Books like Changing planes by Ursula K. Le Guin
"Changing Planes" is a series of travelogues by a tourist‑narrator who discovers that waiting for a connecting flight can lead to literally alighting on other realms – not airplanes, but planes of existence. Le Guin’s premise sets the stage for a range of journeys that reveal bizarre societies and cultures, some echoing our own, others opening mysterious doors to truly alien worlds.
First publish date: 2003
Genre: General Fiction/Anthologies
Authors: Ursula K. Le Guin
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