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The Lathe of Heaven 16 editions

Cover of: The Lathe of Heaven by Ursula K. Le Guin

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“The Lathe of Heaven” ; 1971 ( Ursula Le Guin received the 1973 Locus Award for this story)
George Orr has a gift – he is an effective dreamer: his dreams become reality when he wakes up. He is aware of his past and present, two or more sets of memories, although the people around him are only aware of the current reality.
This science fiction story is set in Portland, Oregon, in/around the late 1990s - early 2000s. Orr begins to take drugs to suppress dreams but eventually he is sent to a psychotherapist, Dr. William Haber, who has developed an electronic machine, the Augmentor, which records the brain patterns of a person as they dream. When Haber realizes that he can use Orr's unique ability to change their world, the consequences are both beneficial and frightening, both locally and globally. Orr seeks out the help of a civil rights lawyer, Heather Lelache, who attends a treatment session, and sees Portland change before her very eyes as Orr awakens. In a strange turn of events, Heather helps Orr by putting him in a dream state where Orr can undo some of Haber's actions. The result – Aliens on the Moon land on Earth ! A special affinity exists between George Orr and the Aliens, who seem to understand his unique gift. Ultimately Haber decides to impose Orr's brain patterns on his own, so that he can bring about world-wide changes. Orr and Heather feel the chaos and a sense of a void as Haber dreams. Orr rushes back to Haber's office and turns off the Augmentor. The world returns to April 1998.

Subjects

Dreams, Fiction, Fiction in English, Science fiction, Dystopian fiction, Accessible book, Protected DAISY, In library

Places

Portland, Oregon U.S.A.

Times

1998 - 2002

16 editions First published in 1971

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1971, Scribner The lathe of heaven in English		Physical copy via WorldCat	Alibris Amazon AbeBooks Biblio.com Book Depository Powells
1971, Scribner The lathe of heaven in English	DAISY	eBook PDF, ePub or in browser from Internet Archive Physical copy via WorldCat	Alibris Amazon AbeBooks Biblio.com Book Depository Powells
1972, Gollancz The Lathe of Heaven Hardcover		Physical copy via WorldCat	Alibris Amazon AbeBooks Biblio.com Book Depository Powells
1973, Avon The lathe of heaven in English		Physical copy via WorldCat	Alibris Amazon AbeBooks Biblio.com Book Depository Powells
1979, Gollancz The lathe of heaven in English
1982, R. Bentley The lathe of heaven in English		Physical copy via WorldCat	Alibris Amazon AbeBooks Biblio.com Book Depository Powells
1991, Phantom Press International Jesteḿy snem in Polish		Physical copy via WorldCat	Alibris Amazon AbeBooks Biblio.com Book Depository Powells
1991, Book-of-the-Month Club The lathe of heaven	DAISY	eBook PDF, ePub or in browser from Internet Archive Physical copy via WorldCat
February 1995, Avon Books The Lathe of Heaven in English		Physical copy via WorldCat	Alibris Amazon AbeBooks Biblio.com Book Depository Powells
February 1995, Avon The Lathe of Heaven Paperback		Physical copy via WorldCat	Alibris Amazon AbeBooks Biblio.com Book Depository Powells
April 1, 1997, Eos Lathe of Heaven in English		Physical copy via WorldCat	Alibris Amazon AbeBooks Biblio.com Book Depository Powells
April 1997, Rebound by Sagebrush Lathe of Heaven School & Library Binding in English		Physical copy via WorldCat	Alibris Amazon AbeBooks Biblio.com Book Depository Powells
April 1998, Blackstone Audiobooks Lathe of Heaven Audio Cassette in English		Physical copy via WorldCat	Alibris Amazon AbeBooks Biblio.com Book Depository Powells
February 1999, Reef Audio The Lathe of Heaven Audio Cassette in English		Physical copy via WorldCat	Alibris Amazon AbeBooks Biblio.com Book Depository Powells
2003, Perennial Classics The lathe of heaven in English - 1st Perennial Classics ed.		Physical copy via WorldCat	Alibris Amazon AbeBooks Biblio.com Book Depository Powells
May 20, 2008, Scribner The Lathe Of Heaven Paperback in English		Physical copy via WorldCat	Alibris Amazon AbeBooks Biblio.com Book Depository Powells

History Created October 16, 2009 · 14 revisions
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February 18, 2013	Edited by Saifunnissa Hassam	short story line
November 28, 2012	Edited by AnandBot	Fixed spam edits.
November 22, 2012	Edited by 188.190.124.66	Edited without comment.
December 30, 2011	Edited by Philip Tidman	added a brief synopsis of a novel
October 16, 2009	Created by WorkBot	add works page

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