{"product_id":"the-dispossessed-50th-anniversary-special-edition","title":"The Dispossessed (50th Anniversary Special Edition)","description":"\u003cp\u003eGollancz Emporium 50th anniversary special edition hardback.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe 50th anniversary special edition hardback of Ursula K. Le Guin's \u003cem\u003eThe Dispossessed\u003c\/em\u003e, one of the most lauded works of science fiction of all time. Featuring a foil blocked cover, a foil blocked slipcase featuring a die-cut stencil, two-colour printing inside the book, and sixteen illustrations by Matt Rota. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout this special edition...\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNumbered edition of 500 copies\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrinted in two colours\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSewn binding\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFeaturing 16 illustrations by Matt Rota, as well as beautiful chapter-header artwork\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFeaturing an introduction by Kim Stanley Robinson\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMarker ribbon\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLuscious sprayed edge\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFoil blocked cover\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrinted on 140gsm Golden Sun acid free paper\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStunning endpapers by Matt Rota featuring a reproduction of Ursula’s original maps\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHoused in a foil blocked slipcase with die-cut\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'There was a wall. It did not look important - even a child could climb it. But the idea was real. Like all walls it was ambiguous, two-faced. What was inside it and what was outside it depended upon which side of it you were on...'\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShevek is brilliant scientist who is attempting to find a new theory of time - but there are those who are jealous of his work, and will do anything to block him. So he leaves his homeland, hoping to find a place of more liberty and tolerance. Initially feted, Shevek soon finds himself being used as a pawn in a deadly political game.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUrsula K. Le Guin is a legend of speculative fiction, and the author behind such classics as \u003cem\u003eA Wizard of Earthsea, The Left Hand of Darkness\u003c\/em\u003e, over a hundred short stories and several world-renowned pieces of literary criticism. In 2014 she won the National Book Foundation Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters. Her work has had a profound influence on many other authors, including Salman Rushdie, Iain Banks and David Mitchell, and she has been described by Michael Chabon as the 'greatest American writer of her generation'. With powerful themes of freedom, society and the natural world's influence on competition and co-operation, \u003cem\u003eThe Dispossessed\u003c\/em\u003e is a true classic of the 20th century.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ursula K. Le Guin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54080705462556,"sku":null,"price":100.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/6182\/5052\/files\/9781399625654-original_jpg.webp?v=1777639165","url":"https:\/\/www.themysteriousbookcase.com\/products\/the-dispossessed-50th-anniversary-special-edition","provider":"The Mysterious Bookcase","version":"1.0","type":"link"}