #1 to #8 and also includes the dates for the 9th through 14th printing. Rather than listing more bullets here's a table showing the cover price and ISBNs that are known for each printing.
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!Printing!!Date!!Price!!ISBN Note that the last line in the table at $7.99 is from Amazon as Bantam is continuing to use ISBN 0-553-26250-5 for A Wizard of Earthsea - www.amazon.com/gp/product/0553262505.
 * 1st||August 1975|| align="right"|$1.50||0-553-02168 (SBN)
 * 2nd||November 1975|| align="right"| ||
 * 3rd||January 1976|| align="right"| ||
 * 4th||June 1976|| align="right"| ||
 * 5th||July 1976|| align="right"| ||
 * 6th||December 1976|| align="right"|$1.75||0-553-10135-8
 * 7th||June 1977|| align="right"|$1.95||0-553-10135-8
 * 8th||November 1977|| align="right"| ||
 * 9th||January 1978|| align="right"| ||
 * 10th||July 1978|| align="right"|$1.95||0-553-11609-6
 * 11th||January 1979|| align="right"|$1.95||0-553-11609-6
 * 12th||December 1979|| align="right"|$2.25||0-553-13767-0
 * 13th||May 1980|| align="right"| ||
 * 14th||December 1980|| align="right"| ||
 * 15th||May 1981|| align="right"| ||
 * 16th||January 1982|| align="right"|$2.75||0-553-22563-4
 * 17th||December 1982|| align="right"| ||
 * 18th||August 1983|| align="right"| ||
 * 19th||May 1984|| align="right"|$2.95||0-553-23461-7
 * 20th|| || align="right"|$3.50||0-553-26250-5
 * 27th||1991|| align="right"|$4.95||0-553-26250-5
 * 44th|| || align="right"|$6.99||0-553-26250-5
 * 49th|| || align="right"|$6.99||0-553-26250-5
 * ??th||2007|| align="right"|$7.99||0-553-26250-5
 * }
 * 9th||January 1978|| align="right"| ||
 * 10th||July 1978|| align="right"|$1.95||0-553-11609-6
 * 11th||January 1979|| align="right"|$1.95||0-553-11609-6
 * 12th||December 1979|| align="right"|$2.25||0-553-13767-0
 * 13th||May 1980|| align="right"| ||
 * 14th||December 1980|| align="right"| ||
 * 15th||May 1981|| align="right"| ||
 * 16th||January 1982|| align="right"|$2.75||0-553-22563-4
 * 17th||December 1982|| align="right"| ||
 * 18th||August 1983|| align="right"| ||
 * 19th||May 1984|| align="right"|$2.95||0-553-23461-7
 * 20th|| || align="right"|$3.50||0-553-26250-5
 * 27th||1991|| align="right"|$4.95||0-553-26250-5
 * 44th|| || align="right"|$6.99||0-553-26250-5
 * 49th|| || align="right"|$6.99||0-553-26250-5
 * ??th||2007|| align="right"|$7.99||0-553-26250-5
 * }
 * 15th||May 1981|| align="right"| ||
 * 16th||January 1982|| align="right"|$2.75||0-553-22563-4
 * 17th||December 1982|| align="right"| ||
 * 18th||August 1983|| align="right"| ||
 * 19th||May 1984|| align="right"|$2.95||0-553-23461-7
 * 20th|| || align="right"|$3.50||0-553-26250-5
 * 27th||1991|| align="right"|$4.95||0-553-26250-5
 * 44th|| || align="right"|$6.99||0-553-26250-5
 * 49th|| || align="right"|$6.99||0-553-26250-5
 * ??th||2007|| align="right"|$7.99||0-553-26250-5
 * }
 * 18th||August 1983|| align="right"| ||
 * 19th||May 1984|| align="right"|$2.95||0-553-23461-7
 * 20th|| || align="right"|$3.50||0-553-26250-5
 * 27th||1991|| align="right"|$4.95||0-553-26250-5
 * 44th|| || align="right"|$6.99||0-553-26250-5
 * 49th|| || align="right"|$6.99||0-553-26250-5
 * ??th||2007|| align="right"|$7.99||0-553-26250-5
 * }
 * 27th||1991|| align="right"|$4.95||0-553-26250-5
 * 44th|| || align="right"|$6.99||0-553-26250-5
 * 49th|| || align="right"|$6.99||0-553-26250-5
 * ??th||2007|| align="right"|$7.99||0-553-26250-5
 * }
 * 49th|| || align="right"|$6.99||0-553-26250-5
 * ??th||2007|| align="right"|$7.99||0-553-26250-5
 * }
 * ??th||2007|| align="right"|$7.99||0-553-26250-5
 * }
 * ??th||2007|| align="right"|$7.99||0-553-26250-5
 * }
 * }

The Ace SF Special edition does not have a date on it, but advertises the Wollheim/Carr "World's Best SF: 1970", which appeared in 1970. Hence it can be dated as 1970. It would be best to date it from a list of publication dates for the SF Specials, if one can be found.

