Above All Anime

The Left Hand of Darkness – Ursula LeGuin – USED Book used paperback in average condition Other New and Used Ursula LeGuin Books click here The Left Hand of Darkness is the account of the efforts of a man named Genly Ai a representative from a galactic federation of worlds (the Ekumen) who seeks to bring the world of Gethen into that society. The backstory to Le Guin’s Hainish cycle is founded in the concept of the expansion of human culture through the galaxy thanks to the development of near-light-speed travel which in turns leads to the rise and eventual collapse of a Galactic Empire. Following the demise of the empire many outlying colonies like Gethen become isolated losing any record or social memory of their former contact with Hainish culture