Rocannon’s World / Planet of Exile / City of Illusions / The Left Hand of Darkness

Ace paperbacks boxed set of the first four novels by Ursula K. Le Guin in her Hainish series: Rocannon’s World, Planet of Exile, City of Illusions, and The Left Hand of Darkness. Print dates are 1976 – 1977. Ace mass paperbacks, cover art by Alex Ebel and uncredited (Rocannon’s World), 12mo (6 7/8″ x 4.25″) Hainish series #1 – #4, followed by The Word for World is Forest, The Dispossessed, and others. The Left Hand of Darkness is now considered a classic, and won the 1969 Nebula Award, the 1970 Hugo Award, and the 1995 James Tiptree, Jr. Award, Retroactive. It was nominated for the 1970 Ditmar Award. Other awards: 1975 Locus Poll Award, All-Time Best Novel (Place: 3), 1987 Locus Poll Award, All-Time Best SF Novel (Place: 2), and the 1998 Locus Poll Award, All-Time Best SF Novel before 1990 (Place: 3).