MixedOrinian Tales by Leguin. I've read this. It's not my favorite Luin. Some of it's pretty good.
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Orsinian Tales (1976)
Others: Mixed The place is Orsinia, a land of medieval keeps standing guard above walled cities, and of railways stretching across karsts to vanish in mountains where the old gods still live.
- ISBN:
- 9780060763435
- Length:
- 192 pages
Genres: fantasy, science fiction
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