"This small gem of a novel encapsulates the qualities that make Le Guin a key figure in today's science fiction." –Publishers Weekly
"Queen of the realm of fantasy."–
Washington Post "Like all great writers of fiction, Ursula K. L e Guin creates imaginary worlds that restore us, hearts eased, to our own."–
The Boston Globe "Genre cannot contain Ursula Le Guin: she is a genre in herself."–Zadie Smith
"Ursula Le Guin can lift fiction to the level of poetry and compress it to the density of allegory." –Jonathan Lethem