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Originally Posted by Purple Lady
I just looked that book up and it's #5 in the series Hainish. Do you need to read the first four before reading The 'Dispossessed'?
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IMO, no. LeGuin's "series" seem to be more loosely constructed than what is typically considered a series in F&SF.
Even in her most series-y of series, the Earthsea books, each book pretty much stands alone and can be read separately.
They explore various facets of the same universe, sometimes with common characters, sometimes not.