Favorite books #11. Le Guin’s pioneering look at gender fluidity in SF. This boundary-smashing book made a huge impression on me as a tween. A cis male, Genly Ai, is an envoy to the icy planet Gethen on a mission to convince the native inhabitants to join the intergalactic Ekumen federation. He encounters culture shock … Continue reading Ursula K. Le Guin – The Left Hand of Darkness (1969)