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Planet of Exile is a 1966 science fiction novel by American writer Ursula K. Le Guin, part of her Hainish Cycle. It was first published as an Ace Double following the tête-bêche format, bundled with Mankind Under the Leash by Thomas M. Disch. In 2017, the rights for a movie were acquired by Los Angeles Media Fund.
- Le Guin, K Ursula
- 1966
Planet of Exile is a novel in Ursula Le Guin’s HAINISH CYCLE and one of the author’s first published books. In this story, a colony of humans has been stranded for many years on the planet Werel, which has such a long orbit around its sun that one year is like 60 Earth years.
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PLANET OF EXILE. by Ursula K. Le Guin ‧ RELEASE DATE: Feb. 15, 1977. bookshelf. shop now. This appealing short novel or longish novella, originally published some eleven years ago, is a perfect illustration of Le Guin's concern with the influences that shape a culture or ethos.
Jun 11, 2010 · Planet of Exile (1966) is a masterful piece of fantasy/science fiction world building for Ursula Le Guin spins her story, worlds, cultures, and each race’s animosities in flawless fashion. This novel is part of Le Guin’s Hainish Cycle.
Originally published in 1966 by Ace, Planet of Exile is not currently in print as a stand-alone novel. It is available in the collections Worlds of Exile and Illusion and Hainish Novels and Stories, Volume One.
The exile community, of Terrans, are living on a planet whose orbit around its sun is so eccentric that a year there lasts sixty earth years. This means that winter, which is about to hit the planet when the story starts, will last fifteen of our years.
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Jan 1, 1982 · The Planet of Exile is a masterful piece of fantasy/science fiction world building for Ursula LeGuin spins her story, worlds, cultures, and animosities in flawless fashion. The planet of Werel has 15 year winters and a 60 earth year year.
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- Ursula K. Le Guin
