Title: The Lathe of Heaven Title Record # 7661
Author: Ursula K. Le Guin
Date: 1971-10-00
Type: NOVEL
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Language: English
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Other Titles

Variant Titles	Translations	Serializations
Year Title 2001 The Lathe of Heaven [as by Ursula Le Guin]	Year Language Title 1974ⓘTranslated by G. Suurmeijer Dutch Meester dromer [as by Ursula Le Guin] 1974ⓘTranslated by Birgit Reß-Bohusch: this is an abrigded translation; the first unabridged German edition seems to be the one from 2006, which was translated by Joachim Körber. German Die Geißel des Himmels?Die Geissel des Himmels 1974ⓘTranslated by Riccardo Valla Italian La falce dei cieli [as by Ursula Le Guin] 1975ⓘTranslated by Henry-Luc Planchat. French L'autre côté du rêve?L'autre cote du reve 1983ⓘTranslated by Inês Busse Portuguese O Flagelo dos Céus 1984ⓘTranslated by G. Suurmeijer (as 1974) Dutch De meesterdromer [as by Ursula Le Guin] 1987ⓘTranslated by Rubén Masera. Spanish La rueda celeste 1987ⓘTranslated by Zoran Jakšić and Branislav Brkić Serbian Nebeski strug [as by Ursula Legvin] 1992ⓘTranslated by Füssi-Nagy Géza, 1992 Hungarian Égi eszterga?Egi eszterga 2004ⓘTranslated by Carlos Grifo Babo Portuguese O Tormento dos Céus 2006ⓘTranslated by Joachim Körber; new translation using the established German title. Do NOT merge with the previous title. German Die Geißel des Himmels?Die Geissel des Himmels 2019ⓘTranslated by Heci Regina Candiani Portuguese A curva do sonho	Year Title 1971 The Lathe of Heaven (Part 1 of 2) 1971 The Lathe of Heaven (Part 2 of 2)

Awards

Place	Year and Award	Category
1	1972 Locus	Best SF Novel
2	1972 Hugo	Best Novel
Nomination	1972 Nebula	Novel
Nomination	1972 Ditmar	Best International Long Fiction

