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Title: The Word of Unbinding Title Record # 58853
Author: Ursula K. Le Guin
Date: 1964-01-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Series: Earthsea Cycle
Webpages: Wikipedia-EN
Language: English
Synopsis: One wizard has captured and imprisoned another. Is it possible to break free?
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Current Tags: fantasy (1), wizards (1), trolls (1), fish (1) Add Tags

Other Titles

Translations
Year Language Title
1964ⓘTranslated by Petr Kotrle
 Czech
Slovo, jež odpoutává?Slovo, jez odpoutava
[as by Ursula K. Le Guinová]
1980ⓘTranslated by Gisela Stege
 German
Das lösende Wort?Das loesende Wort
1985ⓘTranslated by María Elena Rius
 Spanish La palabra que desliga
1987ⓘ
  • Translated by Mirjana Bulatović
Serbian
Reč oslobođenja?Rech oslobodjenja
[as by Ursula K. Legvin]
1992ⓘTranslated by Ирина Алексеевна Тогоева
 Russian Освобождающее заклятие [as by
Урсула Ле Гуин?Ursula Le Guin
]
1993ⓘ
  • Translated by Zoran Jakšić
Serbian
Reč oslobađanja?Rec oslobadanja
Rech oslobadjanja
[as by Ursula Legvin]
2002ⓘTranslated by Anita Kapočiūtė
 Lithuanian Atrišimo žodis
2004ⓘTranslated by Roberta Rambelli
 Italian La parola dello scioglimento
2007ⓘTranslated by Ирина Алексеевна Тогоева
 Russian Освобождающее Заклятие [as by
Урсула Ле Гуин?Ursula Le Guin
]
2015ⓘTranslated by Pierre-Paul Durastanti
 French Le mot de déliement
2018ⓘTranslated by Hans-Ulrich Möhring
 German
Das Lösewort?Das Loesewort

Publications

Displaying all variants and translations • Do not display translations • Do not display variants or translations

Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
Fantastic Stories of Imagination, January 1964 1964-01-00 ed. Cele Goldsmith Ziff-Davis Publishing Company  
$0.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 132
digest?Digest-size magazine, including both standard digest size, at about 7" by 4.5", and also large digest, such as recent issues of Asimov's, which are about 8.25" by 5.125".
 mag Emsh Checkmark
Strange Fantasy, Fall 1970 1970-10-00 ed. uncredited Ultimate Publishing Co., Inc.  
$0.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 132
digest?Digest-size magazine, including both standard digest size, at about 7" by 4.5", and also large digest, such as recent issues of Asimov's, which are about 8.25" by 5.125".
 mag Jack Gaughan Checkmark
The Golden Road 1974-01-00 ed. Damon Knight Simon & Schuster 0-671-21554-X
$8.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 447
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Joel Avirom Checkmark
The Golden Road 1974-11-00 ed. Damon Knight Gollancz (Gollancz SF Series (4)) 0-575-01900-X
£3.00?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
 342
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Checkmark
The Wind's Twelve Quarters 1975-10-00 Ursula K. Le Guin Harper & Row 0-06-012562-4
$8.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 [viii]+
303
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Patricia Voehl Checkmark
The Wind's Twelve Quarters 1976-00-00 Ursula K. Le Guin Gollancz 0-575-02070-9
£3.75?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
 [viii]+
303
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Checkmark
The Wind's Twelve Quarters 1976-03-00 Ursula K. Le Guin Harper & Row / SFBC 1901
$2.49?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 246
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Patricia Voehl Checkmark
The Wind's Twelve Quarters 1976-10-00 Ursula K. Le Guin Bantam Books 0-553-02907-X
$1.75?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 277+
[1]
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 Pauline Ellison Checkmark
The Wind's Twelve Quarters 1977-02-00 Ursula K. Le Guin Bantam Books 0-553-02907-X
$1.75?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 278
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 Pauline Ellison Checkmark
The Wind's Twelve Quarters 1977-09-00 Ursula K. Le Guin Bantam Books 0-553-02907-X
$1.75?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 [8]+
277
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 Pauline Ellison Checkmark
The Wind's Twelve Quarters 1978-00-00 Ursula K. Le Guin Harper & Row 0-06-012562-4   viii+
303
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Patricia Voehl Checkmark
The Wind's Twelve Quarters Volume I 1978-05-00 Ursula K. Le Guin Panther / Granada 0-586-04623-2
£0.75?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
 157
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 David Bergen Checkmark
The Wind's Twelve Quarters Volume I 1979-00-00 Ursula K. Le Guin Panther / Granada 0-586-04622-4
£0.85?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
 157
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 Elson Checkmark
The Wind's Twelve Quarters 1979-03-00 Ursula K. Le Guin Bantam Books 0-553-12842-6
$1.75?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 [8]+
278+
[1]
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 Pauline Ellison Checkmark
Die zwölf Striche der Windrose 1980-00-00 Ursula K. Le Guin Nymphenburger 3-485-00391-3
DM 29.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999
 375+
[2]
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Maxfield Parrish Checkmark
Basilisk 1980-08-00 ed. Ellen Kushner Ace Books 0-441-04820-X
$2.25?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 xii+
244
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 Rowena Morrill Checkmark
The Wind's Twelve Quarters 1981-03-00 Ursula K. Le Guin Bantam Books 0-553-20132-8
$2.25?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 viii+
278
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 Pauline Ellison Checkmark
Die zwölf Striche der Windrose?Die zwoelf Striche der Windrose
 1983-10-00 Ursula K. Le Guin Heyne (Bibliothek der Science Fiction Literatur #25) 3-453-30964-2
DM 7.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999
 334
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 Checkmark
Basilisk 1984-05-00 ed. Ellen Kushner Ace Books 0-441-05080-8
$2.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 xii+
244
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 Stephen Hickman Checkmark
Las doce moradas del viento 1985-00-00 Ursula K. Le Guin Edhasa (Nebulae (2ª época) #68) 84-350-2068-1   206
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 Julio Vivas  
Las doce moradas del viento I 1986-00-00 Ursula K. Le Guin Edhasa (Nebulae (2ª época) #68) 84-350-2068-1   206
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 Julio Vivas  
Sorcerers! 1986-10-00 ed. Jack Dann, Gardner Dozois Ace Fantasy Books 0-441-77532-2
$2.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 xi+
244
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 Dean Morressey Checkmark
Sorcerers! 1986-11-00 ed. Jack Dann, Gardner Dozois Ace Fantasy Books 0-441-77532-2
$2.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 xi+
244
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 Dean Morressey  
The Wind's Twelve Quarters 1987-00-00 Ursula K. Le Guin Harper & Row 0-06-091434-3
$10.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
  
