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" Light, breezy, and, in the end, kind of lacking in any kind of impact. Plus it reminded me of "Tracking Song" only (of course) it wasn't as good as "Tracking Song." "
- Zach, 2/13/2014
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" I think this is one of her first novels, if not her first. It combines the legends of fantasy in a brief Science Fiction framework. Rocannon encounters the stereotypically beautiful alien of legend and travels to a backwater world, leaving behind all he knows to find that he has played a part in something that now poses a deadly threat to the people of the planet, and becomes a legend himself. Not as lovely as her later work, but still enjoyable. (January 30, 2005) "
- Cindy, 2/10/2014
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" I'm so glad I came across this book! Amazing writing, as always. "
- Tamara, 2/9/2014
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" The kind of book the sole purpose of which seems to be to entertain. "
- Sylvain, 2/8/2014
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" Reading a compiled edition of 3 of LeGuin's early books, about her Hainish worlds. Loved this! Don't let the cheesy cover dissuade you, it's really well written. Her worlds are always fascinating, and really well thought out. A very quick read, but full of great stuff. The character of Rocannon is great too. I'm wondering if she wrote about his earlier life at all in other books. You get a bit of his history, and want to know more. "
- Sarah, 2/2/2014
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" Don't read this book. There is nothing interesting about the main character. His magic suit is a really bad plot device. The ending is the epitome of deus ex machina. But her other books are good. "
- Tim, 1/19/2014
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" Good but rather dated sci-fi. Sort of the female analogue to Jack Vance's Dying Earth stuff. Lots of "traveling to a distant land" stuff, and that trippy/goofy mix of fantasy and sci-fi. Fun but nothing earth-shattering. "
- James, 1/3/2014
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" 9/09 The first of Le Guin's World of Exile short novels. The story is set on a pre-industrial planet that gets pulled into an intergalactic conflict by becoming a hidden base for rebel forces. Good storytelling. Courage, bravery, and self-sacrifice are strong themes in the book. "
- Susan, 11/8/2013
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" An early work of Le Guinns and my first experience with her "Hainish Cycle" it's a mishmash of sci-fi and fantasy that mostly works. Though it is not as satisfying as some of her novels she would publish just a few years later, it is still enjoyable. "
- Shaun, 11/4/2013
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" Difficult to follow. Didn't have the clarity of her later work. "
- Jake, 8/31/2013
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" the story drags there in the middle and the ending is sort of abrupt but not bad. definitely not her best work, but worth the read "
- Uldene, 5/25/2012
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" This is some Joseph Campbell shit right hurr. "
- Gabriel, 5/18/2012
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" Kind of old school for UKL, with its swords and chivalry and massive destruction. But it's from 1966 after all. "
- Hal, 9/27/2011
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" i commend le guin for creating science fiction that often reads like fantasy. the world of this book reminded me a lot of gene wolfe's "book of the new sun" (although without the incredible, poetical language). "
- Jake, 8/8/2011
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" The three books are VERY losely connected. They can be read seperatly with no issues. Great job on the characters.
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- Ryan, 4/28/2011
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" I enjoyed all three of the short stories and also how she tied the three together. I thought this book was a great introduction to the Hainish series and to Ursula Le Guin's style of writing and I can't wait to read Left Hand of Darkness.
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- Ashe, 1/7/2011
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" Phenomenal! This is what science fiction should be.
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- diana, 9/23/2010
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" Three related stories by Ursala K. LeQuin - well crafted and each carrying a theme inherent with the well-chosen titles. I'm glad to have found this book collecting all three novels together!
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- Mike, 5/10/2010
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" First Ursula Le Guin book I ever read. Hooked for life.
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- Juliet, 5/6/2009
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" I read this years ago. I am re-reading it. It is excellent.
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- Amanda, 3/31/2009
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" A well-written, wild adventure trilogy.
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- Karena, 1/19/2009
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