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Belongs to SeriesHainish Cycle (5) Belongs to Publisher SeriesIs contained inFive Complete Novels: Rocannon's World / Planet of Exile / City of Illusions / The Left Hand of Darkness / The Word for World by Ursula K. Le Guin Le Dit d'Aka : Suivi de Le nom du monde est forêt et de Malaise dans la science-fiction américaine by Ursula K. Le Guin The Lathe of Heaven / New Atlantis / Planet of Exile / The Word for World is Forest by Ursula Leguin Again, Dangerous Visions by Harlan Ellison (indirect) Hainish Novels and Stories, Volume Two: The Word for World Is Forest / Stories / Five Ways to Forgiveness / The Telling by Ursula K. Le Guin Ursula K. Le Guin: The Hainish Novels and Stories [Library of America Boxed Set] by Ursula K. Le Guin (indirect) The Hugo Winners: Volume Three (1971-1975) by Isaac Asimov (indirect) Has as a studyAwardsNotable Lists
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Beautifully written, as is often the case with LeGuin, though Left Hand felt too cold and dry. This injected some much needed heart into the series. (