In The Telling ...Le Guin combines the gifts of a pure storyteller at the height of her powers with a wise and passionate heart and the disciplined, ceaselessly questioning mind of a true philosopher. (Peter S. Beagle, author of The Last Unicorn )

From award-winning author Ursula K. Le Guin comes a highly anticipated addition to her acclaimed Hainish cycle, "a social anthropology of the future, fascinating and utterly believable." (Peter S. Beagle) Once a culturally rich world, the planet Aka has been utterly transformed by technology. But an official observer from Earth named Sutty has learned of a group of outcasts who live in the wilderness. They still believe in the ancient ways and still practice its lost religion-the Telling. Intrigued by their beliefs, Sutty joins them on a sacred pilgrimage into the mountains...and into the dangerous terrain of her own heart, mind, and soul.

"Spellbinding." ( The Denver Post )

"Sings true in every line...simple and profound." ( Los Angeles Times )

"The Telling will make you anticipate tomorrow a bit differently than you did yesterday." ( Denver Rocky Mountain News )

"Powerfully moving...This is humanist SF at its best, Le Guin in top form." (Faren Miller, Locus )