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Mankind under the Leash: Available Copies

Mild general wear. Pages clean. Binding sound. Mild shelf wear.

G-597 near fine, unread 1966, PBO. Covers by Kelly Freas/Jerome Podwil. paperback

Gd. Condition Classic Science Fiction ( SF17A )

Ace #G-597. First edition of both titles. LU2.

Ace Double number G-597, cover price 50¢. Covers illustrated by Kelly Freas and Jerome Podwil. Several light creases. A very good copy.

Good condition. Moderate wear. Binding fairly tight, pages age toned. Pictures available upon request. . dw.

First Edition, First Printing. Published by Ace Books, 1966. 12mo. Paperback. Book is very good.

Mankind Under the Leash / Planet of Exile by Thomas M. Disch and Ursula K. Le Guin. Ace Double G-597, Ace Books, New York, 1966 — First Edition / First Printing (Paperback Originals) Book Condition: Very Good. Bright tête-bêche pictorial wrappers with light edge wear and rubbing and a shallow cover crease not visible from the cover's inside. Light spine creasing consistent with careful reading; pages clean with light, uniform age-toning throughout — typical for paper of this era and no cause for concern. No ownership markings, stamps, or price stickers. Original 50¢ cover price stated. A sound and appealing copy of a genuinely scarce double. (see photos) Planet of Exile runs 113 pages; Mankind Under the Leash runs 140 pages, plus several pages of advertisement; Cover art by Jerome Podwil (Planet of Exile side) and Kelly Freas (Mankind Under the Leash side); interior illustrations by Jack Gaughan. Planet of Exile is Le Guin's second novel, set in her Hainish universe. Mankind Under the Leash is also Disch's second novel, an expansion of his 1965 novelette "White Fang Goes Dingo" published in If magazine; it has also appeared under Disch's preferred title The Puppies of Terra. A landmark pairing of two of science fiction's most distinctive literary voices, both at the very outset of careers that would reshape the field. Planet of Exile is set on Werel, third planet of the Gamma Draconis system, where a stranded colony of humans must forge an alliance with the indigenous people to survive a catastrophic winter and an invading horde — an early and already characteristic Le Guin meditation on exile, cultural contact, and mutual dependence, part of her celebrated Hainish cycle that would eventually include The Left Hand of Darkness and The Dispossessed. On the flip side, Mankind Under the Leash is a satirical novel about a young man raised under alien domination of humanity who comes to rebel against his masters — darkly witty, socially sharp, and entirely characteristic of the singular Thomas M. Disch. Both writers went on to earn reputations extending well beyond science fiction, among the most literary-minded authors the genre has ever produced. This is the only printing in which both novels appear together, and the true first book publication of each. A highly collectible Ace Double pairing two major science fiction authors early in their careers. Ursula K. Le Guin's Planet of Exile is part of her Hainish Cycle and was first published in this Ace Double tête-bêche format, paired with Thomas M. Disch's Mankind Under the Leash, later also known as The Puppies of Terra. Planet of Exile is set on the planet Werel, where long seasons shape the lives of both native peoples and stranded offworld humans, blending anthropological science fiction, alien-world building, cultural conflict, and survival against an approaching winter. Mankind Under the Leash offers Disch's sharp, satirical SF perspective in a story of humanity under alien domination. Together, this is a desirable Ace Double for collectors of Ursula K. Le Guin, Thomas M. Disch, Hainish Cycle fiction, 1960s science fiction, and paperback originals.

The true first edition of this Le Guin work, a paperback original issued as an Ace Double with Thomas M. Disch's Mankind Under the Leash as the second novel. A very well preserved copy, bright, clean and unmarked, with no edge nicking and just the slight age signs to the text. Protected by a Mylar plastic paperback sleeve.

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