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Originally Posted by RHWright
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.
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Originally Posted by BearMountainBooks
I agree with the previous poster. I've not read that series, but I find her stuff accessible simply because it isn't all that connected. I can pick and choose what I want to sample (and by that I mean read a book in a series) without having to read the entire series. It's one of the things I like about her although I've only read a couple of her books.
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Thanks to both of you. I just put a hold on it at the FLOP, but they have it as book 1 of the series.