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Fantasy & SciFi
Winner of the Hugo and Nebula Awards A groundbreaking work of science fiction, The Left Hand of Darkness tells the story of a lone human emissary to Winter, an alien world whose inhabitants can change their gender. 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 completely dissimilar culture that 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.
© 2017 Recorded Books, Inc. (Audiobook): 9781501930379
Release date
Audiobook: 20 January 2017
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Fantasy & SciFi
Winner of the Hugo and Nebula Awards A groundbreaking work of science fiction, The Left Hand of Darkness tells the story of a lone human emissary to Winter, an alien world whose inhabitants can change their gender. 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 completely dissimilar culture that 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.
© 2017 Recorded Books, Inc. (Audiobook): 9781501930379
Release date
Audiobook: 20 January 2017
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Arun
27 May 2020
Hard to follow and too descriptive
Labster
17 Jun 2024
An immersive sci-fi story that forces you to think beyond the norm of monotonous life. It starts slow and can be a challenge to focus on the language the writer has made up but picks up tremendously and ends perfectly.
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