The Left Hand of Darkness

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Genly Ai, an envoy from a confederation of worlds, is sent to the planet Gethen to persuade its nations to join the interstellar community. The Gethenians are ambisexual beings who have no fixed gender, and Ai must overcome his own deep-seated assumptions to understand their culture. When political intrigue forces him and a disgraced Gethenian politician into a desperate journey across a frozen wasteland, the two forge an extraordinary bond.

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