The best Ursula K. Le Guin books
The top 3 according to 25 votes from people: Rocannon's World · A Wizard of Earthsea · The Dispossessed. (Updated May 18, 2025.)
Le Guin's novels and stories most praised by readers and critics, from Earthsea to the Hainish books.
Top 15
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Rocannon's World
1966. Her first novel.
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A Wizard of Earthsea
1968. The young wizard Ged and his shadow.
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The Dispossessed
1974. Won the Hugo, Nebula and Locus.
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The Tombs of Atuan
1971. Earthsea from a young priestess's side.
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The Left Hand of Darkness
1969. A planet whose people have no fixed gender.
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The Lathe of Heaven
1971. A man whose dreams change reality.
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Always Coming Home
1985. A masterclass in world-building.
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The Farthest Shore
1972. For many fans, the best Earthsea book.
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The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas
1973. A short story about happiness built on suffering.
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Lavinia
2008. The Aeneid from Lavinia's point of view.
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The Other Wind
2001. The last Earthsea novel.
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Tales from Earthsea
2001. Stories from the archipelago's history.
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Tehanu
1990. A radical return to Earthsea.
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The Word for World Is Forest
1972. Colonists against a forest people.
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The Telling
2000. A Hainish novel about a banned culture.
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Comments (1)
The Dispossessed changed how I think about politics. Should be number one imo