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by Ursula K. Le Guin · 1966

Book 2 of Hainish Cycle

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Science fiction

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Last checked: November 7, 2026

Fahrenheit 451
Ray Bradbury · 1953 · Adult

Novel · about 190 pages

Why: Both are science fiction books.
- Science fiction
What both books share
- science fiction
  Planet of Exile: "Fiction, science fiction, general" (OL subject); "science fiction" (WD genre); "Science fiction." (LoC 655)
  Fahrenheit 451: "science fiction" (OL subject); "Fiction, science fiction, general" (OL subject); "Science fiction, american" (OL subject); "science fiction" (WD genre)
From each book's catalog record: Open Library and Wikidata for Planet of Exile; Open Library and Wikidata for Fahrenheit 451.
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A Princess of Mars
Edgar Rice Burroughs · 1912 · Adult

about 180 pages

Why: Both are science fiction books.
- Science fiction
What both books share
- science fiction
  Planet of Exile: "Fiction, science fiction, general" (OL subject); "science fiction" (WD genre); "Science fiction." (LoC 655)
  A Princess of Mars: "Science fiction" (OL subject); "Fiction, science fiction, action & adventure" (OL subject); "Fiction, science fiction, general" (OL subject); "Fiction, romance, science fiction" (OL subject)
From each book's catalog record: Open Library and Wikidata for Planet of Exile; Open Library and Wikidata for A Princess of Mars.
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Annihilation
Jeff VanderMeer · 2014 · Adult

about 210 pages

Why: Both are science fiction books.
- Science fiction
What both books share
- science fiction
  Planet of Exile: "Fiction, science fiction, general" (OL subject); "science fiction" (WD genre); "Science fiction." (LoC 655)
  Annihilation: "Science-Fiction" (OL subject); "Science fiction" (OL subject); "Fiction, science fiction, action & adventure" (OL subject); "science fiction" (WD genre)
From each book's catalog record: Open Library and Wikidata for Planet of Exile; Open Library and Wikidata for Annihilation.
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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Douglas Adams · 1979 · Adult

Novel · about 220 pages

Why: Both are science fiction books.
- Science fiction
What both books share
- science fiction
  Planet of Exile: "Fiction, science fiction, general" (OL subject); "science fiction" (WD genre); "Science fiction." (LoC 655)
  The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: "Science Fiction" (OL subject); "Fiction, science fiction, general" (OL subject); "Fiction, science fiction, action & adventure" (OL subject); "Science-fiction" (OL subject)
From each book's catalog record: Open Library and Wikidata for Planet of Exile; Open Library and Wikidata for The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.
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Flowers for Algernon
Daniel Keyes · Adult

Novel · about 270 pages

Why: Both are science fiction books.
- Science fiction
What both books share
- science fiction
  Planet of Exile: "Fiction, science fiction, general" (OL subject); "science fiction" (WD genre); "Science fiction." (LoC 655)
  Flowers for Algernon: "Science fiction" (OL subject); "Fiction, science fiction, general" (OL subject); "science fiction" (WD genre)
From each book's catalog record: Open Library and Wikidata for Planet of Exile; Open Library and Wikidata for Flowers for Algernon.
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Brave New World
Aldous Huxley · 1932 · Adult

about 240 pages

Why: Both are science fiction books.
- Science fiction
What both books share
- science fiction
  Planet of Exile: "Fiction, science fiction, general" (OL subject); "science fiction" (WD genre); "Science fiction." (LoC 655)
  Brave New World: "Science fiction" (OL subject); "Science-fiction" (OL subject); "Fiction, science fiction, general" (OL subject); "science fiction" (WD genre)
From each book's catalog record: Open Library and Wikidata for Planet of Exile; Open Library and Wikidata for Brave New World.
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The Martian
Andy Weir · Adult

about 410 pages

Why: Both are science fiction books.
- Science fiction
What both books share
- science fiction
  Planet of Exile: "Fiction, science fiction, general" (OL subject); "science fiction" (WD genre); "Science fiction." (LoC 655)
  The Martian: "Science-Fiction" (OL subject); "Science fiction" (OL subject); "Fiction, science fiction, action & adventure" (OL subject); "Fiction, science fiction, general" (OL subject)
From each book's catalog record: Open Library and Wikidata for Planet of Exile; Open Library and Wikidata for The Martian.
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Red Rising
Pierce Brown · 2014 · Adult

about 420 pages

Why: Both are science fiction books.
- Science fiction
What both books share
- science fiction
  Planet of Exile: "Fiction, science fiction, general" (OL subject); "science fiction" (WD genre); "Science fiction." (LoC 655)
  Red Rising: "science fiction" (WD genre); "Science fiction" (LoC 655)
From each book's catalog record: Open Library and Wikidata for Planet of Exile; Open Library and Wikidata for Red Rising.
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Dark Matter
Blake Crouch · 2016 · Adult

about 370 pages

Why: Both are science fiction books.
- Science fiction
What both books share
- science fiction
  Planet of Exile: "Fiction, science fiction, general" (OL subject); "science fiction" (WD genre); "Science fiction." (LoC 655)
  Dark Matter: "Science Fiction" (OL subject); "science fiction" (WD genre); "Science fiction" (LoC 655)
From each book's catalog record: Open Library and Wikidata for Planet of Exile; Open Library and Wikidata for Dark Matter.
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Station Eleven
Emily St. John Mandel · 2014 · Adult

about 350 pages

Why: Both are science fiction books.
- Science fiction
What both books share
- science fiction
  Planet of Exile: "Fiction, science fiction, general" (OL subject); "science fiction" (WD genre); "Science fiction." (LoC 655)
  Station Eleven: "Science Fiction" (OL subject); "FICTION / Science Fiction / Adventure" (OL subject); "Fiction, science fiction, action & adventure" (OL subject); "science fiction" (WD genre)
From each book's catalog record: Open Library and Wikidata for Planet of Exile; Open Library and Wikidata for Station Eleven.
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About Ursula K. Le Guin

Early work: Her first major science fiction novel was The Left Hand of Darkness. Source: ursulakleguin.com, checked November 6, 2026. Le Guin's first major work of science fiction, The Left Hand of Darkness
Awards and honors: She received the National Book Foundation Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters in 2014. Source: ursulakleguin.com, checked November 6, 2026. In 2014 she was awarded the National Book Foundation Medal
Awards and honors: The Library of Congress named her a Living Legend in 2000. Source: ursulakleguin.com, checked November 6, 2026. In 2000, she was named a Living Legend by the Library of Congress

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