num_pages: 176
description: Ursula K. Le Guin has been in the vanguard of science fiction since the publication of her first novel in 1966. Her essays and criticism, short stories and novels, have won numerous literary prizes--including the Hugo, Nebula, World Fantasy, Tiptree, and National Book Awards--reverent critical acclaim, and a vast, devoted readership that reaches far beyond the genre. But out of all she has produced--all the brilliant speculations advanced and wondrous new worlds imagined--this is the work which perhaps best endures in the mind, the heart and the conscience. The Lathe of Heaven is George Orr's story--a man who dreams things into being, for better or for worse. It is a dark vision and a warning--a fable of power uncontrolled and uncontrollable--a truly prescient and startling view of humanity, and the consequences of God-playing. It is, quite simply, a masterpiece.
language: English
title: The Lathe of Heaven
titlecomplete: The Lathe of Heaven
characters: Heather Lelache, lawyer, Dr. Haber, psychiatrist, George Orr, dreamer
genres: Audiobook, Science Fiction, Classics, Novels, Philosophy, Science Fiction Fantasy, Fiction, Dystopia, Fantasy, Speculative Fiction
ratings_count: 70169
places: Portland, Oregon
awards: awardedAt: 63100800000
name: Hugo Award
category: Best Novel, awardedAt: 31564800000
name: Nebula Award
category: Best Novel, awardedAt: 63100800000
name: Locus Award
category: Best Novel, awardedAt: 63100800000
name: Ditmar Award
category: Best International Long Fiction
publisher: Eos