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Becky Chambers: The Galaxy, and the Ground Within (2021, HarperCollins Publishers)

The Galaxy, and the Ground Within

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With no water, no air, and no native life, the planet Gora is unremarkable. The only thing it has going for it is a chance proximity to more popular worlds, making it a decent stopover for ships traveling between the wormholes that keep the Galactic Commons connected. If deep space …

Rebecca F. Kuang: Yellowface (2023, HarperCollins Publishers Limited)

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Ursula K. Le Guin: The Left Hand of Darkness (Paperback, 2000, Ace Trade)

The Left Hand of Darkness

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"One of my favorite novels is The Left Hand of Darkness, by Ursula K Le Guin. For more than 40 years I've been recommending this book to people who want to try science fiction for the first time, and it still serves very well for that. One of the things …