The Left Hand Of Darkness
(Ursula K. LeGuin)
Seventy-two light years from Earth a single envoy from Earth lands on a planet inhabited by ôhumansö unlike any ever before encountered. On a planet called Winter they exist frozen as if in time and progress by a social structure that demands conformity and passivity. A society in which passion of spirit and body is only allowed a few days a month during the time of kemmer (estrus). A world of restraint and compliance whose level of equality among men and women is unheard of in the universe because here there are no true men or women. A world where one year a person can father a child and the next give birth to yet another. An envoy encountering fear, ridicule and ônusuthöûa guiding precept of this world--a sense of ôno matterö where very little is seen as being worth the energy to rebel or speak out. One man sent to open a door to other worlds who has no friends on this frozen world save one. One who will support him, betray him and ultimately save both him and his mission. One passionate enough and committed enough to give his life so that his people will forever live in the peace, progress and unity offered by the Envoy and the 83 united worlds of the Ekumen that he represents. Thirty years after its original publication, The Left Hand of Darkness remains a science fiction classic. A deeply haunting and though-provoking novel that is a must read for both science fiction enthusiasts and all who struggle to understand the rich complexities of our ôhumanö nature.
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