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by Ursula K. Le Guin · 1966

Book 1 of Hainish Cycle

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Fahrenheit 451
Ray Bradbury · 1953 · Adult

Novel · about 190 pages

Why: Both are science fiction books.
- Science fiction
What both books share
- science fiction
  Rocannon's World: "Fiction, science fiction, general" (OL subject); "Science fiction" (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 Rocannon's World; 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
  Rocannon's World: "Fiction, science fiction, general" (OL subject); "Science fiction" (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 Rocannon's World; 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
  Rocannon's World: "Fiction, science fiction, general" (OL subject); "Science fiction" (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 Rocannon's World; Open Library and Wikidata for Annihilation.
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First published: First published in 1966. Source: Wikidata, checked November 6, 2026.
Series: It is book 1 of the Hainish Cycle. Source: ursulakleguin.com, checked November 6, 2026. Hainish Cycle ... Rocannon's World
Next in the series: Book 2 is Planet of Exile. Source: ursulakleguin.com, checked November 6, 2026. Rocannon's World ... Planet of Exile

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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