The Left Hand of Darkness

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.

Author: Ursula K. Le Guin
Binding Type: Mass Market Paperbound
Publisher: Ace Books
Published: 03/15/1987
Series: Remembering Tomorrow
Pages: 368
Weight: 0.5lbs
Size: 7.30h x 4.10w x 1.10d
ISBN: 9780441478125

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 7
Point Value: 15
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 62984 / Left Hand of Darkness


Award: 1969 Nebula Awards Winner - Novel
Award: 2003 Spectrum Awards Winner - Hall of Fame