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      The Dispossessed

      by Ursula K. Le Guin
      Published
      May 1974
      Main Genre
      Science Fiction Sci-Fi
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      312
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      Hainish Cycle Book 5

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      A TALE OF TWO PLANETS

      In her most ambitious and prophetic novel to date, Ursula K. Le Guin has produced a stunning tour de force--the spellbinding story of Shevek, a brilliant physicist who single-handedly attempts to reunite two planets cut off from each other by centuries of distrust.

      Anarres, Shevek's homeland, is a bleak moon settled by an anarchic utopian civilization; Urras, the mother planet, is a world very similar to Earth, with its warring nations, great poverty, and immense wealth. Shevek risks everything in a courageous visit to Urras--to learn, to teach, to share. But his gift becomes a threat... and in the profound conflict which ensues, Shevek must re-examine his philosophy of life.

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      Book 5
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      Speculative Fiction

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      Science Fiction Space Opera

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      Aliens

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