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boffum t1_j2dp6r8 wrote

hey OP, thanks for your post. I just bought this book for Christmas. Is it ok to read it first, without going through the previous books of the cycle?

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fire_drier t1_j2dsny4 wrote

Yes, the plots are only loosely intertwined, you’ll love it. LeGuin is one of my favorite authors.

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terracottatilefish t1_j2ewdje wrote

It’s like Iain M Banks’s Culture novels, there’s a loose framework but every individual novel can be read as a standalone book.

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DorneForPresident t1_j2ezh4t wrote

Absolutely. No need to read them in order and this book is one of my all time favorites. Happy reading!

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