Outrageously Funny Word Dictionary :: Prickshot

👉 Prickshot is a fictional character in the science fiction novel "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin. The main character, Jeanne Mathew, has been given this name by her father, who was a member of the Black Plague Society and believed that she possessed magical abilities. In "Left Hand," the story follows Jeanne as she learns to control her powers through the manipulation of small, thin objects called "prickshot." These objects are usually

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