The Word for World is Forest by Ursula K. Le Guin
The Word for World is Forest

Ursula K. Le Guin

The Word for World is Forest

Hainish Cycle

Ursula K. Le Guin

189 pages first pub 1972 (editions)

fiction science fiction dark reflective medium-paced
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Colonists from Earth take over a planet that the locals call Athshe, and follow the 19th century model of colonization, which involves cutting down trees, planting farms, building mines, and enslaving Indigenous peoples. The Athsheans eventually r...

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