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Mundos de exilio e ilusión by Ursula K. Le Guin

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belacqua's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

Ursula K LeGuin has such an immense talent for crafting stories that despite their brevity capture worlds and characters more vivid than stories three times the length. These three novels in her Hainish universe are no exception. My personal rankings of these stories are:
- City of Illusion
- Rocannon's World
- Planet of Exile

kromanuski's review against another edition

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adventurous medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

claaudeaa's review against another edition

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adventurous reflective fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

mugwumpun's review against another edition

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5.0

Semley's story: Semley pays a price to achieve her goal
Roccannon's World: fun adventure with a deft protagonist, who acquires mindspeech in a cave toward the end. This ends up being crucial to the development of humans in this galaxy. Different aliens and creatures, and the backdrop of a potential interplanetary conflict
Planet of Exile: somber tale of colonists from an advanced League world left on a less technologically advanced world trying to rally a group against a invasion/migration of other peoples. Ends with exhilarating and tragic action.
City of Illusions: Twists and turns, adventures of a protagonist through a land of mistrust and lies. Did not see the ending coming - who are the Shing? Are they real? Are they tricking you still? Would love to see their response to the action of the very last page.

skipstop's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark hopeful reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

At first I felt like I was tricked with the promise of space into reading fantasy. And then I found myself liking the read and invested in the characters. I enjoyed the prolonged battle scene in book 2, something I never thought I'd enjoy. It showed the "behind the scenes" of war, all the surreal moments of normalcy doing things like eating a meal, etc. Overall I found the writing crisp, engaging, and sometimes surprisingly poetic

There was delayed gratification at the end of book three getting so many answers over the course of millenia and over all 3 books, and it was very satisfying