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Geek's Guide to the Galaxy - A Science Fiction Podcast

464. The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin Book Club (with Sara Lynn Michener, Rajan Khanna, Lisa Yaszek)

Geek's Guide to the Galaxy - A Science Fiction Podcast

David Barr Kirtley

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4.61K Ratings

🗓️ 30 April 2021

⏱️ 81 minutes

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The Geeks Guide to the Galaxy.

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And here is your host, David Barr Curtley.

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Hello, it's welcome to episode 464 of Geeks Guide to the Galaxy.

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Today on the show we'll be discussing Ursula K. Leguin's classic 1969 novel The Left Hand

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of Darkness, which is often listed as one of the best science fiction novels of all time.

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It's also set in the same universe as the Dispossessed, which we discussed back in episode

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460, so definitely check that out if you missed it.

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And this one includes spoilers for everything in the book, so just be aware of that, and

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I'm joined by 3 guests.

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So first up we've got Sarah Lynn Mishner, making her 23rd appearance on the show.

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