9 must-read science fiction books like L'oeil du heron by Ursula K. Le Guin

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L'oeil du heron

By: Ursula K. Le Guin

3.80

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

Cette élégante créature grise, que, faute de mieux, les habitants de Victoria ont baptisé héron, es…

"Violence gains nothing, killing wins nothing—only sometimes nothing is what people want. Death is what they want. And they get it."

-Ursula K. Le Guin, L'oeil du heron

"Violence gains nothing, killing wins nothing—only sometimes nothing is what people want. Death is what they want. And they get it."

-Ursula K. Le Guin, L'oeil du heron

"Violence gains nothing, killing wins nothing—only sometimes nothing is what people want. Death is what they want. And they get it."

-Ursula K. Le Guin, L'oeil du heron

"And so, because he won't let himself be hurt, he does wrong to those he loves best. And then he sees that, and after all, it hurts him."

-Ursula K. Le Guin, L'oeil du heron

If you liked the science fiction plot in L'oeil du heron by Ursula K. Le Guin , here is a list of 9 books like this:

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1. Why Poetry

By: Matthew Zapruder

4.16

Format: 256 pages, ebook

An impassioned call for a return to reading poetry and an incisive argument for poetry’s accessibil… read more

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2. Black Indians: A Hidden Heritage

By: William Loren Katz

4.11

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

The author explores the little-told story of black Indians, defined here as people with dual Africa… read more

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  • audiobook
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3. The Lamb Will Slaughter the Lion (Danielle Cain, #1)

By: Margaret Killjoy

3.61

Format: 130 pages, Kindle Edition

Danielle Cain is a queer punk rock traveller, jaded from a decade on the road. Searching for clues … read more

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  • novella
  • science fiction fantasy
  • fantasy
  • fiction
"Always afraid, never a coward"

-Margaret Killjoy, The Lamb Will Slaughter the Lion (Danielle Cain, #1)

"On a whim, I went with him. I could always stab him if he tried anything, after all."

-Margaret Killjoy, The Lamb Will Slaughter the Lion (Danielle Cain, #1)

"I believe in a messy, imperfect world where we just, collectively or individually, figure things out."

-Margaret Killjoy, The Lamb Will Slaughter the Lion (Danielle Cain, #1)

"I've got a long history of scraping together little moments of peace in the midst of hardship, and cooking is a great way to do that."

-Margaret Killjoy, The Lamb Will Slaughter the Lion (Danielle Cain, #1)

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4. The Eye of the Heron

By: Ursula K. Le Guin , Virginia Kidd

3.80

Format: 192 pages, Mass Market Paperback

In Victoria on a former prison colony, two exiled groups--the farmers of Shantih and the City dwell… read more

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  • novella
  • science fiction fantasy
  • young adult
  • dystopia
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • novels
  • speculative fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"Violence gains nothing, killing wins nothing—only sometimes nothing is what people want. Death is what they want. And they get it."

-Ursula K. Le Guin, The Eye of the Heron

"And so, because he won't let himself be hurt, he does wrong to those he loves best. And then he sees that, and after all, it hurts him."

-Ursula K. Le Guin, The Eye of the Heron

"The wind and light on rock top hill and his voice and the rest, all the rest. All the days and lights and winds and years that would have been and that would not be. That should be and were not becau…"

-Ursula K. Le Guin, The Eye of the Heron

"I like men very much, but sometimes ... they're so stupid, so stuffed with theories .... They go in straight lines only, and won't stop. It's dangerous to do that. It's dangerous to leave everything …"

-Ursula K. Le Guin, The Eye of the Heron

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5. Spirits Abroad

By: Zen Cho

4.35

Format: None pages, Paperback

"If you live near the jungle, you will realize that what is real and what is not real is not always… read more

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  • science fiction
  • fantasy
  • fiction
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6. Kalpa Imperial: The Greatest Empire That Never Was

By: Ursula K. Le Guin , Angélica Gorodischer

3.77

Format: 52 pages, Paperback

This is the first of Argentinean writer Angelica Gorodischer's nineteen award-winning books to be t… read more

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  • science fiction fantasy
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • speculative fiction
  • fantasy
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7. Fire Watch (Oxford Time Travel, #0.5)

By: James Patrick Kelly , Connie Willis

3.87

Format: 260 pages,

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  • science fiction
  • novella
  • fantasy
  • fiction
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8. Icehenge

