The Art of Le Guin's The Left Hand of Darkness
The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin, first published in 1969.
A strong thread of cover illustrations show dual image. Here, it could be two people -- Genly Ai and Estraven -- or the dual nature of the Gethenians. |
An early hardback cover, prefiguring much of the cover art of the late 20th and early 21st centuries with its emphasis on a minimalist blue and white landscape. |
An outlier among covers, with the imagery evocative of flames, and a strongly masculine face -- Genly Ai's, perhaps? The Promethean imagery also does not seem particularly apt -- presumably, a reference to the Gethenians' fears about what Genly Ai might be bringing them. |
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 A popular paperback cover -- note the Janus-like figure referring to the Gethenians' dual nature. |
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