# The best Ursula K. Le Guin books

Le Guin's novels and stories most praised by readers and critics, from Earthsea to the Hainish books.

- 25 votes · 15 items
- May 18, 2025 · Amit Iyer
- https://even.best/en/l/2545/the-best-ursula-k-le-guin-books

## Top 15

1. **Rocannon's World** (4 · ▲4 ▼0) — 1966. Her first novel.
2. **A Wizard of Earthsea** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — 1968. The young wizard Ged and his shadow.
3. **The Dispossessed** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — 1974. Won the Hugo, Nebula and Locus.
4. **The Tombs of Atuan** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — 1971. Earthsea from a young priestess's side.
5. **The Left Hand of Darkness** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — 1969. A planet whose people have no fixed gender.
6. **The Lathe of Heaven** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — 1971. A man whose dreams change reality.
7. **Always Coming Home** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — 1985. A masterclass in world-building.
8. **The Farthest Shore** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — 1972. For many fans, the best Earthsea book.
9. **The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — 1973. A short story about happiness built on suffering.
10. **Lavinia** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — 2008. The Aeneid from Lavinia's point of view.
11. **The Other Wind** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — 2001. The last Earthsea novel.
12. **Tales from Earthsea** (0 · ▲1 ▼1) — 2001. Stories from the archipelago's history.
13. **Tehanu** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 1990. A radical return to Earthsea.
14. **The Word for World Is Forest** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 1972. Colonists against a forest people.
15. **The Telling** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 2000. A Hainish novel about a banned culture.

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