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.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Ace Books
Published: 03/15/1987
ISBN: 9780441478125
Pages: 320
Weight: 0.45lbs
Size: 7.40h x 4.20w x 1.00d
Award: Spectrum Awards - Winner
Award: Nebula Awards - Winner

Review Citations: Library Journal 09/15/1987
Entertainment Weekly 04/25/2008 pg. 121

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