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Book Review
Mar. 22nd, 2024 01:23 pmRocannon's World
by Ursula K. Le Guin
Rocannon's World is the first novel in the Hainish cycle. Gaverel Rocannon, a human anthropologist from an intergalactic federation, is living on a remote, medieval rural planet, studying the intelligent humanoid peoples there. He is primarily living among the human-like Liuar, a warrior society reminiscent of the Norse, and also interacting with the Fiiar, a pastoral telepathic people, and the cavern-dwelling Gdemiar. When a group rebelling against the federation create a base on the planet and start annihilating the local settlements, Rocannon takes up a mission to find the rebel base and disarm it. He is joined by companions from the Liuar and Fiiar.
Rocannon's World is Le Guin's first published novel, and as such is not quite as good as her later work. However, it is a very solid novel in that it is a well-written, enjoyable story. It reads very much like a fantasy story wrapped up in a shell of sci-fi, a combination that I really enjoyed. The three peoples of the planet clearly resemble humans, elves, and dwarves, and Rocannon and his companions encounter strange wonders as they journey.
by Ursula K. Le Guin
Rocannon's World is the first novel in the Hainish cycle. Gaverel Rocannon, a human anthropologist from an intergalactic federation, is living on a remote, medieval rural planet, studying the intelligent humanoid peoples there. He is primarily living among the human-like Liuar, a warrior society reminiscent of the Norse, and also interacting with the Fiiar, a pastoral telepathic people, and the cavern-dwelling Gdemiar. When a group rebelling against the federation create a base on the planet and start annihilating the local settlements, Rocannon takes up a mission to find the rebel base and disarm it. He is joined by companions from the Liuar and Fiiar.
Rocannon's World is Le Guin's first published novel, and as such is not quite as good as her later work. However, it is a very solid novel in that it is a well-written, enjoyable story. It reads very much like a fantasy story wrapped up in a shell of sci-fi, a combination that I really enjoyed. The three peoples of the planet clearly resemble humans, elves, and dwarves, and Rocannon and his companions encounter strange wonders as they journey.
