Planet of Exile

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Planet of Exile is a science fiction novel by Ursula K. Le Guin that explores themes of cultural contact, exile, and survival on a distant, harshly seasonal planet.

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Planet of Exile canonical 6
Worlds of Exile and Illusion 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf science fiction novel
author Ursula K. Le Guin
centralConflict tension between native population and stranded colonists
threat of invading nomadic tribes
collectedIn Planet of Exile self-linksurface differs
surface form: Worlds of Exile and Illusion
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
coverArtist Jack Gaughan NERFINISHED
firstPublicationForm paperback original
followedBy City of Illusions
genre planetary romance
science fiction
social science fiction
hasCharacterType aliens
humans
hasEdition omnibus volume Worlds of Exile and Illusion
hasInfluenceOn later Hainish Cycle works
hasMotif intermarriage between cultures
telepathic communication
language English
literaryForm novel
literaryMovement Hainish Cycle
mainCharacter Agat
Rolery
mainGroup Farborns
Tevarans
narrativePerspective third-person narration
notableFor depiction of extremely long planetary seasons
early exploration of Le Guin's Hainish universe
originalMedium print
pageCount approximately 128 pages
partOfSeries Hainish Cycle
precededBy Rocannon's World
publicationYear 1966
publisher Ace Books
setting distant planet with long seasons
planet Werel
sharesUniverseWith City of Illusions
Rocannon's World
targetAudience adult readers
theme adaptation to environment
colonialism
cross-cultural relationships
cultural contact
exile
identity
survival
universe Ekumen universe

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Ursula K. Le Guin notableWork Planet of Exile
The Dispossessed relatedWork Planet of Exile
Rocannon's World precedesInSeries Planet of Exile
Rocannon's World includedInCollection Planet of Exile
this entity surface form: Worlds of Exile and Illusion
Planet of Exile collectedIn Planet of Exile self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Worlds of Exile and Illusion
City of Illusions precededBy Planet of Exile
City of Illusions follows Planet of Exile
Hainish Cycle connectsWorks Planet of Exile