There is not much action in this novel, all the conflict takes place in a much more cerebral battlefield, which is probably one of the reasons I liked it so much...the book almost forces your mind to wander and contemplate how the real world could (is?) You guessed it: black. The novel is regularly packaged with Rocannon’s World and Planet of Exile, since the three form such a nice early history of the Hainish cycle that made Le Guin famous. By clicking Register, you agree to Etsy's Terms of Use, Cookies and Privacy Policy. Your confirmation will be sent to %email%. His eyes are not the eyes of a human. This mystery sets off the adventure as the head of the family he has lived with tells him to leave in search of his identity. Soon George must preserve reality itself as Dr. Haber becomes adept at manipulating George's dreams for his own purposes. A truly captivating and thought provoking tale - a literally cerebral read, if there ever was one. Great imagination of imagery, surroundings and ideas; loved this part the most. If you aren’t interested, your heart’s not beating!

By: The story takes place on future Earth, after some kind of apocalypse has wiped most of humanity out and the rest live down to earth under the rule of the Shing.

The people that he encountered were of different mindsets. Since I am a natural day dreamer, I find this sort of thing very enjoyable. Like so many of her works, this book starts out as fairly depressing. Eventually they make it to Es Toch, where Falk is captured by the Shing and told the story of his identity. He is Ramarren, descendent of Agat of Werel from Planet of Exile, and he led an expedition of Werelians (descendants of the Terrans and native Werelians who had interbred following Agat and Rolery’s coupling) to find Earth, to see what had become of the League and why they had been abandoned. After viewing product detail pages, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in. But the beginnings of the literary writer we know has already begun to emerge, as evident in the very first sentences, which carry the mystical beauty of later writing: “Imagine darkness.” So it begins, starkly, but forcefully. You must be a registered user to subscribe to threads. City of Illusions, as the name implies, is about illusion, myth, lies, and truth.

This shopping feature will continue to load items when the Enter key is pressed. He is to seek a great city called Es Toch, the city where the evil Shing, Enemy and destroyer of the League of All Worlds, live.

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The story takes place on future Earth, after some kind of apocalypse has wiped most of humanity out and the rest live down to earth under the rule of the Shing. The novel starts with a man crashing naked through the woods. When he has learned all he can from them, he must set out across the vast continent toward the city of Es Toch, hopefully to figure out where he came from, why he is there and what happened to his memory.

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