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The Stars Below

Ursula K. Le Guin

First published April 1974
Type Short Fiction
Length Short Story

Synopsis

An astronomer must flee, as his house and equipment is broken and destroyed. A friend leads him to an underground hideaway, where he encounters silver miners.

Awards

YearAwardCategoryStatus
1975 Locus Poll Award Best Short Story Nominee/Finalist

Publications (36)

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
April 1974 Orbit 14 Harper & Row Anthology 92
October 1975 The Wind's Twelve Quarters Harper & Row Collection 218
1976 The Wind's Twelve Quarters Gollancz Collection 218
March 1976 The Wind's Twelve Quarters Harper & Row / SFBC Collection 179
October 1976 The Wind's Twelve Quarters Bantam Books Collection 200
February 1977 The Wind's Twelve Quarters Bantam Books Collection 200
April 1977 Another World Follett Publishing Company Anthology 47
May 1977 Another World Wilcox & Follett Book Co Anthology 47
September 1977 The Wind's Twelve Quarters Bantam Books Collection 200
1978 The Wind's Twelve Quarters Harper & Row Collection 218
May 1978 The Wind's Twelve Quarters Volume II Panther / Granada Collection 60
March 1979 The Wind's Twelve Quarters Bantam Books Collection 200
1980 The Wind's Twelve Quarters Volume II Granada Collection 60
March 1981 The Wind's Twelve Quarters Bantam Books Collection 201
1987 The Wind's Twelve Quarters Harper & Row Collection
September 1987 The Wind's Twelve Quarters Perennial Library / Harper & Row Collection
November 1989 The Wind's Twelve Quarters VGSF / Gollancz Collection 218
1991 The Wind's Twelve Quarters Perennial Library / Harper & Row Collection 218
April 1991 The Wind's Twelve Quarters HarperPaperbacks Collection 275
October 2000 The Wind's Twelve Quarters Gollancz Collection 218
2004 The Wind's Twelve Quarters Harper Perennial Collection
December 2004 The Wind's Twelve Quarters Perennial / HarperCollins Collection
August 2005 Galileo's Children: Tales of Science vs. Superstition Pyr Anthology 17
2009 Galileo's Children: Tales of Science vs. Superstition Pyr Anthology 17
April 2009 The Wind's Twelve Quarters Paw Prints Collection
November 2012 Another World Baen Books Anthology
July 2013 Lightspeed, July 2013 Lightspeed Magazine MAGAZINE |12
July 2013 Lightspeed Podcast, July 2013 Lightspeed Magazine MAGAZINE |4
September 2014 Galileo's Children: Tales of Science vs. Superstition Baen Books Anthology 17
August 2015 The Wind's Twelve Quarters and The Compass Rose Gollancz / Orion Omnibus 202
August 2015 The Wind's Twelve Quarters Gateway / Orion Collection
February 2017 The Wind's Twelve Quarters Harper Perennial Collection
February 2017 The Stars Below Harper Perennial Chapbook
February 2017 The Wind's Twelve Quarters Harper Perennial Collection
October 2021 The Wind's Twelve Quarters HarperAudio Collection |218
September 2022 The Wind's Twelve Quarters Harper Perennial Collection 219