Publications

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Title	Date	Author/Editor	Publisher/Pub. Series	ISBN/Catalog ID	Price	Pages	Format	Type	Cover Artist	Verif
Amazing Science Fiction, March 1971	1971-03-00	ed. Ted White	Ultimate Publishing Co., Inc.		$0.60?$: 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	John Pederson, Jr.
Amazing Science Fiction, May 1971	1971-05-00	ed. Ted White	Ultimate Publishing Co., Inc.		$0.60?$: 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	Jeff Jones
The Lathe of Heaven	1971-10-00	Ursula K. Le Guin	Charles Scribner's Sons	0-684-12529-3	$4.95?$: US dollar	[8]+ 184	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel	Carl Berkowitz
The Lathe of Heaven	1971-11-00	Ursula K. Le Guin	Charles Scribner's Sons / SFBC	1192	$1.49?$: US dollar	185	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel	Carl Berkowitz
The Lathe of Heaven	1972-03-02	Ursula K. Le Guin	Gollancz (Gollancz SF Series (4))	0-575-01385-0	£1.80?£: UK pound	192	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel
The Lathe of Heaven	1973-04-00	Ursula K. Le Guin	Avon	14530	$0.95?$: US dollar	175	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.	novel	Charles Moll
The Lathe of Heaven	1973-04-00	Ursula K. Le Guin	Avon	14530	C$0.95?C$: Canadian dollar	175	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.	novel	Charles Moll
The Lathe of Heaven	1974-00-00	Ursula K. Le Guin	Panther	0-586-03841-8	£0.35?£: UK pound	156	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.	novel	Colin Hay
The Lathe of Heaven	1975-00-00	Ursula K. Le Guin	Avon	25338	$1.25?$: US dollar	175	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.	novel	Charles Moll
The Lathe of Heaven	1977-11-00	Ursula K. Le Guin	Avon	0-380-01320-7	$1.50?$: US dollar	175	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.	novel	Charles Moll
The Lathe of Heaven	1978-00-00	Ursula K. Le Guin	Panther / Granada	0-586-03841-8	£0.75?£: UK pound	156	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.	novel	Colin Hay
The Lathe of Heaven	1979-00-00	Ursula K. Le Guin	Gollancz	0-575-01385-0	£4.25?£: UK pound	184	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel
The Lathe of Heaven	1980-00-00	Ursula K. Le Guin	Panther / Granada	0-586-03841-8	£0.95?£: UK pound	156	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.	novel
The Lathe of Heaven	1980-01-00	Ursula K. Le Guin	Avon	0-380-43547-0	$1.95?$: US dollar	175	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.	novel
The Lathe of Heaven	1981-00-00	Ursula K. Le Guin	Granada	0-586-03841-8	£1.25?£: UK pound	156	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.	novel	Colin Hay
The Lathe of Heaven	1981-06-00	Ursula K. Le Guin	Avon	0-380-01320-7	$2.50?$: US dollar	175	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.	novel
The Lathe of Heaven	1982-00-00	Ursula K. Le Guin	Robert Bentley	0-8376-0464-8		184	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel	Paul E. Morse
The Lathe of Heaven	1984-10-00	Ursula K. Le Guin	Avon	0-380-01320-7	$2.95?$: US dollar	175	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.	novel
The Lathe of Heaven	1989-05-00	Ursula K. Le Guin	Avon	0-380-01320-7	$3.50?$: US dollar	175	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.	novel
The Lathe of Heaven / The Dispossessed / The Wind's Twelve Quarters	1991-06-00	Ursula K. Le Guin	Book-of-the-Month Club		$17.95?$: US dollar	184+ [6]+ 341+ [6]+ 303	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	omni	David Shannon
The Lathe of Heaven / The Dispossessed / The Wind's Twelve Quarters	1992-02-00	Ursula K. Le Guin	Book-of-the-Month Club		$11.95?$: US dollar	848	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	David Shannon
The Lathe of Heaven	1995-08-00	Ursula K. Le Guin	Avon Books	0-380-01320-7	C$7.50?C$: Canadian dollar	175	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.	novel
The Lathe of Heaven	1997-04-00	Ursula K. Le Guin	Avon Books	0-380-79185-4	$12.00?$: US dollar	175	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.	novel	J. K. Potter
The Lathe of Heaven	2000-07-00	Ursula K. Le Guin	Eos / HarperCollins	0-380-79185-4	$13.00?$: US dollar	175	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.	novel	J. K. Potter
The Lathe of Heaven	2001-08-09	Ursula Le Guin	Gollancz / Orion (Millennium / Gollancz SF Masterworks #44)	1-85798-951-1	£6.99?£: UK pound	184	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.	novel	Chris Moore
The Lathe of Heaven	2003-00-00	Ursula Le Guin	Gollancz / Orion (Millennium / Gollancz SF Masterworks #44)	1-85798-951-1	£6.99?£: UK pound	184	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.	novel	Chris Moore
The Lathe of Heaven	2003-09-00	Ursula K. Le Guin	Perennial Classics	0-06-051274-1	$12.95?$: US dollar	175	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.	novel
The Lathe of Heaven: A Novel	2008-04-15	Ursula K. Le Guin	Scribner	978-1-4165-5696-1	$15.00?$: US dollar	184	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.	novel
The Lathe of Heaven	2014-04-20	Ursula K. Le Guin	Diversion Books	978-1-62681-262-8	$7.99?$: US dollar		ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	novel
The Lathe of Heaven	2015-07-30	Ursula Le Guin	Gateway / Orion (Gollancz SF Masterworks (II))	978-1-4732-0599-4	£4.99?£: UK pound		ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	novel	Chris Moore
The Lathe of Heaven	2015-07-30	Ursula Le Guin	Gollancz / Orion (Gollancz SF Masterworks (II))	978-1-85798-951-9	£8.99?£: UK pound	184	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.	novel	Chris Moore
The Lathe of Heaven	2016-10-04	Ursula K. Le Guin	Recorded Books	978-1-5019-3148-2			digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.	novel
The Lathe of Heaven	2021-10-21	Ursula Le Guin	Gollancz	978-1-4732-3417-8	£8.99?£: UK pound	192	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.	novel
The Lathe of Heaven	2023-01-31	Ursula K. Le Guin	Scribner	978-1-6680-1740-1	$17.00?$: US dollar	208	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.	novel
Five Novels	2024-02-20	Ursula K. Le Guin	The Library of America (The Library of America #379)	978-1-59853-773-4	$45.00?$: US dollar	1000	hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	omni
The Lathe of Heaven	date unknown	Ursula K. Le Guin	Avon	0-380-43547-0	$1.95?$: US dollar	175	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.	novel
The Lathe of Heaven	date unknown	Ursula K. Le Guin	Avon	0-380-01320-7	$2.50?$: US dollar	175	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.	novel	Wynn Winberg
The Lathe of Heaven	date unknown	Ursula K. Le Guin	Avon	25338-0	$1.25?$: US dollar	175	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.	novel	Charles Moll
The Lathe of Heaven	date unknown	Ursula K. Le Guin	Avon	0-380-14530-8 / 380-14530	$0.95?$: US dollar	175	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.	novel	Charles Moll
The Lathe of Heaven	date unknown	Ursula K. Le Guin	Avon	0-380-01320-7	$1.75?$: US dollar	175	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.	novel	Charles Moll
The Lathe of Heaven	date unknown	Ursula K. Le Guin	Avon	0-380-01320-7	$2.95?$: US dollar	175	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.	novel	Wynn Winberg
The Lathe of Heaven	date unknown	Ursula K. Le Guin	Avon	0-380-01320-7	$1.95?$: US dollar	175	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.	novel	Wynn Winberg
The Lathe of Heaven	date unknown	Ursula K. Le Guin	Avon	0-380-01320-7	$4.50?$: US dollar	175	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.	novel
The Lathe of Heaven	date unknown	Ursula K. Le Guin	Avon	0-380-43547-0	$1.95?$: US dollar	175	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.	novel
The Lathe of Heaven	date unknown	Ursula Le Guin	Gollancz / Orion (Gollancz SF Masterworks (II))	978-1-85798-951-9	£8.99?£: UK pound	184	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.	novel	Chris Moore
The Lathe of Heaven	date unknown	Ursula Le Guin	Gollancz / Orion (Gollancz SF Masterworks (II))	978-1-85798-951-9	£8.99?£: UK pound	184	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.	novel	Chris Moore
The Lathe of Heaven	date unknown	Ursula Le Guin	Gollancz / Orion (Gollancz SF Masterworks (II))	978-1-85798-951-9	£8.99?£: UK pound	184	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.	novel	Chris Moore
The Lathe of Heaven	date unknown	Ursula Le Guin	Gollancz / Orion (Gollancz SF Masterworks (II))	978-1-85798-951-9	£8.99?£: UK pound	184	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.	novel	Chris Moore
The Lathe of Heaven	date unknown	Ursula K. Le Guin	Recorded Books				digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.	novel

