Rocannon’s World Audiobook

" 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." "

" 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) "

" I'm so glad I came across this book! Amazing writing, as always. "

" The kind of book the sole purpose of which seems to be to entertain. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" Difficult to follow. Didn't have the clarity of her later work. "

" 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 "

" This is some Joseph Campbell shit right hurr. "

" Kind of old school for UKL, with its swords and chivalry and massive destruction. But it's from 1966 after all. "

" 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). "

" The three books are VERY losely connected. They can be read seperatly with no issues. Great job on the characters. "

" 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. "

" Phenomenal! This is what science fiction should be. "

" 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! "

" First Ursula Le Guin book I ever read. Hooked for life. "

" I read this years ago. I am re-reading it. It is excellent. "

" A well-written, wild adventure trilogy. "