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

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