Through his dreams, George Orr can make alternate realities real

'Her worlds have a magic sheen . . . She moulds them into dimensions we can only just sense. She is unique. She is legend' THE TIMES

'Le Guin is a writer of phenomenal power' OBSERVER

George Orr is a mild and unremarkable man who finds the world a less than pleasant place to live: seven billion people jostle for living space and food. But George dreams dreams which do in fact change reality - and he has no means of controlling this extraordinary power.

Psychiatrist Dr William Haber offers to help. At first sceptical of George's powers, he comes to astonished belief. When he allows ambition to get the better of ethics, George finds himself caught up in a situation of alarming peril.

"Le Guin is a writer of phenomenal power" - OBSERVER

"She is unparalleled in creating fantasy peopled by finely drawn and complex characters" - GUARDIAN

"Le Guin is one of the singular speculative voices of our future, thanks to her knack for anticipating issues of seminal importance to society" - TLS

"Her worlds have a magic sheen . . . She moulds them into dimensions we can only just sense. She is unique. She is legend" - THE TIMES

"A rare and powerful synthesis of poetry and science, reason and emotion" - NEW YORK TIMES

"[Le Guin had] the heart of a poet who knew all too well the difference between miracle and eureka, revelation and revolution" - PUBLISHERS WEEKLY

"Le Guin's storytelling is sharp, magisterial, funny, thought-provoking and exciting, exhibiting all that science fiction can be" - EMPIRE

"Le Guin writes tellingly of different kinds of society . . . and of the individual's response to them" - DAILY TELEGRAPH