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Rocannon’s World

Ursula K. Le Guin

Start date: February 1, 2025

Finish date: February 28, 2025

Discussion: Science Fiction and Fantasy

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Oct 01, 2018 Katherine Sas rated it really liked it

Shelves: sf

Though Le Guin's first published novel, and somewhat early in the New Wave, the hallmarks of Le Guin's style are surprisingly well-developed in Rocannon's World: the blending of SF and fantasy, the basic framework of the Hainish stories, the emphasis on character relationships and themes of loss and tragedy. ...more

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Jun 02, 2018 Sarah rated it really liked it

Shelves: owned

Really enjoyable adventure story. I think it was her first published nove(1966)l . I've been trying to hunt her novels down for the last couple of years. This was the second one I've read. Her novels seem to be out of print, and not available in my library system. I grabbed two paperbacks at a used bookstore this week. I was pleased to get one of her tales with the 'flying cats,' since I'd read an essay about how she'd hit on the idea of the flying cats.

This was a tale of adventure, think a cros ...more

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