Worlds of Exile and Illusion
by Ursula K. Le Guin · first published 1996
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The author's first three novels--City of Illusions, Rocannon's World, and Planet of Exile--are included in an omnibus edition, all set in the same universe as The Left Hand of Darkness, as her characters battle forces in society that seek to tear them apart.
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"Worlds of Exile and Illusion" (Hainish cycle collection) and "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K Le Quin "Singularity Sky" by Charles Stross "The Player of Games" by Iain M Banks
on “Ask HN: What are your favorite books of 2010?” ↗…of this genre. It ended up getting copied by fern gully and then james camerons avatar. But this was the very very first of the trope. But I agree when I read it, it wasn't good at all. I recommend "Worlds of exile and illusion" It's really good. The book is one epic story told through the lens of three smaller stories.
on “Reading more Ursula Le Guin (2019)” ↗This past week I started Ursula Le Guin's "Worlds of Exile and Illusion: Three Complete Novels of the Hainish Series in One Volume--Rocannon's World; Planet of Exile; City of Illusions" These are her earliest, published novels. The introduction is a bit odd as the author…
on “Ask HN: What are you reading Feb 2024” ↗15. Rocannon’s World has a stupid tagline in the title. Ignore it. This book is short and is supposed to be the first part of a novella called "worlds of exile and illusion" which consists of a trilogy of stories. Read the novella of 3 stories in order. Do not just read rocanonns world individually. When read Separately the stories are your standard sci Fi fare but when…
on “New Wave Sci-Fi: 75 Best Novels of 1964–1983” ↗