Changing Planes

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Call Number: Fantasy
On Shelf At: Downtown Library

Location & Checkout Length	Call Number	Checkout Length	Item Status
Downtown 2nd Floor 4-week checkout	Fantasy	4-week checkout	On Shelf

Sita Dulip's method -- Porridge on Islac -- The silence of the Asonu -- Feeling at home with the Hennebet -- The ire of the Veksi -- Seasons of the Ansarac -- Social dreaming of the Frin -- The royals of Hegn -- Woeful tales from Mahigul -- Great Joy -- Wake Island -- The Nna Mmoy language -- The building -- Flyers of Gy -- The Island of the Immortals -- Confusions of Uni.

COMMUNITY REVIEWS

some enticing places submitted by camelsamba on July 13, 2013, 7:04pm Interesting set of science fiction short stories, each set on a different "plane" of existence. Some of them I'd like to visit (if they were real). In particular, i wanted to see the structure described in The Building and wanted to learn more about the Nna Mmoy language.

“Texts written in Nna Mmoy are not linear, either horizontally or vertically, but radial, budding out in all directions, like tree branches or growing crystals, from a first or central word which, once the text is complete, may well be neither the center nor the beginning of the statement. Literary texts carry this polydirectional complexity to such an extreme that they resemble mazes, roses, artichokes, sunflowers, fractal patterns.” (p 167) “A Nna Mmoy syllable only has one written character. But it’s not a pebble. It’s a drop in the river. Learning Nna Mmoy is like learning to weave water.” (p 174)

Interdimensional Travel Guide submitted by BookwormBecky on July 18, 2023, 8:58pm An interesting read! Reminded me of a travel guide for fantastical worlds. Ursula K. Le Guin's writing in this book can seem a little dry at first, but it's delightful to see into her imagination as she builds a myriad of different worlds. I enjoyed the base concept and how relatable the narrator was.