The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin is a science fiction novel set on the planet of Gethen, a world without gender. It follows the journey of Genly Ai, an envoy from the Ekumen, a confederation of planets, as
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The Left Hand of Darkness is a science fiction novel by the American writer Ursula K. Le Guin. Published in 1969, its popularity established Le Guin's status as a major author of science fiction. The novel is set in the fictional universe of the Hainish Cycle, a series of novels and short stories by Le Guin, which she introduced in the 1964 short story "The Dowry of Angyar". It was fourth in writing sequence among the Hainish novels, preceded by City of Illusions and followed by The Word for World Is Forest.