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The left hand of darkness / Ursula K. Le Guin ; series introduction by Neil Gaiman

An emissary travels to the planet Winter to invite its genderless inhabitants to join an intergalactic civilisation. The story explores the social and psychological implications of a culture without fixed gender, set against an arduous journey across a frozen landscape.

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