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  
Alef, #1 1987-08-00 ed.
Boban Knežević?Boban Knezevic
 Dnevnik  
Din 600?Din: Serbian and Yugoslavian dinar. ISO codes: YUF in 1945-1966, YUD in 1966-1989, YUN in 1990-1992, YUR in July 1992-September 1993, YUO in October-December 1993, YUG in early January 1994, YUM in 1994-2003, CSD in 2003-2006, RSD since 2006
 132
A5?14.8 cm by 21 cm or 5.8" by 8.3" magazine, used by some UK and European magazines
 mag
Bob Živković?Bob Zivkovic
Bob Zhivkovic
 Checkmark
The Wind's Twelve Quarters 1987-09-00 Ursula K. Le Guin Perennial Library / Harper & Row 0-06-091434-3
$6.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 303
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 Wind's Twelve Quarters 1989-11-00 Ursula K. Le Guin VGSF / Gollancz (VGSF Classics #37) 0-575-04607-4
£3.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
 xiv+
303
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 Brian Waugh Checkmark
The Wind's Twelve Quarters 1991-00-00 Ursula K. Le Guin Perennial Library / Harper & Row 0-06-091434-3
$10.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 303
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 Wind's Twelve Quarters 1991-04-00 Ursula K. Le Guin HarperPaperbacks 0-06-100162-7
$4.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 383
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 Danilo Ducak Checkmark
Левая рука Тьмы: Роман и рассзакы?Levaja ruka Tʹmy: Roman i rasskazy
Levaya ruka T'my: Roman i rasskazy
 1992-09-00
Урсула Ле Гуин?Ursula Le Guin
Радуга?Raduga
(
Мастера современной фантастики?Mastera sovremennoy fantastiki
)		 5-05-004010-8   384
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll
Юрий Андреевич Цветаев?Yuri Andreevich Tsvetaev
Yuriy Andreyevich Tsvetayev
 Checkmark
Dvanaest četvrti vetra?Dvanaest chetvrti vetra
Dvanaest cetvrti vetra
 1993-00-00 Ursula Legvin Polaris Beograd (SF biblioteka Polaris)     174
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 Michael Whelan Checkmark
A Magic Lover's Treasury of the Fantastic 1998-01-00 ed. Margaret Weis Aspect / Warner Books 0-446-67284-X
$13.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 viii+
421
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 Keith Birdsong Checkmark
A Magic Lover's Treasury of the Fantastic 1998-03-00 ed. Margaret Weis Aspect / Warner Books / SFBC 20073
$10.98?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 422
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Keith Birdsong  
The Wind's Twelve Quarters 2000-10-00 Ursula Le Guin Gollancz (SF Collectors' Editions) 0-575-07139-7
£9.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
 xiv+
303
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 Checkmark
Tolimiausias krantas 2002-00-00 Ursula K. Le Guin Eridanas (
Pasaulinės Fantastikos Aukso Fondas?Fiction World Gold Fund
#235)		 9955-10-026-5   236
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 Danny Flynn Checkmark
The Wind's Twelve Quarters 2004-00-00 Ursula K. Le Guin Harper Perennial 0-06-091434-3
$15.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 320
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  
I dodici punti cardinali 2004-02-00 Ursula K. Le Guin Editrice Nord (Narrativa Nord #183) 88-429-1298-0
€16.00?€: Euro. ISO code: EUR
 294
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll  
The Wind's Twelve Quarters 2004-12-00 Ursula K. Le Guin Perennial / HarperCollins 0-06-091434-3
$13.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 303
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  
Сказания Земноморья?Skazanija Zemnomorʹja
Skazaniia Zemnomor'ia
 2007-09-12
Урсула Ле Гуин?Ursula Le Guin
Эксмо?Eksmo
(
Вся Ле Гуин?Vsya Le Guin
)		 978-5-699-24214-6   672
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Checkmark
The Wind's Twelve Quarters 2009-04-09 Ursula K. Le Guin Paw Prints 978-1-4395-6236-9
$22.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
  
