One of them is Rocannon, who is staying at the home of one of the natives when his ship and all his shipmates are destroyed by an unknown enemy. The humans are studying the aliens for possible inclusion in the League. In the first novel, Rocannon’s World, a ship from the League of All Worlds is visiting a planet where several intelligent species have been found. Each novel also sows the seeds for the future evolution of humanity, which will enable them to defeat their conquerors and establish a new galactic alliance.

The three novels take place thousands of years apart, at pivotal points in the conquest of a galactic empire called the League of All Worlds, which includes Earth, by aliens from a distant galaxy. The stories in themselves are ripping adventures, as well, with two quest tales bracketing a story of war. But collecting three of her earliest novels into one volume gives the reader the opportunity to read these as a series, revealing connecting themes and making for a very satisfying way to experience Le Guin’s futuristic universe. They are meant to stand alone and be read that way. Le Guin, often collectively called the “Hainish Cycle,” are not intended to be a series in the conventional sense.

Le Guin (an omnibus of three early novels of Le Guin’s Hainish Cycle published in 1995) in July 2013.

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