![]() ![]() ![]() Hainish Books and Short Stories in Publication Order: First, we begin with the publication order, then we explore some alternatives. There are multiple options available for reading the Hainish Cycle. And some great discontinuities (like, what happened to “mindspeech” after Left Hand of Darkness? Who knows? Ask God, and she may tell you she didn’t believe in it any more.) ![]() There are some clear connections among them, yes, but also some extremely murky ones. In her own words (that you can find on her official website) : The thing is, they aren’t a cycle or a saga. It is set in an alternate history/future history in which civilizations of human beings on planets orbiting a number of nearby stars, including Terra (“Earth”), are contacting each other for the first time and establishing diplomatic relations, setting up a confederacy under the guidance of the oldest of the human worlds, peaceful Hain.īut, let’s not forget Ursula LeGuin herself didn’t consider that her books formed a cycle. What we call The Hainish Cycle or the Ekumen Cycle consists of a number of science fiction novels and stories by Ursula K. Sometimes also known as the Ekumen Cycle. Affiliate disclosure: As an Amazon Associate, we may earn commissions from qualifying purchases from Amazon. ![]()
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