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll  
The Way of the Wizard 2010-11-18 ed. John Joseph Adams Prime Books 978-1-60701-232-0
$14.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 477
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 Scott Grimando Checkmark
Epic: Legends of Fantasy 2012-00-00 ed. John Joseph Adams Tachyon Publications 978-1-61696-107-7
$11.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 anth John Coulthart Checkmark
Epic: Legends of Fantasy 2012-10-05 ed. John Joseph Adams Tachyon Publications 978-1-61696-084-1
$17.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 612
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 John Coulthart Checkmark
Sorcerers! 2013-07-00 ed. Jack Dann, Gardner Dozois Baen Books 978-1-62579-152-8
$4.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 anth Ron Miller  
Bifrost, #78 2015-04-24 ed. Olivier Girard
Le Bélial'?Le Belial'
 978-2-913039-75-9
€11.00?€: Euro. ISO code: EUR
 192
A5?14.8 cm by 21 cm or 5.8" by 8.3" magazine, used by some UK and European magazines
 mag Anders Lazaret  
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 Checkmark
The Wind's Twelve Quarters 2015-08-27 Ursula K. Le Guin Gateway / Orion 978-1-4732-1436-1
£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 2017-02-14 Ursula K. Le Guin Harper Perennial 978-0-06-247103-1
$9.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 coll  
The Wind's Twelve Quarters 2017-02-14 Ursula K. Le Guin Harper Perennial 978-0-06-247103-1    
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 coll  
The Word of Unbinding 2017-02-14 Ursula K. Le Guin Harper Perennial 978-0-06-247096-6
$1.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 chap  
Erdsee: Die illustrierte Gesamtausgabe 2018-10-00 Ursula K. Le Guin Fischer Tor 978-3-596-70160-5
€58.00?€: Euro. ISO code: EUR
 1100
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 omni Charles Vess Checkmark
The Books of Earthsea: The Complete Illustrated Edition 2018-10-23 Ursula K. Le Guin Saga Press 978-1-4814-6558-8
$59.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 xii+
993
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 omni Charles Vess Checkmark
The Books of Earthsea 2018-10-25 Ursula K. Le Guin Gollancz 978-1-4732-2355-4
£35.00?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 omni Checkmark
The Books of Earthsea: The Complete Illustrated Edition 2018-10-25 Ursula K. Le Guin Gollancz 978-1-4732-2354-7
£35.00?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
 1008
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 omni  
The Wind's Twelve Quarters 2021-10-26 Ursula K. Le Guin HarperAudio 978-0-06-314341-8
$30.79?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
  
digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.
 coll Checkmark
The Wind's Twelve Quarters 2022-09-06 Ursula K. Le Guin Harper Perennial (Olive Editions) 978-0-06-326959-0
$9.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 320
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 Milan Bozic  
Velká Kniha Zeměmoří: Svasez druhý?Velka Kniha Zememori: Svasez druhy
 2023-00-00 Ursula K. Le Guinová Triton (Czech Republic) 978-80-7684-191-8   599
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 omni
Mikuláš Podprocký?Mikulas Podprocky
 Checkmark
The Wind's Twelve Quarters date unknown Ursula K. Le Guin Bantam Books 0-553-23541-9
$2.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 277
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 Pauline Ellison Checkmark
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 Checkmark
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
£14.99?£: 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 Checkmark
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