City of Illusions
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City of Illusions is a 1967 science fiction novel by American writer Ursula K. Le Guin. It is set on Earth in the distant future, and it belongs to her Hainish Cycle. City of Illusions lays the founda
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Planet of Exile
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Planet of Exile is a 1966 science fiction novel by American writer Ursula K. Le Guin, part of her Hainish Cycle. It was first published as an Ace Double novel using the tête-bêche format, paired with
City of Illusions
…The ability to lie during mindspeech is unique to the Shing. Prior to the opening scene, the main character, who is a descendant of the protagonists in Planet of Exile, has been involved in a ship crash, and since the Shing do not believe in killing, has had his memory erased and been abandoned in the forest; this…
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