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ROCANNON'S WORLD (Mass Market Paperback)

~ Ursula K. LeGuin (Author)
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A world shared by three native humanoid races  the cavern-dwelling Gdemiar, elvish Fiia, and warrior clan, Liuar  is suddenly invaded and conquered by a fleet of ships from the stars. Earth scientist Rocannon is on that world, and he sees his friends murdered and his spaceship destroyed. Marooned among alien peoples, he leads the battle to free this new world  and finds that legends grow around him even as he fights.

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  • Mass Market Paperback: 136 pages
  • Publisher: Ace; 1st THUS edition (January 1, 1966)
  • Language: English
  • ASIN: B000ER37V8
  • Product Dimensions: 6.3 x 4.2 x 0.7 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces
  • Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #2,186,953 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Early, Good LeGuin, July 4, 2008
By R. Albin (Ann Arbor, Michigan United States) - See all my reviews
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This good book is one of LeGuin's earliest novels. Set in the Hainish future history used in many of her books, it features an anthropologist marooned on a planet whose humanoid inhabitants are largely at a Bronze age level of technology. The theme of an outsider in unfamiliar culture is one used in some of her other books, notably the excellent The Left Hand of Darkness. The character of the hero is based probably on her father, the great anthropologist AL Kroeber. This book features a well told quest story that nicely mixes elements of science fiction and traditional mythology.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Charming little story, November 13, 2007
By Mikko Saari (Tampere, Finland) - See all my reviews
An early novel in the Hainish cycle, Rocannon's World is a small story set on Fomalhaut II, inhabited by few different alien species. Rocannon is a researcher examining the world and its population for the League of Worlds, when rebel forces destroy his ship and kill all of his companions. Rocannon is stranded on the world with no way to contact friends.

Fortunately he has friends on the planet. Armed with their bronze age technology, friendship and courage, Rocannon takes on the technologically advanced enemies. Sometimes technology just isn't the key! Le Guin paints an interesting world and tells a good story, even if it pales in comparison to her better-known Hainish novels.
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