The Wind's Twelve Quarters Author:Ursula K. LeGuin A retrospective collection of seventeen stories, each with a brief introduction by the author setting it in perspective or giving its background, and a Foreward by Ms. LeGuin describing her experience and approach to writing and to her chosen field of sf & fantasy. The stories range widely from fantasy to intriguing scientific concepts, from me... more »dieval settings to the future, but all of them are concerned with human values, relationships, and survival under all kinds of stress and turmoil.« less