Worlds of Exile and Illusion: Three
Complete Novels of the Hainish
Series in One Volume--Rocannons
World; Planet of Exile; City of
Illusions by Ursula K. Le Guin
One Of My Favorite Books In The World
Ursula K. Le Guin is one of the greatest science fiction writers and many
times the winner of the Hugo and Nebula Awards. her career as a novelist
was launched by the three novels contained in Worlds of Exile and Illusion.
These novels, Rocannons world, Planet of Exile, and City of Illusions, are
set in the same universe as Le Guins groundbreaking classic, The Left
hand of Darkness.

Tor is pleased to return these previously unavailable works to print in this
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Personal Review: Worlds of Exile and Illusion: Three Complete
Novels of the Hainish Series in One Volume--Rocannons World;
Planet of Exile; City of Illusions by Ursula K. Le Guin
I've been a LeGuin fan for many years, so I've long been skeptical about
reading this, a collection of her first three novels. (They form a loosely-
connected trilogy and should be read in order for best effect.) I was
worried that they might not live up to the standard of her later works, that
they might somehow spoil my appreciation of what I've come to regard as
one of the greatest bodies of work of any author.
My hesitation was misplaced. These stories bring LeGuin's
anthropologist's eye; deft hand for character; and talent to create unknown,
fully detailed worlds together as well as any of her other novels. The
opener, Rocannon's World, shows what happens when an anthropological
expedition to a new planet gets tangled in bureaucracy before going
suddenly wrong. Planet in Exile, set 600 years later, follows a tale of two
cultures - one alien, one human - forced to meld into one. Finally, World of
Illusion closes the circle, showing us the final confrontation between
humankind and the mysterious race variously known as the Shing, the
Lords of Es Toch, the Enemy, and the Liars of Earth.
Like all LeGuin's work, the thrill-ride is subtle; some of the themes hit you
late, sort of like the heat from a chipotle pepper that's been simmering in
soup for a couple hours. The reward of reading LeGuin is a pleasure not
to be missed and I'd recommend this book for any SF fan.
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