City of Illusionsβ β β β β
Ursula K. Le Guin How can you be yourself when you donβt know who you really are? A story of isolation, adaptation, kindness, cruelty, trust and hope, and above all, how to piece together the truth (or at least pick out the lies) on a future, depopulated Earth.
Overgrowthβ β β Β½β
Mira Grant Invasion of the Body Snatchers from the POV of an alien plant person who grew up human. Now the invasion has started, and sheβs sorting out friends, family, and who she can trust from either planet.
Solitudeβ β β β β
Ursula K. Le Guin The people of Eleven-Soro live alone except for a bare minimum of human interaction. But what is that bare minimum, and what does it mean for people who avoid all other contact?
Vaster Than Empires And More Slowβ β β β β
Ursula K. Le Guin An intriguing story of a dysfunctional crew dealing with each other and a planet that, at first glance, appears to have no sentient life, only plants.