Left Hand of Darkness

Synopsis

50th anniversary edition—with a new introduction by david mitchell and a new afterword by charlie jane andersursula k. Le guin’s groundbreaking work of science fiction—winner of the hugo and nebula awards. A lone human bassador is sent to the icebound planet of winter, a world without ual 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.