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Wired.com presents the Geeks Guide to the Galaxy.

And here is your host, David Barr Kurtley.

Hello, and welcome to episode 464 of Geeks Guide to the Galaxy.

Today on the show we'll be discussing Ursula K. Le Guin's classic 1969 novel The Left Hand of Darkness,

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

It's also set in the same universe as The Dispossessed, which we discussed back in episode 460, so definitely check that out if you missed it.

And this will include spoilers for everything in the book,

so just be aware of that,

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