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A TRANSMISSION FROM THE ARCHIVE

The Left Hand of Darkness

by Ursula K. Le Guin

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Earliest known edition
1969
Selected edition
paperback
Pages in this edition
304
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38 ↗
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March 15, 1987 · Ace · eng

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Catalogued editions of The Left Hand of Darkness
EditionPublicationFormatPagesSource
The Left Hand of DarknessSelectedMarch 15, 1987paperback304Open Library ↗
The Left Hand of Darkness2000paperback304Open Library ↗
The Left Hand of Darkness13 April 2017paperback304Open Library ↗
THE LEFT HAND OF DARKNESS, SFBC 50th Anniversary Collection2004hardcover—Open Library ↗
The left hand of darknessby Ursula K. Le Guin.1969unknown286Open Library ↗
Left Hand DarknessAugust 1982unknown304Open Library ↗
The Left Hand of Darkness2019ebook367Open Library ↗
The Left Hand of Darkness (Penguin Galaxy)Oct 25, 2016unknown288Open Library ↗
The left hand of darknessUrsula LeGuin.1992unknown256Open Library ↗
The left hand of darknessUrsula K. Le Guin ; with a new afterword and appendixes by the author.1994unknown345Open Library ↗
The left hand of darknessby Ursula K. LeGuin.1969unknown286Open Library ↗
The Left Hand of Darknessby Ursula K. Le Guin.2003unknown304Open Library ↗
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  • Frye annotated -- no. 1811
  • The Hainish Cycle #4