Guides

Here in the "Guides" section you'll find guides to some of the worlds in the Hainish series. Print them out as your "companion" when you read the books!

Encyclopedia

• The Hainish Encyclopedia is a large a-z encyclopedia of words, people and places in Le Guin's Hainish series.
• The entire Hainish Encyclopedia has also been converted into a dictionary for Babylon. I say again, Babylon is a superb tool, so try it if it you haven't already. Then download the hainish encyclopedia for Babylon. 3 Jan 2002. Now published at Babylon.com - 10 Jan 2002.
• Encyclopedia excerpts: basic dictionary explains some words used in the books in the Hainish series.
• Encyclopedia excerpts for The Dispossessed
  
• Encyclopedia excerpts for The Word for World is Forest

Other guides

• A Guide to Athshe describes the world in The Word for World is Forest
• A Guide to the Cetian Worlds describes the worlds in The Dispossessed
• A History of the Hainish Worlds describes how it all started