“The Lathe of Heaven” ; 1971 ( Ursula Le Guin received the 1973 Locus Award for this story) George Orr has a gift – he is an effective dreamer: his dreams become reality when he wakes up. He is aware of his past and present, two or more sets of …
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“The Lathe of Heaven” ; 1971 ( Ursula Le Guin received the 1973 Locus Award for this story) George Orr has a gift – he is an effective dreamer: his dreams become reality when he wakes up. He is aware of his past and present, two or more sets of memories, although the people around him are only aware of the current reality. This science fiction story is set in Portland, Oregon, in/around the late 1990s - early 2000s. Orr begins to take drugs to suppress dreams but eventually he is sent to a psychotherapist, Dr. William Haber, who has developed an electronic machine, the Augmentor, which records the brain patterns of a person as they dream. When Haber realizes that he can use Orr's unique ability to change their world, the consequences are both beneficial and frightening, both locally and globally. Orr seeks out the help of a civil rights lawyer, Heather Lelache, who attends a treatment session, and sees Portland change before her very eyes as Orr awakens. In a strange turn of events, Heather helps Orr by putting him in a dream state where Orr can undo some of Haber's actions. The result – Aliens on the Moon land on Earth ! A special affinity exists between George Orr and the Aliens, who seem to understand his unique gift. Ultimately Haber decides to impose Orr's brain patterns on his own, so that he can bring about world-wide changes. Orr and Heather feel the chaos and a sense of a void as Haber dreams. Orr rushes back to Haber's office and turns off the Augmentor. The world returns to April 1998.
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The Lathe Of Heaven
Paperback, 192 pages
English language
Published May 20, 2008 by Scribner.
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- 978-1-4165-5696-1Copied ISBN!
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- 180751086
The lathe of heaven
175 pages
English language
Published Nov. 8, 2003 by Perennial Classics.
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- 978-0-06-051274-3Copied ISBN!
The Lathe of Heaven
184 pages
Published Nov. 7, 1991 by Book-of-the-Month Club.
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- 978-0-684-12529-9Copied ISBN!
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- 46663854
The lathe of heaven
175 pages
English language
Published Nov. 8, 1973 by Avon.
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- 978-0-380-01320-3Copied ISBN!
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- 2334586
The Lathe of Heaven
Paperback, 192 pages
Published Aug. 9, 2001 by Gollancz.
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- 978-1-85798-951-9Copied ISBN!
The Lathe of Heaven
Paperback, 160 pages
Published Nov. 8, 1974 by Panther.
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- 978-0-586-03841-3Copied ISBN!
Lathe of Heaven
School & Library Binding
English language
Published April 8, 1997 by Rebound by Sagebrush.
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- 978-0-613-92582-2Copied ISBN!
The Lathe of Heaven
Hardcover, 192 pages
Published Nov. 8, 1972 by Gollancz.
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- 978-0-575-01385-8Copied ISBN!
Lathe of Heaven
Audio Cassette
English language
Published April 8, 1998 by Blackstone Audiobooks.
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- 978-0-7861-1303-3Copied ISBN!
The Lathe of Heaven
audio cd, 1 pages
Published Oct. 15, 2016 by Recorded Books, Inc. and Blackstone Publishing.
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- 978-1-6644-5394-4Copied ISBN!
The Lathe of Heaven
Paperback
Published Feb. 8, 1995 by Avon.
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- 978-99955-1-773-1Copied ISBN!
The lathe of heaven
184 pages
English language
Published Nov. 8, 1982 by R. Bentley.
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- 978-0-8376-0464-0Copied ISBN!
The Lathe of Heaven
Audio Cassette
English language
Published Feb. 8, 1999 by Reef Audio.
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- 978-0-7861-1471-9Copied ISBN!
Lathe of Heaven
176 pages
English language
Published April 1, 1997 by Eos.
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- 978-0-380-79185-9Copied ISBN!
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Polish language
Published Nov. 8, 1991 by Phantom Press International.
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- 978-83-7075-210-1Copied ISBN!
- OCLC Number:
- 299779806
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