The title story is easily one of my favorites of Le Guin's work, and the volume ends just as powerfully, with "She Unnames Them." Many of the tales are also showcased in The Compass Rose, such as "The Wife's Story," "Schrödinger's Cat," "The Author of the Acacia Seeds," "The White Donkey," and "Mazes," but they fit here, add power and subtlety.