Hugo Award Winner Nebula Award Winner

The Left Hand of Darkness

by Ursula K. Le Guin

1970

Genre: sci-fi

Subgenres:

Political Sci Fi

Themes:

Gender Feminism Isolation Environment Diplomacy

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About the Book

A human ambassador is sent to the planet Winter, where the inhabitants are ambisexual, shifting between male and female, challenging his understanding of gender and humanity.