Levin lists the following editions the first printings of which are not in the ISFDB.


 * 1968 Parnassus. This is in the ISFDB; it's the first per Currey1.  Currey gives three states for the binding.
 * 1971 Puffin. A sixth printing is in the ISFDB.
 * 1971 Gollancz. A later printing is in the ISFDB.
 * 1973 Heinemann.
 * 1975 Bantam. A later printing is in the ISFDB.

Earthsea Map
It's not clear who drew the "Earthsea" map that appears in several forms in AWoE. The Ace, Puffin and Bantam editions simply credit Ruth Robbins for "drawings". The Penguin "Earthsea Trilogy" omnibus specifically credits Robbins with the map copyright; that edition does not use her drawings. The credit is: "Map copyright (C) Ruth Robbins, 1968" which appears unambiguous. However, the copyright information in "Dreams Must Explain Themselves" says "Map of Earthsea appeared originally in A Wizard of Earthsea, published by Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1971. Copyright (C) 1971 by Victor Gollancz Ltd.  Reprinted by permission of John Bush and Victor Gollancz Ltd." A web search reveals this ezine which mentions a John Bush who is an editor at Gollancz, so most likely Bush is not the artist. The Parnassus edition should be checked to see if it has the map, and what credit is given there.

The 16th printing by Bantam credits "Illustrated by Ruth Robbins" on the title page and also (c) 1968 by Ruth Robbins for drawings. There is a two page map just before page 1 and on the left/right edges of the map are ten block prints. Each of the ten chapters has a block-print (in slightly larger size) that matches one of the ones from the original map. There are also interior illustrations on the title page, page 9 (a map of the northeast section - The Kargad Lands), page 30 (a map of the central area), page 86 (a map of the section just to the west of the central area), and page 154 (a map of the south east section - The East Reach). The first map seems to be a reduced version of what's in the interior of the book other than some sections of open sea were used in the interior maps to place the compass, mileage scale, and the occasional whale.

The Word for World Is Forest
title link

Levin lists the following editions the first printings of which are not in the ISFDB.


 * 1977 Gollancz.

Miscellaneous
Levin lists a record and cassette record of Gwilan's Harp and Intracom that is not in the ISFDB, published in 1977 by Caedmon Records.

According to Levin, "From Elfland to Poughkeepsie" was printed as a separate chapbook by Pendragon Press in 1973; this is not in the ISFDB.

Levin lists a record of "The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas", along with some liner notes and an excerpt from TLHoD, published 1976 by Alternate World Recordings.

According to both Levin and Currey1, "The Water is Wide" was printed as a separate chapbook by Pendragon Press in 1976; this is not in the ISFDB.

Series
Check that the correct series are listed, that everything is in the correct series, and that any sequence information is correct.

Awards
Outstanding tasks are listed. For each one, if a check has been made, make a note below about what you checked and what source you used.
 * Verify each listed award is true -- that is, that the title did win or was nominated for this award
 * Review the awards and verify that each award to Le Guin is in fact listed. List each award checked, along with the years checked, below.

Short Fiction
The task list for short fiction is almost the same as for longer titles:

The following are outstanding tasks.
 * Check the list of titles against bibliographic sources and make sure all are present.
 * Identify any duplicates and merge any as appropriate.
 * Identify all variant titles and ensure all are correctly listed. Verify that the correct title is the parent.
 * Check that each title shows the correct first appearance in a publication; if not, enter it from a bibliographic source if available.
 * For a given title
 * Enter or verify any publications that you have access to; verify as correct any that are entered, and set the "correct" flag.
 * Check any publication records against bibliographies
 * Review other sources of data such as booksellers and enter additional publication data from those; do not set the "correct" flag on these.

Make a subsection below for each title, and a note in that subsection showing what verification you have done, any changes you have made, and any questions that remain for that title.

Pseudonyms
Le Guin wrote as "Ursula Le Guin" and "U.K. Le Guin". For each pseudonym it needs to be verified that the ISFDB correctly lists exactly those appearances under those pseudonyms.

Miscellaneous
This section lists verifications performed prior to the organization of this project page, or any verifications that don't fit into a section above.

Internal consistency pass done. Ahasuerus 16:42, 1 Jun 2006 (CDT)