The Dispossessed (Hainish Cycle) (Cover may Vary)

About this book

One of the greats.Not just a science fiction writer; a literary icon. Stephen King From the brilliant and award-winning author Ursula K. Le Guin comes a classic tale of two planets torn apart by conflict and mistrust and the man who risks everything to reunite them. A bleak moon settled by utopian anarchists Anarres has long been isolated from other worlds including its mother planet Urrasa civilization of warring nations great poverty and immense wealth. Now Shevek a brilliant physicist is determined to reunite the two planets which have been divided by centuries of distrust. He will seek answers question the unquestionable and attempt to tear down the walls of hatred that have kept them apart. To visit Urrasto learn to teach to sharewill require great sacrifice and risks which Shevek willingly accepts. But the ambitious scientists gift is soon seen as a threat and in the profound conflict that ensues he must reexamine his beliefs even as he ignites the fires of change.