- seems[weasel words] that the
planets of the
former League have
reunited as the
Ekumen,
which was
founded by the
Hainish people.[according to whom?] The fifth...
- as an
envoy of the
Ekumen, a
loose confederation of planets. Ai's
mission is to
persuade the
nations of
Gethen to join the
Ekumen, but he is
stymied by...
- publication, in 2000. Only
these two
stories are not set on
planets of the
Ekumen. The
collection was also
published in
London by Gollancz, an
imprint of...
- the ****ure and deal with the
planets Yeowe and Werel, both
members of the
Ekumen, a
collective of
planets used by Le Guin as part of the
background for many...
-
which he quotes.
Science fiction writer Ursula Le Guin
derived the term
Ekumen in her
Hainish Cycle from this term. The term "e****ene" can
differ depending...
-
novel The Dispossessed. It
tells the
story of Sutty, a
Terran sent to be an
Ekumen observer, on the
planet Aka, and her
experiences of
political and religious...
- 2013-05-24. Le Guin,
Ursula K. (2007). "FAQ: In what
order should I read the
Ekumen, Earthsea, and
Catwings books?". ursulakleguin.com.
Archived from the original...
-
straightforward and linear. The
novel was
framed as part of a
report sent to the
Ekumen by the
protagonist Genly Ai
after his time on the
planet Gethen, thus suggesting...
-
interstellar entity known as "The
League of All Worlds" and
later as "The
Ekumen" is in
possession of the 'ansible' (a
tachyonic device).
Technology makes...
- "Another Story", 1994) is a
reception of the
Urashima story set in the
Ekumen or
Hainish universe. The
story was
adapted in
Brazil in the 1960s for use...
