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The Compass Rose

by Ursula K. Le Guin · 1982

Orsinia series

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North to Orsinia and the boundaries between reality and madness...South to discover Antarctica with three ladies from Chile...West to find an enchanted harp and the borderland between life and death...and onward to all points on and off the compass. Twenty astonishing stories from acclaimed author Ursula K. Le Guin that carry us to worlds of wonder and horror, desire and destiny, enchantment and doom.

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futurefutureMore like thisLess of this
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Audience
adult
Length
medium · 368 pages
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short storiesshort storiesMore like thisLess of this

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