Hainish series

When the Athsheans, the inhabitants of a peaceful world, are conquered by the bloodthirsty yumens, they retaliate against their captors, abandoning their rules against violence and endangering the very foundations of their society.

Winner of the Hugo and Nebula Awards A groundbreaking work of science fiction, The Left Hand of Darkness tells the story of a lone human emissary to Winter, an alien world whose inhabitants can change their gender. His goal is to facilitate Winter's inclusion in a growing intergalactic civilization. But to do so he must bridge the gulf between his own views and those of the completely dissimilar culture that he encounters. Embracing the aspects of...