Ai's mission is to persuade the nations of Gethen to join the Ekumen, but he is stymied by a lack of understanding of their culture. The novel follows the story of Genly Ai, a human native of Terra, who is sent to the planet of Gethen as an envoy of the Ekumen, a loose confederation of planets. It was fourth in sequence of writing among the Hainish novels, preceded by City of Illusions, and followed by The Word for World Is Forest. The novel is set in the fictional Hainish universe as part 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". Published in 1969, it became immensely popular, and established Le Guin's status as a major author of science fiction. The Left Hand of Darkness is a science fiction novel by U.S. Print ( paperback original hardcover also 1969)
The Left Hand of Darkness, cover art by Jack Gaughan for Walker & Co.Front cover of the first edition, with art by the Dillons The Left Hand of Darkness, cover art by Diane Dillon and Leo Dillon for Ace Books (1969) Enjoy.Ī Wizard of Earthsea, first edition, cover art by Ruth Robbins (1968) However, this is my blog and I will do what I want. Thusly inspired, I took to the Internet Speculative Fiction database to page my way through all of the weirdest and best art to have graced the covers of Le Guin’s books in the ’70s-and decided to share it with you here.
As a result, I have been re-reading my very old, hand-me-down copy of A Wizard of Earthsea (the 1975 Bantam edition), and every time I see it sitting around the house, I think: they don’t make book covers like this anymore.
Le Guin, legendary author of speculative fiction, intelligent thinker on gender-neutral language, and one-time owner of this gorgeous house. Today would have been the 92nd birthday of Ursula K.
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