Title: SQ

Title: SQ Title Record # 58839
Author: Ursula K. Le Guin
Date: 1978-08-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English

Synopsis: "...a devastating portrait of the political mind, fanatic in its quest for power."

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Year	Language	Title
1980^ⓘTranslated by Wolfgang Crass Stated as 'GX' in the table of content.	German	GQ
1983^ⓘTranslated by Jean-Pierre Pugi	French	Le Test
1985^ⓘTranslated by Hilde Linnert	German	SQ
1988^ⓘTranslated by Jean-Pierre Pugi	French	Le test [as by Ursula Le Guin]
1994^ⓘ Translated by Mirjana Živković	Serbian	SQ [as by Ursula Legvin]
2003^ⓘTranslated by Roberta Rambelli	Italian	SQ

Awards

Place	Year and Award	Category
9	1979 Locus	Best Short Story

Publications

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Title	Date	Author/Editor	Publisher/Pub. Series	ISBN/Catalog ID	Price	Pages	Format	Type	Cover Artist
Cassandra Rising	1978-08-18	ed. Alice Laurance	Doubleday	0-385-12857-6	$7.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	xiii+ 207	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	One Plus One Studio
The 1979 Annual World's Best SF	1979-05-00	ed. Arthur W. Saha, Donald A. Wollheim	DAW Books (DAW Collectors #337)	0-87997-459-1 / UE1459	$2.25^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	268	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	anth	Jack Gaughan
The 1979 Annual World's Best SF	1979-05-00	ed. Arthur W. Saha, Donald A. Wollheim	DAW Books / New American Library of Canada	0-87997-459-1 / UE1459	C$2.25^?C$: Canadian dollar. ISO code: CAD	268	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	anth	Jack Gaughan
Science Fiction Almanach 1981	1980-12-00	ed. H. J. Alpers	Moewig (Moewig Science Fiction #3506)	3-8118-3506-8	DM 7.80^?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999	366	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	anth	Maroto
The Survival of Freedom	1981-08-00	ed. John F. Carr, Jerry Pournelle	Fawcett Crest	0-449-24435-0	$2.50^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	381	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	anth
The Compass Rose	1982-06-00	Ursula K. Le Guin	Pendragon Press & Underwood-Miller	0-934438-60-9	$40.00^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	290+ [2]	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Thomas Canty
The Compass Rose	1982-07-00	Ursula K. Le Guin	Harper & Row	0-06-014988-4	$14.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	viii+ 273	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Jon Weiman
The Compass Rose	1982-10-00	Ursula K. Le Guin	Harper & Row / SFBC	1403	$5.50^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	246	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Jon Weiman
The Compass Rose	1983-03-00	Ursula K. Le Guin	Gollancz (Gollancz SF Series (4))	0-575-03229-4	£7.95^?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP	viii+ 273	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll
The Compass Rose	1983-07-00	Ursula K. Le Guin	Bantam Books	0-553-23512-5	$3.50^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	xii+ 271	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	coll	Yvonne Gilbert
La femme infinie	1983-10-00	ed. Pierre K. Rey	Casterman	2-203-22637-4	F60^?F: French frank. ISO code: FRF in 1960-1999	267	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Jean-Pierre Sénamaud
The Compass Rose	1984-00-00	Ursula K. Le Guin	Granada	0-586-06053-7	£1.95^?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP	286	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	coll	Peter Goodfellow
Light Years and Dark: Science Fiction and Fantasy of and for Our Time	1984-11-00	ed. Michael Bishop	Berkley Books	0-425-07214-2	$8.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	xiv+ 498	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	anth
Wollheim's World's Best SF: Series Eight	1984-12-00	ed. Arthur W. Saha, Donald A. Wollheim	DAW Books	0-87997-984-4	$2.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	268	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	anth	Oliviero Berni
Die Kompassrose	1985-07-00	Ursula K. Le Guin	Heyne (Bibliothek der Science Fiction Literatur #47)	3-453-31156-6	DM 8.80^?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999	302	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	coll	Karel Thole
Schöne Zukunftswelt: Utopische Geschichten^?Schoene Zukunftswelt: Utopische Geschichten	1985-12-00	ed. Manfred Kluge	Heyne (Heyne Allgemeine Reihe #6611)	3-453-02205-X	DM 7.80^?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999	380	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	anth	Nägele^?Naegele
The Compass Rose	1987-11-00	Ursula K. Le Guin	Bantam Spectra	0-553-23512-5	$3.50^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	271	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	coll
The Compass Rose	1988-00-00	Ursula K. Le Guin	Grafton / Collins (UK)	0-586-06053-7	£2.95^?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP	286	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	coll	Peter Goodfellow
Les quatre vents du désir	1988-04-00	Ursula Le Guin	Presses Pocket (Presses Pocket - Science Fiction #5288)	2-266-02178-8		345	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	coll	W. Siudmak
The Compass Rose	1991-06-00	Ursula K. Le Guin	HarperPaperbacks	0-06-100181-3	$4.50^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	xi+ 368	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	coll	Kinuko Craft
Ruža kompasa^?Ruza kompasa	1994-00-00	Ursula Legvin	Polaris Beograd (SF biblioteka Polaris)			312	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	coll	Jon Weiman
Science Fiction, Science Fact, and You	1996-00-00	ed. Lila Lowenherz, Robert J. Lowenherz	Amsco School Publications	1-56765-028-7	$12.53^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	ix+ 395	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	anth
Virtually Now: Stories of Science, Technology, and the Future	1996-11-00	ed. Jeanne Schinto	Persea Books	0-89255-220-4	$13.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	xvii+ 254	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	anth
The Sci-Fi Factor	2001-00-00	ed. Terry Ofner	Perfection Learning (Literature & Thought)	0-7891-2848-9		144	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	anth	Gayle Denington-Anderson
Il diario della rosa	2003-02-00	Ursula K. Le Guin	Editrice Nord (Narrativa Nord #168)	88-429-1244-1	€14.00^?€: Euro. ISO code: EUR	250	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Ciruelo
The Compass Rose	2005-03-00	Ursula K. Le Guin	Perennial / HarperCollins	0-06-091447-5	$13.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	xi+ 368	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	coll
The Compass Rose	2015-08-13	Ursula K. Le Guin	Gateway / Orion	978-1-4732-1437-8	£4.99^?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	coll
The Wind's Twelve Quarters and The Compass Rose	2015-08-13	Ursula K. Le Guin	Gollancz / Orion (Gollancz SF Masterworks (II))	978-1-4732-0576-5	£9.99^?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP	xx+ 561	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	omni	Christopher Gibbs
The Wind's Twelve Quarters and The Compass Rose	date unknown	Ursula K. Le Guin	Gollancz / Orion (Gollancz SF Masterworks (II))	978-1-4732-0576-5	£9.99^?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP	xx+ 561	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	omni	Christopher Gibbs
Wollheim's World's Best SF: Series Eight	date unknown	ed. Arthur W. Saha, Donald A. Wollheim	DAW Books	0-87997-984-4 / UE1984	$2.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	268	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	anth	Oliviero Berni
Wollheim's World's Best SF: Series Eight	date unknown	ed. Arthur W. Saha, Donald A. Wollheim	DAW Books	0-87997-984-4 / UE1984	$2.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	268	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	anth	Oliviero Berni

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