The Word for World is Forest

1st Edition First appeared in the Anthology Again, Dangerous Visions , edited by Harlan Ellison, 1972 Dutch and German book editions preceded the book edition in English [1975] (http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/title.cgi?32494) ISFDB Base Edition for this ePub The copyright page indicates that this is aBerkley Medallion Books. There were several prints under this name with unknown date, subsequent to the 1976 edition. (http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/title.cgi?32494) ISFDB Book Description When the inhabitants of a peaceful world are conquered by the bloodthirsty yumens, their existence is irrevocably altered. Forced into servitude, the Athsheans find themselves at the mercy of their brutal masters. Desperation causes the Athsheans, led by Selver, to retaliate against their captors, abandoning their strictures against violence. But in defending their lives, they have endangered the very foundations of their society. For every blow against the invaders is a blow to the humanity of the Athsheans. And once the killing starts, there is no turning back. ES Index : 4 Number of Words in Auth: 3 Formats : EPUB Number of Formats : 1 Has Cover : Yes All Identifiers : isbn:0425032795 Test Text Series Index: Hainish Single Author : Ursula Le Guin Original Source : Mirc Undernet New 01 17 Sorted Author by LN, FN: Guin, Ursula Le Title Length : 028 Title Parm D : The Word for World is Forest Title Parm F : The Word for World is Forest Num of Aut : 1 Title Parm B : ( Record ID : 3614 Template Work Area : Hainish ES Name : Hainish Uncomma Author : Ursula Le Guin Title Parm A : The Word for World is Forest Centuries in the future, Terrans have established a logging colony & military base named “New Tahiti” on a tree-covered planet whose small, green-furred, big-eyed inhabitants have a culture centered on lucid dreaming. Terran greed spirals around native innocence & wisdom, overturning the ancient society. Humans have learned interstellar travel from the Hainish (the origin-planet of all humanoid races, including Athsheans). Various planets have been expanding independently, but during the novel it’s learned that the League of All Worlds has been formed. News arrives via an ansible, a new discovery. Previously they had been cut off, 27 light years from home. The story occurs after The Dispossessed, where both the ansible & the League of Worlds are unrealised. Also well before Planet of Exile, where human settlers have learned to coexist. The 24th century has been suggested. Terran colonists take over the planet locals call Athshe, meaning “forest,” rather than “dirt,” like their home planet Terra. They follow the 19th century model of colonization: felling trees, planting farms, digging mines & enslaving indigenous peoples. The natives are unequipped to comprehend this. They’re a subsistence race who rely on the forests & have no cultural precedent for tyranny, slavery or war. The invaders take their land without resistance until one fatal act sets rebellion in motion & changes the people of both worlds forever. Colonists from Earth take over a planet that the locals call Athshe, and follow the 19th century model of colonization, which involves cutting down trees, planting farms, building mines, and enslaving indigenous peoples