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The Telling

Ursula K. Le Guin

2000231 pagesabout 4–5 hours
2000
first published
  • 2000Harcourt · 264 pages · ENGISBN 9780151005673
  • 2001Ace Books · 256 pages · ENGISBN 9780441008636
  • 2001Gollancz · 272 pagesISBN 9780575072572
  • 2015Brilliance AudioISBN 9781501298493
  • 2001Ace Books · 272 pagesISBN 9780575072589
  • 2013Brilliance AudioISBN 9781469280622
  • 2003Ace · 231 pages · ENGISBN 9780441011230
  • 2002Gollancz · 272 pagesISBN 9781857983326

Once a culturally rich world, the planet Aka has been utterly transformed by technology. Records of the past have been destroyed, and citizens are strictly monitored. But an official observer from Earth will discover a group of outcasts who still practice its lost religion-the Telling. Intrigued by their beliefs, she joins them on a sacred pilgrimage into the mountains...and into the dangerous terrain of her own heart, mind, and soul.

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