By: Kim Stanley Robinson

3.77

Format: 342 pages, Paperback

On the North Pole of Pluto there stands an enigma: a huge circle of standing blocks of ice, built o… read more

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  • science fiction
  • novels
  • science fiction fantasy
  • fiction
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9. The Wild Shore (Three Californias Triptych, #1)

By: Kim Stanley Robinson

3.77

Format: 342 pages, Paperback

2047: For the small Pacific Coast community of San Onofre, life in the aftermath of a devastating n… read more

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  • science fiction fantasy
  • dystopia
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • speculative fiction

10. The Door in the Hedge

By: Robin McKinley

3.61

Format: 8 pages, Paperback

Master storyteller Robin McKinley here spins two new fairy tales and retells two cherished classics… read more

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11. Web

By: John Wyndham

4.01

Format: None pages, Paperback

A millionaire English lord dreams of founding a Utopian community on a remote Pacific island. Among… read more

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12. The Juniper Tree

By: Barbara Comyns

4.14

Format: None pages, Paperback

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13. The Dream Master

By: Roger Zelazny

4.00

Format: 231 pages, Paperback

His name is Charles Render, and he is a psychoanalyst, and a mechanic of dreams. A Shaper. In a war… read more

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14. La nef du crépuscule (L'assassin royal, #3)

By: Robin Hobb , Arnaud Mousnier-Lompré

4.36

Format: 94 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Os Seis Ducados estao mais vulneraveis do que nunca. Enquanto o principe herdeiro combate os Navios… read more

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15. Judge Dredd: Year One Omnibus (Judge Dredd: The Early Years)

By: Michael Carroll

3.87

Format: 361 pages, Kindle Edition

Mega-City One, 2080. Judge Joe Dredd’s first year on the streets as a full-eagle Judge. Bred for ju… read more

Similar categories in Michael Carroll's Judge Dredd: Year One Omnibus (Judge Dredd: The Early Years) book and Ursula K. Le Guin's L'oeil du heron

  • science fiction
  • dystopia
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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16. Politics Is for Power: How to Move Beyond Political Hobbyism, Take Action, and Make Real Change

By: Eitan D. Hersh

4.09

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

A brilliant condemnation of political hobbyism—treating politics like entertainment—and a call to a… read more

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  • audiobook
"That no one is relying on you is a great sign that what you're doing is a shallow hobby."

-Eitan D. Hersh, Politics Is for Power: How to Move Beyond Political Hobbyism, Take Action, and Make Real Change

"We're trying to teach them that voting is a gift we give people we love. We want to connect our love of our family and friends to policies we think support those who we love."

-Eitan D. Hersh, Politics Is for Power: How to Move Beyond Political Hobbyism, Take Action, and Make Real Change

"Yet, citizens who want to help empower their political values would be better off if they spent less time consuming politics as at-home amateurs and instead fell in line to help strengthen organizati…"

-Eitan D. Hersh, Politics Is for Power: How to Move Beyond Political Hobbyism, Take Action, and Make Real Change

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17. Vision aveugle

By: Gilles Goullet Peter Watts

3.84

Format: 344 pages, Paperback

La Terre a été prise « en photo » depuis l'espace. Les mystérieux visiteurs sont-ils sur cet artefa… read more

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  • science fiction
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18. Le Bracelet de jade

By: Mu Ming

3.75

Format: 112 pages, Paperback

None read more

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  • fantasy
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19. Kosigan : Un printemps de sang

By: Fabien Cerutti

4.33

Format: 432 pages, Paperback

1365. Ancien capitaine de mercenaires, assassin et espion, Pierre Cordwain, bâtard de la maison bou… read more

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20. Les Nuits sans Kim Sauvage

By: Sabrina Calvo

4.00

Format: 308 pages, Paperback

Dans un Paris au bord du gouffre, Vic partage sa vie entre un monde virtuel d'éternelle Fashion Wee… read more

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  • science fiction
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21. La Trame

By: Bombyx Mori Collectif

3.50

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

Léria est un continent balayé par des marées vertes, de violentes poussées végétales aussi mortelle… read more

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Margaret Killjoy

3.61

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Ursula K. Le Guin , Virginia Kidd

3.80

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Zen Cho

4.35

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Kalpa Imperial: The Greatest Empire That Never Was

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3.77

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David Brin

3.89

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James Swallow

2.57

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Judge Dredd: The Complete Case Files 04

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