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The Left Hand of Darkness: 50th Anniversary Edition (Ace Science Fiction)

Ursula K. Le Guin

Charlie Jane Anders

David Mitchell

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50TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION—WITH A NEW INTRODUCTION BY DAVID MITCHELL AND A NEW AFTERWORD BY CHARLIE JANE ANDERS

Ursula K. Le Guin’s groundbreaking work of science fiction—winner of the Hugo and Nebula Awards.

A lone human ambassador is sent to the icebound planet of Winter, a world without sexual prejudice, where the inhabitants’ gender is fluid. His goal is to facilitate Winter’s inclusion in a growing intergalactic civilization. But to do so he must bridge the gulf between his own views and those of the strange, intriguing culture he encounters...

Embracing the aspects of psychology, society, and human emotion on an alien world, The Left Hand of Darkness stands as a landmark achievement in the annals of intellectual science fiction.

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SISTER SNAKE author Amanda Lee Koe’s favorite books

On the last day of February, we’re highlighting SISTER SNAKE author @amandaleekoe’s favorite books, and yes — you’re going to want them all.

• Clarice Lispector – The Hour of the Star
• Han Kang – The Vegetarian
• Ursula K. Le Guin – The Left Hand of Darkness
• Carmen Maria Machado — Her Body and Other Parties
• Bernardine Evaristo – Girl, Woman, Other
• Andrea Lawlor – Paul Takes the Form of a Mortal Girl
• Akwaeke Emezi – Freshwater
• Mariana Enríquez – Things We Lost in the Fire