This is a work of fiction. All characters and events portrayed

in this book are either fictitious or used fictitiously.

The Unreal and the Real: Selected Stories of Ursula K. Le Guin Volume 1: Where on Earth Copyright © 2012 by Ursula K. Le Guin (ursulakleguin.com). All rights reserved. Page 285–288 of the printed edition function as an extension of the copyright page.

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Le Guin, Ursula K., 1929-

[Short stories. Selections.]

The unreal and the real : selected stories of Ursula K. Le Guin. -- First edition.

      volumes cm

ISBN 978-1-61873-034-3 (v. 1 : cloth) -- ISBN 978-1-61873-035-0 (v. 2 : cloth) -- ISBN 978-1-61873-036-7 (v. 1 : ebook) -- ISBN 978-1-61873-037-4 (v. 2 : ebook)

1.  Science fiction, American. 2.  Fantasy fiction, American.  I. Title.

PS3562.E42A6 2012

813’.54--dc23

                                                           2012036206

The Unreal and the Real: Selected Stories Volume One: Where on Earth

  isbn: 978-1-61873-034-3 (trade cloth); 978-1-61873-036-7 (ebook)

The Unreal and the Real: Selected Stories Volume Two: Outer Space, Inner Lands

  isbn: 978-1-61873-035-0 (trade cloth); 978-1-61873-037-4 (ebook)

Text set in Centaur.

Paper edition printed on 50# Natures Natural 30% PCR Recycled Paper in the USA.