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Reviews

• Review by Charles N. Brown [as by Charlie Brown] (1972) in Locus, #104 January 14, 1972
• Review by Lester del Rey (1972) in Worlds of If, March-April 1972
• Review by P. Schuyler Miller (1972) in Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact, June 1972
• Review by George Hay (1972) in Foundation, #2 June 1972
• Review by James Blish (1972) in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, July 1972
• Review by Theodore Sturgeon (1973) in Galaxy, September 1973 , reprinted in:
•     Galaxy Science Fiction [UK], September 1973 (1973)
• Review [Dutch] by Eddy C. Bertin (1973) in Holland-SF 1973, #5
• Review by Douglas Barbour (1973) in Algol, #21, November 1973
• Review [Dutch] by Ronald Stam (1974) in Holland-SF 1974, #5
• Review by James Tiptree, Jr. (1975) in Meet Me at Infinity, (2000) , reprinted in:
•     Meet Me at Infinity (2001)
•     Meet Me at Infinity (2020)
• Review [French] by Jean-Pierre Andrevon (1975) in Fiction, #263
• Review by David Wingrove (1979) in Vector 92
• Review by Joseph Nicholas (1980) in Paperback Inferno, Volume 3, Number 5
• Review by Stephen P. Brown [as by Steve Brown] (1980) in Heavy Metal, May 1980
• Review by Richard E. Geis (1980) in Science Fiction Review, May 1980
• Review by Bruce Gillespie (1981) in SF Commentary, #62/63/64/65/66
• Review [Serbian] by
  Đorđe Pisarev^?Djordje Pisarev
  (1987) in Alef, #3
• Review by David Horwich (2001) in Strange Horizons, 15 January 2001
• Review by Carol Ann Kerry-Green (2001) in Vector 220
• Review by Bruce Gillespie (2001) in Big Sky, #3: SF Masterworks 1, (2014)
• Review [French] by Claude Ecken (2002) in Galaxies, #27
• Review [Spanish] by Gerardo Acosta (2007) in Gigamesh, 44
• Review by Graham Sleight (2008) in Locus, #573 October 2008
• Review by John DeNardo (2014) in Big Sky, #3: SF Masterworks 1
• Review [French] by
  Éric Picholle^?Eric Picholle
  (2015) in Bifrost, #78
• Review by James Gleick (2016) in Time Travel: A History , reprinted in:
•     Time Travel: A History (2016)
•     Time Travel: A History (2016)
•     Time Travel: A History (2017)
•     Time Travel: A History (2017)
• Review by Amy Goldschlager (2017) in Locus, #675 April 2017
• Review by Jo Walton (2018) in An Informal History of the Hugos: A Personal Look Back at the Hugo Awards, 1953-2000 , reprinted in:
•     An Informal History of the Hugos: A Personal Look Back at the Hugo Awards, 1953-2000 (2018)
• Review by Tom Tesarek (2022) in Paperback Fantastic, Volume 1: Science Fiction